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: Camoys
Thomas Camoys 1st Baron Camoys and Elizabeth Louches Baroness Camoys were married.
Before 1351 [his father] John Camoys [age 30] and [his mother] Elizabeth Latimer were married.
Around 1351 Thomas Camoys 1st Baron Camoys was born to [his father] John Camoys [age 31] and [his mother] Elizabeth Latimer at Trotton.
On 11th April 1372 [his uncle] Thomas Camoys 2nd Baron Camoys [age 62] died. Baron Camoys extinct. It isn't clear why the barony became extinct since his half-brother Thomas Camoys 1st Baron Camoys [age 21] should have succeeded. He, Thomas, was summoned to Parliament in 1383 as Baron Camoys of the second creation.
In 1383 [his father] John Camoys [age 63] died.
In 1383 Thomas Camoys 1st Baron Camoys [age 32] was created 1st Baron Camoys. Elizabeth Louches Baroness Camoys by marriage Baroness Camoys.
Before 1393 Henry "Hotspur" Percy [age 28] and [his future wife] Elizabeth Mortimer Baroness Camoys [age 21] were married. She the daughter of Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl of Ulster and Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 2nd Countess Ulster. He the son of Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland [age 51] and Margaret Neville. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
After 7th January 1400. The names of the lords who were present at the said declaration are as follows:
Henry, prince of Wales [age 13].
Edmund, duke of York [age 58].
Edward, earl of Rutland [age 27].
Thomas, earl of Arundel [age 18].
John, earl of Somerset [age 27].
Edmund, earl of Stafford [age 21].
Henry, earl of Northumberland [age 58].
Ralph, earl of Westmorland [age 36].
Thomas, earl of Worcester [age 57].
Michael, earl of Suffolk [age 39].
Richard, Lord Grey of Codnor [age 29].
Thomas, Lord Berkeley [age 48].
John, Lord Charlton.
Reginald, Lord Grey of Ruthin [age 38].
Thomas, Lord Camoys [age 49].
Thomas, Lord Furnivall [age 38].
Robert, Lord Scales [age 28].
John, Lord Beaumont.
William, Lord Willoughby [age 30].
Hugh, Lord Burnell [age 53].
William, Lord Ferrers of Groby [age 27].
William, Lord Bergavenny [age 57].
John, Lord Lovell [age 59].
Robert, Lord Harrington [age 44].
Richard Lescrope [age 73].
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After 21st July 1403 Thomas Camoys 1st Baron Camoys [age 52] and Elizabeth Mortimer Baroness Camoys [age 32] were married. She by marriage Baroness Camoys. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl of Ulster and Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 2nd Countess Ulster. They were half second cousin twice removed. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
After 21st July 1403 [his son] Roger Camoys was born to Thomas Camoys 1st Baron Camoys [age 52] and [his wife] Elizabeth Mortimer Baroness Camoys [age 32]. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England.
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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Around 1404 John Clifford 7th Baron Clifford [age 15] and [his step-daughter] Elizabeth Percy Countess of Westmoreland [age 9] were married. She by marriage Baroness de Clifford. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 31st July 1415, when King Henry V of England [age 28] was in Portchester Castle, Hampshire [Map] preparing to invade France, Edmund Mortimer 5th Earl March 7th Earl of Ulster [age 23] revealed the Southampton Plot to him. Henry Scrope 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham [age 42], Thomas Grey of Werke and Heaton [age 30], and Richard of Conisbrough 1st Earl Cambridge [age 30] were intending to replace King Henry V of England with Edmund Mortimer 5th Earl March 7th Earl of Ulster as King of England based on Edmund Mortimer 5th Earl March 7th Earl of Ulster having a better claim to the throne being descended from Edward III's second son Lionel of Antwerp 1st Duke of Clarence whereas King Henry V of England was descended from the third son John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster.
