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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Earl Angus is in Earl.
Before 1206 Gille Críst Angus 4th Earl Angus died. His son Donnchad (age 35) succeeded 5th Earl Angus.
Around 1210 Donnchad Angus 5th Earl Angus (age 40) died. His son Maol (age 20) succeeded 5th Earl Angus. Not clear why he has the same ordinal as his father?.
In 1261 Matilda Angus 6th Countess Angus (age 39) died. Her son Gilbert (age 16) succeeded 7th Earl Angus.
In 1308 Gilbert Umfraville 7th Earl Angus (age 63) died. His son Robert (age 31) succeeded 8th Earl Angus.
In 1325 Robert Umfraville 8th Earl Angus (age 48) died. He was buried at Newminster Abbey, Northumberland [Map]. His son Gilbert (age 15) succeeded 9th Earl Angus.
In 1331 John Stewart 1st Earl Angus died. His son Thomas succeeded 2nd Earl Angus.
Before 16th July 1350 Gilbert Umfraville 9th Earl Angus (age 40) and Joan Willoughby Countess Angus were married. She by marriage Countess Angus. He the son of Robert Umfraville 8th Earl Angus and Lucy Kyme. They were fourth cousins.
In 1361 Thomas Stewart 2nd Earl Angus (age 30) died. His daughter Margaret succeeded 3rd Countess Angus.
In 1397 George Douglas 1st Earl Angus (age 17) was created 1st Earl Angus.
Before 1398 George Douglas 1st Earl Angus (age 17) and Mary Stewart Countess Angus were married. She by marriage Countess Angus. She the daughter of King Robert III of Scotland (age 60) and Annabella Drummond Queen Consort Scotland (age 47). He the son of William Douglas 1st Earl Douglas and Margaret Stewart 3rd Countess Angus and Mar. They were half fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John of England.
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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In 1403 George Douglas 1st Earl Angus (age 23) died of plague. His son William (age 5) succeeded 2nd Earl Angus.
In 1425 William Douglas 2nd Earl Angus (age 27) and Margaret Hay Countess Angus were married. She by marriage Countess Angus. He the son of George Douglas 1st Earl Angus and Mary Stewart Countess Angus.
In 1437 William Douglas 2nd Earl Angus (age 39) died. His son James (age 11) succeeded 3rd Earl Angus.
In 1446 James Douglas 3rd Earl Angus (age 20) died. His brother George (age 19) succeeded 4th Earl Angus.
On 12th March 1463 George Douglas 4th Earl Angus (age 36) died. His son Archibald (age 14) succeeded 5th Earl Angus.
On 4th March 1468 Archibald "Bell the Cat" Douglas 5th Earl Angus (age 19) and Elizabeth Boyd Countess Angus were married. She by marriage Countess Angus. He the son of George Douglas 4th Earl Angus and Isabella Sibbald Countess Angus.
Around June 1500 Archibald "Bell the Cat" Douglas 5th Earl Angus (age 51) and Katherine Stirling Countess Angus were married. She by marriage Countess Angus. He the son of George Douglas 4th Earl Angus and Isabella Sibbald Countess Angus.
In October 1513 Archibald Douglas 6th Earl Angus (age 24) succeeded 6th Earl Angus. Margaret Hepburn Countess Angus by marriage Countess Angus.
On 6th August 1514 Archibald Douglas 6th Earl Angus (age 25) and Margaret Tudor Queen Scotland (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Angus. She the daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland and Elizabeth York Queen Consort England.
Around 1543 Archibald Douglas 6th Earl Angus (age 54) and Margaret Maxwell Countess Angus were married. She by marriage Countess Angus.
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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On 22nd January 1557 Archibald Douglas 6th Earl Angus (age 68) died at Tantallon Castle. His nephew David (age 42) succeeded 7th Earl Angus.
In 1558 David Douglas 7th Earl Angus (age 43) died. His son Archibald (age 3) succeeded 8th Earl Angus, 5th Earl Morton.
On 4th August 1558 Archibald Douglas 8th Earl Angus 5th Earl Morton (age 3) died at Smeaton, East Linton, Haddington, Haddingtonshire. His second cousin once removed William (age 25) succeeded 9th Earl Angus. Egidia Graham Countess of Angus (age 22) by marriage Countess Angus.
On 13th June 1573 Archibald Douglas 8th Earl Angus 5th Earl Morton and Mary Erskine Countess Angus and Morton were married. She by marriage Countess Angus, Countess Morton. She the daughter of John Erskine 18th Earl of Mar. He the son of David Douglas 7th Earl Angus and Margaret Hamilton Countess Angus (age 48). They were fifth cousins.
On 25th December 1575 Archibald Douglas 8th Earl Angus 5th Earl Morton and Margaret Leslie Countess Angus and Morton (age 33) were married. She by marriage Countess Angus, Countess Morton. She the daughter of George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes. He the son of David Douglas 7th Earl Angus and Margaret Hamilton Countess Angus (age 50).
On 29th July 1587 Archibald Douglas 8th Earl Angus 5th Earl Morton and Jean Lyon Countess Angus and Morton (age 31) were married. She by marriage Countess Angus, Countess Morton. He the son of David Douglas 7th Earl Angus and Margaret Hamilton Countess Angus (age 62). They were second cousin once removed.
On 1st July 1591 William Douglas 9th Earl Angus (age 58) died at Glenbervie. His son William (age 39) succeeded 10th Earl Angus.
On 3rd March 1611 William Douglas 10th Earl Angus (age 59) died. His son William (age 22) succeeded 11th Earl Angus. Margaret Hamilton Countess Angus (age 26) by marriage Countess Angus.
Before 1634 William Douglas 1st Marquess Douglas (age 44) and Mary Gordon Marchioness Douglas (age 33) were married. She by marriage Countess Angus. She the daughter of George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly (age 71) and Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly (age 60). He the son of William Douglas 10th Earl Angus and Elizabeth Oliphant Countess Angus. They were half fourth cousins.
In April 1651 Archibald Douglas 1st Earl Ormonde 12th Earl Angus (age 42) was created 1st Earl Ormonde, 12th Earl Angus.
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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David Douglas 7th Earl Angus and Margaret Hamilton Countess Angus were married. She by marriage Countess Angus. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
William Douglas 10th Earl Angus and Elizabeth Oliphant Countess Angus were married. She by marriage Countess Angus. He the son of William Douglas 9th Earl Angus and Egidia Graham Countess of Angus. They were half second cousin once removed.
Gille Críst Angus 4th Earl Angus succeeded 4th Earl Angus. Marjorie Dunkeld Countess Angus by marriage Countess Angus.
George Douglas 4th Earl Angus and Isabella Sibbald Countess Angus were married. She by marriage Countess Angus. He the son of William Douglas 2nd Earl Angus and Margaret Hay Countess Angus.
John Comyn Earl Angus by marriage Earl Angus.
Thomas Stewart 2nd Earl Angus and Margaret St Clair Countess Angus were married. She by marriage Countess Angus. He the son of John Stewart 1st Earl Angus.
John Stewart 1st Earl Angus was created 1st Earl Angus.