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: Evelyn
In 1642 Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton was born to [her father] John Evelyn of Wiltshire [aged 40] and [her mother] Elizabeth Coxe.
In 1648 [her future husband] Thomas Fanshawe 2nd Viscount Fanshawe [aged 16] and Catherine Ferrers [aged 13] were married.
In 1650 Peregrine Saunderson 4th Viscount Castleton [aged 22] died. His brother [her future husband] George [aged 18] succeeded 5th Viscount Castleton.
On 23rd January 1652 [her future husband] John Wray 3rd Baronet [aged 32] and Elizabeth Willoughby Lady D'Ewes and Glentworth [aged 27] were married. She by marriage Lady Wray of Glentworth in Lincolnshire.
On 31st December 1655 John Wray 2nd Baronet [aged 69] died. His son [her future husband] John [aged 36] succeeded 3rd Baronet Wray of Glentworth in Lincolnshire.
Before 26th September 1662 [her son] John Wray was born to [her husband] John Wray 3rd Baronet [aged 43] and Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton [aged 20]. He died aged less than one years old.
Before 26th September 1662 John Wray 3rd Baronet [aged 43] and Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Lady Wray of Glentworth in Lincolnshire. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
Before 23rd December 1662 [her son] John Wray died. John Wray was buried at St Michael's Church, Glentworth [Map].
Before 27th February 1663 [her daughter] Elizabeth Wray was born to [her husband] John Wray 3rd Baronet [aged 43] and Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton [aged 21]. On 27th February 1663 Elizabeth Wray was baptised.
On 29th October 1664 [her husband] John Wray 3rd Baronet [aged 45] died. He was buried at St Michael's Church, Glentworth [Map]. His brother [her brother-in-law] Christoper [aged 43] succeeded 4th Baronet Wray of Glentworth in Lincolnshire.
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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Around 1665 Thomas Fanshawe 2nd Viscount Fanshawe [aged 33] and Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton [aged 23] were married.
On 30th March 1665 [her father-in-law] Thomas Fanshawe 1st Viscount Fanshawe [aged 69] died. His son [her husband] Thomas [aged 33] succeeded 2nd Viscount Fanshawe. Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton [aged 23] by marriage Viscountess Fanshawe.
Before 1667 [her future husband] George Saunderson 5th Viscount Castleton [aged 35] and Grace Belasyse were married. They were fourth cousin once removed.
In 1669 [her son] Evelyn Fanshawe 3rd Viscount Fanshawe was born to [her husband] Thomas Fanshawe 2nd Viscount Fanshawe [aged 37] and Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton [aged 27]. He was baptised at St Michael's Church, Glentworth [Map].
In 1674 [her husband] Thomas Fanshawe 2nd Viscount Fanshawe [aged 42] died. His son Evelyn [aged 5] succeeded 3rd Viscount Fanshawe.
After 1674 George Saunderson 5th Viscount Castleton [aged 42] and Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton [aged 32] were married. His second wife, her third husband. She by marriage Viscountess Castleton.
On 26th June 1685 [her father] John Evelyn of Wiltshire [aged 83] died. He left his daughter Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton [aged 43] only five shillings in his will since he disapproved of her marriage with [her husband] George Saunderson 5th Viscount Castleton [aged 53].
Around 1687. John Riley [aged 41]. Portrait of Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton [aged 45].
Aleppo the 17th day of October 1687.
Whereas I [[her son] Evelyn Fanshawe 3rd Viscount Fanshawe [aged 18]] have made my will in England I doe hereby confirme the same, only with this following Exception, That whereas I have bequeathed to my Uncle Charles ffanshaw all my moneys after debts, Legacies, and funerall charges paid, I doe now hereby bequeath a Thousand pounds of said money to the honourable William Montague [aged 69] Esq. late Lord cheife Baron of the Exchequer, and Samuel Eyre Esq. Councellor at Law, for the Sole use and benefitt of my Mother [aged 45] the Viscountess Castleton, her Executors, Administrators or Assignes, I doe also beneath unto my Servant Thomas Harding all my wearing apparrell, besides the Legacy left him in my aforementioned Will, unto which I add this as a Coddicil desiring my Executor, my Uncle Charles ffanshaw, to see it performed.
E. Fanshaw.
Signed, sealed and published in the psence of Kingston, Thomas Metcalfe, Edm. Challoner, Alexander Bigby, Alexander' Prescott, William Pearll.
On 18th October 1687 [her son] Evelyn Fanshawe 3rd Viscount Fanshawe [aged 18] died in . He was buried at Ware, Hertfordshire [Map]. His uncle [her former brother-in-law] Charles [aged 44] succeeded 4th Viscount Fanshawe.
On 7th April 1714 [her daughter] Elizabeth Wray [aged 51] died. She was buried at St Michael's Church, Glentworth [Map].
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.
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On 27th May 1714 [her husband] George Saunderson 5th Viscount Castleton [aged 82] died at Sandbeck Park Maltby. His son [her step-son] James [aged 47] succeeded 6th Viscount Castleton.
In 1717 Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton [aged 75] died.
[her father] John Evelyn of Wiltshire and [her mother] Elizabeth Coxe were married.
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Evelyn of Kingston
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Evelyn of Long Ditton
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Evelyn of Godstone
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Williams
Great x 2 Grandmother: Rose Williams
GrandFather: George Evelyn of West Dean
Father: John Evelyn of Wiltshire
Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton
GrandFather: Robert Coxe
Mother: Elizabeth Coxe