Deeds of King Henry V

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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Biography of Margaret Wake Countess Kent 1297-1349

1314 Battle of Bannockburn

1327 Capture and Abdication of Edward II

1327 Death of King Edward II

1330 Execution of Edmund of Woodstock

1349 The Black Death

Before 24th September 1291 [her father] John Wake 1st Baron Wake of Liddell and [her mother] Joan Fiennes Baroness Wake Liddell were married. She by marriage Baroness Wake of Liddell.

On 20th March 1297 Margaret Wake Countess Kent was born to [her father] John Wake 1st Baron Wake of Liddell and [her mother] Joan Fiennes Baroness Wake Liddell.

Around 4th October 1300 [her father] John Wake 1st Baron Wake of Liddell died. [her brother] Thomas Wake 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell succeeded 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell.

After 1305 [her brother] Thomas Wake 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell and [her sister-in-law] Blanche Plantagenet Baroness Wake Liddell were married. She by marriage Baroness Wake of Liddell. She the daughter of Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster and Maud Chaworth.

Before 26th October 1309 [her mother] Joan Fiennes Baroness Wake Liddell died.

Around 1312 John Comyn 4th Lord Baddenoch and Margaret Wake Countess Kent were married.

In 1314 [her husband] John Comyn 4th Lord Baddenoch succeeded 4th Lord Baddenoch. Margaret Wake Countess Kent by marriage Lord Baddenoch.

Battle of Bannockburn

On 24th June 1314 the Scottish army of King Robert the Bruce I of Scotland including, James "Black" Douglas, heavily defeated the English army led by [her future brother-in-law] King Edward II of England at the Battle of Bannockburn.

Gilbert de Clare 8th Earl Gloucester 7th Earl Hertford was killed. Earl Gloucester, Earl Hertford extinct.

[her husband] John Comyn 4th Lord Baddenoch, Robert Felton 1st Baron Felton and William Vesci were killed.

William Marshal 1st Baron Marshal was killed. John Marshal 2nd Baron Marshal succeeded 2nd Baron Marshal.

Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford was killed. Roger Clifford 2nd Baron Clifford succeeded 2nd Baron de Clifford.

John Lovell 2nd Baron Lovel was killed. John Lovell 3rd Baron Lovel succeeded 3rd Baron Lovel of Titchmarsh.

Henry Bohun was killed by King Robert the Bruce I of Scotland. He was buried in Llanthony Secunda Priory, Gloucestershire.

Walter Fauconberg 2nd Baron Fauconberg possilby died although his death is also reported as being on 31 Dec 1318.

Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere, Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex, Goronwy ap Tudur Hen Tudor, Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan, Aymer de Valence 2nd Earl Pembroke and Robert Umfraville 8th Earl Angus fought.

Pain Tiptoft 1st Baron Tibetot was killed. John Tiptoft 2nd Baron Tibetot succeeded 2nd Baron Tibetot.

John Montfort 2nd Baron Montfort was killed. Peter Montfort 3rd Baron Montfort succeeded 3rd Baron Montfort.

Thomas Grey undertook a suicidal charge that contributed to the English defeat and subsequently blemished his career.

William Latimer 2nd Baron Latimer of Corby was captured.

Michael Poynings was killed.

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In 1321 [her future husband] Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent was created 1st Earl Kent.

In 1325 Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent and Margaret Wake Countess Kent were married. She by marriage Countess Kent. He the son of King Edward I of England and Margaret of France Queen Consort England.

In 1326 [her son] Edmund Plantagenet 2nd Earl Kent was born to [her husband] Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent and Margaret Wake Countess Kent. He died aged five in 1331.

Before 12th October 1326 [her brother-in-law] Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk and Alice Hales Countess Norfolk were married. She by marriage Countess Norfolk. He the son of King Edward I of England and Margaret of France Queen Consort England.

In 1327 [her daughter] Margaret Plantagenet was born to [her husband] Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent and Margaret Wake Countess Kent.

Capture and Abdication of Edward II

On 25th January 1327 [her brother-in-law] King Edward II of England abdicated King of England. King Edward III of England succeeded III King of England.

Death of King Edward II

On 21st September 1327 [her brother-in-law] King Edward II of England was murdered at Berkeley Castle. There is speculation as to the manner of his death, and as to whether he died at all. Some believe he may have lived the rest of his life in Europe - see Publications de la Société Archéologique de Montpellier 1877: Fieschi Letter.

On 29th September 1328 [her daughter] Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales was born to [her husband] Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent and Margaret Wake Countess Kent at Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire. She married (1) March 1340 Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent, son of Robert Holland 1st Baron Holand and Maud Zouche Baroness Holand, and had issue (2) November 1340 William Montagu 2nd Earl Salisbury, son of William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury and Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury (3) 10th October 1361 Edward "Black Prince", son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England, and had issue.

Execution of Edmund of Woodstock

On 19th March 1330 the King's uncle [her husband] Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent was beheaded at Winchester Castle. Earl Kent forfeit. Edmund had been convicted of plotting against the court believing his brother [her brother-in-law] King Edward II was still alive. It later emerged the plot had been created by Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March to entrap Edmund. King Edward III of England was unable to show leniency risking complicity in the plot. He was buried at Westminster Abbey.

See Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke, Walter of Guisborough, Knighton 2555, Murimuth and Parliament Rolls.

On 7th April 1330 [her son] John Plantagenet 3rd Earl Kent was born to [her former husband] Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent and Margaret Wake Countess Kent at Arundel Castle. He married 3rd April 1348 Isabella aka Elizabeth Julich Countess Kent, daughter of William Jülich V Duke Jülich and Joanna Hainaut Duchess Guelders.

Before 5th October 1331 [her son] Edmund Plantagenet 2nd Earl Kent died. John Plantagenet 3rd Earl Kent succeeded 3rd Earl Kent.

Around March 1340 [her son-in-law] Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent and Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales were married in secret. It isn't clear whether the marriage was canonical given the secrecy; there were no witnesses. She twelve years old. A subsequent investigation by papal commissioners confirmed it as valid. She the daughter of Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent and Margaret Wake Countess Kent.

Around November 1340 [her son-in-law] William Montagu 2nd Earl Salisbury and Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales were married. She was already married albeit secretly to Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent. The subsequent investigation found her marriage to Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent to be valid. She the daughter of Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent and Margaret Wake Countess Kent. He the son of William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury and Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury.

On 3rd April 1348 John Plantagenet 3rd Earl Kent and Isabella aka Elizabeth Julich Countess Kent were married. She by marriage Countess Kent. She the daughter of William Jülich V Duke Jülich and Joanna Hainaut Duchess Guelders. He the son of Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent and Margaret Wake Countess Kent.

On 31st May 1349 [her brother] Thomas Wake 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell died. He was buried at Haltemprice Priory. Margaret Wake Countess Kent succeeded 3rd Baroness Wake of Liddell.

The Black Death

On 29th September 1349 Margaret Wake Countess Kent died of plague. [her son] John Plantagenet 3rd Earl Kent succeeded 4th Baron Wake of Liddell and inherited her dower lands and the estates she had inherited from her brother Thomas Wake 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell.