The History of William Marshal, Earl of Chepstow and Pembroke, Regent of England. Book 1 of 2, Lines 1-10152.

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.

Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.

Biography of John Fayram -1744

John Fayram is in Painters.

Around 1715. John Fayram. Portrait of John Hervey 1st Earl Bristol (age 49).

Around 1728. John Fayram. Portrait of Thomas Hervey (age 28).

Around 1728. John Fayram. Portrait of Mary Lepell Baroness Hervey (age 28).

Around 1728. John Fayram. Portrait of Elizabeth Hervey.

Elizabeth Hervey: In 1698 she was born to John Hervey 1st Earl Bristol and Elizabeth Felton Countess Bristol. On 17th May 1724 Bussy Mansel 4th Baron Mansel and she were married. The difference in their ages was 23 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the daughter of John Hervey 1st Earl Bristol and Elizabeth Felton Countess Bristol. In 1727 Elizabeth Hervey died.

1730. John Fayram. Portrait of Felton Hervey (age 17).

Felton Hervey: On 12th February 1712 he was born to John Hervey 1st Earl Bristol and Elizabeth Felton Countess Bristol. On 16th August 1773 Felton Hervey died.

Around 1731. John Fayram. Portrait of Henrietta Hervey (age 15).

Henrietta Hervey: On 25th September 1715 she was born to John Hervey 1st Earl Bristol and Elizabeth Felton Countess Bristol. In July 1732 Henrietta Hervey died.

1735. John Fayram. Portrait of William Hervey (age 35).

William Hervey: On 25th December 1699 he was born to John Hervey 1st Earl Bristol and Elizabeth Felton Countess Bristol. In January 1776 William Hervey died.

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 format.

1737. John Fayram. Portrait of John Hervey 2nd Baron Hervey (age 40).

In 1744 John Fayram died.