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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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Biography of Augusta Susan Nash 1804-1865

Before 28th December 1804 [her father] George Augustus Nash and [her mother] Lydia Watson were married.

On 28th December 1804 Augusta Susan Nash was born to [her father] George Augustus Nash and [her mother] Lydia Watson in Cornhill [Map].

On 24th June 1826 Frederic Leighton (age 26) and Augusta Susan Nash (age 21) were married.

On 23rd November 1828 [her daughter] Alexandra Leighton was born to [her husband] Frederic Leighton (age 29) and Augusta Susan Nash (age 23). She married 7th March 1857 Major Sutherland George Gordon Orr.

On 3rd December 1830 [her son] Frederick Leighton 1st Baron Leighton was born to [her husband] Frederic Leighton (age 31) and Augusta Susan Nash (age 25). at Scarborough, North Yorkshire [Map].

Around 1833 [her husband] Frederic Leighton (age 33) and Augusta Susan Nash (age 28) relocated to 22 Argyle Street, London.

On 10th September 1835 [her daughter] Augusta Leighton was born to [her husband] Frederic Leighton (age 35) and Augusta Susan Nash (age 30). She married 9th May 1859 Arthur Matthews.

In 1853 [her husband] Frederic Leighton (age 53) and Augusta Susan Nash (age 48) moved to 9 The Circus, Bath, to be near Fred's mother and also Augusta Susan's uncle, James Watson.

On 7th March 1857 [her son-in-law] Major Sutherland George Gordon Orr (age 41) and [her daughter] Alexandra Leighton (age 28) were married at Bath, Somerset [Map]. He died fifteen months later.

In 1859 [her husband] Frederic Leighton (age 59) and Augusta Susan Nash (age 54) travelled to Florence with their daughters Gussie and the recently widowed1 [her daughter] Alexandra aka Lina (age 30).

Note 1. Her husband [her former son-in-law] Major Sutherland George Gordon Orr (age 42) had died on 19th June 1858.

On 9th May 1859 [her son-in-law] Arthur Matthews and [her daughter] Augusta Leighton (age 23) were married.

In 1865 Augusta Susan Nash (age 60) died.

On 24th January 1892 [her former husband] Frederic Leighton (age 92) died at 11 Kensington-park-gardens.