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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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In 1643 William Murray 1st Earl Dysart (age 43) was created 1st Earl Dysart.
On 30th September 1680 Lionel Tollemache 3rd Earl Dysart (age 31) and Grace Wilbraham Countess Dysart (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Dysart. He the son of Lionel Tollemache 3rd Baronet and Elizabeth Murray Duchess Lauderdale (age 54).
On 5th June 1698 Elizabeth Murray Duchess Lauderdale (age 71) died at Ham House, Richmond, Surrey. She was buried at Church of St Peter Petersham, Surrey. Her son Lionel (age 49) succeeded 3rd Earl Dysart.
On 23rd February 1727 Lionel Tollemache 3rd Earl Dysart (age 78) died. His grandson Lionel (age 18) succeeded 4th Earl Dysart, 5th Baronet Talmash of Helmingham in Suffolk.
In 1729 Lionel Tollemache 4th Earl Dysart (age 20) and Grace Carteret Countess Dysart (age 15) were married. She by marriage Countess Dysart. They had sixteen children of which only seven reached adulthood. She the daughter of John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville (age 38) and Frances Worsley Countess Granville (age 36). They were sixth cousins.
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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.
On 10th March 1770 Lionel Tollemache 4th Earl Dysart (age 61) died. His son Lionel (age 35) succeeded 5th Earl Dysart, 6th Baronet Talmash of Helmingham in Suffolk. Charlotte Walpole Countess Dysart (age 32) by marriage Countess Dysart.
On 20th February 1799 Lionel Tollemache 5th Earl Dysart (age 64) died at Ham House, Richmond, Surrey without issue. His brother Wilbrahim (age 59) succeeded 6th Earl Dysart, 7th Baronet Talmash of Helmingham in Suffolk.
On 9th March 1821 Wilbrahim Tollemache 6th Earl Dysart (age 81) died. His sister Louisa (age 75) succeeded 7th Countess Dysart. Baronet Talmash of Helmingham in Suffolk extinct. Her grandson William Manners aka Tollemache 1st Baronet (age 54) assumed the name Tollemache.
On 22nd September 1840 Louisa Tollemache 7th Countess Dysart (age 95) died without issue. Her grandson Lionel (age 45) succeeded 8th Earl Dysart. Maria Elizabeth Toone Countess Dysart by marriage Countess Dysart.
On 23rd September 1878 Lionel Tollemache 8th Earl Dysart (age 83) died. His grandson William (age 19) succeeded 9th Earl Dysart, 3rd Baronet Tollemache of Hanby Hall in Lincolnshire.
On 22nd November 1935 William Tolemache 9th Earl Dysart (age 76) died. His nephew Wenefryde (age 46) succeeded 9th Earl Dysart. His second cousin Lyonel (age 81) succeeded 4th Baronet Tollemache of Hanby Hall in Lincolnshire.
