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Christina Turnbull married Rev John Stevenson, of Bedrule parish, as his second wife.

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Esther Turnbull keeps house at Bonchester for her two brothers.

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Thomas Ferrers

First Name: Thomas
Other Information: Highly likely to have fought at Agincourt
Surname: Ferrers
Rank: Man-at -arms
Captain: Thomas, Earl of Arundel
Commander: Henry V
Record Year: 1415
Activity: Exped France

Agincourt 1415

The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory against the French army in the Hundred Years' War and took place on 25th Oct 1415.

Estimates vary wildly but some state the English army had between 6,000 and 9,000 troops with 5/6ths of these Archers. The French had up t o 36,000 troops of all types. Due to a lack of reliable sources it is impossible to give a precise figure for the French and English casualties. However, it is clear that though the English were out numbered, their losses were far lower than those of the French. The French sources all give 4,000-10,000 French dead, with up to 1,600 English dead. The lowest ratio in these French sources has the French losing six times more men than the English. The English sources vary between about 1,500 and 11,000 for the French dead, with English dead put at no more than 100. The battle occurred on Friday, 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin's Day), near modern-day Azincourt, in northern France.

Henry V' s victory crippled France and started a new period in the war, during which Henry married the French king's daughter and his son, Henry VI , was made heir to the throne of France (although Henry VI failed to capitalize on his father's battlefield success).

Henry V led his troops into battle and participated in hand-to-hand fighting. The French king of the time, Charles VI, did not command the French army himself as he suffered from severe, repeating illnesses and moderate mental incapacitation. Instead, the French were commanded by Constable Charles d'Albret and various prominent French noblemen of the Armagnac party.

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Nov. 14, 1347 death from Find-a-Grave

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Harold I (c.1016 - 17 March 1040), also known as Harold Harefoot, was King of England from 1035 to 1040. Harold's nickname "Harefoot" is first recorded as "Harefoh" or "Harefah" in the twelfth century in the history of Ely Abbey, and according to late medieval chroniclers it meant that he was fleet of foot.[1]
The son of Cnut the Great and Ælfgifu of Northampton, Harold was elected regent of England, following the death of his father in 1035. He was initially ruling England in place of his brother Harthacnut, who was stuck in Denmark due to a rebellion in Norway, which had ousted their brother Svein. Although Harold had wished to be crowned king since 1035, Æthelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury, refused to do so. It was not until 1037 that Harold, supported by earl Leofric and many others, was officially proclaimed king. The same year Harold's two step-brothers Edward and Alfred returned to England with a considerable military force, Alfred was captured by earl Godwin who had him seized and delivered to an escort of men loyal to Harefoot. While en-route to Ely he was blinded and soon after died of his wounds.
Harold died in 1040, having ruled just five years, his brother Harthacnut soon returned and took hold of the kingdom peacefully. Harold was originally buried in Westminster but Harthacnut had his body dragged up and thrown into a "fen" (sewer), as well as then thrown into the river Thames, but was after a short time picked up by a fisherman, being immediately taken to the Danes, was honourably buried by them in their cemetery at London.

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On 8 June 1042, Harthacnut attended a wedding in Lambeth. The groom was Tovi the Proud, former standard-bearer to Cnut, and the bride was Gytha, daughter of the courtier Osgod Clapa. Harthacnut presumably consumed large quantities of alcohol. As he was drinking to the health of the bride, he "died as he stood at his drink, and he suddenly fell to the earth with an awful convulsion; and those who were close by took hold of him, and he spoke no word afterwards...". The likely cause of death was a stroke, "brought about by an excessive intake of alcohol".

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During the return journey to Germany, an epidemic (possibly Malaria) broke out among the Imperial troops, which claimed many victims. Duke Herman IV of Swabia and Gunhilda were among the casualties.

Gunhilda's body was transferred to Germany and buried in the Limburg Abbey church. As her husband was not crowned King of the Romans until the death of his father Emperor Conrad II in 1039, Gunhilda was never crowned German queen.