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: Talbot
Maternal Family Tree: Margaretta Green
On 30th August 1830 [his father] John Chetwynd-Talbot (age 24) and [his mother] Caroline Jane Stuart-Wortley (age 21) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 53) and [his grandmother] Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot.
On 19th February 1844 Bishop Edward Stuart Talbot was born to [his father] John Chetwynd-Talbot (age 37) and [his mother] Caroline Jane Stuart-Wortley (age 34).
On 26th May 1852 [his father] John Chetwynd-Talbot (age 45) died.
In 1869 Bishop Edward Stuart Talbot (age 24) was appointed Warden of Keble College, Oxford University which position he held until 1888.
On 29th June 1870 Bishop Edward Stuart Talbot (age 26) and Lavinia Lyttelton (age 20) were married.
On 12th June 1876 [his mother] Caroline Jane Stuart-Wortley (age 66) died.
1877. George Richmond (age 67). Portrait of Bishop Edward Stuart Talbot (age 32).
In 1878 Bishop Edward Stuart Talbot (age 33) and [his wife] Lavinia Lyttelton (age 28) founded Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University.
In 1888 Bishop Edward Stuart Talbot (age 43) was appointed Vicar of Leeds Parish Church which position he held until 1896.
In 1910 the Talbot Building at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University was named after Bishop Edward Stuart Talbot (age 65).
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 April 1911 Bishop Edward Stuart Talbot (age 67) was elected Bishop of Rochester.
On 30th January 1934 Bishop Edward Stuart Talbot (age 89) died.
In 1939 [his former wife] Lavinia Lyttelton (age 89) died.
In 1999 the Talbot Fund, named after Bishop Edward Stuart Talbot, was established at Keble College, Oxford University.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bishop William Talbot 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Talbot 1st Baron Talbot 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Stoughton
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Talbot 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Mathew of Castell y Mynach Glamorganshire
Great x 3 Grandmother: Cecil Mathew Baroness Talbot
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Chetwynd-Talbot 1st Earl Talbot 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Chetwynd of Boughton 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Chetwynd 2nd Viscount Chetwynd 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Roane
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Chetwynd 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Kent
Great x 3 Grandmother: Esther Kent Viscountess Chetwynd
GrandFather: Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Hill
Great x 3 Grandfather: Trevor Hill 1st Viscount Hillsborough
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Trevor 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Wills Hill 1st Marquess Downshire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Augusta Hill Countess Talbot 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Fitzgerald 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Fitzgerald 19th Earl of Kildare 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Clotworthy 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaretta Fitzgerald 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William O'Brien 3rd Earl Inchiquin 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary O'Brien Countess Kildare 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Villiers Countess Inchiquin 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: John Chetwynd-Talbot 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Lambart
GrandMother: Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Naper
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Naper
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Lenox Dutton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Dutton 1st Baronet 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Dutton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Barwick Lady Dutton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Dutton 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher Bond
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Bond
Bishop Edward Stuart Talbot 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Stuart 1st Earl Bute 
13 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Stuart 2nd Earl Bute 14 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Archibald Campbell 1st Duke Argyll 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Campbell Countess Bute 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tollemache Duchess Argyll 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Sidney Wortley-Montagu 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Wortley-Montagu 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Wortley-Montagu née Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie 1st Baron Wharncliffe 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: David Cunynghame 3rd Baronet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Cunynghame
Mother: Caroline Jane Stuart-Wortley 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: David Crichton of Crom Castle
Great x 2 Grandfather: Abraham Crichton 1st Baron Erne
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Southwell of Castle Matrix 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Southwell
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Crichton 1st Earl Erne
GrandMother: Elizabeth Caroline Mary Crichton Baroness Wharncliffe 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hervey 1st Earl Bristol 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hervey 2nd Baron Hervey 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Felton Countess Bristol 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Wedig Lepell
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Lepell Baroness Hervey
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Caroline Hervey Countess Erne 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Davers 2nd Baronet 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Jermyn Davers 4th Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Jermyn Lady Davers 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Davers Countess Bristol
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Green
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaretta Green