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: Hastings
Maternal Family Tree: Anne Pakenham 1485-1544
Before 24th April 1586 [his father] Francis Hastings (age 26) and [his mother] Sarah Harrington (age 21) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] George Hastings 4th Earl Huntingdon (age 46) and [his grandmother] Dorothy Port Countess Huntingdon.
Around 1590 George Hastings was born to [his father] Francis Hastings (age 30) and [his mother] Sarah Harrington (age 25).
On 17th December 1595 [his father] Francis Hastings (age 35) died.
On 15th January 1601 [his brother] Henry Hastings 5th Earl Huntingdon (age 14) and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Stanley Countess Huntingdon (age 13) were married. She the daughter of Ferdinando Stanley 5th Earl of Derby and Alice Spencer Countess Derby (age 51). They were fourth cousins. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
In 1604 [his brother-in-law] Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield (age 20) and [his sister] Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield were married. They were half second cousins.
On 30th December 1604 [his grandfather] George Hastings 4th Earl Huntingdon (age 64) died. His grandson [his brother] Henry (age 18) succeeded 5th Earl Huntingdon, 10th Baron Botreaux, 9th Baron Hungerford, 7th Baron Moleyns and 7th Baron Hastings. [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Stanley Countess Huntingdon (age 16) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
In 1614 George Hastings (age 24) was elected MP Leicestershire.
On 1st May 1619 George Hastings (age 29) and Seymour Prynne were married. They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 9th February 1621 George Hastings (age 31) was elected MP Leicestershire.
In 1625 and 1626 George Hastings (age 35) was elected MP Leicester.
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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Before 1628 [his step-father] Thomas Edmondes (age 64) and [his mother] Sarah Harrington (age 62) were married.
In 1628 [his brother-in-law] Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield (age 44) was created 1st Earl Chesterfield. [his sister] Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield by marriage Countess Chesterfield.
In 1629 [his mother] Sarah Harrington (age 64) died.
On 28th August 1636 [his sister] Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield died.
On 1st July 1641 George Hastings (age 51) died of plague.
On 4th July 1641 George Hastings (deceased) was buried at the Church of St Bartholomew the Great. Administration of his estate was granted to his widow [his wife] Seymour Prynne on 10 August. His sons all died unmarried
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings 
9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns 3 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Neville Baroness Bonville and Hastings 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Hungerford 
7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Hungerford Baroness Hastings, 4th Baroness Hungerford, 5th Baroness Botreaux and 2nd Baroness Moleyns 4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Percy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 
2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham 3 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Beaufort 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon 4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham and Bedford 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of
GrandFather: George Hastings 4th Earl Huntingdon 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Pole 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Pole 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Edith St John 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Pole 1st Baron Montagu 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: George York 1st Duke of Clarence 
2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret York aka Pole Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Neville Duchess Clarence 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Neville 4th and 2nd Baron Abergavenny 2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Neville 5th and 3rd Baron Abergavenny 3 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Fenne Baroness Bergavenny
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Neville Baroness Montagu 4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Fitzalan 10th or 17th Earl of Arundel 
3 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Fitzalan Baroness Bergavenny 4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Woodville Countess Arundel 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Father: Francis Hastings 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Port
GrandMother: Dorothy Port Countess Huntingdon
George Hastings 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Harrington 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Harrington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Culpepper 
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Harrington
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Alexander Harrington
GrandFather: James Harrington
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Moton of Peckleton in Leicestershire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Moton
Mother: Sarah Harrington
Great x 3 Grandfather: William IV Sidney 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Sidney
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Sidney
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Brandon 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Brandon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ada Calthorpe 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Brandon
GrandMother: Lucy Sidney
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Pakenham
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Pakenham
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Pakenham