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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: Green of Wakefield
On 4th March 1831 Edward Green 1st Baronet was born.
In 1859 Edward Green 1st Baronet (age 27) and Mary Lycett Lady Green (age 24) were married.
On 25th May 1860 [his son] Edward Lycett Green 2nd Baronet was born to Edward Green 1st Baronet (age 29) and [his wife] Mary Lycett Lady Green (age 25). He married 23rd April 1885 Ethel Mary Wilson Lady Green and had issue.
In 1874 Edward Green 1st Baronet (age 42) was elected MP Wakefield but was unseated on petition.
On 23rd April 1885 [his son] Edward Lycett Green 2nd Baronet (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Ethel Mary Wilson Lady Green (age 20) were married.
In July 1885 Edward Green 1st Baronet (age 54) was elected MP Wakefield which seat he held until 1892.
On 5th March 1886 Edward Green 1st Baronet (age 55) was created 1st Baronet Green of Wakefield in Yorkshire and of Ken Hill in Norfolk. [his wife] Mary Lycett Lady Green (age 51) by marriage Lady Green of Wakefield in Yorkshire and of Ken Hill in Norfolk.
On 7th November 1902 [his wife] Mary Lycett Lady Green (age 67) died.
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 30th March 1923 Edward Green 1st Baronet (age 92) died. His son Edward (age 62) succeeded 2nd Baronet Green of Wakefield in Yorkshire and of Ken Hill in Norfolk. [his daughter-in-law] Ethel Mary Wilson Lady Green (age 58) by marriage Lady Green of Wakefield in Yorkshire and of Ken Hill in Norfolk.