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: Coventry
In or before 1676 [his father] Walter Coventry of St Peter-le-Poor in London and [his mother] Anne Holcombe were married.
Around 1676 William Coventry 5th Earl Coventry was born to [his father] Walter Coventry of St Peter-le-Poor in London and [his mother] Anne Holcombe.
In 1692 [his father] Walter Coventry of St Peter-le-Poor in London died.
On 13th April 1693 William Coventry 5th Earl Coventry [aged 17] matriculated Pembroke College, Cambridge University.
In 1719 Dewey Bulkeley [aged 45] was elected unopposed MP Bridport at a by-election caused by his brother-in-law, William Coventry [aged 43], who held the seat, succeeding to his title of Earl Coventry. He was elected again in 1722 but did stand at any subsequent elections.
On 27th October 1719 Gilbert Coventry 4th Earl Coventry [aged 51] died. His half second cousin once removed William [aged 43] succeeded 5th Earl Coventry. Baron Coventry extinct.
In 1720 William Coventry 5th Earl Coventry [aged 44] and Elizabeth Allen Countess Coventry were married. She by marriage Countess Coventry.
On 27th March 1721 [his son] Thomas Henry Coventry was born to William Coventry 5th Earl Coventry [aged 45] and [his wife] Elizabeth Allen Countess Coventry.
On 26th April 1722 [his son] George Coventry 6th Earl Coventry was born to William Coventry 5th Earl Coventry [aged 46] and [his wife] Elizabeth Allen Countess Coventry. He married (1) 5th March 1752 Maria Gunning Countess Coventry and had issue (2) 27th September 1764 Barbara St John Countess Coventry, daughter of John St John 11th Baron St John and Elizabeth Crowley Baroness St John, and had issue.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 21st March 1724 [his son] John Bulkeley Coventry was born to William Coventry 5th Earl Coventry [aged 48] and [his wife] Elizabeth Allen Countess Coventry. He was initially educated at Winchester College from 1731 and later matriculated at University College, Oxford, as did each of his brothers, in 1740, aged 16.
On 23rd November 1738 [his wife] Elizabeth Allen Countess Coventry died.
On 20th May 1744 [his son] Thomas Henry Coventry [aged 23] died.
On 18th March 1751 William Coventry 5th Earl Coventry [aged 75] died. His son George [aged 28] succeeded 6th Earl Coventry.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Coventry 
GrandFather: Walter Coventry
William Coventry 5th Earl Coventry
GrandFather: Humphrey Holcombe of St Andrew's in Holborn
Mother: Anne Holcombe