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: Bagot
On 20th August 1760 [his father] William Bagot 1st Baron Bagot [aged 32] and [his mother] Elizabeth St John Baroness Bagot were married.
On 22nd November 1782 Bishop Richard Bagot was born to [his father] William Bagot 1st Baron Bagot [aged 54] and [his mother] Elizabeth St John Baroness Bagot.
On 22nd October 1798 [his father] William Bagot 1st Baron Bagot [aged 70] died. His son [his brother] William [aged 25] succeeded 2nd Baron Bagot of Bagot's Bromley in Staffordshire, 7th Baronet Bagot of Blithfield Hall. [his future sister-in-law] Emily Fitzroy Baroness Bagot [aged 27] by marriage Baroness Bagot of Bagot's Bromley in Staffordshire.
On 30th May 1799 [his brother] William Bagot 2nd Baron Bagot [aged 25] and [his sister-in-law] Emily Fitzroy Baroness Bagot [aged 28] were married.
In 1806 Bishop Richard Bagot [aged 23] and Harriet Villiers [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey and Frances Twysden [aged 52]. They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 17th February 1807 [his brother] William Bagot 2nd Baron Bagot [aged 33] and [his sister-in-law] Louisa Legge Baroness Bagot [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Baroness Bagot of Bagot's Bromley in Staffordshire. She the daughter of George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth [aged 51] and Frances Finch Countess Dartmouth [aged 46]. They were second cousin once removed.
In 1810 [his son] Villiers Bagot died.
On 12th July 1810 [his son] Vice-Admiral Henry Bagot was born to Bishop Richard Bagot [aged 27] and [his wife] Harriet Villiers [aged 22]. He married (1) 17th November 1846 his first cousin Wilhemina Frederica Bagot (2) 9th February 1858 Eleanor Chandos-Pole and had issue.
On 29th November 1810 Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey [aged 42] and [his sister-in-law] Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll [aged 35] were divorced by an act of Parliament as a result of his having had an affair with Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey [aged 29] whose husband Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley [aged 37] also sought a divorce.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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On 29th November 1810, a month after her divorce, George William Campbell 6th Duke Argyll [aged 42] and [his sister-in-law] Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll [aged 35] were married at Canongate Kirk. She by marriage Duchess Argyll. She the daughter of George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey and [his mother-in-law] Frances Twysden [aged 57]. He the son of John Campbell 5th Duke Argyll and Elizabeth Gunning Duchess Hamilton and Argyll.
On 11th February 1812 [his son] Reverend Charles Walter Bagot was born to Bishop Richard Bagot [aged 29] and [his wife] Harriet Villiers [aged 24].
On 26th July 1816 [his daughter] Harriet Bagot was born to Bishop Richard Bagot [aged 33] and [his wife] Harriet Villiers [aged 28]. She married 18th July 1837 her fourth cousin Charles Thynne, son of Thomas Thynne 2nd Marquess of Bath and Isabella Elizabeth Byng Marchioness Bath, and had issue.
In 1819 [his daughter] Frances Caroline Bagot was born to Bishop Richard Bagot [aged 36] and [his wife] Harriet Villiers [aged 31].
In 1821 [his son] Richard Bagot was born to Bishop Richard Bagot [aged 38] and [his wife] Harriet Villiers [aged 33].
In 1822 Bishop Richard Bagot [aged 39] was appointed Canon Chapel Royal Windsor.
In 1829 Bishop Richard Bagot [aged 46] was appointed Bishop of Oxford.
On 16th June 1835 [his sister-in-law] Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll [aged 60] died.
On 18th July 1837 [his son-in-law] Charles Thynne [aged 24] and Harriet Bagot [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Bishop Richard Bagot [aged 54] and Harriet Villiers [aged 49]. He the son of Thomas Thynne 2nd Marquess of Bath and Isabella Elizabeth Byng Marchioness Bath. They were fourth cousins.
