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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Earl of Scarborough is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
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15th April 1690. Richard Lumley 1st Earl Scarborough [aged 40] created. See Invitation to William of Orange from the Immortal Seven.
17th December 1721. Son Richard Lumley 2nd Earl Scarborough [aged 35] succeeded.
29th January 1740. Brother Thomas Lumley-Saunderson 3rd Earl Scarborough [aged 49] succeeded.
15th March 1752. Son Richard Lumley-Saunderson 4th Earl Scarborough [aged 26] succeeded.
12th May 1782. Son George Lumley-Saunderson 5th Earl Scarborough [aged 28] succeeded.
5th September 1807. Brother Richard Lumley-Saunderson 6th Earl Scarborough [aged 50] succeeded.
17th June 1832. Brother John Lumley-Savile 7th Earl Scarborough [aged 71] succeeded.
21st February 1835. Son John Lumley-Savile 8th Earl Scarborough [aged 46] succeeded.
29th October 1856. First Cousin Once Removed Richard Lumley 9th Earl Scarborough [aged 43] succeeded.
5th December 1884. Son Aldred Beresford Lumley 10th Earl Scarborough [aged 27] succeeded.
4th March 1945. Nephew Roger Lumley 11th Earl of Scarbrough [aged 48] succeeded.
29th June 1969. Son Richard Lumley 12th Earl of Scarbrough [aged 36] succeeded.
23rd March 2004. Son Richard Lumley 13th Earl of Scarbrough [aged 30] succeeded.
On 15th April 1690 Richard Lumley [aged 40] was created Earl of Scarborough by King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland [aged 39] in recognition of his support of the Glorious Revolution he having been one of the signatories of the Invitation to William of Orange from the Immortal Seven. Frances Jones [aged 23] by marriage Countess of Scarborough.
On 17th December 1721 Richard Lumley 1st Earl Scarborough [aged 71] died of apoplexy at Gerard Street, Soho. His son Richard [aged 35] succeeded 2nd Earl of Scarborough, 3rd Viscount Lumley, 2nd Baron Lumley.
On 29th January 1740 Richard Lumley 2nd Earl Scarborough [aged 53] committed suicide by shooting himself through the roof of the mouth possibly as a result of his having told the Dowager Duchess of Manchester [aged 34], who he had intended to marry the following day, a state secret which she then shared with her grandmother Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough [aged 79] who shared it with William Pulteney 1st Earl Bath [aged 55] who shared it with everyone else. His brother Thomas [aged 49] succeeded 3rd Earl of Scarborough, 4th Viscount Lumley, 3rd Baron Lumley. Frances Hamilton Countess Scarborough by marriage Countess of Scarborough. He left his estates to his youngest brother James Lumley [aged 34].
On 4th February 1740 Richard Lumley 2nd Earl Scarborough was buried at the Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair.
On 15th March 1752 Thomas Lumley-Saunderson 3rd Earl Scarborough [aged 61] died. His son Richard [aged 26] succeeded 4th Earl of Scarborough, 5th Viscount Lumley, 4th Baron Lumley.
Before 1753 Richard Lumley-Saunderson 4th Earl Scarborough [aged 27] and Barbara Savile Countess Scarborough were married. She by marriage Countess of Scarborough. He the son of Thomas Lumley-Saunderson 3rd Earl Scarborough and Frances Hamilton Countess Scarborough.
On 12th May 1782 Richard Lumley-Saunderson 4th Earl Scarborough [aged 57] died. His son George [aged 28] succeeded 5th Earl of Scarborough, 6th Viscount Lumley, 5th Baron Lumley.
On 5th September 1807 George Lumley-Saunderson 5th Earl Scarborough [aged 53] died. His brother Richard [aged 50] succeeded 6th Earl of Scarborough, 7th Viscount Lumley, 6th Baron Lumley. Henrietta Willoughby Viscountess Lumley by marriage Viscountess Lumley.
On 17th June 1832 Richard Lumley-Saunderson 6th Earl Scarborough [aged 75] died. His brother John [aged 71] succeeded 7th Earl of Scarborough, 8th Viscount Lumley, 7th Baron Lumley. Anna Maria Herring Viscountess Lumley by marriage Viscountess Lumley.
On 21st February 1835 John Lumley-Savile 7th Earl Scarborough [aged 74] died. His son John [aged 46] succeeded 8th Earl of Scarborough, 9th Viscount Lumley, 8th Baron Lumley.
In October 1846 Richard Lumley 9th Earl Scarborough [aged 33] and Adeliza Drummond Countess Scarborough were married. She by marriage Countess of Scarborough.
On 29th October 1856 John Lumley-Savile 8th Earl Scarborough [aged 68] died. His first cousin once removed Richard [aged 43] succeeded 9th Earl of Scarborough, 10th Viscount Lumley, 9th Baron Lumley.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 5th December 1884 Richard Lumley 9th Earl Scarborough [aged 71] died. His son Aldred [aged 27] succeeded 10th Earl of Scarborough, 11th Viscount Lumley, 10th Baron Lumley.
On 8th April 1899 Aldred Beresford Lumley 10th Earl Scarborough [aged 41] and Lucy Cecilia Dunn-Garnder Countess Scarborough were married at Christ Church, Mayfair. She by marriage Countess of Scarborough. He the son of Richard Lumley 9th Earl Scarborough and Adeliza Drummond Countess Scarborough.
On 4th March 1945 Aldred Beresford Lumley 10th Earl Scarborough [aged 87] died. His nephew Roger [aged 48] succeeded 11th Earl of Scarborough, 12th Viscount Lumley, 11th Baron Lumley. Katherine Isobel McEwen Countess Scarborough [aged 45] by marriage Countess of Scarborough.
On 29th June 1969 Roger Lumley 11th Earl of Scarbrough [aged 72] died. His son Richard [aged 36] succeeded 12th Earl of Scarborough, 13th Viscount Lumley, 12th Baron Lumley.
In 1970 Richard Lumley 12th Earl of Scarbrough [aged 37] and Elizabeth Anne Ramsay Countess Scarborough [aged 28] were married. She by marriage Countess of Scarborough. He the son of Roger Lumley 11th Earl of Scarbrough and Katherine Isobel McEwen Countess Scarborough [aged 70].
On 23rd March 2004 Richard Lumley 12th Earl of Scarbrough [aged 71] died. His son Richard [aged 30] succeeded 13th Earl of Scarborough, 14th Viscount Lumley, 13th Baron Lumley.