Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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The Life and Death of Llewelly Jewitt Chapter 7. In 1838, soon after he [[his son] Llewellynn Jewitt] had attained his majority, he went up to London, to join Fairholt in the work of illustrating the leading popular literature of the day, both by drawing and engraving, under the famous Stephen Sly, for Charles Knight and others. After a few months thus spent he found himself in a position to marry the truly charming young lady of his choice, [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Sage, whom he had left behind at Derby. His diligence in business was very great, and to save working time it was arranged that the wedding should take place in Derby on Christmas Day of that same year, 1838, and on that same day they started back from Derby, travelling all night — a bitterly cold night — to their London home.
On 7th March 1772 Arthur Jewitt was born to Arthur Jewitt and [his mother] Mary Priestly.
On 7th March 1793 Arthur Jewitt (age 21) and Martha Sheldon of Crooke's Moor in Sheffield were married.
In 1794 Arthur Jewitt (age 21) became Master of a school at Chesterfield.
In 1799 [his son] Thomas Orlando Sheldon Jewitt was born to Arthur Jewitt (age 26) and [his wife] Martha Sheldon of Crooke's Moor in Sheffield at Buxton, Derbyshire [Map].
Arthur Jewitt 1811. The History of Buxton and Visitor's Guide to the Peak including a Descriptive Itinerary of the Excursions usually made and a set of Botanical Tables, exhibiting the Places of Growth, &c. of the most remarkable plants found wild in the neighbourhood of Buxton. By A Jewitt (age 38). Author of the History of Lincoln. 1811.
Arthur Jewitt 1811. British And Roman Antiquities In or Near Buxton by Arthur Jewitt (age 38).
On 24th November 1816 [his son] Llewellynn Jewitt was born to Arthur Jewitt (age 44) and [his wife] Martha Sheldon of Crooke's Moor in Sheffield at Kimberworth, Rotherham. The youngest of seventeen children. He married Elizabeth Sage.
In November 1835 [his wife] Martha Sheldon of Crooke's Moor in Sheffield died.
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 7th March 1852 Arthur Jewitt (age 80) died at Headington, Oxfordshire.
Father: Arthur Jewitt
GrandFather: Jonathan Priestley of Dronfield
Mother: Mary Priestly