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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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Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East is in Gilling East, North Yorkshire, Churches in North Yorkshire.
Exterior of Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map].
Around 1075. Remains of a Saxon Cross in its original position in the churcyard at the Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map].
Around 1350. Monument to unknown person at Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map].
In 1386 William Fairfax (age 61) died. He was buried at the Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map].
Around 1400. Chancel of Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map].
In 1432 Richard Fairfax died. He was buried at the Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map].
In 1438 Robert Wellington was appointed Rector of Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map] during which time he commissioned the west tower and gave money for a bell as well as inserting a priest's door in the chancel and installing the middle window nearby.
Around 1480. Interior of Tower at Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [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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In 1570 Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle (age 72) died. He was buried at the Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map].
After 1570. Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map]. Monument to Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle (deceased) and his two wives Jane Palmes and Alice Harrington.
Jane Palmes: she was born to Guy Palmes of Naburn. Around 1516 Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle and she were married. They had at least eight sons and at least four daughters.
Alice Harrington: she was born to John Alexander Harrington and Elizabeth Moton. Before 1540 Richard Flower of Whitwell in Rutlandshire and she were married. Before 1559 Henry Sutton of Averham in Nottinghamshire and she were married. Before 1570 Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle and she were married.
After 1755. Grave slab of Nicholas Gouge Rector of the Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map].
On 20th January 1772 Charles Gregory Fairfax 9th Viscount Fairfax died. Viscount Fairfax of Emley in Tipperary extinct. He was buried at Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map].
In 1793 Ann Fairfax (age 66) died at Gilling Castle, North Yorkshire [Map] unmarried. She was buried at Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map]. She had been engaged twice but broke off both. The second break-off being, more or less, on the day, or days before, the wedding, when her husband to be declined to give a solemn promise he would practise his Roman Catholic religion with full devotion. Charles Gregory Pigot aka Fairfax (age 25), the grandson of her aunt Alathea Fairfax inherited Gilling Castle, North Yorkshire [Map]. He changed his surname from Pigott to Fairfax.
After 1812. Memorials to Thomas Young and John Pigott (age 79), Rectors of the Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map], sculpted by M Taylor of York and Waudby and sons of York.
John Pigott: Around 1733 he was born. Before 19th August 1812 he was appointed Rector of Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map]. On 19th August 1812 he died.
Before 19th August 1812 John Pigott (age 79) was appointed Rector of Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map].
In or before 1813 Rector Thomas Young (age 20) was appointed Rector of the Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map] which office he held for twenty-three years.
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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After 1828. Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map]. Monument to Thomas Fairfax (age 27) sculpted by Joseph Gott (age 42). White marble figure of Piety reclining over two urns.
To the memory of Thomas Fairfax esq. 2nd son of Charles Gregory Fairfax (age 60) esq of Gilling Castle and Mary his wife. Born April 12 1800: Died August 18 1828.
Adorned with talent and a mind replete with every kind and benevolent feeling breathing happiness and cheerfulness on all around him fulfilling every social duty in its most extended sense in the midst of receiving and conferring that enjoyment of life which only such a mind can receive and give.
He was suddenly torn from his family, of whom he was the pride and delight, and to whom he was endeared by every filial and fraternal virtue, leaving a void that can never be supplied
Thy will be done, not mine, supreme disposer of events heaven gave him to our wish, that gift heaven has resumed.
Thomas Fairfax: On 12th April 1800 he was born to Charles Gregory Pigot aka Fairfax and Mary Goodricke. On 18th August 1828 he died.
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After 1828. Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map]. Memorial to Charles Gregory Pigot aka Fairfax (age 60) and Mary Goodricke.
Charles Gregory Pigot aka Fairfax: Around 1768 he was born to Nathaniel Pigot. In 1793 Ann Fairfax died at Gilling Castle, North Yorkshire [Map] unmarried. She was buried at Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map]. She had been engaged twice but broke off both. The second break-off being, more or less, on the day, or days before, the wedding, when her husband to be declined to give a solemn promise he would practise his Roman Catholic religion with full devotion. Charles Gregory Pigot aka Fairfax, the grandson of her aunt Alathea Fairfax inherited Gilling Castle, North Yorkshire [Map]. He changed his surname from Pigott to Fairfax. Around 1795 he and Mary Goodricke were married. On 29th December 1845 he died. Gilling Castle, North Yorkshire [Map] appears to have been inherited by his two daughters Lavinia Fairfax and Harriet Fairfax and their husbands Reverend James Alexander Barnes, Rector of Gilling, and Francis Cholmeley respectively.
Mary Goodricke: she was born to Henry Goodricke 6th Baronet. On 28th January 1845 she died.
After 1860. Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map]. Memorial to Harriet Fairfax (age 55) and Francis Cholmeley.
After 1869. Grave of Reverend James Alexander Barnes (age 70), Rector of the Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map].
In 1870 Thomas Percy Hudson aka Pemberton (age 37) was appointed Rector of the Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map] which position he held until 1901.
1875. Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map]. Memorial to member of the Fairfax family buried in the in or near the church, including:
Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle
William Fairfax [Note. States 1595?]
Abigail Yate, wife of Charles Fairfax 5th Viscount Fairfax, daughter of John Yate 2nd Baronet.
Charles Fairfax 5th Viscount Fairfax
Charles Fairfax 6th Viscount Fairfax
William Fairfax 8th Viscount Fairfax
Mary Fairfax Viscountess Fairfax, wife of Charles Gregory Fairfax 9th Viscount Fairfax, sister of Charles Fairfax 6th Viscount Fairfax.
Their last descendant Lavinia Fairfax (age 73) of Gilling Castle, North Yorkshire [Map], onbly surviving child of Charles Gregory Fairfax place this memorial AD 1875, by which she also desires affectionately to commemorate others of her family buried here who have no memorial in this church, viz, her brother Henry Fairfax, died 1797, her sister Mary Anne Fairfax, died 1809 her grandfather Nathaniel Pigot, died 1804, and her aunt Elizabeth Goodricke died 1839.
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After 1901. Cross in the churchyard at the Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map] to various members of the Duff family and their descendants: Major George Duff, Janet Barnes (sister of Rector Reverend James Alexander Barnes), George Ernest Garforth, Frank Alexander Garforth (age 41)
Major George Duff: On 29th September 1799 he was born to Captain Patrick Duff. Before 21st January 1848 he and Janet Barnes were married. On 21st January 1848 he died at Weisbaden.
Janet Barnes: On 25th January 1800 she was born to John Barnes. On 30th January 1880 she died.
George Ernest Garforth: he was born to William Francis Willoughby Garforth of Wiganthorpe in Yorkshire.
In August 1908 Ranjitsinhji Jadeja (age 35) organised a cricket match to raise funds to restore the tower and provide a new clock for the Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map].
After 1921. Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map]. Memorial to Thomas Percy Hudson aka Pemberton (age 88) and his son Captain Francis Percy Campbell Pemberton.
Thomas Percy Hudson aka Pemberton: Around 1833 he was born. In 1870 he was appointed Rector of the Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map] which position he held until 1901. On 24th June 1870 he and Patience Frances Sophia Campbell were married. On 31st January 1921 he died at Trumpington Hall.