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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: Harcourt
In December 1661 Simon Harcourt 1st Viscount Harcourt was born to [his father] Philip Harcourt (age 24) in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire [Map].
On 9th October 1684 [his son] Simon Harcourt was born to Simon Harcourt 1st Viscount Harcourt (age 22). He married 21st July 1709 Elizabeth Evelyn and had issue.
On 20th March 1688 [his father] Philip Harcourt (age 51) died at Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire [Map].
John Evelyn's Diary. 8th July 1701. My grandson (age 19) went to Sir Simon Harcourt (age 39), the Solicitor General, to Windsor, Berkshire [Map], to wait on my Lord Treasurer. There had been for some time a proposal of marrying my grandson to a daughter (age 26) of Mrs. Boscawen (age 58), sister of my Lord Treasurer (age 56), which was now far advanced.
On 21st July 1709 [his son] Simon Harcourt (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Evelyn were married.
On 1st July 1720 [his son] Simon Harcourt (age 35) died at Paris [Map].
In 1721 Simon Harcourt 1st Viscount Harcourt (age 59) was created 1st Viscount Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire.
In or before 1722 John Walter 3rd Baronet (age 47) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Vernon Viscountess Harcourt (age 25) were married. The difference in their ages was 22 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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On 30th September 1724 Simon Harcourt 1st Viscount Harcourt (age 62) and Elizabeth Vernon Viscountess Harcourt (age 28) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire. The difference in their ages was 34 years.
Before 1727. Christian Fredericke Zincke (age 43). Miniature portrait of Simon Harcourt 1st Viscount Harcourt (age 65).
On 23rd July 1727 Simon Harcourt 1st Viscount Harcourt (age 65) died. Some sources say 28 Dec 1727. His grandson [his grandson] Simon (age 13) succeeded 2nd Viscount Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire.
In 1748 [his former wife] Elizabeth Vernon Viscountess Harcourt (age 52) died.
The 1717 Indemnity Act freed a large number of prisoners including hundreds of Jacobite supporters of which some two hundred had been captured at the 1715 Battle of Preston. The Act didn't under attainders or restore lands. Those released included:
William Murray 2nd Lord Nairne.
Robert Dalzell 5th Earl of Carnwath 1687-1737.
William Widdrington 4th Baron Widdrington.
There were exemptions including:
Matthew Prior Poet 1664-1721.
Robert Harley 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer.
Simon Harcourt 1st Viscount Harcourt.
Thomas Harley of Kinsham Court 1667-1738.
All members of the Clan McGregor including Rob Roy MacGregor.
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Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 26 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 20 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Simon Harcourt 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Simon Harcourt 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Harcourt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Aston
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Harcourt 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Simon Harcourt 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: Philip Harcourt 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Simon Harcourt 1st Viscount Harcourt 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England