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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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On 4th April 1899 Audrey Latham was born to [her father] Thomas Latham 1st Baronet (age 44).
In 1917 [her future husband] Edward Hay (age 28) and Violet "Bridget" Barclay were married. He the son of William Hay 10th Marquess of Tweeddale.
On 28th November 1918 [her future husband] Stewart Graham Menzies (age 28) and Avice Ela Murial Sackville (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Gilbert Sackville 8th Earl De La Warr and Muriel Agnes Brassey Countess De La Warr.
On 24th May 1919 [her father] Thomas Latham 1st Baronet (age 64) was created 1st Baronet Latham of Crow Clump in Surrey.
On 12th July 1921 Henry Birkin 3rd Baronet (age 24) and Audrey Latham (age 22) were married.
On 22nd July 1922 [her husband] Henry Birkin 3rd Baronet (age 25) died.
Before 5th July 1928 Henry Birkin 3rd Baronet and Audrey Latham (age 29) were divorced.
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.
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On 5th July 1928 Edward Hay (age 39) and Audrey Latham (age 29) were married. He the son of William Hay 10th Marquess of Tweeddale.
In 1931 [her father] Thomas Latham 1st Baronet (age 76) died. His son [her brother] Herbert (age 25) succeeded 2nd Baronet Latham of Crow Clump in Surrey.
In 1931 [her future husband] Stewart Graham Menzies (age 41) and Avice Ela Murial Sackville (age 33) were divorced.
On 13th December 1932 [her future husband] Stewart Graham Menzies (age 42) and Pamela Thetis Beckett were married.
On 18th June 1944 [her husband] Edward Hay (age 55) died.
On 28th February 1948 Niall Greville Chaplin (age 39) and Audrey Latham (age 48) were married.
In 1952 Niall Greville Chaplin (age 43) and Audrey Latham (age 52) were divorced.
On 12th December 1952 Stewart Graham Menzies (age 62) and Audrey Latham (age 53) were married.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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On 8th February 1963 [her former husband] Niall Greville Chaplin (age 54) died.
On 29th May 1968 [her husband] Stewart Graham Menzies (age 78) died.
Around 1985 Audrey Latham (age 85) died.