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: Frankland
In or before 1716 [his father] Henry Frankland (age 25) and [his mother] Mary Cross were married.
On 26th June 1718 Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet was born to [his father] Henry Frankland (age 28) and [his mother] Mary Cross.
Before 1738 [his father] Henry Frankland (age 47) was appointed President Bengal.
In 1738 [his father] Henry Frankland (age 48) died.
In May 1743 Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet (age 24) and Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby were married. The had three sons and seven daughters.
In 1747 Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet (age 28) was elected MP Thirsk.
In September 1750 [his son] Thomas Frankland 6th Baronet was born to Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet (age 32) and [his wife] Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby. He married 7th March 1775 his third cousin Dorothy Smelt Lady Thirkleby and had issue.
In 1768 [his brother] Charles Frankland 4th Baronet (age 52) died. His brother Thomas (age 49) succeeded 5th Baronet Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire. [his wife] Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby by marriage Lady Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.
On 7th March 1775 [his son] Thomas Frankland 6th Baronet (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Dorothy Smelt Lady Thirkleby (age 25) were married. They were third cousins.
On 14th October 1783 [his mother] Mary Cross died.
After 1784. All Saints Church, Thirkleby, North Yorkshire [Map]. Memorial to Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet (age 65).
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 21st November 1784 Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet (age 66) died at Bath, Somerset [Map]. His son Thomas (age 34) succeeded 6th Baronet Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire. [his daughter-in-law] Dorothy Smelt Lady Thirkleby (age 34) by marriage Lady Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.
In 1808 [his former wife] Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby died.
[his son] William Frankland was born to Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet and Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby.
[his daughter] Grace Frankland was born to Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet and Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby.
[his daughter] Charlotte Frankland was born to Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet and Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby.
[his daughter] Dinah Frankland was born to Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet and Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby.
[his daughter] Anne Frankland was born to Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet and Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby.
[his daughter] Mary Frankland was born to Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet and Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby.
[his son] Roger Frankland was born to Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet and Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby. He married before 1793 Catherine Colville and had issue.
[his daughter] Catharine Frankland was born to Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet and Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 28 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Frankland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Frankland of Thirkelby in Yorkshire
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Frankland 1st Baronet
GrandFather: Thomas Frankland 2nd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Belasyse 1st Baronet 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Belasyse 1st Viscount Fauconberg 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ursula Fairfax
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Belasyse 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Cholmley 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara Cholmley 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Babthorpe 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Arabella Belasyse Lady Thirkleby 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Barton of Smithells in Lancashire
Great x 2 Grandmother: Grace Barton
Father: Henry Frankland 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Russell 1st Baronet 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Russell 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gerard
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Russell 3rd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Wheatley
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Wheatley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Smallpage
GrandMother: Elizabeth Russell Lady Thirkleby 19 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Cromwell aka Williams 
15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Cromwell 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Warren
Great x 2 Grandfather: Oliver Cromwell 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Steward
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Steward
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Cromwell Baroness Russell 18 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Bourchier 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bourchier
Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Mother: Mary Cross