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: Hales
Maternal Family Tree: Jeanne Sabran
Before 7th December 1680 Peter Lely (age 62). Portrait of Frances Hales Countess Lichfield.
In 1695 [her father] John Hales 4th Baronet (age 23) and [her mother] Mary Bellings-Arundell were married. She by marriage Lady Hales of Woodchurch and Tunstall.
In 1697 Frances Hales Countess Lichfield was born to [her father] John Hales 4th Baronet (age 25) and [her mother] Mary Bellings-Arundell Lady Hales.
On 14th July 1716 Edward Lee 1st Earl Lichfield (age 53) died. His son [her future husband] George (age 26) succeeded 2nd Earl Lichfield, 6th Baronet Lee of Quarrendon in Buckinghamshire. Frances Hales Countess Lichfield (age 19) by marriage Countess Lichfield.
Before 21st May 1718 George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 28) and Frances Hales Countess Lichfield (age 21) were married. He the son of Edward Lee 1st Earl Lichfield and Charlotte Fitzroy Countess Lichfield.
On 21st May 1718 [her son] George Henry Lee 3rd Earl Lichfield was born to [her husband] George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 28) and Frances Hales Countess Lichfield (age 21) at Windsor Castle [Map]. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 16th January 1745 Dinah Frankland Countess Lichfield, daughter of Thomas Frankland 3rd Baronet and Dinah Topham Lady Thirkleby.
Around 1719 [her son] Charles Henry Lee was born to [her husband] George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 28) and Frances Hales Countess Lichfield (age 22). He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 21st January 1721 [her daughter] Frances Lee was born to [her husband] George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 30) and Frances Hales Countess Lichfield (age 24). She a great granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married 9th November 1737 Henry Hyde, son of Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Rochester 4th Earl Clarendon and Jane Leveson-Gower Countess Rochester and Clarendon.
On 16th December 1721 [her son] Frances Lee was born to [her husband] George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 31) and Frances Hales Countess Lichfield (age 24). He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He died aged one in 1723.
Around 1723 [her son] Edward Henry Lee was born to [her husband] George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 32) and Frances Hales Countess Lichfield (age 26). He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1723 [her son] Frances Lee (age 1) died.
Around 1724 [her daughter] Charlotte Lee Viscountess Dillon was born to [her husband] George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 33) and Frances Hales Countess Lichfield (age 27). She a great granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married 26th October 1744 Henry Dillon 11th Viscount Dillon and had issue.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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In 1726 [her daughter] Henrietta aka Harriet Lee Baroness Bellew was born to [her husband] George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 35) and Frances Hales Countess Lichfield (age 29). She a great granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married May 1749 her half fourth cousin once removed John Bellew 4th Baron Bellew, son of Richard Bellew 3rd Baron Bellew and Frances Brudenell Countess Newburgh.
Around 1728 [her daughter] Mary Lee was born to [her husband] George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 37) and Frances Hales Countess Lichfield (age 31). She a great granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1731 [her daughter] Anne Lee Baroness Clifford Chudleigh was born to [her husband] George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 40) and Frances Hales Countess Lichfield (age 34). She a great granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married 17th December 1749 Hugh Clifford 4th Baron Clifford Chudleigh, son of Hugh Clifford 3rd Baron Clifford Chudleigh and Elizabeth Blount Baroness Clifford Chudleigh, and had issue.
Before 1737 [her father] John Hales 4th Baronet (age 64) and [her step-mother] Helen Bagnall Lady Hales were married. She by marriage Lady Hales of Woodchurch and Tunstall.
On 9th November 1737 [her son-in-law] Henry Hyde (age 26) and [her daughter] Frances Lee (age 16) were married. There is some uncertainty whether they married. She the daughter of [her husband] George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 47) and Frances Hales Countess Lichfield (age 40). He the son of Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Rochester 4th Earl Clarendon (age 65) and Jane Leveson-Gower Countess Rochester and Clarendon.
In or before 1740 [her step-father] Henry Arundell 7th Baron Arundel (age 22) and [her mother] Mary Belling were married. She by marriage Baroness Arundel of Wardour in Wiltshire. They were fourth cousin once removed.
In 1740 [her son] Charles Henry Lee (age 21) died.
In 1742 [her son] Edward Henry Lee (age 19) died.
On 15th February 1743 [her husband] George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 52) died at Spelsbury, Oxfordshire. His son [her son] George (age 24) succeeded 3rd Earl Lichfield, 7th Baronet Lee of Quarrendon in Buckinghamshire. [her future daughter-in-law] Dinah Frankland Countess Lichfield (age 24) by marriage Countess Lichfield.
