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: Beresford
On 31st July 1860 [his father] William Horsley-Beresford 3rd Baron Decies [aged 49] and [his mother] Catherine Anne Dent Baroness Decies [aged 20] were married. The difference in their ages was 28 years.
On 5th December 1866 John Beresford 5th Baron Decies was born to [his father] William Horsley-Beresford 3rd Baron Decies [aged 55] and [his mother] Catherine Anne Dent Baroness Decies [aged 26].
On 29th June 1889 John Vinton Dahlgren [aged 21] and [his future wife] Elizabeth Wharton Drexel Baroness Decies [aged 21] were married at St Patrick's Cathedral, Manhattan.
On 3rd July 1893 [his father] William Horsley-Beresford 3rd Baron Decies [aged 82] died. His son [his brother] William [aged 28] succeeded 4th Baron Decies of Decies in Waterford and inherited Bolam Hall, Northumberland [Map].
On 12th March 1901 [his brother] William Horsley-Beresford 4th Baron Decies [aged 36] and [his sister-in-law] Maria Gertrude Willoughby were married.
In June 1901 Henry Symes Lehr [aged 32] and [his future wife] Elizabeth Wharton Drexel Baroness Decies [aged 33] were married at St Patrick's Cathedral, Manhattan.
On 30th July 1910 William Horsley-Beresford 4th Baron Decies [aged 45] died without issue. His brother John [aged 43] succeeded 5th Baron Decies of Decies in Waterford.
On 7th February 1911 John Beresford 5th Baron Decies [aged 44] and Helen Vivien Gould Baroness Decies [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Baroness Decies of Decies in Waterford. The difference in their ages was 26 years.
On 24th April 1915 [his son] Arthur Beresford 6th Baron Decies was born to John Beresford 5th Baron Decies [aged 48] and [his wife] Helen Vivien Gould Baroness Decies [aged 21].
On 3rd February 1931 [his wife] Helen Vivien Gould Baroness Decies [aged 37] 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 25th May 1936 John Beresford 5th Baron Decies [aged 69] and Elizabeth Wharton Drexel Baroness Decies [aged 68] were married. She by marriage Baroness Decies of Decies in Waterford.
On 27th February 1941 [his mother] Catherine Anne Dent Baroness Decies died.
In 1942 John Beresford 5th Baron Decies [aged 75] requested a divorce from his wife Elizabeth Wharton Drexel Baroness Decies [aged 73].
On 31st January 1944 John Beresford 5th Baron Decies [aged 77] died. His son Arthur [aged 28] succeeded 6th Baron Decies of Decies in Waterford.
On 13th June 1944 [his former wife] Elizabeth Wharton Drexel Baroness Decies [aged 76] died at the Shelton Hotel, Manhattan. She was buried with her first husband and son in Washington, D.C. at Georgetown University's Dahlgren Chapel.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 30 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Randal Beresford 2nd Baronet 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Tristram Beresford 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Annesley Lady Beresford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Marcus Beresford 1st Earl Tyrone 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Archbishop William Beresford 1st Baron Decies 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Power 1st Earl Tyrone 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Power 3rd Earl Tyrone 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Annesley Countess Tyrone 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Power Countess Tyrone 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: John Horsley Beresford 2nd Baron Decies 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Fitzgibbon
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzgibbon
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Grove of Ballyhimmock in County Cork
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor aka Isabella Grove
Father: William Horsley-Beresford 3rd Baron Decies 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Horlsey
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Horsley of Bolam House in Northumberland
GrandMother: Charlotte Philadelphia Horsley
John Beresford 5th Baron Decies 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Hedley
Great x 1 Grandfather: Matthew Hedley
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ann Dent
GrandFather: Commander William Dent Hedley aka Dent 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Forster Charlton of Lee Hall
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Charlton of Hexham 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Loraine 2nd Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Grace Dorothea Loraine 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Smith Lady Loraine
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Charlton 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Mother: Catherine Anne Dent Baroness Decies 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Andrew Seton Kerr
GrandMother: Ellen Mary Kerr