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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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Paternal Family Tree: Wray
Maternal Family Tree: Grisilla Bethell Lady Glentworth 1589-1653
In September 1607 [his father] John Wray 2nd Baronet (age 20) and [his mother] Grisilla Bethell Lady Glentworth (age 18) were married.
On 21st September 1619 John Wray 3rd Baronet was born to John Wray 2nd Baronet (age 32) and Grisilla Bethell Lady Glentworth (age 30).
Around April 1635 John Wray 3rd Baronet (age 15) was educated at Magdalene College aka Buckingham, Cambridge University.
In 1636 John Wray 3rd Baronet (age 16) was awarded Master of Arts: Cambridge University.
Before 1646 Simonds D'Ewes 1st Baronet (age 43) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Willoughby Lady D'Ewes and Glentworth (age 20) were married. She by marriage Lady D'Ewes of Stowlangtoft Hall. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
On 23rd January 1652 John Wray 3rd Baronet (age 32) and Elizabeth Willoughby Lady D'Ewes and Glentworth (age 27) were married. She by marriage Lady Wray of Glentworth in Lincolnshire.
In January 1653 [his mother] Grisilla Bethell Lady Glentworth (age 64) died.
In 1654 John Wray 3rd Baronet (age 34) was elected MP Lincolnshire during the First Protectorate Parliament.
On 3rd November 1655 [his wife] Elizabeth Willoughby Lady D'Ewes and Glentworth (age 30) died.
On 31st December 1655 [his father] John Wray 2nd Baronet (age 69) died. His son John (age 36) succeeded 3rd Baronet Wray of Glentworth in Lincolnshire.
Before 26th September 1662 John Wray 3rd Baronet (age 43) and Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton (age 20) were married. She by marriage Lady Wray of Glentworth in Lincolnshire. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
Before 26th September 1662 [his son] John Wray was born to John Wray 3rd Baronet (age 43) and [his wife] Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton (age 20).
Before 23rd December 1662 [his son] John Wray died. John Wray was buried at St Michael's Church, Glentworth [Map].
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Before 27th February 1663 [his daughter] Elizabeth Wray was born to John Wray 3rd Baronet (age 43) and [his wife] Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton (age 21). On 27th February 1663 Elizabeth Wray was baptised.
On 29th October 1664 John Wray 3rd Baronet (age 45) died. He was buried at St Michael's Church, Glentworth [Map]. His brother [his brother] Christoper (age 43) succeeded 4th Baronet Wray of Glentworth in Lincolnshire.
Around 1665 Thomas Fanshawe 2nd Viscount Fanshawe (age 33) and [his former wife] Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton (age 23) were married.
After 1674 George Saunderson 5th Viscount Castleton (age 42) and [his former wife] Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton (age 32) were married. His second wife, her third husband. She by marriage Viscountess Castleton.
In 1717 [his former wife] Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton (age 75) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Wray
Great x 1 Grandfather: Christopher Wray
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Jackson
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Jackson
GrandFather: William Wray 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Girlington
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Girlington
Father: John Wray 2nd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ladde Montagu 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Dudley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Dudley
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Roper
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Roper of Well Hall
Great x 2 Grandmother: Helen Roper
GrandMother: Lucy Montagu 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Harrington
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Alexander Harrington
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Harrington
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Moton of Peckleton in Leicestershire
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Moton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Sidney
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Sidney
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Brandon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Pakenham
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Pakenham
John Wray 3rd Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Bethell
GrandFather: Hugh Bethell
Mother: Grisilla Bethell Lady Glentworth