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: Howard
On 5th September 1914 [his father] Bernard Fitzalan Howard 3rd Baron Howard [aged 29] and [his mother] Mona Stapleton 11th Baroness Beaumont and Baroness Howard [aged 20] were married.
On 21st July 1915 Miles Stapleton Fitzalan Howard 17th Duke of Norfolk was born to [his father] Bernard Fitzalan Howard 3rd Baron Howard [aged 30] and [his mother] Mona Stapleton 11th Baroness Beaumont and Baroness Howard [aged 20].
In 1924 [his grandfather] Francis Edward Fitzalan Howard 2nd Baron Howard [aged 64] died. His son [his father] Bernard [aged 38] succeeded 3rd Baron Howard of Glossop in Derbyshire at St Mary's Church Carlton Selby. [his mother] Mona Stapleton 11th Baroness Beaumont and Baroness Howard [aged 29] by marriage Baroness Howard of Glossop in Derbyshire.
On 4th July 1949 Miles Stapleton Fitzalan Howard 17th Duke of Norfolk [aged 33] and Anne Constable-Maxwell Duchess Norfolk [aged 21] were married.
On 20th September 1950 [his daughter] Tessa Fitzalan-Howard was born to Miles Stapleton Fitzalan Howard 17th Duke of Norfolk [aged 35] and [his wife] Anne Constable-Maxwell Duchess Norfolk [aged 23]. She married 1971 her fifth cousin Roderick Balfour 5th Earl Balfour.
On 2nd December 1956 [his son] Edward Fitzalan-Howard 18th Duke of Norfolk was born to Miles Stapleton Fitzalan Howard 17th Duke of Norfolk [aged 41] and [his wife] Anne Constable-Maxwell Duchess Norfolk [aged 29]. He married (1) 27th June 1987 Georgina Susan Gore Duchess of Norfolk.
In 1971 [his son-in-law] Roderick Balfour 5th Earl Balfour [aged 22] and Tessa Fitzalan-Howard [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Miles Stapleton Fitzalan Howard 17th Duke of Norfolk [aged 55] and Anne Constable-Maxwell Duchess Norfolk [aged 43]. They were fifth cousins.
On 31st August 1971 [his mother] Mona Stapleton 11th Baroness Beaumont and Baroness Howard [aged 77] died. Her son Miles [aged 56] succeeded 12th Baron Beaumont.
On 24th August 1972 [his father] Bernard Fitzalan Howard 3rd Baron Howard [aged 87] died. His son Miles [aged 57] succeeded 4th Baron Howard of Glossop in Derbyshire. [his wife] Anne Constable-Maxwell Duchess Norfolk [aged 44] by marriage Baroness Howard of Glossop in Derbyshire.
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 31st January 1975 Bernard Fitzalan 16th Duke of Norfolk [aged 66] died. His second cousin Miles [aged 59] succeeded 17th Duke Norfolk, 28th or 35th Earl Arundel, 18th Earl Surrey, 15th Earl Norfolk, 25th Baron Maltravers, 25th Baron Arundel. [his wife] Anne Constable-Maxwell Duchess Norfolk [aged 47] by marriage Duchess Norfolk. His daughter Anne [aged 36] succeeded 14th Lord Herries of Terregles.
On 27th June 1987 Edward Fitzalan-Howard 18th Duke of Norfolk [aged 30] and Georgina Susan Gore Duchess of Norfolk [aged 25] were married at Arundel Cathedral, Sussex [Map]. He the son of Miles Stapleton Fitzalan Howard 17th Duke of Norfolk [aged 71] and Anne Constable-Maxwell Duchess Norfolk [aged 59].
On 24th June 2002 Miles Stapleton Fitzalan Howard 17th Duke of Norfolk [aged 86] died. His son Edward [aged 45] succeeded 18th Duke Norfolk, 36th Earl Arundel, 19th Earl Surrey, 16th Earl Norfolk, 26th Baron Maltravers, 26th Baron Arundel, 5th Baron Howard of Glossop in Derbyshire, 13th Baron Beaumont. Georgina Susan Gore Duchess of Norfolk [aged 40] by marriage Duchess Norfolk.
On 8th April 2013 [his former wife] Anne Constable-Maxwell Duchess Norfolk [aged 85] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 25 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 28 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 26 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 32 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 30 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Howard 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Bernard Howard 12th Duke of Norfolk 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Julia Molyneux 
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Charles Howard 13th Duke of Norfolk 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Belasyse 2nd Earl Fauconberg 
12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Lamb Countess Fauconberg
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward George Fitzalan Howard 1st Baron Howard 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louisa Egerton Countess Gower 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Norfolk 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sutherland 18th Earl Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
GrandFather: Francis Edward Fitzalan Howard 2nd Baron Howard 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Talbot 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Joseph Talbot 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Henry Talbot 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Augusta Talbot 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Horace David Cholwell St Paul
Great x 2 Grandmother: Augusta Jones
Father: Bernard Fitzalan Howard 3rd Baron Howard 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Greenwood
GrandMother: Clara Louisa Greenwood Baroness Howard
Miles Stapleton Fitzalan Howard 17th Duke of Norfolk 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Stapleton of Carlton Towers in Yorkshire 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Miles Stapleton of Drax in Yorkshire 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Stapleton of Carlton Towers in Yorkshire 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Willoughby Bertie 3rd Earl of Abingdon 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Bertie 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Maria Collins Countess Abingdon
Great x 1 Grandfather: Miles Thomas Stapleton 8th Baron Beaumont 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Gerard 6th Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Cansfield Gerard 9th Baronet 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Juliana Garard 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Anderton of Euxton Hall, Lancashire
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Anderton Lady Gerard 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Molyneux 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Miles Stapleton 10th Baron Beaumont 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Browne 1st Baron Kilmaine 
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Browne 2nd Baron Kilmaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Cavendish Browne 3rd Baron Kilmaine 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Cavendish 2nd Baronet 
13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Cavendish 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Bradshaw 1st Baroness Waterpark
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella Anne Browne Baroness Beaumont 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Mother: Mona Stapleton 11th Baroness Beaumont and Baroness Howard 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England