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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin 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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Paternal Family Tree: Fitzmaldred aka Neville
Around 1676 [his father] Richard Neville (age 20) and [his mother] Catherine Grey (age 22) were married.
On 17th August 1683 Henry Neville aka Grey was born to Richard Neville (age 27) and Catherine Grey (age 29). He was baptised on 21st August 1683.
After 17th August 1683 [his mother] Catherine Grey (deceased) died.
In 1706 [his uncle] Ralph Grey 4th Baronet Grey of Werke (age 45) died. Baron Grey Werke in Northumberland extinct. His estates were inherited by his nephew Henry Neville aka Grey (age 22); the estates were charged with £40,000 owing to the [his uncle] 3rd Lord Grey's involvement in the Monmouth Rebellion. Henry Neville aka Grey changed his surname from Neville to Grey in accordance with his uncle's will.
On 21st November 1709 Henry Neville aka Grey (age 26) was elected MP Wendover unopposed which seat he held until 1713.
On 1st July 1717 [his father] Richard Neville (age 61) died.
On 1st November 1719 Henry Neville aka Grey (age 36) was elected MP Wallingford which seat he held until 1722.
In 1720 Henry Neville aka Grey (age 36) and Elizabeth Griffin Countess Portsmouth (age 28) were married. There was no issue from the marriage.
On 11th March 1723 Henry Neville aka Grey (age 39) was elected MP Berwick on Tweed which seat he held until 1727.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1734 Henry Neville aka Grey (age 50) was elected MP Reading which seat he held his death on 09 Sep 1740.
On 9th September 1740 Henry Neville aka Grey (age 57) died.
On 9th June 1741 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth (age 51) and [his wife] Elizabeth Griffin Countess Portsmouth (age 49) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Lymington.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Neville 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Neville 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Windsor Baroness Scrope Masham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Neville of Billingbear 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Gresham
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances aka Elizabeth Gresham
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Thwaytes
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Neville 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Killigrew
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Killigrew
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Killigrew 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Cooke
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Cooke 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Fitzwilliam 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
GrandFather: Richard Neville 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Smythe 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas "Customer" Smythe 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Smythe 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Smythe 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Richard Neville 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Henry Neville aka Grey 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Grey 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Grey of Chillingham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Grey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Grey 1st Baron Grey Werke 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Ralph Grey 2nd Baron Grey Werke 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Wentworth 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Wentworth 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Southwell 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Wentworth 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Unton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Cicely Unton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Seymour Countess of Warwick 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Cecilia Wentworth Lady Grey 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Finch
Great x 3 Grandfather: Moyle Finch 1st Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Moyle
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Finch Lady Wentworth 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Heneage
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Poyntz 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Mother: Catherine Grey 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Ford of Harting
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Ford
GrandMother: Catherine Anna Ford
Great x 4 Grandfather: German Ireton
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ireton
Great x 2 Grandfather: German Ireton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sarah Ireton