In 1840 [his daughter] Frances Caroline Bagot [aged 21] died.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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In 1840 [his son] Richard Bagot [aged 19] died.
In 1843 [his son-in-law] William Henry Dawnay 7th Viscount Downe [aged 30] and Mary Isabel Bagot were married. She the daughter of Bishop Richard Bagot [aged 60] and Harriet Villiers [aged 55].
In 1845 Bishop Richard Bagot [aged 62] was appointed Bishop of Bath and Wells.
On 17th November 1846 Vice-Admiral Henry Bagot [aged 36] and Wilhemina Frederica Bagot were married. He the son of Bishop Richard Bagot [aged 63] and Harriet Villiers [aged 58]. They were first cousins.
In 1850 [his son-in-law] George Thomas Orlando Bridgeman [aged 26] and Emily Mary Bagot were married. She the daughter of Bishop Richard Bagot [aged 67] and Harriet Villiers [aged 62]. He the son of George Bridgeman 2nd Earl Bradford [aged 60] and Georgina Elizabeth Moncrieffe Countess Bradford.
On or after 7th December 1853 [his daughter] Emily Mary Bagot died.
On 15th May 1854 Bishop Richard Bagot [aged 71] died.
In 1870 [his former wife] Harriet Villiers [aged 82] died.
[his daughter] Mary Isabel Bagot was born to Bishop Richard Bagot and Harriet Villiers. She married 1843 William Henry Dawnay 7th Viscount Downe and had issue.
[his son] Edward Richard Bagot was born to Bishop Richard Bagot and Harriet Villiers.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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[his son] Villiers Bagot was born to Bishop Richard Bagot and Harriet Villiers.
[his daughter] Emily Mary Bagot was born to Bishop Richard Bagot and Harriet Villiers. She married 1850 George Thomas Orlando Bridgeman, son of George Bridgeman 2nd Earl Bradford and Georgina Elizabeth Moncrieffe Countess Bradford, and had issue.
[his son] Frederick Bagot cleric Bagot was born to Bishop Richard Bagot and Harriet Villiers.
[his son] George Bagot was born to Bishop Richard Bagot and Harriet Villiers.
[his son] Louis Francis Bagot was born to Bishop Richard Bagot and Harriet Villiers.
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 25 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 13 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 29 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hervey Bagot 1st Baronet 
13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Bagot 2nd Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Bagot 3rd Baronet 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Bagot 4th Baronet 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Salusbury 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Salusbury
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Salusbury
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Thelwall
GrandFather: Walter Wagstaffe Bagot 5th Baronet 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: William Bagot 1st Baron Bagot 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Legge 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Colonel William Legge
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Walshe
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Legge 1st Baron Dartmouth
Great x 4 Grandfather: Willam Washington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Washington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Villiers 
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Archbold
Great x 2 Grandmother: Barbara Archbold Baroness Dartmouth
GrandMother: Barbara Legge Baroness Bagot 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Bell 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 1st Earl Aylesford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Daniel Harvey
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harvey Baroness Finch
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Finch Countess Dartmouth 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Caleb Banks of Maidstone in Kent
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Banks 1st Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Dann
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Banks Countess Aylesford
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Dethick
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dethick
Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Travers
Bishop Richard Bagot 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John St John 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Hungerford 
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter St John 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Leighton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Leighton
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry St John 1st Viscount St John 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Oliver St John 11 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Oliver St John 12 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Bulkeley
Great x 2 Grandmother: Johanna St John Baroness St John Lydiard Tregoze 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
GrandFather: John St John 2nd Viscount St John 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Claude Pellissary
Great x 1 Grandmother: Angelica Magdalena Pellissary Viscountess St John
Mother: Elizabeth St John Baroness Bagot 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Furnese 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Furnese 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Brough of St Lawrence Jewry
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Brough
GrandMother: Anne Furnese
Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Balam
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Balam