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Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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William Henry Smith 1825-1891

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On 24th June 1825 William Henry Smith was born.

In 1858 William Henry Smith [aged 32] and Emily Danvers 1st Viscountess Hambleden were married.

In 1859 [his daughter] Emily Anna Smith Lady Acland was born to William Henry Smith [aged 33] and [his wife] Emily Danvers 1st Viscountess Hambleden. She married 7th July 1887 Admiral William Alison Dyke Acland 2nd Baronet, son of Henry Wentworth Acland 1st Baronet and Sarah Cotton, and had issue.

In 1868 William Henry Smith [aged 42] was elected MP Westminster.

On 12th August 1868 [his son] Frederick Smith 2nd Viscount Hambleden was born to William Henry Smith [aged 43] and [his wife] Emily Danvers 1st Viscountess Hambleden. He married 26th July 1894 Esther Georgiana Caroline Gore Viscountess Hambleden, daughter of Arthur Saunders Gore 5th Earl Arran and Edith Jocelyn, and had issue.

In 1874 William Henry Smith [aged 48] was appointed Financial Secretary to the Treasury when Disraeli returned as Prime Minister.

In 1877 William Henry Smith [aged 51] was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. He had never been to sea.

In February 1878 William Henry Smith [aged 52] was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.

In 1887 [his son-in-law] John Ryder 5th Earl of Harrowby [aged 22] and [his daughter] Mabel Danvers Smith Countess Harrowby were married. She by marriage Countess of Harrowby. He the son of Henry Ryder 4th Earl of Harrowby [aged 50].

On 7th July 1887 [his son-in-law] Admiral William Alison Dyke Acland 2nd Baronet [aged 39] and [his daughter] Emily Anna Smith Lady Acland [aged 28] were married.

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Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans

Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.

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On 6th October 1891 William Henry Smith [aged 66] died at Walmer Castle [Map].

In August 1913 [his former wife] Emily Danvers 1st Viscountess Hambleden died. Her son Frederick [aged 44] succeeded 2nd Viscount Hambleden of Hambleden in Buckinghamshire. Esther Georgiana Caroline Gore Viscountess Hambleden [aged 43] by marriage Viscountess Hambleden of Hambleden in Buckinghamshire.

[his daughter] Mabel Danvers Smith Countess Harrowby was born to William Henry Smith and Emily Danvers 1st Viscountess Hambleden. She married 1887 John Ryder 5th Earl of Harrowby, son of Henry Ryder 4th Earl of Harrowby.