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 Thanet is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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5th August 1628. Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet [aged 50] created.
1st July 1631. Son John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet [aged 22] succeeded.
7th May 1664. Son Nicholas Tufton 3rd Earl of Thanet [aged 32] succeeded.
24th November 1679. Brother John Tufton 4th Earl of Thanet [aged 41] succeeded.
1680. Brother Richard Tufton 5th Earl of Thanet [aged 39] succeeded.
8th March 1684. Brother Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet [aged 39] succeeded.
30th July 1729. Nephew Sackville Tufton 7th Earl of Thanet [aged 41] succeeded.
4th December 1753. Son Sackville Tufton 8th Earl of Thanet [aged 20] succeeded.
1786. Son Sackville Tufton 9th Earl of Thanet [aged 16] succeeded.
24th January 1825. Brother Charles Tufton 10th Earl of Thanet [aged 54] succeeded.
20th April 1832. Brother Henry Tufton 11th Earl of Thanet [aged 57] succeeded.
12th June 1849. Henry Tufton 11th Earl of Thanet extinct.
On 5th August 1628 Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet [aged 50] was created 1st Earl of Thanet. Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet [aged 47] by marriage Countess of Thanet.
On 1st July 1631 Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet [aged 53] died at Sapcote, Leicestershire [Map]. His son John [aged 22] succeeded 2nd Earl of Thanet, 2nd Baron Tufton, 3rd Baronet Tufton of Hothfield. Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet [aged 16] by marriage Countess of Thanet.
On 11th April 1664 Nicholas Tufton 3rd Earl of Thanet [aged 32] and Elizabeth Boyle Countess Isle Thanet were married. She by marriage Countess of Thanet. She the daughter of Richard Boyle 2nd Earl Cork 1st Earl Burlington [aged 51] and Elizabeth Clifford Countess Burlington [aged 50]. He the son of John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet [aged 55] and Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet [aged 49]. They were third cousins.
On 7th May 1664 John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet [aged 55] died. His son Nicholas [aged 32] succeeded 3rd Earl of Thanet, 3rd Baron Tufton, 15th Baron de Clifford, 4th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.
On 24th November 1679 Nicholas Tufton 3rd Earl of Thanet [aged 48] died. His brother John [aged 41] succeeded 4th Earl of Thanet, 4th Baron Tufton, 16th Baron de Clifford, 5th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.
In 1680 John Tufton 4th Earl of Thanet [aged 42] died. His brother Richard [aged 39] succeeded 5th Earl of Thanet, 5th Baron Tufton, 17th Baron de Clifford, 6th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.
On 8th March 1684 Richard Tufton 5th Earl of Thanet [aged 43] died. His brother Thomas [aged 39] succeeded 6th Earl of Thanet, 6th Baron Tufton, 18th Baron de Clifford, 7th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.
On 14th August 1684 Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet [aged 39] and Catherine Cavendish Countess Isle Thanet [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Countess of Thanet. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne [aged 54] and Frances Pierrepont Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne [aged 53]. He the son of John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet and Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet. They were fifth cousin once removed.
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 30th July 1729 Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet [aged 84] died. Baron de Clifford abeyant. His nephew Sackville [aged 41] succeeded 7th Earl of Thanet, 7th Baron Tufton, 8th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield. Mary Savile Countess Isle Thanet by marriage Countess of Thanet.
On 4th December 1753 Sackville Tufton 7th Earl of Thanet [aged 65] died. His son Sackville [aged 20] succeeded 8th Earl of Thanet, 8th Baron Tufton, 9th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.
In 1767 Sackville Tufton 8th Earl of Thanet [aged 34] and Mary Sackville Countess Thanet [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess of Thanet. He the son of Sackville Tufton 7th Earl of Thanet. They were fourth cousin once removed.
In 1786 Sackville Tufton 8th Earl of Thanet [aged 53] died. His son Sackville [aged 16] succeeded 9th Earl of Thanet, 9th Baron Tufton, 10th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.
On 24th January 1825 Sackville Tufton 9th Earl of Thanet [aged 55] died at Chalons, without issue. His brother Charles [aged 54] succeeded 10th Earl of Thanet, 10th Baron Tufton, 11th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.
On 20th April 1832 Charles Tufton 10th Earl of Thanet [aged 61] died. His brother Henry [aged 57] succeeded 11th Earl of Thanet, 11th Baron Tufton, 12th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.
On 12th June 1849 Henry Tufton 11th Earl of Thanet [aged 74] died unmarried. Earl of Thanet, Baron Tufton and Baronet Tufton of Hothfield extinct.