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 Haddington is in Earl.
In 1627 Thomas Hamilton 1st Earl Haddington (age 64) was created 1st Earl Haddington, with the precedence of 1619 and with limitation to his heirs male bearing the surname of Hamilton.
On 29th May 1637 Thomas Hamilton 1st Earl Haddington (age 74) died. His son Thomas (age 37) succeeded 2nd Earl Haddington. Jean Gordon Countess Haddington by marriage Countess Haddington.
On 30th August 1640 Thomas Hamilton 2nd Earl Haddington (age 40) was killed by an explosion at Dunglass Castle, Dunglass. His son Thomas (age 14) succeeded 3rd Earl Haddington.
His brother Robert Hamilton (age 26) was also killed by the explosion.
On 8th February 1645 Thomas Hamilton 3rd Earl Haddington (age 19) died of consumption. His brother John (age 19) succeeded 4th Earl Haddington.
In 1648 John Hamilton 4th Earl Haddington (age 22) and Christian Lindsay Countess Haddington were married. She by marriage Countess Haddington. She the daughter of John Lindsay 1st Earl Lindsay 17th Earl Crawford (age 36) and Margaret Hamilton Countess Lindsay and Crawford (age 36). He the son of Thomas Hamilton 2nd Earl Haddington and Catherine Erskine. They were fourth cousin twice removed.
On 31st August 1669 John Hamilton 4th Earl Haddington (age 43) died in Tyninghame House [Map]. His son Charles (age 19) succeeded 5th Earl Haddington.
On 8th October 1674 Charles Hamilton 5th Earl Haddington (age 24) and Margaret Leslie 8th Countess Rothes and Haddington were married. She by marriage Countess Haddington. She the daughter of John Leslie 1st Duke Rothes (age 44) and Anne Lindsay Duchess Rothes. He the son of John Hamilton 4th Earl Haddington and Christian Lindsay Countess Haddington. They were first cousins.
In May 1685 Charles Hamilton 5th Earl Haddington (age 35) died at Tyninghame House [Map]. His son Thomas (age 4) succeeded 6th Earl Haddington. His second son since his first son was to succeed to the Earldom of Rothes through his mother Margaret Leslie 8th Countess Rothes and Haddington.
In 1696 Thomas Hamilton 6th Earl Haddington (age 15) and Helen Hope Countess Haddington (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Haddington. He the son of Charles Hamilton 5th Earl Haddington and Margaret Leslie 8th Countess Rothes and Haddington. They were first cousins.
On 20th August 1700 Margaret Leslie 8th Countess Rothes and Haddington died. Her son John (age 21) succeeded 9th Earl Haddington.
On 29th November 1735 Thomas Hamilton 6th Earl Haddington (age 55) died at Newhailes House, Inveresk. His grandson Thomas (age 14) succeeded 7th Earl Haddington.
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 19th May 1794 Thomas Hamilton 7th Earl Haddington (age 73) died. His son Charles (age 40) succeeded 8th Earl Haddington.
On 17th March 1828 Charles Hamilton 8th Earl Haddington (age 74) died. His son Thomas (age 47) succeeded 9th Earl Haddington.
On 1st December 1858 Thomas Haddington 9th Earl Haddington (age 78) died. His second cousin George (age 56) succeeded 10th Earl Haddington.