The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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Paternal Family Tree: Maude
On 19th September 1729 Cornwallis Maude 1st Viscount Hawarden was born to Robert Maude 1st Baronet [aged 52].
On 4th August 1750 [his father] Robert Maude 1st Baronet [aged 73] died. His son [his brother] Thomas [aged 23] succeeded 2nd Baronet of Dundrum in Tipperary.
On 8th August 1756 Cornwallis Maude 1st Viscount Hawarden [aged 26] and Letitia Vernon were married.
On 24th May 1757 [his wife] Letitia Vernon died without issue.
On 10th June 1766 Cornwallis Maude 1st Viscount Hawarden [aged 36] and Mary Allen were married.
On 16th April 1767 [his son] Thomas Ralph Maude 2nd Viscount Hawarden was born to Cornwallis Maude 1st Viscount Hawarden [aged 37] and [his wife] Mary Allen. He married 14th December 1798 Frances Anne Agar Viscountess Hawarden, daughter of Charles Agar 1st Earl Normanton and Jane Benson Countess Northampton.
In 1775 [his wife] Mary Allen died.
On 18th July 1776 [his brother] Thomas Maude 1st Baron Montalt [aged 49] was created 1st Baron Montalt of Hawarden in Tipperary.
On 17th May 1777 Thomas Maude 1st Baron Montalt [aged 50] died unmarried. Baron Montalt of Hawarden in Tipperary extinct. His brother Cornwallis [aged 47] succeeded 3rd Baronet of Dundrum in Tipperary. Anne Isabella Monck Viscountess Hawarden [aged 18] by marriage Lady of Dundrum in Tipperary.
On 3rd June 1777 Cornwallis Maude 1st Viscount Hawarden [aged 47] and Anne Isabella Monck Viscountess Hawarden [aged 18] were married. The difference in their ages was 29 years.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 27th March 1780 [his son] Cornwallis Maude 3rd Viscount Hawarden was born to Cornwallis Maude 1st Viscount Hawarden [aged 50] and [his wife] Anne Isabella Monck Viscountess Hawarden [aged 21]. He married 8th July 1811 Jane Crawfurd Bruce and had issue.
Around 1783 [his daughter] Alicia Maude was born to Cornwallis Maude 1st Viscount Hawarden [aged 53] and [his wife] Anne Isabella Monck Viscountess Hawarden [aged 24]. She married May 1807 Reverend Robert Ponsonby Tottenham, son of Charles Tottenham aka Loftus 1st Marquess Ely and Jane Myhill Marchioness Ely, and had issue.
On 29th June 1786 Cornwallis Maude 1st Viscount Hawarden [aged 56] was created 1st Baron Montalt of Hawarden in Tipperary. [his wife] Anne Isabella Monck Viscountess Hawarden [aged 27] by marriage Baroness Montalt of Hawarden in Tipperary.
On 5th December 1793 Cornwallis Maude 1st Viscount Hawarden [aged 64] was created 1st Viscount Hawarden. [his wife] Anne Isabella Monck Viscountess Hawarden [aged 34] by marriage Viscountess Hawarden.
On 12th April 1794 [his son-in-law] William Ralph Cartwright of Aynho Park in Northamptonshire and [his daughter] Emma Mary Maude were married.
On 17th November 1798 [his son] Captain Francis Maude was born to Cornwallis Maude 1st Viscount Hawarden [aged 69] and [his wife] Anne Isabella Monck Viscountess Hawarden [aged 39].
On 14th December 1798 [his son] Thomas Ralph Maude 2nd Viscount Hawarden [aged 31] and [his daughter-in-law] Frances Anne Agar Viscountess Hawarden were married. She the daughter of Charles Agar 1st Earl Normanton [aged 61] and Jane Benson Countess Northampton.
On 23rd August 1803 Cornwallis Maude 1st Viscount Hawarden [aged 73] died. His son Thomas [aged 36] succeeded 2nd Viscount Hawarden, 2nd Baron Montalt of Hawarden in Tipperary, 4th Baronet of Dundrum in Tipperary. Frances Anne Agar Viscountess Hawarden by marriage Viscountess Hawarden.
On 26th July 1851 [his former wife] Anne Isabella Monck Viscountess Hawarden [aged 92] died.
[his daughter] Emma Mary Maude was born to Cornwallis Maude 1st Viscount Hawarden and Letitia Vernon. She married 12th April 1794 William Ralph Cartwright of Aynho Park in Northamptonshire.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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[his daughter] Sophia Maria Maude was born to Cornwallis Maude 1st Viscount Hawarden and Letitia Vernon. She married 25th June 1807 George Hay Dawkins-Pennant and had issue.