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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Sanday, Orkney Northern Islands is in Orkney Northern Islands.
In 1722 John Elphinstone was born at Lopness, Sanday. He married 1750 Amelia Warburton and had issue.
Carbon Date. 2460BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: charcoal:-
ID: 6371, C14 ID: OxA-946 Date BP: 4460 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 4390, End BP: 4530
Abstract: Pool, Sanday, Orkney, Scotland
Archaeologist Name: Hunter
Reference Name: Archaeometry 29(1), 1987, 125-155
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2450BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: charcoal:-
ID: 6376, C14 ID: OxA-960 Date BP: 4450 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 4380, End BP: 4520
Abstract: Pool, Sanday, Orkney, Scotland
Archaeologist Name: Hunter
Reference Name: Archaeometry 29(1), 1987, 125-155
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2360BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: charcoal:-
ID: 6372, C14 ID: OxA-947 Date BP: 4360 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 4280, End BP: 4440
Abstract: Pool, Sanday, Orkney, Scotland
Archaeologist Name: Hunter
Reference Name: Archaeometry 29(1), 1987, 125-155
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2300BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: charcoal:several
ID: 6375, C14 ID: OxA-959 Date BP: 4300 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 4230, End BP: 4370
Abstract: Pool, Sanday, Orkney, Scotland
Archaeologist Name: Hunter
Reference Name: Archaeometry 29(1), 1987, 125-155
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 730. Early Medieval
Report: Seeds, id as flax (Linum usitatissimum), from Pool, Sanday, Orkney, Scotland.
ID: 1589, C14 ID: GU-1810 Date BP: 1270 +/- 50, Start Date BP: 1220, End BP: 1320
Abstract: Multi-period settlement
Archaeologist Name: J R Hunter
Reference Name: Proc Soc Antiq Scotl, 117, 1987, 175-81
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 840. Early Medieval
Report: Seeds, id as flax (Linum usitatissimum), from Pool, Sanday, Orkney, Scotland.
ID: 1590, C14 ID: GU-2006 Date BP: 1160 +/- 50, Start Date BP: 1110, End BP: 1210
Abstract: Multi-period settlement
Archaeologist Name: J R Hunter
Reference Name: Proc Soc Antiq Scotl, 117, 1987, 175-81
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 1025. Late Medieval
Report: Seeds, id as flax (Linum usitatissimum), from Pool, Sanday, Orkney, Scotland.
ID: 1588, C14 ID: GU-1806 Date BP: 975 +/- 50, Start Date BP: 925, End BP: 1025
Abstract: Multi-period settlement
Archaeologist Name: J R Hunter
Reference Name: Proc Soc Antiq Scotl, 117, 1987, 175-81
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767