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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Earl Cassilis is in Earl.
In 1502 David Kennedy 1st Earl Cassilis [aged 32] was created 1st Earl Cassilis. Grisel aka Margaret Boyd Countess Cassilis by marriage Countess Cassilis.
Before 1509 David Kennedy 1st Earl Cassilis [aged 38] and Grisel aka Margaret Boyd Countess Cassilis were married. She by marriage Countess Cassilis. She the daughter of Thomas Boyd 1st Earl Arran and Mary Stewart Countess Arran. They were half second cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 9th September 1513 at the Battle of Flodden was fought at the Branxton, Northumberland [Map]. the English army was commanded by Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk [aged 70], Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk [aged 40], Edmund Howard [aged 35], Thomas Dacre 2nd Baron Dacre Gilsland [aged 45], Edward Stanley 1st Baron Monteagle [aged 51] and Marmaduke Constable [aged 56].
The English army included: Henry "Shepherd Lord" Clifford 10th Baron Clifford [aged 59], William Conyers 1st Baron Conyers [aged 44], Thomas Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley [aged 41] and Richard Neville 2nd Baron Latimer of Snape [aged 45].
Father and son Ralph ellerker of risby in yorkshire and Ralph Ellerker were knighted by Thomas Howard Earl of Surrey, as were Marmaduke Constable [aged 33], William Constable [aged 38], George Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Aston [aged 16], Edmund Walsingham [aged 33], Thomas Burgh 7th Baron Cobham 5th Baron Strabolgi 1st Baron Burgh [aged 25] and Walter Stonor [aged 36].
John Booth [aged 78], Randall Babington, John Bigod [aged 38] and Thomas Fitzwilliam [aged 39], Christopher Savage [aged 49], Thomas Venables [aged 44] and Brian Tunstall [aged 33] were killed.
Bryan Stapleton of Wighill [aged 55] was killed. (Some reports have him dying in 1518).
The Scottish army suffered heavy casualties:
King James IV of Scotland [aged 40] was killed. His body was taken to London, then to Sheen Priory, Richmond [Map]; thereafter it disappeared. His son James [aged 1] succeeded V King Scotland.
Archbishop Alexander Stewart [aged 20] was killed.
David Kennedy 1st Earl Cassilis [aged 43] was killed. His son Gilbert [aged 18] succeeded 2nd Earl Cassilis. Isabel Campbell Countess Cassilis by marriage Countess Cassilis.
William Sinclair 2nd Earl Caithness [aged 54] was killed. His son John succeeded 3rd Earl Caithness.
Matthew Stewart 2nd Earl Lennox was killed. His son John [aged 23] succeeded 3rd Earl Lennox.
William Hay 4th Earl Erroll was killed. His son William [aged 18] succeeded 5th Earl Erroll.
John Douglas 2nd Earl Morton was killed. His son James succeeded 3rd Earl Morton, 6th Lord Dalkeith.
Adam Hepburn 2nd Earl Bothwell was killed. His son Patrick [aged 1] succeeded 3rd Earl Bothwell.
Alexander Stewart 4th of Garlies [aged 32] was killed. His son Alexander [aged 6] succeeded 5th Lord Garlies.
Alexander Elphinstone 1st Lord Elphinstone was killed. His son Alexander [aged 3] succeeded 2nd Lord Elphinstone.
Thomas Hay, George Hepburn Bishop Isles [aged 59], Adam Hepburn Master [aged 56], Thomas "Younger of Cushnie" Lumsden
William Douglas 6th Lord Drumlanrig was killed. William "Younger" Douglas 7th Lord Drumlanrig succeeded 7th Lord Drumlanrig.
George Seton 5th Lord Seton was killed. His son George succeeded 6th Lord Seton.
John Hay 2nd Lord Hay of Yester was killed. His son John [aged 23] succeeded 3rd Lord Hay of Yester. Elizabeth Douglas Lady Hay by marriage Lord Hay of Yester.
Henry Sinclair 3rd Lord Sinclair [aged 48] was killed. His son William succeeded 4th Lord Sinclair.
James Stewart 1st Lord of Traquair [aged 33] was killed. His son William [aged 7] succeeded 2nd Lord Traquair.
John Maxwell 4th Lord Maxwell [aged 57] was killed. His son Robert [aged 20] succeeded 5th Lord Maxwell.
George Home 4th Lord Home and John Stewart 2nd Earl Atholl [aged 38] fought.
William Graham 1st Earl Montrose [aged 49] was killed. His son William [aged 21] succeeded 2nd Earl Montrose.
Robert Erskine 4th Lord Erskine 16th Earl of Mar was killed. His son John [aged 26] de jure 17th Earl Mar, Lord Erskine.
Thomas Stewart 2nd Lord Innermeath [aged 52] was killed. His son Richard succeeded 3rd Lord Innermeath.
