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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Paternal Family Tree: Ivrea
On 1st March 1105 Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon was born to Raymond Ivrea [aged 35] and Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona [aged 25].
On 24th May 1107 [his father] Raymond Ivrea [aged 37] died.
In 1109 [his step-father] Alfonso I King Aragon I King Pamplona [aged 36] and [his mother] Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona [aged 29] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon, Queen Consort Pamplona. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile [aged 68] and [his grandmother] Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile and Leon. He the son of Sancho Ramírez I King Aragon V King Pamplona and Felicia Montdidier Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona [aged 49]. They were half second cousins.
On 1st July 1109 [his grandfather] Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile [aged 68] died. His daughter [his mother] Urracca [aged 30] succeeded Queen Leon, Queen Castile and Queen Galicia.
In 1112 [his step-father] Alfonso I King Aragon I King Pamplona [aged 39] and [his mother] Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona [aged 32] were divorced.
In 1126 Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon [aged 20] succeeded VII King Castile, VII King Leon.
On 8th March 1126 [his mother] Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona [aged 46] died.
In November 1128 Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon [aged 23] and Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon [aged 12] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile, Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of Raymond III Count Barcelona [aged 45] and Douce Gevaudan Countess Barcelona. He the son of Raymond Ivrea and Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona. They were third cousin once removed.
On 19th July 1131 [his father-in-law] Raymond III Count Barcelona [aged 48] died. His son [his brother-in-law] Raymond [aged 17] succeeded V Count Barcelona.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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In 1134 [his son] Sancho III King Castile was born to Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon [aged 28] and [his wife] Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon [aged 18]. He married 1151 his fourth cousin Blanche Ramirez Queen Consort Castile, daughter of García "Restorer" IV King Navarre and Marguerite Aigle Queen Consort Navarre, and had issue.
Around 1137 [his son] Ferdinand II King Leon was born to Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon [aged 31] and [his wife] Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon [aged 21]. He married before 15th August 1171 his half second cousin Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon, daughter of Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal and Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal, and had issue.
Around 1139 [his daughter] Sancha Ivrea was born to Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon [aged 33] and [his wife] Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon [aged 23]. She was the fifth child of seven born to her parents. She married 20th July 1153 her fourth cousin Sancho "Wise" King Navarre, son of García "Restorer" IV King Navarre and Marguerite Aigle Queen Consort Navarre, and had issue.
Around 1140 [his daughter] Constance of Castile Queen of the Franks was born to Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon [aged 34] and [his wife] Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon [aged 24]. She married 1154 her second cousin Louis VII King of the Franks, son of Louis VI King of the Franks and , and had issue.
On 15th January 1149 [his wife] Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon [aged 33] died.
In 1151 Sancho III King Castile [aged 17] and Blanche Ramirez Queen Consort Castile [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of García "Restorer" IV King Navarre and Marguerite Aigle Queen Consort Navarre. He the son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon [aged 45] and Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon. They were fourth cousins.
In 1152 Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon [aged 46] and Richeza Unknown Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile, Queen Consort Leon. He the son of Raymond Ivrea and Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona.
In 1153 [his daughter] Ferdinand Ivrea was born to Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon [aged 47] and [his wife] Richeza Unknown Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. She died aged four in 1157.
On 20th July 1153 [his son-in-law] Sancho "Wise" King Navarre [aged 21] and Sancha Ivrea [aged 14] were married. She the daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon [aged 48] and Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon. He the son of García "Restorer" IV King Navarre and Marguerite Aigle Queen Consort Navarre. They were fourth cousins.
In 1154 [his son-in-law] Louis VII King of the Franks [aged 34] and Constance of Castile Queen of the Franks [aged 14] were married in Orléans. She by marriage Queen of the Franks. Somewhat curiously they were more closely related than Louis and his first wife Eleanor of Aquitaine [aged 32] whose marriage had been annulled on account of consanguinity. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon [aged 48] and Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon. He the son of Louis VI King of the Franks and . They were second cousins.
In 1155 [his daughter] Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon was born to Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon [aged 49] and [his wife] Richeza Unknown Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. She married her half third cousin once removed Alfonso II King Aragon, son of Raymond V Count Barcelona and Petronilla Jiménez Queen Aragon, and had issue.
In 1157 [his daughter] Ferdinand Ivrea [aged 4] died.
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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On 21st August 1157 Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon [aged 52] died. His son Sancho [aged 23] succeeded III King Castile. His son Ferdinand [aged 20] succeeded II King Leon.
[his father] Raymond Ivrea and [his mother] Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile and [his grandmother] Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile and Leon. He the son of William I Count Burgundy and Ettiennette Countess Burgundy. They were fourth cousin once removed.
Kings Franks: Great x 10 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 3 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 7 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Berengar II King of Italy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Adalbert King of Italy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Willa Bosonids Queen Consort Italy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Otto William Ivrea I Count Burgundy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Reginald Ivrea I Count Burgundy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Renaud Unknown
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ermentrude Countess Burgundy
GrandFather: William I Count Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Longsword" I Duke Normandy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard "Fearless" Normandy I Duke Normandy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sprota
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard "Good" Normandy II Duke Normandy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Unknown Dane
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gunnora Countess Ponthieu
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Normandy Countess Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Judicael Berengar Penthièvre I Count Rennes
Great x 3 Grandfather: Conan "Crooked" Penthièvre III Duke Brittany
Great x 2 Grandmother: Judith Penthièvre Duchess Normandy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey "Greygown" Ingelger 1st Count Anjou
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ermengarde Gerberga Ingelger Duchess Brittany
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adele of Meaux Countess Anjou
Father: Raymond Ivrea
GrandMother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy
Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho II King Pamplona
Great x 3 Grandfather: García Sánchez "Tremulous" II King Pamplona
Great x 4 Grandmother: Urraca González Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Pamplona
Great x 2 Grandfather: Sancho "Great" III King Pamplona
Great x 4 Grandfather: Fernando Bermúdez
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jimena Fernández Bermúdez Queen Consort Pamplona
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ferdinand "Great" I King Leon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Sancho García
Great x 2 Grandmother: Muniadona García Queen Consort Pamplona
GrandFather: Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Ordoño III of Leon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Bermudo "Gouty" II King Galicia II King Leon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Urraca González Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Pamplona
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alfonso "Noble" V King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: García Fernández of Castile
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elviro Garcia Queen Galicia
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sancha Astur Leonese
Great x 3 Grandfather: Menendo González
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elvira González Queen Consort Leon
Mother: Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh "Great" Capet Count Paris
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hedwig Saxon Ottonian
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Towhead" III Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandmother: Adelaide Poitiers Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gerloc aka Adela Normandy Duchess Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert I Duke Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Boson II Count Arles
Great x 3 Grandfather: William "Liberator" I Count Provence I Count Arles
Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk "Good" Ingelger 2nd Count Anjou
Great x 3 Grandmother: Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou Queen Consort West Francia
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gerberge Unknown Viscountess Anjou
GrandMother: Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile and Leon
Great x 1 Grandmother: Helie Samur Duchess Burgundy