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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On 6th May 1829 [her father] George Waugh [aged 28] and [her step-mother] Mary Walker [aged 24] were married.
In 1847 Marion Edith Waugh was born to [her father] George Waugh [aged 45].
On 28th December 1865 [her future husband] William Holman Hunt [aged 38] and [her half-sister] Fanny Waugh [aged 32] were married at Christ Church Paddington. William Michael Rossetti [aged 36], and her brother and sister George and Emily were witnesses. She, Fanny, would die the following year eight days short of their anniversary. He would, ten years later, marry her younger sister Marion Edith Waugh [aged 18]; an example of Married to Two Siblings.
1868. [her future husband] William Holman Hunt [aged 40]. "The Birthday". Model his future second wife Marion Edith Waugh [aged 21] on her twenty-first birthday (sister of his deceased first wife [her half-sister] Fanny Waugh).
In November 1875 William Holman Hunt [aged 48] and Marion Edith Waugh [aged 28] were married at Neuchâtel, Switzerland since marrying your late wife's sister was illegal in England - see 1835 Marriage Act. She his first wife's younger sister contrary to English Law; an example of Married to Two Siblings. His brother-in-law Thomas Woolner [aged 49] considered the marriage immoral; they never spoke again.
In 1878 [her daughter] Gladys Hunt was born to [her husband] William Holman Hunt [aged 50] and Marion Edith Waugh [aged 31] at Jerusalem [Map].
On 6th May 1879 [her son] Hilary Lushington Hunt was born to [her husband] William Holman Hunt [aged 52] and Marion Edith Waugh [aged 32] at 2 Warwick Gardens, Kensington.
1880. [her husband] William Holman Hunt [aged 52]. Portrait of Mrs Edith Holman Hunt [aged 33].
3rd April 1881. Census. 2 Warwick Gardens, Kensington
[her husband] William Holman Hunt [aged 54]. Head. 54. Artist.
Marion Edith Waugh [aged 34]. Wife. 34.
[her daughter] Gladys Hunt [aged 3]. Daughter. 4.
[her son] Hilary Lushington Hunt [aged 1]. Son. 1.
Mary A Ottaway. 42. Nurse.
Josephine M Murphy. 23. Housemaid.
Ada M Clemens. 23. Nurse.
Annie Burton. 26. Cook.
Gladys Hunt: In 1878 she was born to William Holman Hunt and Marion Edith Waugh at Jerusalem [Map].
Hilary Lushington Hunt: On 6th May 1879 he was born to William Holman Hunt and Marion Edith Waugh at 2 Warwick Gardens, Kensington.
5th April 1891. Census. Draycott Lodge
[her husband] William Holman Hunt [aged 64]. Head. 64. Artist of figure and landscape. Sculp.
Marion Edith Waugh [aged 44]. Wife. 44.
[her daughter] Gladys Hunt [aged 13]. Daughter. 14. School Girl.
[her son] Hilary Lushington Hunt [aged 11]. Son. 11. School Boy.
Edith Spark. 24. Governess.
Mary A Ottaway. 53. Nurse.
Eugenie P A Bassel. 17. Housemaid.
Ella A Rich. 31. Cook.
Ann Butler. 63. Servant
Richard Butler. 60. Servant.
1892. Anne Lea aka Merritt [aged 47]. Portrait of Marion Edith Waugh [aged 45].
31st March 1901. Census. Draycott Lodge
[her husband] William Holman Hunt [aged 73]. Head. 73. Artist and Sculptor crossed out. Painter.
Marion Edith Waugh [aged 54]. Wife. 54.
Cyril Hunt [aged 34]. Son. 34. Tea Planter.
Florence Venney. Servant. 16. Under-housemaid.
Margaret Murdock. Servant. 37. Cook.
Cyril Hunt: On 27th October 1866 he was born to William Holman Hunt and Fanny Waugh. It is likely that this birth caused the death of his mother since she and William Holman-Hunt has only been married one year.
On 7th September 1910 [her husband] William Holman Hunt [aged 83] died. He was buried at St Paul's Cathedral [Map].