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 Edmund Isham 6th Baronet 1690-1772

Paternal Family Tree: Isham

On 16th July 1683 [his father] Justinian Isham 4th Baronet (age 24) and [his mother] Elizabeth Turnor Lady Isham (age 17) were married.

On 18th December 1690 Edmund Isham 6th Baronet was born to [his father] Justinian Isham 4th Baronet (age 32) and [his mother] Elizabeth Turnor Lady Isham (age 24).

In 1707 [his mother] Elizabeth Turnor Lady Isham (age 41) died.

On 13th May 1730 [his father] Justinian Isham 4th Baronet (age 71) died. His son [his brother] Justinian (age 42) succeeded 5th Baronet Isham of Lamport in Northamptonshire.

On 17th February 1735 Edmund Isham 6th Baronet (age 44) and Elizabeth Wood were married.

On 5th March 1737 [his brother] Justinian Isham 5th Baronet (age 49) died without issue. His brother Edmund (age 46) succeeded 6th Baronet Isham of Lamport in Northamptonshire.

On 19th July 1748 [his wife] Elizabeth Wood died.

On 4th May 1751 Edmund Isham 6th Baronet (age 60) and Philippa Gee were married.

1772. Thomas Hudson (age 71). Portrait of Edmund Isham 6th Baronet (age 81).

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 15th December 1772 Edmund Isham 6th Baronet (age 81) died without issue. His nephew Justinian (age 32) succeeded 7th Baronet Isham of Lamport in Northamptonshire.