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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Paternal Family Tree: Noel
Maternal Family Tree: Mary Morris Countess Dover 1565-1648
Before 1708 [his father] Baptist Noel 3rd Earl Gainsborough [aged 23] and [his mother] Dorothy Manners Countess Gainsborough [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Countess Gainsborough. She the daughter of [his grandfather] John Manners 1st Duke Rutland [aged 69] and [his grandmother] Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland [aged 50]. They were first cousins.
In 1708 Baptist Noel 4th Earl Gainsborough was born to Baptist Noel 3rd Earl Gainsborough [aged 24] and Dorothy Manners Countess Gainsborough [aged 18]. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.59%.
On 17th April 1714 [his father] Baptist Noel 3rd Earl Gainsborough [aged 30] died of smallpox. His son Baptist [aged 6] succeeded 4th Earl Gainsborough, 7th Viscount Campden, 7th Baron Hicks of Ilmington in Warwickshire.
In 1728 Baptist Noel 4th Earl Gainsborough [aged 20] and Elizabeth Chapman Countess Gainsborough [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Gainsborough. He the son of Baptist Noel 3rd Earl Gainsborough and Dorothy Manners Countess Gainsborough [aged 38].
In 1731 [his daughter] Elizabeth Noel was born to Baptist Noel 4th Earl Gainsborough [aged 23] and [his wife] Elizabeth Chapman Countess Gainsborough [aged 23].
In 1733 [his daughter] Jane Noel was born to Baptist Noel 4th Earl Gainsborough [aged 25] and [his wife] Elizabeth Chapman Countess Gainsborough [aged 25]. She married before 17th July 1759 Gerard Edwardes of Welham Grove and had issue.
In 1734 [his mother] Dorothy Manners Countess Gainsborough [aged 44] died.
In 1734 [his daughter] Juliana Noel Baroness Carbery was born to Baptist Noel 4th Earl Gainsborough [aged 26] and [his wife] Elizabeth Chapman Countess Gainsborough [aged 26]. She married 7th February 1760 George Evans 3rd Baron Carbery, son of George Evans 2nd Baron Carbery and Frances Fitzwilliam Baroness Carbery, and had issue.
In 1737 Baptist Noel 4th Earl Gainsborough [aged 29] was appointed Warden and Chief Ranger of Lyfield Forest.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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In 1740 [his son] Baptist Noel 5th Earl Gainsborough was born to Baptist Noel 4th Earl Gainsborough [aged 32] and [his wife] Elizabeth Chapman Countess Gainsborough [aged 32].
In 1743 [his son] Henry Noel 6th Earl Gainsborough was born to Baptist Noel 4th Earl Gainsborough [aged 35] and [his wife] Elizabeth Chapman Countess Gainsborough [aged 35].
Before 21st March 1751 Baptist Noel 4th Earl Gainsborough [aged 43] was appointed High Steward of Chipping Campden.
On 21st March 1751 Baptist Noel 4th Earl Gainsborough [aged 43] died. His son Baptist [aged 11] succeeded 5th Earl Gainsborough, 8th Viscount Campden, 8th Baron Hicks of Ilmington in Warwickshire.
After 21st March 1751 Thomas Noel [aged 46] and [his former wife] Elizabeth Chapman Countess Gainsborough [aged 43] were married.
On 13th November 1771 [his former wife] Elizabeth Chapman Countess Gainsborough [aged 63] died.
1787. Monument in Church of St Peter and St Paul, Exton, Rutlandshire [Map] to Baptist Noel 4th Earl Gainsborough and [his former wife] Elizabeth Chapman Countess Gainsborough sculpted by Joseph Nollekens [aged 49] in 1787. A reclining female figure with a cornucopia, on a sarcophagus backed by an obelisk with medallions and putti.
Elizabeth Chapman Countess Gainsborough: In 1708 she was born. In 1728 Baptist Noel 4th Earl Gainsborough and she were married. She by marriage Countess Gainsborough. He the son of Baptist Noel 3rd Earl Gainsborough and Dorothy Manners Countess Gainsborough. After 21st March 1751 Thomas Noel and she were married. On 13th November 1771 she died.
Sculpted by Joseph Nollekens.
[his daughter] Sophia Noel was born to Baptist Noel 4th Earl Gainsborough and Elizabeth Chapman Countess Gainsborough.
[his daughter] Lucy Noel was born to Baptist Noel 4th Earl Gainsborough and Elizabeth Chapman Countess Gainsborough. She married 13th April 1765 Horatio Mann 2nd Baronet and had issue.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 26 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Andrew Noel 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Andrew Noel
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hopton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Harrington 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mabel Harrington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Hicks
Great x 3 Grandfather: Baptist Hicks 1st Viscount Campden
Great x 2 Grandmother: Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard May
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden
GrandFather: Baptist Noel 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Vere Baroness Willoughby of Eresby 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Montagu Countess Lindsey 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Jeffrey
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cockayne 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cockayne
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Medcalf
Great x 2 Grandmother: Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Morris
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Morris Countess Dover
Father: Baptist Noel 3rd Earl Gainsborough 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Fanshawe 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Fanshawe 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Smythe 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Fanshawe of Jenkins 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Fanshawe 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Matthias Otten
Great x 2 Grandmother: Susanna Otten
GrandMother: Susannah Fanshawe 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Heath of Cottesmore
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Heath
Baptist Noel 4th Earl Gainsborough 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Manners 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Vernon "King of the Peak" 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Vernon 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Tailboys 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Pierrepont 
9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Pierrepont 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Winifred Thwaites
Great x 2 Grandmother: Grace Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Cavendish 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bess of Hardwick Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: John Manners 1st Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Roper 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Harrington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Montagu Countess Rutland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cotton
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Cotton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Cotton 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Shirley 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Shirley 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Giffard 
Mother: Dorothy Manners Countess Gainsborough 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Andrew Noel
Great x 3 Grandfather: Andrew Noel
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hopton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Harrington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mabel Harrington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney
Great x 1 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Hicks
Great x 3 Grandfather: Baptist Hicks 1st Viscount Campden
Great x 2 Grandmother: Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard May
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth May Viscountess Campden
GrandMother: Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Vere Baroness Willoughby of Eresby 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Montagu Countess Lindsey 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Jeffrey
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cockayne
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cockayne
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Medcalf
Great x 2 Grandmother: Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Morris
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Morris Countess Dover