Robert Crichton 2nd Lord Crichton of Sanquhar [aged 41] was killed. His son Robert [aged 22] succeeded 3rd Lord Crichton of Sanquhar
Father and son William Rollo [aged 59] and Robert Rollo 5th of Duncrub [aged 34], brothers David Lyon of Cossins, William Lyon and George Lyon were killed. John Somerville 1st of Cambusnethan [aged 55], William Keith of Inverugie [aged 43], David Wemyss of Wemyss [aged 40], Robert Keith Master of Marischal [aged 30], Guiscard Harbottle [aged 28], John Erskine, David Home [aged 22], Andrew Stewart 1st Lord Avondale [aged 43], Archibald Campbell 2nd Earl Argyll [aged 64], Robert Douglas of Lochleven [aged 89] were killed. William Murray [aged 43], Colin Oliphant [aged 26], William Ruthven [aged 33], George Douglas [aged 44] and William Douglas [aged 42] were killed. Walter Lindsay of Arden and Walter Lindsay [aged 33] were killed.
On 27th August 1527 Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl Cassilis [aged 32] died. His son Gilbert [aged 12] succeeded 3rd Earl Cassilis.
In 1540 Gilbert Kennedy 3rd Earl Cassilis [aged 24] and Margaret Kennedy Countess Cassilis [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Countess Cassilis. He the son of Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl Cassilis. They were second cousins.
On 15th November 1558 Gilbert Kennedy 3rd Earl Cassilis [aged 43] died at Dieppe, Seine Maritime, Haute Normandie. His son Gilbert [aged 17] succeeded 4th Earl Cassilis.
Before 1575 Gilbert Kennedy 4th Earl Cassilis [aged 33] and Margaret Lyon Marchioness Hamilton were married. She by marriage Countess Cassilis. He the son of Gilbert Kennedy 3rd Earl Cassilis and Margaret Kennedy Countess Cassilis [aged 60]. They were half fifth cousins.
On 14th December 1576 Gilbert Kennedy 4th Earl Cassilis [aged 35] died. His son John [aged 1] succeeded 5th Earl Cassilis.
On 4th November 1597 John Kennedy 5th Earl Cassilis [aged 22] and Jean Fleming Countess Cassilis [aged 43] were married. She by marriage Countess Cassilis. The difference in their ages was 21 years; she, unusually, being older than him. He the son of Gilbert Kennedy 4th Earl Cassilis and Margaret Lyon Marchioness Hamilton. They were third cousins.
On 14th November 1615 John Kennedy 5th Earl Cassilis [aged 40] died. His nephew John succeeded 6th Earl Cassilis.
On 7th January 1622 John Kennedy 6th Earl Cassilis and Jean Hamilton Countess Cassilis were married. She by marriage Countess Cassilis. She the daughter of Thomas Hamilton 1st Earl Haddington [aged 59].
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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On 15th March 1644 John Kennedy 6th Earl Cassilis and Margaret Hay Countess Cassilis were married. She by marriage Countess Cassilis. She the daughter of William Hay 10th Earl Erroll and Anne Lyon Countess Erroll. They were second cousin once removed.
In April 1668 John Kennedy 6th Earl Cassilis died. His son John [aged 14] succeeded 7th Earl Cassilis.
In December 1668 John Kennedy 7th Earl Cassilis [aged 15] and Susannah Hamilton Countess Cassilis [aged 35] were married. She by marriage Countess Cassilis. The difference in their ages was 20 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the daughter of James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton and Margaret aka Mary Feilding. He the son of John Kennedy 6th Earl Cassilis and Margaret Hay Countess Cassilis. They were half second cousins.
On 23rd July 1701 John Kennedy 7th Earl Cassilis [aged 47] died. His grandson John [aged 1] succeeded 8th Earl Cassilis.
On 7th August 1759 John Kennedy 8th Earl Cassilis [aged 59] died. His fifth cousin Thomas succeeded 9th Earl Cassilis.
In 1770 John Kennedy Lord Kennedy [aged 98] died. His fourth cousin once removed Thomas succeeded 9th Earl Cassilis. A dispute arose between the heir general William Douglas 4th Duke Queensberry [aged 45] and the heir male Thomas Kennedy 9th Earl Cassilis as to who should succeed to Earl Cassilis. On 29th February 1760 the Court of Session found the right to the estates to be with Thomas Kennedy 9th Earl Cassilis. On 27th January 1762 the House of Lords found the right to the title to be with Thomas Kennedy 9th Earl Cassilis.
On 30th November 1775 Thomas Kennedy 9th Earl Cassilis died without male issue. His brother David [aged 41] succeeded 10th Earl Cassilis, 5th Baronet Kennedy of Culzean in Ayrshire.
On 18th December 1792 David Kennedy 10th Earl Cassilis [aged 58] died unmarried. His second cousin once removed Archibald [aged 72] succeeded 11th Earl Cassilis at which time he was lviign in New York. Baronet Kennedy of Culzean in Ayrshire extinct.
On 30th December 1794 Archibald Kennedy 11th Earl Cassilis [aged 74] died. His son Archibald [aged 24] succeeded 12th Earl Cassilis.