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: Brudenell
Before 1585 Edmund Brudenell and Agnes Bussy were married.
In 1521 Edmund Brudenell was born to [his father] Thomas Brudenell [aged 24].
Around 14th March 1548 [his father] Thomas Brudenell [aged 51] died.
On 12th August 1566 Edmund Brudenell [aged 45] received Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [aged 32] at Deene Park, Northamptonshire [Map].
In 1569 Edmund Brudenell [aged 48] was given the family crest of a seahorse.
Before 1585. Unknown Painter. Portrait of Edmund Brudenell [aged 63].
In 1585 Edmund Brudenell [aged 64] died.
Adeline Horsey Recollections. [his father] Sir Thomas, who was a hospitable and generous man, died in 1549, and Deene [Map] passed to his son Edmund, who married Agnes Bussey, a member of the great Lincolnshire family. Sir Edmund Brudenell carried out extensive building operations at Deene, and the numerous initials of E. and A. and the many shields with the Brudenell and Bussey arms show that he considered his alliance with their family an important one. Camden mentions that Sir Edmund had literary and antiquarian tastes, which were also possessed by his nephew Thomas, who succeeded to the estates in 1606. He also built largely, but the great Tower was not finished until about 1628. Sir Thomas was a staunch cavalier, who raised soldiers for the King's garrisons, and he was made a Baron by Charles I. After the Royal cause was lost he suffered the penalty of his loyalty and was imprisoned in the Tower [Map] for twenty years. The brave old cavalier kept a most interesting diary during his imprisonment, which is still preserved in the library at Deene; it consists of about 30 or 40 volumes of MS., which give interesting details of his confinement and the principal events of the time.
GrandFather: Robert Brudenell 
Father: Thomas Brudenell
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Entwhistle
GrandMother: Margaret Entwhistle