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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.
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Paternal Family Tree: Legh
On 19th December 1828 William John Legh 1st Baron Newton was born to [his father] William Legh.
On 29th May 1856 William John Legh 1st Baron Newton (age 27) and Emily Jane Wodehouse (age 30) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.
On 18th March 1857 [his son] Thomas Wodehouse Leigh 2nd Baron Newton was born to William John Legh 1st Baron Newton (age 28) and [his wife] Emily Jane Wodehouse (age 30). He married 1880 Evelyn Caroline Davenport Baroness Newton and had issue.
On 8th May 1857 [his uncle] Thomas Legh (age 64) died at Milford Lodge, Lymington. His nephew William John Legh 1st Baron Newton (age 28) inherited his estates including Lyme Hall, Cheshire [Map].
In 1859 William John Legh 1st Baron Newton (age 30) was elected MP Lancashire South which seat he held until 1865.
On 5th May 1866 William John Legh 1st Baron Newton (age 37) was commissioned as Lieutenant-Colonel to command the 4th Administrative Battalion, Cheshire Rifle Volunteer Corps.
In 1868 William John Legh 1st Baron Newton (age 39) was elected MP Cheshire East which seat he held until 1885.
1878. George Richmond (age 68). Portrait of William John Legh 1st Baron Newton (age 49).
In 1880 [his son] Thomas Wodehouse Leigh 2nd Baron Newton (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Evelyn Caroline Davenport Baroness Newton were married.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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The London Gazette 26328. Whitehall, September 22, 1892. THE Queen has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, dated the 27th August, 1892, to grant the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto William John Legh (age 63), of Lyme Park, in the County Palatine of Chester, Esq., and the heirs malo cf his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Newton, of Newton-in-Makerfield, in the County Palatine of Lancaster.
On 15th December 1898 William John Legh 1st Baron Newton (age 69) died. His son Thomas (age 41) succeeded 2nd Baron Newton of Newton-in-Makerfield in Lancashire. [his daughter-in-law] Evelyn Caroline Davenport Baroness Newton by marriage Baroness Newton of Newton-in-Makerfield in Lancashire.
On 20th April 1901 [his former wife] Emily Jane Wodehouse (age 74) died.
On 25th January 1973 William John Legh 1st Baron Newton was appointed Honorary Colonel of the 4th Administrative Battalion, Cheshire Rifle Volunteer Corps.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 22 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reverend Thomas Legh 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Legh 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Legh 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Chicheley of Wimpole 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Chicheley
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Russell 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Reverend Ashburnham Legh 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Fleetwood of Bank Hall 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Fleetwood
GrandFather: Colonel Thomas Peter Legh 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Egerton 2nd Baronet 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Egerton 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Holland Egerton 4th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Elizabeth Egerton 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cave 1st Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Cave 2nd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Penelope Wenman Lady Cave 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Cave 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bromley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Bromley Lady Cave
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ursula Leigh
Father: William Legh 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
William John Legh 1st Baron Newton 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England