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The History of William Marshal, Earl of Chepstow and Pembroke, Regent of England. Book 1 of 2, Lines 1-10152.

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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Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester 1822-1909

Paternal Family Tree: Roberts aka Coke

On 25th October 1775 [his father] Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 21] and Jane Dutton [aged 21] were married at Sherborne, Gloucestershire.

In 1822 [his father] Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 67] and [his mother] Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester [aged 19] were married. The difference in their ages was 48 years. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle [aged 49] and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle.

On 26th December 1822 Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester was born to Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 68] and Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester [aged 19]. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 9th May 1839 Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford [aged 27] and [his niece] Frances Elizabeth Anson Marchioness Hertford [aged 29] were married.

On 30th June 1842 [his father] Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester [aged 88] died. His son Thomas [aged 19] succeeded 2nd Earl of Leicester.

On 20th April 1843 Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 20] and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. He the son of Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester and Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester [aged 40]. They were half fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1844 [his daughter] Julia Coke Viscountess Powerscourt was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 21] and [his wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester [aged 18]. She married 26th April 1864 her half fifth cousin once removed Mervyn Wingfield 7th Viscount Powerscourt, son of Richard Wingfield 6th Viscount Powerscourt and Elizabeth Frances Jocelyn Viscountess Powerscout, and had issue.

On 22nd July 1844 [his mother] Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester [aged 41] died.

In 1845 [his daughter] Anne Coke was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 22] and [his wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester [aged 19]. She married before 16th January 1876 Major-General Edmund Manningham Manningham-Buller, son of Edward Manningham-Buller 1st Baronet, and had issue.

In 1846 Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 23] was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk.

In 1847 [his daughter] Gertrude Coke was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 24] and [his wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester [aged 21]. She married 5th April 1866 Charles Adolphus Murray 7th Earl Dunmore, son of Alexander Murray 6th Earl Dunmore and Catherine Herbert Countess Dunmore, and had issue.

On 20th July 1848 [his son] Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 25] and [his wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester [aged 23]. He married Alice Emily White Countess Leicester and had issue.

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Chronicles of the Reigns of Edward I and II Volume 2

The Chronicles of the Reigns of Edward I and Edward II, Volume 2, comprising A Sorrowful Commendation on King Edward, the Life of Edward II by a Monk of Bridlington, Life of Edward II by a Monk of Malmesbury and Life of Edward by Thomas de la More, presents a rich collection of medieval English chronicles illuminating the political, military, ecclesiastical and social upheavals of the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. The volume offers contemporary and near-contemporary accounts of the reigns of Edward I and Edward II, a period marked by war with Scotland, conflict between Crown and nobility, disputes over royal government, ecclesiastical tensions, rebellion, deposition and civil violence. Particular attention is given to the struggle surrounding Piers Gaveston, Thomas of Lancaster and the Despensers, as well as the turbulent final years of Edward II and the political circumstances that shaped the early reign of Edward III. These chronicles are especially valuable for their vivid narrative detail. They preserve speeches, political arguments, descriptions of battles and executions, accounts of parliaments and royal councils, reports of diplomatic missions, ecclesiastical controversies, prodigies and natural events, and contemporary judgements on the conduct of kings, magnates and churchmen. Written from differing institutional and regional perspectives, the texts reveal not only what happened but how medieval observers interpreted events, often through ideas of divine judgement, legitimate kingship, loyalty, treason and moral retribution. An important primary-source collection for readers interested in Edward I, Edward II, medieval politics, the Scottish wars, the baronial opposition, the fall of Edward II, church history and fourteenth-century England, Volume 2 provides an indispensable window into one of the most turbulent periods of the English Middle Ages.

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In 1849 [his daughter] Mary Coke Countess Dartmouth was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 26] and [his wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester [aged 23]. She married 18th December 1879 her half fifth cousin William Legge 6th Earl Dartmouth, son of William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth and Augusta Finch Countess Dartmouth, and had issue.

