Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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Earl Atholl is in Earl.
In 1320 William Douglas 1st Earl Atholl was created 1st Earl Atholl.
In 1403 Robert Stewart 1st Duke Albany (age 63) was created 1st Earl Atholl. Muriella Keith Duchess Albany (age 45) by marriage Countess Atholl.
On 7th November 1306 John Strathbogie 9th Earl Atholl (age 40) was hanged, beheaed and burned, in London on a gallows 30 feet higher than ordinary to signfy his higher status and as a consequence of his kinship to King Edward I. His son David succeeded 10th Earl Atholl. He was the first Earl to be executed in England for 230 years.
Note 1. John Strathbogie, 9th Earl Atholl, and King Edward I, were half first cousins twice removed. Strathbogie was a great great grandson of King John through his illegitimate son Richard.
On 28th December 1326 David Strathbogie 10th Earl Atholl died. His son David (age 17) succeeded 11th Earl Atholl, 2nd Baron Strabolgi.
Before 1327 David III Strathbogie 11th Earl Atholl (age 17) and Katherine Beaumont Countess Atholl were married. She by marriage Countess Atholl. She the daughter of Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan (age 47) and Alice Comyn Baroness Beaumont. He the son of David Strathbogie 10th Earl Atholl. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
On 30th November 1335 David III Strathbogie 11th Earl Atholl (age 26) was killed during the Battle of Culblean. His son David (age 8) succeeded 12th Earl Atholl, 3rd Baron Strabolgi.
Whilst small the battle had a significant impact insofar as it brought an end to the campaign of King Edward III of England (age 23) also ending the aspirations to the Scottish throne of King Edward I of Scotland (age 52).
Before 1353 David IV Strathbogie 12th Earl Atholl (age 25) and Elizabeth Ferrers Countess Atholl (age 16) were married. She by marriage Countess Atholl. He the son of David III Strathbogie 11th Earl Atholl and Katherine Beaumont Countess Atholl. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
John Strathbogie 9th Earl Atholl and Margaret Mar Countess Atholl were married. She by marriage Countess Atholl. She the daughter of Donald Mar 6th Earl of Mar.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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In July 1342 William "Flower of Chivalry and Knight Liddesdale" Douglas 1st Earl Atholl (age 42) was created 1st Earl Atholl. Elizabeth Maxwell Countess Atholl (age 7) by marriage Countess Atholl.
In 1398 David Stewart 1st Duke Rothesay (age 19) was created 1st Duke Rothesay, 1st Earl Atholl. Marjory Douglas Duchess Rothesay by marriage Duchess Rothesay.
In 1404 Walter Stewart 1st Earl Atholl 3rd Earl Caithness (age 44) was created 1st Earl Atholl.
On 25th March 1596 James Stewart 1st Earl Atholl (age 30) was created 1st Earl Atholl at Holyrood Palace [Map]. Mary Ruthven Countess Atholl by marriage Countess Atholl.
In 1603 James Stewart 1st Earl Atholl (age 37) died. His son James succeeded 2nd Earl Atholl.
In 1625 James Stewart 2nd Earl of Atholl died without issue. Earl Atholl extinct.