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: Cavendish
On 6th August 1789 [his father] Richard Cavendish 2nd Baron Waterpark [aged 24] and [his mother] Juliana Cooper Baroness Waterpark [aged 22] were married. They had nine children.
On 8th November 1793 Henry Cavendish 3rd Baron Waterpark was born to [his father] Richard Cavendish 2nd Baron Waterpark [aged 28] and [his mother] Juliana Cooper Baroness Waterpark [aged 26].
On 3rd August 1804 [his grandfather] Henry Cavendish 2nd Baronet [aged 71] died. His son [his father] Richard [aged 39] succeeded 3rd Baronet Cavendish of Doveridge Hall. [his mother] Juliana Cooper Baroness Waterpark [aged 37] by marriage Lady Cavendish of Doveridge Hall.
On 4th August 1807 [his grandmother] Sarah Bradshaw 1st Baroness Waterpark [aged 67] died. Her son [his father] Richard [aged 42] succeeded 2nd Baron Waterpark. [his mother] Juliana Cooper Baroness Waterpark [aged 40] by marriage Baroness Waterpark.
In 1830 Henry Cavendish 3rd Baron Waterpark [aged 36] was elected MP Knaresborough which seat he held until 1832.
On 1st June 1830 [his father] Richard Cavendish 2nd Baron Waterpark [aged 64] died. His son Henry [aged 36] succeeded 3rd Baron Waterpark, 4th Baronet Cavendish of Doveridge Hall.
In 1832 Henry Cavendish 3rd Baron Waterpark [aged 38] was elected MP Derbyshire South which seat he held until 1835.
In 1837 Henry Cavendish 3rd Baron Waterpark [aged 43] and Elizabeth Jane Anson Baroness Waterpark [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Baroness Waterpark. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
On 14th April 1839 [his son] Henry Anson Cavendish 4th Baron Waterpark was born to Henry Cavendish 3rd Baron Waterpark [aged 45] and [his wife] Elizabeth Jane Anson Baroness Waterpark [aged 23]. He married 1873 Emily Stenning Baroness Waterpark and had issue.
On 9th May 1839 Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford [aged 27] and [his sister-in-law] Frances Elizabeth Anson Marchioness Hertford [aged 29] were married.
On 9th January 1841 [his daughter] Adelaide Cavendish was born to Henry Cavendish 3rd Baron Waterpark [aged 47] and [his wife] Elizabeth Jane Anson Baroness Waterpark [aged 24]. She married 3rd December 1863 Samuel Clowes and had issue.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 11th October 1847 [his mother] Juliana Cooper Baroness Waterpark [aged 80] died.
In 1854 Henry Cavendish 3rd Baron Waterpark [aged 60] was elected MP Lichfield which seat he held until 1856.
On 18th March 1854 [his brother-in-law] Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield [aged 58] died. His son Thomas [aged 28] succeeded 2nd Earl Lichfield, 3rd Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 3rd Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire
Between 1859 and 1861 Henry Cavendish 3rd Baron Waterpark [aged 65] served as Lord of the Bedchamber to Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha [aged 39].
On 31st March 1863 Henry Cavendish 3rd Baron Waterpark [aged 69] died. Memorial at St Cuthbert's Church, Doveridge [Map]. His son Henry [aged 23] succeeded 4th Baron Waterpark, 5th Baronet Cavendish of Doveridge Hall.
Henry Anson Cavendish 4th Baron Waterpark: On 14th April 1839 he was born to Henry Cavendish 3rd Baron Waterpark and Elizabeth Jane Anson Baroness Waterpark. In 1873 Henry Anson Cavendish 4th Baron Waterpark and Emily Stenning Baroness Waterpark were married. She by marriage Baroness Waterpark. They had five children.
On 15th September 1894 [his former wife] Elizabeth Jane Anson Baroness Waterpark [aged 78] died. Memorial at St Cuthbert's Church, Doveridge [Map].
Elizabeth Jane Anson Baroness Waterpark: On 26th February 1816 she was born to Thomas Anson 1st Viscount Anson and Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson. In 1837 Henry Cavendish 3rd Baron Waterpark and she were married. She by marriage Baroness Waterpark. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 30 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Cavendish of Doveridge 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Cavendish 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Broughton 
14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cavendish of Doveridge Hall 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Timothy Tyrrell 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Tyrrell 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Cavendish 1st Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Henry Cavendish 2nd Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Pyne
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Pyne 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Colonel Piers Edgecumbe 13 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Edgecumbe 14 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Glanville
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Edgecumbe 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Earl Sandwich 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Montagu 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jemima Crew Countess Sandwich 
12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Father: Richard Cavendish 2nd Baron Waterpark 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Sarah Bradshaw 1st Baroness Waterpark
Henry Cavendish 3rd Baron Waterpark 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Thomas Cooper
Mother: Juliana Cooper Baroness Waterpark