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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: Fox of Farley
Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester was appointed Paymaster of the Forces.
On 8th December 1651 [his uncle] Stephen Fox (age 24) and Elizabeth Whittle were married.
On 11th July 1703 [his uncle] Stephen Fox (age 76) and [his mother] Christiana Hope were married.
On 12th September 1704 Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester was born to [his uncle] Stephen Fox (age 77) and [his mother] Christiana Hope.
Around 1714 Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 9) educated at Eton College [Map].
On 28th October 1716 [his uncle] Stephen Fox (age 89) died. He was buried in the Ilchester Chapel of All Saints' Church, Farley which church he had commissioned. His mural monument being Carrara marble aedicule with composite columns carrying segmental pediment. Coloured arms with suspended garlands and lamps over. Gadrooned base on consoles, all on limestone brackets. Inscription in antique French.
On 17th February 1718 [his mother] Christiana Hope died
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Around 1719 Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 14) educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University.
In 1726 Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 21) was elected MP Shaftesbury.
In 1735 Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 30) and Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester (age 13) were married.
In 1744 [his brother] Henry Fox 1st Baron Holland (age 38) and [his sister-in-law] Caroline Lennox 1st Baroness Holland (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Charles Lennox 2nd Duke Richmond (age 42) and Sarah Cadogan Duchess Richmond (age 38).
On 9th August 1747 [his son] Henry Thomas Fox-Strangways 2nd Earl of Ilchester was born to Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 42) and [his wife] Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester (age 25). He married (1) 20th August 1772 Mary Theresa O'Grady Countess of Ilchester and had issue (2) 20th August 1794 Maria Digby Countess Ilchester, daughter of William Digby and Charlotte Cox, and had issue.
On 15th December 1748 [his daughter] Lucy Fox-Strangways was born to Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 44) and [his wife] Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester (age 26). She married 1st October 1771 her first cousin Colonel Stephen Digby and had issue.
On 3rd January 1750 [his daughter] Christian Harriet Fox-Strangways was born to Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 45) and [his wife] Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester (age 28). She married before 13th December 1772 John Dyke Acland, son of John Dyke Acland 7th Baronet and Elizabeth Dyke Lady Acland, and had issue.
In 1756 Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 51) was created 1st Earl Ilchester, 1st Baron Ilchester and Stavordale of Redlynch in Somerset, 1st Baron Strangways of Woodford in Dorset, 1st Baron Ilchester of Ilchester in Somerset. [his wife] Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester (age 34) by marriage Countess Ilchester.
On 27th April 1761 [his son] Charles Fox-Strangways was born to Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 56) and [his wife] Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester (age 39).
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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In 1763 Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 58) was appointed Privy Council.
On 16th April 1763 [his brother] Henry Fox 1st Baron Holland (age 57) was created 1st Baron Holland of Foxley in Wiltshire.
In 1765 Francis Cotes (age 38). Portrait of Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 60).
On 1st October 1771 [his son-in-law] Colonel Stephen Digby (age 29) and [his daughter] Lucy Fox-Strangways (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 67) and [his wife] Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester (age 49). They were first cousins.
On 20th August 1772 [his son] Henry Thomas Fox-Strangways 2nd Earl of Ilchester (age 25) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Theresa O'Grady Countess of Ilchester (age 17) were married. He the son of Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 67) and [his wife] Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester (age 50).
Before 13th December 1772 [his son-in-law] John Dyke Acland (age 26) and [his daughter] Christian Harriet Fox-Strangways (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 68) and [his wife] Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester (age 50).
On 1st July 1774 [his brother] Henry Fox 1st Baron Holland (age 68) died. His son [his nephew] Stephen (age 29) succeeded 2nd Baron Holland of Foxley in Wiltshire.
On 26th September 1776 Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 72) died. His son Henry (age 29) succeeded 2nd Earl Ilchester, 2nd Baron Ilchester and Stavordale of Redlynch in Somerset, 2nd Baron Strangways of Woodford in Dorset, 2nd Baron Ilchester of Ilchester in Somerset. [his daughter-in-law] Mary Theresa O'Grady Countess of Ilchester (age 21) by marriage Countess Ilchester.
On 24th August 1777 [his daughter] Frances Fox-Strangways was born to Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester and [his former wife] Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester (age 55).
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.
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Before 24th November 1792 [his former wife] Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester (age 70) died.
[his daughter] Frances Muriel Fox-Strangways Baroness Adare was born to Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester and Elizabeth Strangways-Horner Countess Ilchester. She married 24th August 1777 Valentine Richard Wyndham-Quin 1st Earl Dunraven and Mount-Earl and had issue.
Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester 
Mother: Christiana Hope