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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Paternal Family Tree: Capell
In 1853 [his father] Arthur de Vere Capell (age 26) and [his step-mother] Emma Martha Meux (age 31) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Arthur Algernon Capell 6th Earl Essex (age 49) and [his grandmother] Caroline Janetta Beauclerk Countess Essex (age 48).
On 24th October 1857 George Capell 7th Earl of Essex was born to [his father] Arthur de Vere Capell (age 31).
On 10th March 1879 [his father] Arthur de Vere Capell (age 52) died.
On 12th July 1882 George Capell 7th Earl of Essex (age 24) and Ellenor Harriet Maria Harford (age 22) were married.
On 21st February 1884 [his son] Algernon George de Vere Capell 8th Earl of Essex was born to George Capell 7th Earl of Essex (age 26) and [his wife] Ellenor Harriet Maria Harford (age 23). He married (1) 28th September 1905 Mary Eveline Stewart Freeman and had issue (2) 10th February 1926 Alys Montgomery Falkiner Countess of Essex (3) 10th December 1950 Zara Mildred Carlson Countess of Essex (4) 1957 Christine Mary Davis Countess of Essex.
On 31st December 1885 [his wife] Ellenor Harriet Maria Harford (age 25) died.
On 11th September 1892 [his grandfather] Arthur Algernon Capell 6th Earl Essex (age 89) died. His grandson George (age 34) succeeded 7th Earl Essex, 8th Baron Capell Hadham.
New York Times 15 Dec 1893. MARRIED TO AN EARL.
Miss Adele Grant or New-York Becomes the Countess of Essex.
LONDON, Dec. 14 [1893].—The marriage of Miss [his wife] Adele Grant (age 27), daughter of the late Beach Grant of New-York, to the Earl of Essex (age 36) took place at 2:30 0'clock this afternoon at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. Archdeacon Farrar, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Lee, the Rev. Mr. James, and the Chaplain of the Duke of Essex, the Rev. George Chapel, officiated.
The bride wore a white satin dress, the train of which was embroidered with silver sunrays. The bodice was trimmed with point d'Alençon lace. The bridal veil was of Alençon lace, which the bride's mother wore at her wedding. The only ornament worn by the bride was a diamond tiara, the gift of the Earl of Essex. Instead of a bouquet, she carried an ivory Prayer Book.
There were seven bridesmaids. Those were Edythe Grant, Alberta Paget, Mary Colebrooke, Diana Sturt, the Hon. Eustace Daunay, the Hon. Leila Daunay, and Gwenfra Williams. They wore white satin dresses, draped in soft folds and bordered with mink, and velvet toques trimmed with fur. Each of them carried a long Louis XV. stick, with a gold tip, decorated with roses, the gift of the Earl of Essex. Baron Tuyll was the best man. Suydam Grant, a brother [a mistake for uncle] of the bride, gave her away. The service was full choral. Sir Arthur Sullivan presided at the organ. The floral decorations were extensive and rich.
After the ceremony, a reception was given at the residence of Mrs. Grant, 35 Great Cumberland Place. It was largely attended. In the early afternoon, the newly-married couple departed for their honeymoon, which will be spent at Cassiobury, Watford.
Over 300 presents were received, many of which came from the United States and the Continent.
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On 14th December 1893 George Capell 7th Earl of Essex (age 36) and Adele Beach Grant Countess Essex (age 27) were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. She by marriage Countess Essex. Her uncle Richard Suydam Grant gave her away since her father David Beach Grant had died five years before.
In 1895 [his daughter] Iris Mary Athenais de Vere Capell was born to George Capell 7th Earl of Essex (age 37) and [his wife] Adele Beach Grant Countess Essex (age 28).
In 1899 [his daughter] Joan Rachel de Vere Capell was born to George Capell 7th Earl of Essex (age 41) and [his wife] Adele Beach Grant Countess Essex (age 32). She married 19th June 1922 Osbert Peake 1st Viscount Ingleby and had issue.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 28th September 1905 [his son] Algernon George de Vere Capell 8th Earl of Essex (age 21) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Eveline Stewart Freeman were married. He the son of George Capell 7th Earl of Essex (age 47) and [his former wife] Ellenor Harriet Maria Harford.
On 16th December 1912 Richard Suydam Grant died. He bequeathed his wealth to his nieces [his wife] Adele Beach Grant Countess Essex (age 46) and Edythe Scott Grant, Vicomtesse de Breteuil of Paris, both of whom received $591,000.
On 25th September 1916 George Capell 7th Earl of Essex (age 58) died at his home Stanley House having been run over by a taxi. His son Algernon (age 32) succeeded 8th Earl Essex, 9th Baron Capell Hadham.
On 28th July 1922 [his former wife] Adele Beach Grant Countess Essex (age 55) died. She had a heart attack whilst in her bath at her home 72 Brook Street, New York see Obituary, New York Times.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Son of Henry IV King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Algernon Capell 2nd Earl Essex 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Capell 3rd Earl Essex 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Bentinck Countess Essex 
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Anne Capell 4th Earl Essex 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Russell Countess Essex 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Thomas Capell 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Bladen
Great x 2 Grandmother: Harriet Bladen Countess Essex
GrandFather: Arthur Algernon Capell 6th Earl Essex 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Bayly 1st Baronet 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Bayly 2nd Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Paget 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Paget Lady Plas Newydd Anglesey 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Caroline Paget 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Very Reverend Arthur Champagné
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge
Father: Arthur de Vere Capell 4 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Beauclerk 1st Duke St Albans 
Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Vere Beauclerk 1st Baron de Vere Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Diana Vere Duchess St Albans 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Aubrey Beauclerk 5th Duke St Albans Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Chambers
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Chambers Baroness Spencer 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Berkeley 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Beauclerk 8th Duke St Albans 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Brabazon Ponsonby 1st Earl Bessborough 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Margetson 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Ponsonby Duchess St Albans 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Hoskins Duchess Devonshire
GrandMother: Caroline Janetta Beauclerk Countess Essex 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Nelthorpe of Little Grimsby Hall in Lincolnshire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maria Janetta Nelthorpe Duchess St Albans
George Capell 7th Earl of Essex 5 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland