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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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Cwm Fforest Long Barrow is in Talgarth, Breconshire [Map], Prehistoric Wales Neolithic Burials.
Long Barrows of the Cotswolds. Cwm Fforest [Map]
Brecknockshire, 29 S.W. Parish of Talgarth. 10 a*
Latitude 51° 57' 25". Longitude 3° ii' 20". Height above O.D., 900 feet.
This burial-chamber in a long mound was discovered on August 17th, 1924 by Dr. Mortimer Wheeler and myself. We made enquiries at Ty-isaf, since I had been told by Mr. Evan Morgan of Brecon that an undiscovered burial-chamber existed somewhere hereabouts. We were unable to locate it at first, though actually we passed within a few feet of it at one time. We were shown it by the occupier of Ty-isaf. The burial-chamber is hidden in a dense thicket of brambles and young saplings. It stands on the western edge of the steep valley of the Rhian-goll, the chamber being exposed at the south-east end of a mound. A capstone covers the south-eastern end, which is narrower than the rest, and may form a short passage to the chamber itself. The capstone is supported by dry walling which forms also the sides of the chamber proper. There are no upright slabs. There is a steep ditch or gulley parallel to the mound and immediately below it on the south-western side, and some of the stones of which the mound or cairn is formed have fallen into it.
The site is a most unusual one.