Robert Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby [age 30], Richard de Vere 11th Earl of Oxford [age 29], Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury [age 27] and Thomas Camoys 1st Baron Camoys [age 64] sat in judgement.
On 25th October 1415 King Henry V of England [age 29] defeated a French army at the Battle of Agincourt.
The battle is described by three Chroniclers who were present:
Jean de Waurin: "1, the author of this work, know the truth of the matter, for in that assembly I was among the French".
Jean le Fevre de St Remy: "I who write this, seated on a horse among the baggage at the rear of the battle, along with the other priests who were present".
The anonymous author of the Gesta Henrici Quinti i.e. Deeds of Henry V: "while I was on the other side with the English".
Thomas Camoys 1st Baron Camoys [age 64] commanded the Rearguard. Richard de Vere 11th Earl of Oxford [age 30] commanded. Humphrey Lancaster 1st Duke Gloucester [age 25] was wounded, and was protected by his brother King Henry V of England.
Edward 2nd Duke of York 1st Duke Albemarle [age 42], commander of the Vanguard, was killed; the most senior English casualty. Duke Albemarle, Earl of Rutland and Earl Cork extinct. His nephew Richard [age 4] succeeded 3rd Duke York and inherited his estates including Conisbrough Castle [Map].
John Fortescue [age 35], Dafydd Gam Brecon [age 35] and Edward Burnell [age 44] and Roger Vaughan of Bredwardine [age 38] were killed.
Michael de la Pole 3rd Earl Suffolk [age 21] was killed. His brother William [age 19] succeeded 4th Earl Suffolk, 4th Baron Pole.
In 1416 [his step-son] Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland [age 22] was restored 2nd Earl of Northumberland, 5th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 13th Baron Percy of Topcliffe.
On 23rd April 1416 Thomas Camoys 1st Baron Camoys [age 65] was appointed 122nd Knight of the Garter by King Henry V of England [age 29].
On 20th April 1417 [his wife] Elizabeth Mortimer Baroness Camoys [age 46] died. She was buried at St George's Church Trotton.
On 28th March 1421 Thomas Camoys 1st Baron Camoys [age 70] died. He was buried at St George's Church Trotton. His grandson Hugh [age 8] succeeded 2nd Baron Camoys.
[his daughter] Alice Camoys was born to Thomas Camoys 1st Baron Camoys and Elizabeth Louches Baroness Camoys. She married before 1423 Leonard Hastings and had issue.
[his son] Richard Camoys was born to Thomas Camoys 1st Baron Camoys and Elizabeth Louches Baroness Camoys.
Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 15 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 13 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 15 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
GrandFather: Ralph Camoys 1st Baron Camoys
Father: John Camoys 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Despencer 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Despencer
Great x 4 Grandmother: Recuara Harcourt 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Despencer
Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alan Basset 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Basset 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aline Fitzrobert 
Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Aline Basset 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Matthew Reginar
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hawise Reginar
GrandMother: Elizabeth Despencer Baroness Camoys 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Beauchamp 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Beauchamp
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Mortimer 
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Beauchamp 9th Earl Warwick
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Maudit
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Maudit
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Beaumont 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella Beauchamp
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fitzgeoffrey
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aveline Clare Countess Essex
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Fitzjohn Countess Warwick
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Bigod
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey 
Thomas Camoys 1st Baron Camoys 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Latimer
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Latimer of Corby
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Latimer 1st Baron Latimer of Corby
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Latimer 2nd Baron Latimer of Corby
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Ledet
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alicia Ledet Baroness Latimer Corby
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Lisle 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ermentrude Lisle
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Fitzgerald 
GrandFather: William Latimer 3rd Baron Latimer of Corby
Mother: Elizabeth Latimer
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Botetort 1st Baron Botetort
GrandMother: Elizabeth Botetort Baroness Latimer Corby
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Fitzotes
Great x 1 Grandmother: Matilda Fitzotes Baroness Botetort