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: Ogle
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Bettershorne 1353-1427
Before 1566 [her father] Cuthbert Ogle 7th Baron Ogle [aged 25] and [her mother] Catherine Carnaby Baroness Ogle [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Baroness Ogle. They were second cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward IV of England.
Around 1570 Catherine Ogle 8th Baroness Ogle was born to [her father] Cuthbert Ogle 7th Baron Ogle [aged 30] and [her mother] Catherine Carnaby Baroness Ogle [aged 27]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward IV of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.60%.
In 1583 [her brother-in-law] Edward Talbot 8th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 21] and [her sister] Joane Ogle Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Countess of Shrewsbury Countess Waterford. He the son of George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 55] and Gertrude Manners Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford. They were fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward IV of England.
Before 6th December 1592 Charles Cavendish [aged 39] and Catherine Ogle 8th Baroness Ogle [aged 22] were married. He the son of William Cavendish and Bess of Hardwick Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford [aged 65].
On 6th December 1592 [her son] William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne was born to [her husband] Charles Cavendish [aged 39] and Catherine Ogle 8th Baroness Ogle [aged 22] at Handsworth Manor. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward IV of England. He married (1) 1618 Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne and had issue (2) 1645 his fourth cousin Margaret Lucas Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne.
On 20th November 1597 [her father] Cuthbert Ogle 7th Baron Ogle [aged 57] died at Cockle Park, Northumberland [Map]. Baron Ogle abeyant between his two daughters [her sister] Joane Ogle Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford [aged 31] and Catherine Ogle 8th Baroness Ogle [aged 27].
After 1603 [her brother-in-law] William Cavendish 1st Earl Devonshire [aged 50] and Elizabeth Boughton Countess Devonshire [aged 35] were married. He the son of William Cavendish and [her mother-in-law] Bess of Hardwick Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford [aged 76].
In 1605 [her brother-in-law] William Cavendish 1st Earl Devonshire [aged 52] was created 1st Baron Cavendish Hardwick. Elizabeth Boughton Countess Devonshire [aged 37] by marriage Baroness Cavendish Hardwick.
On 13th February 1608 Bess of Hardwick [aged 81] died. She was buried in All Saints Church, Derby [Map]. Her monument, which she had constructed before her death, was designed by Robert Smythson [aged 38]. She left nothing in her will for her 'bad son' Henry Cavendish [aged 57]. He did, however, inherit Chatsworth House, Derbyshire [Map] which he subsequently sold in 1609 to his brother William Cavendish 1st Earl Devonshire [aged 55] for £10,000.
The date of her funeral somewhat complicated. Rawsons 1910 book "Bess of Hardwick and her Circle" quotes Simpson's National Records of Derby for 1608: "The old Countess of Shrewsbury died about Candlemas this year, whose funeral was about Holy Thursday. A great frost this year. The witches of Bakewell hanged." Holy Thursday, the Feast of the Ascension, is thirty-nine days after Easter. Easter in 1608 was on the 6th of April, putting Holy Thursday on the 15th of May.
Ethel Carleton Williams "Bess of Hardwick", 1959, has a note: "9. The date of Bess of Hardwick's funeral is uncertain. The date on the coffin plate is said to be February 1608 (Cox and Hope, Chronicles of the Collegiate Church of All Saints, Derby), but on 31 March 1608 Gilbert Talbot wrote to Robert Cecil, excusing himself for not attending St George's Feast on the ground that his mother-in-law's funeral was to be on St George's Day (23 April). Later, on 3rd of April, the Earl of Arundel wrote to Gilbert (his father-in-law), 'the funeral at Derby is appointed to be either on the fourth or fifth of May, which Garter yet knoweth not, but rather thinketh on the fourth because the other is a holy day'".
Neither of which provide a definite answer. The former being around the 15th of May, the latter 'rather thinketh' the 4th of May. Are there any other contemporary sources available?
On 4th April 1617 [her husband] Charles Cavendish [aged 63] died.
After 4th April 1617. Monument to [her former husband] Charles Cavendish [deceased] and Catherine Ogle 8th Baroness Ogle [aged 47] in the St Mary and St Laurence's Church, Bolsover [Map]. Stuart Period. Bongrace. Rush Mat.
Charles Cavendish: On 28th November 1553 he was born to William Cavendish and Bess of Hardwick. Before 6th December 1592 Charles Cavendish and Catherine Ogle 8th Baroness Ogle were married. He the son of William Cavendish and Bess of Hardwick Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford. On 4th April 1617 Charles Cavendish died.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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In 1618 [her son] William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne [aged 25] and [her daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne [aged 26] were married.
On 10th January 1623 [her mother] Catherine Carnaby Baroness Ogle [aged 80] died.
Around 4th January 1626 Joane Ogle Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford [aged 60] died. Her sister Catherine [aged 56] abeyance terminated 8th Baroness Ogle.
On 18th April 1629 Catherine Ogle 8th Baroness Ogle [aged 59] died at Bothal, Northumberland [Map]. Her son William [aged 36] succeeded 9th Baron Ogle.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Ogle 1st Baron Ogle 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Owen Ogle 2nd Baron Ogle 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Ogle 3rd Baron Ogle 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Ogle 4th Baron Ogle 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Gascoigne XIII 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Gascoigne 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Neville 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Gascoigne Baroness Ogle 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Percy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Robert Ogle 5th Baron Ogle Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Lumley 1st Baron Lumley 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Lumley 2nd Baron Lumley 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Harrington Baroness Knightley 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Lumley 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Thornton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Thornton Baroness Lumley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Greystoke 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Lumley Baroness Ogle Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York 
Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Edward IV of England 
2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily "Rose of Raby" Neville Duchess York Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth York Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Waite
Father: Cuthbert Ogle 7th Baron Ogle 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Catherine Ogle 8th Baroness Ogle 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
GrandFather: Reginald Carnaby
Mother: Catherine Carnaby Baroness Ogle 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Forster III
GrandMother: Dorothy Forster 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Ogle 1st Baron Ogle 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Owen Ogle 2nd Baron Ogle 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Ogle 3rd Baron Ogle 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Ogle 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Gascoigne XIII 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Gascoigne 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Gascoigne Baroness Ogle 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Percy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England