In 1851 [his daughter] Winifred Coke Countess of Leitrim was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 28] and [his wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester [aged 25]. She married 2nd September 1873 Robert Bermingham Clements 4th Earl of Leitrim and had issue.

On 24th April 1852 [his daughter] Margaret Coke Baroness Belper was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 29] and [his wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester [aged 26]. She married 2nd May 1874 Henry Strutt 2nd Baron Belper, son of Edward Strutt 1st Baron Belper and Amelia Harriet Otter Baroness Belper, and had issue.

In 1854 [his daughter] Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 31] and [his wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester [aged 28]. She married 5th November 1878 her half first cousin twice removed Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield, son of Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield and Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield, and had issue.

On 20th November 1855 [his son] Wenman Coke was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 32] and [his wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester [aged 30].

On 26th April 1864 [his son-in-law] Mervyn Wingfield 7th Viscount Powerscourt [aged 27] and Julia Coke Viscountess Powerscourt [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Viscountess Powerscourt. She the daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 41] and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester [aged 38]. They were half fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 5th April 1866 [his son-in-law] Charles Adolphus Murray 7th Earl Dunmore [aged 25] and Gertrude Coke [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 43] and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester [aged 40]. He the son of Alexander Murray 6th Earl Dunmore and Catherine Herbert Countess Dunmore [aged 51].

On 21st April 1870 [his wife] Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester [aged 44] died. Memorial at St Withburga's Church, Holkham [Map] sculpted by Joseph Boehm [aged 35].

Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester: On 3rd June 1825 she was born to Samuel Charles Whitbread and Julia Brand. On 20th April 1843 Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester and she were married. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. He the son of Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester and Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester. They were half fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1873 Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 50] was appointed 765th Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [aged 53].

On 2nd September 1873 [his son-in-law] Robert Bermingham Clements 4th Earl of Leitrim [aged 26] and Winifred Coke Countess of Leitrim [aged 22] were married at Walsingha, possibly Walsingham Priory [Map]. She the daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 50] and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester.

On 2nd May 1874 [his son-in-law] Henry Strutt 2nd Baron Belper [aged 33] and Margaret Coke Baroness Belper [aged 22] were married at Holkham, Norfolk. She the daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 51] and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester.

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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 26th August 1875 Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 52] and Georgina Caroline Cavendish Countess Leicester [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. The difference in their ages was 29 years. He the son of Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester and Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester.

Before 16th January 1876 [his son-in-law] Major-General Edmund Manningham Manningham-Buller [aged 47] and Anne Coke [aged 31] were married. She the daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 53] and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester.

On 23rd January 1876 [his daughter] Anne Coke [aged 31] died.

On 20th August 1876 [his son] Richard Coke was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 53] and [his wife] Georgina Caroline Cavendish Countess Leicester [aged 24].

On 5th November 1878 [his son-in-law] Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield [aged 22] and Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield [aged 24] were married at St Withburga's Church, Holkham [Map]. She the daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 55] and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. He the son of Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield [aged 53] and Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield [aged 44]. They were half first cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 17th October 1879 [his son] Edward Coke was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 56] and [his wife] Georgina Caroline Cavendish Countess Leicester [aged 27].

On 18th December 1879 [his son-in-law] William Legge 6th Earl Dartmouth [aged 28] and Mary Coke Countess Dartmouth [aged 30] were married. She by marriage Countess Dartmouth. She the daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 56] and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. He the son of William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth [aged 56] and Augusta Finch Countess Dartmouth [aged 57]. They were half fifth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 30th September 1880 [his son] John aka Jack Spencer Coke was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 57] and [his wife] Georgina Caroline Cavendish Countess Leicester [aged 28].

