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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Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Goathurst is in Goathurst, Somerset, Churches in Somerset.
Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Goathurst [Map]. The church includes a 19th-century monument to three-year-old Isabella Kemeys, showing the child lying on a pillow holding a broken flower, and monuments to the Kemeys-Tynte family of Halswell House.
On or before 4th February 1649 Halswell Tynte 1st Baronet was born to John Tynte and Jane Halswell. He was baptised on 4th February 1649 at the Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Goathurst [Map]. He married in or before 1671 Grace Fortescue Lady Tynte and had issue.
On or before 26th August 1669 John Tynte died. He was buried on 26th August 1669 at the Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Goathurst [Map].
On or before 4th March 1683 John Tynte 2nd Baronet was born to Halswell Tynte 1st Baronet [aged 34] and Grace Fortescue Lady Tynte. He was baptised on 4th March 1683 at the Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Goathurst [Map]. He married 25th December 1704 Jane Kemeys Lady Tynte, daughter of Charles Kemeys 3rd Baronet and Mary Wharton, and had issue.
On or before 27th February 1690 Halsewell Tynte [aged 17] died. He was buried at the Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Goathurst [Map] on 27th February 1690.
On or before 22nd March 1694 Fortescue Tynte [aged 20] died. He was buried at the Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Goathurst [Map] on 22nd March 1694; the same day as his mother Grace Fortescue Lady Tynte.
On or before 22nd March 1694 Grace Fortescue Lady Tynte died. She was buried on 22nd March 1694 at the Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Goathurst [Map].
On or before 7th April 1702 Halswell Tynte 1st Baronet [aged 53] died. He was buried on 7th April 1702 at the Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Goathurst [Map]. His son John [aged 19] succeeded 2nd Baronet Tynte of Halswell in Somerset.
On 27th March 1707 John Tynte 4th Baronet was born to John Tynte 2nd Baronet [aged 24] and Jane Kemeys Lady Tynte [aged 22]. He was baptised on 21st April 1707 at the Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Goathurst [Map].
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On or before 16th March 1710 John Tynte 2nd Baronet [aged 27] died. He was buried on 16th March 1710 at the Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Goathurst [Map]. His son Halswell [aged 4] succeeded 3rd Baronet Tynte of Halswell in Somerset.
On 12th November 1730 Halswell Tynte 3rd Baronet [aged 24] died. He was buried at the Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Goathurst [Map]. His brother John [aged 23] succeeded 4th Baronet Tynte of Halswell in Somerset.
Before 15th August 1740 John Tynte 4th Baronet [aged 33] was appointed Rector of the Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Goathurst [Map].
On or before 16th October 1747 Jane Kemeys Lady Tynte [aged 62] died. She was buried on 16th October 1747 at the Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Goathurst [Map].
On 25th April 1785 Charles Tynte 5th Baronet [aged 74] died. Baronet Tynte of Halswell in Somerset extinct. He was buried on 8th September 1785 at the Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Goathurst [Map] where he has amonument by Joseph Nollekens [aged 47]. His estates were inherired by his niece Jane Hassell, daughter of his sister Jane Tynte, who had married Colonel John Johnson aka Kemeys-Tynte who changed his name from Johnson to Kemeys-Tynte.
On or before 24th March 1798 Anne Busby Lady Tynte died. On 24th March 1798 she was buried at the Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Goathurst [Map].