After 15th February 1743. All Saints Church, Spelsbury [Map]. Monument to [her former husband] George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield (deceased) and Frances Hales Countess Lichfield (age 46).
George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield: On 12th March 1690 he was born to Edward Lee 1st Earl Lichfield and Charlotte Fitzroy Countess Lichfield. He a grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. On 14th July 1716 Edward Lee 1st Earl Lichfield died. His son George succeeded 2nd Earl Lichfield, 6th Baronet Lee of Quarrendon in Buckinghamshire. Frances Hales Countess Lichfield by marriage Countess Lichfield. Before 21st May 1718 George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield and Frances Hales Countess Lichfield were married. He the son of Edward Lee 1st Earl Lichfield and Charlotte Fitzroy Countess Lichfield. On 15th February 1743 George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield died at Spelsbury, Oxfordshire. His son George succeeded 3rd Earl Lichfield, 7th Baronet Lee of Quarrendon in Buckinghamshire. Dinah Frankland Countess Lichfield by marriage Countess Lichfield.
In 1744 [her father] John Hales 4th Baronet (age 72) died. His son [her brother] Edward succeeded 5th Baronet Hales of Woodchurch and Tunstall.
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 26th October 1744 [her son-in-law] Henry Dillon 11th Viscount Dillon (age 39) and [her daughter] Charlotte Lee Viscountess Dillon (age 20) were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield and Frances Hales Countess Lichfield (age 47).
On 16th January 1745 [her son] George Henry Lee 3rd Earl Lichfield (age 26) and [her daughter-in-law] Dinah Frankland Countess Lichfield (age 26) were married. He the son of [her former husband] George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield and Frances Hales Countess Lichfield (age 48).
In 1746 Henry Arundell 6th Baron Arundel (age 52) died at Richmond, Surrey [Map]. His son [her step-father] Henry (age 29) succeeded 7th Baron Arundel of Wardour in Wiltshire. [her mother] Mary Belling by marriage Baroness Arundel of Wardour in Wiltshire.
In May 1749 [her son-in-law] John Bellew 4th Baron Bellew (age 47) and [her daughter] Henrietta aka Harriet Lee Baroness Bellew (age 23) were married. She by marriage Baroness Bellew of Duleek. The difference in their ages was 24 years. She the daughter of [her former husband] George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield and Frances Hales Countess Lichfield (age 52). He the son of Richard Bellew 3rd Baron Bellew and Frances Brudenell Countess Newburgh. They were half fourth cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 17th December 1749 [her son-in-law] Hugh Clifford 4th Baron Clifford Chudleigh (age 23) and [her daughter] Anne Lee Baroness Clifford Chudleigh (age 18) were married. She by marriage Baroness Clifford of Chudleigh in Devon. She the daughter of [her former husband] George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield and Frances Hales Countess Lichfield (age 52).
In 1756 [her step-father] Henry Arundell 7th Baron Arundel (age 39) died. His son [her half-brother] Henry (age 16) succeeded 8th Baron Arundel of Wardour in Wiltshire.
On 29th January 1761 [her daughter] Frances Lee (age 40) died.
On 31st May 1763 [her half-brother] Henry Arundell 8th Baron Arundel (age 23) and [her sister-in-law] Mary Conquest Baroness Arundel Wardour (age 20) were married. She by marriage Baroness Arundel of Wardour in Wiltshire.
On 3rd February 1769 Frances Hales Countess Lichfield (age 72) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Hales
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hales of Tenterden in Kent
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Hales 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Hales 2nd Baronet
GrandFather: Edward Hales 3rd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wotton 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Wotton 1st Baron Wotton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Wotton 2nd Baron Wotton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Wotton
Father: John Hales 4th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Unknown Windebanke
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Windebanke
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Griffith
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Windebank 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Dymoke 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Dymoke 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Dymoke 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Tailboys 9th Baron Kyme 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ann Tailboys 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gascoigne Baroness Kyme 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Frances Windebank 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Frances Hales Countess Lichfield 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Bellings
GrandFather: Richard Bellings-Arundell
Mother: Mary Catherine Bellings-Arundell Baroness Arundel Wardour 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Arundell 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Arundell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Stanley Baroness Stourton 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Arundell of Lanherne 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Jerningham 1st Baronet 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ann Jerningham 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Dacre 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Arundell of Lanherne 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Frances Arundell 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Roper 1st Baron Teynham 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher Roper 2nd Baron Teynham
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Roper 3rd Baron Teynham
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Roper 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Petre 1st Baron Petre 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Petre 2nd Baron Petre 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Petre 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Somerset 4th Earl of Worcester 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Somerset Baroness Petre 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hastings Countess of Worcester 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England