In June 1882 Hugh Lupus Grosvenor 1st Duke Westminster [aged 56] and [his sister-in-law] Katherine Cavendish Duchess Westminster [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Duchess Westminster. The difference in their ages was 31 years. He the son of Richard Grosvenor 2nd Marquess Westminster and Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower Marchioness Westminster [aged 85]. They were second cousin twice removed.

On 10th November 1883 [his son] Reginald Coke was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 60] and [his wife] Georgina Caroline Cavendish Countess Leicester [aged 31].

On 19th August 1893 [his son] Lovel William Coke was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 70] and [his wife] Georgina Caroline Cavendish Countess Leicester [aged 41].

Around 1895 [his daughter] Mabel Coke was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 72] and [his wife] Georgina Caroline Cavendish Countess Leicester [aged 43].

On 24th January 1909 Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 86] died. His son Thomas [aged 60] succeeded 3rd Earl of Leicester. Alice Emily White Countess Leicester [aged 53] by marriage Countess of Leicester. St Withburga's Church, Holkham [Map].

Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester: Before 09 Jul 1880 he and Alice Emily White Countess Leicester were married. He the son of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. On 20th July 1848 he was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. On 19th November 1941 he died. His son Thomas succeeded 4th Earl of Leicester.

Alice Emily White Countess Leicester: On 29th September 1855 she was born to Luke White 2nd Baron Annaly.

In 1937 [his former wife] Georgina Caroline Cavendish Countess Leicester [aged 85] died. Memorial at St Withburga's Church, Holkham [Map].

Georgina Caroline Cavendish Countess Leicester: In 1852 she was born to William George Cavendish 2nd Baron Chesham and Henrietta Frances Lascelles Baroness Chesham. On 26th August 1875 Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester and she were married. She by marriage Countess of Leicester. The difference in their ages was 29 years. He the son of Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester and Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester.

Royal Ancestors of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester 1822-1909

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 4 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Kings France: Great x 6 Grand Son of Henry IV King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 11 Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Ancestors of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester 1822-1909

Great x 4 Grandfather: Captain Lewes Roberts

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Roberts

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Williamott

Great x 2 Grandfather: Gabriel Roberts

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Dashwood

Great x 3 Grandmother: Martha Dashwood

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Sleigh

Great x 1 Grandfather: Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Roberts 15 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Wenman

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Wenman 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Sandys

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Wenman 14 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Fettiplace 12 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fettiplace 13 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Grandfather: Wenman Roberts aka Coke 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Coke 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Coke 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Coke 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Osborne 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Bertie Duchess Leeds 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Coke 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Newton 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Newton 3rd Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Eyre

Great x 2 Grandmother: Carey Newton 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Heveningham 13 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Abigail Heveningham 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Carey 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Father: Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Chamberlayne of Wardington

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Chamberlayne

Grandmother: Elizabeth Chamberlayne

Great x 2 Grandfather: Rear-Admiral Thomas Hardy

Great x 1 Grandmother: Constance Hardy

Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester 4 x Great Grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Oswald Keppel

Great x 3 Grandfather: Arnold Keppel 1st Earl Albermarle

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Anne Keppel 2nd Earl Albermarle

Great x 4 Grandfather: Adam Van Der Duyn

Great x 3 Grandmother: Geertruid Johanna Quirina Van Der Duyn Countess Albermarle

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Keppel 3rd Earl Albermarle Great Grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Lennox Countess Albermarle Granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Brudenell 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Brudenell Duchess Richmond 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Savile 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Grandfather: William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle 2 x Great Grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Miller 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Miller 3rd Baronet

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Miller 4th Baronet

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Miller Countess Albermarle

Mother: Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Southwell 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Southwell 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dering 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Southwell 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Vere Essex Cromwell 4th Earl Ardglass 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cromwell 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Southwell 20th Baron Clifford 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Lewis Watson 1st Earl Rockingham 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Watson 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Sondes Countess Rockingham

Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Watson 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Tufton 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Cavendish Countess Isle Thanet 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward IV of England

Grandmother: Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward IV of England