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 of Stair is in Earl.
In 1703 John Dalrymple 1st Earl of Stair [aged 54] was created 1st Earl of Stair.
On 9th May 1747 John Dalrymple 2nd Earl of Stair [aged 73] died. His nephew James [aged 48] succeeded 3rd Earl of Stair.
On 13th November 1760 James Dalrymple 3rd Earl of Stair [aged 61] died. His brother William [aged 61] succeeded 4th Earl of Stair.
On 27th July 1768 William Dalrymple Crichton 5th Earl Dumfries 4th Earl of Stair [aged 69] died. Patrick Mcdouall Crichton 6th Earl Dumfries [aged 41] succeeded 6th Earl Dumfries. His first cousin John [aged 48] succeeded 4th Earl of Stair.
In 1789 John Dalrymple 5th Earl of Stair [aged 69] died. His son John [aged 40] succeeded 6th Earl of Stair.
On 1st June 1821 John Dalrymple 6th Earl of Stair [aged 72] died without issue. His first cousin John [aged 36] succeeded 7th Earl of Stair.
On 22nd March 1840 John Dalrymple 7th Earl of Stair [aged 55] died without issue. His third cousin once removed John [aged 68] succeeded 8th Earl of Stair.
On 10th January 1853 John Dalrymple 8th Earl of Stair [aged 81] died. His brother North [aged 77] succeeded 8th Earl of Stair.
On 9th November 1864 North Dalrymple 9th Earl of Stair [aged 88] died. His son John [aged 45] succeeded 10th Earl of Stair.
On 3rd December 1903 John Dalrymple 10th Earl of Stair [aged 84] died. His son John [aged 55] succeeded 11th Earl of Stair.
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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On 2nd December 1914 John Dalrymple 11th Earl of Stair [aged 66] died. His son John [aged 35] succeeded 12th Earl of Stair.
On 4th November 1961 John James Dalrymple 12th Earl of Stair [aged 82] died. His son John [aged 55] succeeded 13th Earl of Stair.
On 27th February 1996 John Aymer Dalrymple 13th Earl of Stair [aged 89] died. His son John [aged 34] succeeded 14th Earl of Stair.
In 2006 John Dalrymple 14th Earl of Stair [aged 44] and Emily Mary Stonor Countess of Stair [aged 36] were married. She by marriage Countess of Stair. He the son of John Aymer Dalrymple 13th Earl of Stair and Davina Katherine Bowes-Lyon [aged 76].