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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Baron Suffield is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronies of England.
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1786. Harbord Morden aka Harbord 1st Baron Suffield (age 51) created.
4th February 1810. Son William Assheton Harbord 2nd Baron Suffield (age 43) succeeded.
1st August 1821. Brother Edward Harbord 3rd Baron Suffield (age 39) succeeded.
July 1835. Son Edward Harbord 4th Baron Suffield (age 22) succeeded.
1853. Half Brother Charles Harbord 5th Baron Suffield (age 22) succeeded.
9th April 1914. Son Charles Harbord 6th Baron Suffield (age 58) succeeded.
10th January 1924. Son Victor Alexander Charles Harbord 7th Baron Suffield (age 27) succeeded.
1943. Brother John Harbord 8th Baron Suffield (age 35) succeeded.
23rd June 1945. First Cousin Once Removed Geoffrey Walter Harbord 9th Baron Suffield (age 83) succeeded.
23rd May 1946. First Cousin Richard Morden Harbord 10th Baron Suffield (age 80) succeeded.
2nd February 1951. Son Anthony Philip Harbord-Hamond 11th Baron Suffield (age 28) succeeded.
8th December 2011. Son Charles Anthony Assheton Harbord-Hamond 12th Baron Suffield (age 58) succeeded.
15th January 2016. Brother John Edward Richard Harbord-Hamond 13th Baron Suffield (age 59) succeeded.
In 1786 Harbord Morden aka Harbord 1st Baron Suffield (age 51) was created 1st Baron Suffield. Mary Assheton Baroness Suffield by marriage Baroness Suffield.
On 4th February 1810 Harbord Morden aka Harbord 1st Baron Suffield (age 76) died. His son William (age 43) succeeded 2nd Baron Suffield, 3rd Baronet Harbord of Suffield in Norfolk. Caroline Hobart Baroness Suffield by marriage Baroness Suffield.
On 1st August 1821 William Assheton Harbord 2nd Baron Suffield (age 54) died. His brother Edward (age 39) succeeded 3rd Baron Suffield, 4th Baronet Harbord of Suffield in Norfolk. Georgiana Venables-Vernon Baroness Suffield (age 35) by marriage Baroness Suffield.
In 12th September 1826 Edward Harbord 3rd Baron Suffield (age 44) and Emily Harriey Shirley Baroness Suffield were married. She by marriage Baroness Suffield.
In July 1835 Edward Harbord 3rd Baron Suffield (age 53) died at Vernon House Park Place after a fall from his horse on Constitution Hill. His son Edward (age 22) succeeded 4th Baron Suffield, 5th Baronet Harbord of Suffield in Norfolk.
In 1853 Edward Harbord 4th Baron Suffield (age 40) died. His half brother Charles (age 22) succeeded 5th Baron Suffield, 6th Baronet Harbord of Suffield in Norfolk.
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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On 4th May 1854 Charles Harbord 5th Baron Suffield (age 24) and Cecilia Annetta Baring Baroness Suffield (age 20) were married. She by marriage Baroness Suffield.
On 9th April 1914 Charles Harbord 5th Baron Suffield (age 84) died. His son Charles (age 58) succeeded 6th Baron Suffield, 7th Baronet Harbord of Suffield in Norfolk.
On 10th January 1924 Charles Harbord 6th Baron Suffield (age 68) died. His son Victor (age 27) succeeded 7th Baron Suffield, 8th Baronet Harbord of Suffield in Norfolk.
In 1943 Victor Alexander Charles Harbord 7th Baron Suffield (age 46) died without issue. His brother John (age 35) succeeded 8th Baron Suffield, 9th Baronet Harbord of Suffield in Norfolk.
On 23rd June 1945 John Harbord 8th Baron Suffield (age 37) died unmarried. His first cousin once removed Geoffrey (age 83) succeeded 9th Baron Suffield, 10th Baronet Harbord of Suffield in Norfolk.
On 23rd May 1946 Geoffrey Walter Harbord 9th Baron Suffield (age 84) died. His first cousin Richard (age 80) succeeded 10th Baron Suffield, 11th Baronet Harbord of Suffield in Norfolk.
On 2nd February 1951 Richard Morden Harbord 10th Baron Suffield (age 85) died. His son Anthony (age 28) succeeded 11th Baron Suffield, 12th Baronet Harbord-Hamond of Suffield in Norfolk.
On 8th December 2011 Anthony Philip Harbord-Hamond 11th Baron Suffield (age 89) died. His son Charles (age 58) succeeded 12th Baron Suffield, 13th Baronet Harbord-Hamond of Suffield in Norfolk.
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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On 15th January 2016 Charles Anthony Assheton Harbord-Hamond 12th Baron Suffield (age 62) died. His brother John (age 59) succeeded 13th Baron Suffield, 14th Baronet Harbord-Hamond of Suffield in Norfolk.