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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin 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 in London on a gallows 30 feet higher than ordinary to sugnfy his higher status. His son David succeeded 10th Earl Atholl. He was the first Earl to be executed in England for 230 years.
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.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
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.