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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: Molesworth
On 7th July 1809 [his father] Arscott Ourry Molesworth 7th Baronet (age 20) and [his mother] Mary Brown were married. She by marriage Lady Molesworth of Pencarrow in Cornwall.
On 23rd May 1810 William Molesworth 8th Baronet was born to [his father] Arscott Ourry Molesworth 7th Baronet (age 21) and [his mother] Mary Brown Lady Molesworth.
On 26th December 1823 [his father] Arscott Ourry Molesworth 7th Baronet (age 34) died at Pencarrow House, Cornwall. His son William (age 13) succeeded 8th Baronet Molesworth of Pencarrow in Cornwall.
In June 1831 Temple West (age 60) and [his future wife] Andalusia Carstairs (age 21) were married. The difference in their ages was 38 years.
In 1832 William Molesworth 8th Baronet (age 21) was elected MP Cornwall which seat he held until 1837.
In 1837 William Molesworth 8th Baronet (age 26) was elected MP Leeds which seat he held until 1841.
In April 1839 Temple West (age 68) died from a stroke. His will, made within three months of the marriage, left his wife [his future wife] Andalusia Carstairs (age 29) Mathan Lodge his Worcestershire and some £2000.
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 9th July 1844 William Molesworth 8th Baronet (age 34) and Andalusia Carstairs (age 34) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. They had met only four months before.
In 1845 William Molesworth 8th Baronet (age 34) was elected MP Southwark which seat he held until 1855.
Egloshayle Church [Map]. After 10th September 1845. Memorial to [his father-in-law] James Bruce Carstairs (age 75), commissioned by his daughter of [his wife] Andalusia Carstairs Lady Molesworth (age 35), wife of William Molesworth 8th Baronet (age 35). The reference to him being the last Baronet of Kinross would appear to be a mistake although the last Baronet John Bruce 2nd Baronet had a sister Anne Bruce who married a John Carstairs of Kilconquhar?
In 1855 William Molesworth 8th Baronet (age 44) was appointed Secretary of State for the Colonies.
On 22nd October 1855 William Molesworth 8th Baronet (age 45) died without issue. His half first cousin Hugh (age 37) succeeded 9th Baronet Molesworth of Pencarrow in Cornwall. His will provided for his widow [his wife] Andalusia Carstairs (age 45) to live at Pencarrow during her lifetime.
On 16th May 1888 [his former wife] Andalusia Carstairs Lady Molesworth (age 78) died. She left the bulk of her personal estate £26,140 13s & 7d to her friends Lord Torrington's nephew George Stanley Byng 8th Viscount Torrington (age 47) who she had never met.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 24 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Molesworth 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Molesworth 3rd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Wise
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Molesworth 4th Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Arscott of Tetcott in Devon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Arscott Lady Molesworth
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Molesworth 5th Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Morice 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Morice 2nd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Reynell Lady Morice
Great x 2 Grandmother: Barbara Morice Lady Molesworth 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Herbert 8th Earl Pembroke 5th Earl Montgomery 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Herbert Lady Morice 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Sawyer Countess Pembroke and Montgomery
GrandFather: William Molesworth 6th Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Smyth
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Smyth
Father: Arscott Ourry Molesworth 7th Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
William Molesworth 8th Baronet 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Patrick Brown
Mother: Mary Brown Lady Molesworth