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: Carolingian
Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor succeeded King of the Franks, King Lombardy, Holy Roman Emperor.
On 2nd April 742 Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor was born.
Around 768 Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 25] and Himiltrude Unknown Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Queen of the Franks, Queen Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress.
Around 769 [his son] Pippin "Hunchback" Carolingian was born to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 26] and [his wife] Himiltrude Unknown Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress [aged 15].
Around 770 Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 27] and Desiderata Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress were married. She by marriage Queen of the Franks, Queen Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress.
Around 771 Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 28] and Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress were married. She by marriage Queen of the Franks, Queen Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress.
Around 772 [his son] Charles "Younger" King of the Franks was born to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 29] and [his wife] Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress.
In April 773 [his son] Carloman "Pippin" King Lombardy was born to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 30] and [his wife] Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress.
Around 774 [his daughter] Adalhaid Carolingian died.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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In 774 [his illegitimate son] Adaltrude Carolingian was born illegitimately to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 31] and Gersuinda Unknown.
In 774 [his daughter] Adalhaid Carolingian was born to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 31] and [his wife] Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress. She died aged less than one years old.
In 775 [his illegitimate daughter] Ruodhaid Carolingian was born illegitimately to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 32] and Madelgard Unknown.
In 775 [his daughter] Rotrude Carolingian was born to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 32] and [his wife] Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress.
In 778 [his son] Lothair Carolingian was born to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 35] and [his wife] Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress. He died aged two in 780.
In 778 [his son] Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King of the Franks was born to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 35] and [his wife] Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress. He married (1) Judith Welf Queen Consort Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and had issue (2) 794 Ermengarde Hesbaye Queen Consort Aquitaine and had issue.
In 779 [his daughter] Bertha Carolingian was born to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 36] and [his wife] Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress.
In 780 [his son] Lothair Carolingian [aged 2] died.
In 781 [his daughter] Gisela Carolingian was born to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 38] and [his wife] Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress.
In 782 [his daughter] Hildegarde Carolingian was born to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 39] and [his wife] Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress. She died aged one in 783.
In 783 [his daughter] Hildegarde Carolingian [aged 1] died.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 30th April 783 [his wife] Himiltrude Unknown Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress [aged 29] died.
In 784 [his illegitimate daughter] Theodrada Carolingian Abbess Argenteuil was born illegitimately to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 41] and Madelgard Unknown.
In 784 Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 41] and Fastrada Queen of the Franks and Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Queen of the Franks, Queen Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
In 787 [his daughter] Hiltrude Carolingian was born to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 44] and [his wife] Fastrada Queen of the Franks and Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress [aged 22].
Around 794 Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King of the Franks [aged 16] and Ermengarde Hesbaye Queen Consort Aquitaine [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aquitaine. He the son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 51] and Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress.
In 794 Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 51] and Luitgarde Alamannian Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress were married. She by marriage Queen of the Franks, Queen Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress.
On 10th August 794 [his wife] Fastrada Queen of the Franks and Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress [aged 29] died in Frankfurt. She was buried in St Alban's Abbey Mainz.
In 800 [his wife] Luitgarde Alamannian Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress died.
On 25th December 800 Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 58] was crowned Holy Roman Emperor at St Peter's Basilica by Pope Leo III.
In 801 [his illegitimate daughter] Drogo Carolingian Bishop Metz was born illegitimately to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 58] and Regina Unknown.
In 802 [his illegitimate daughter] Hugh Carolingian was born illegitimately to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 59] and Regina Unknown.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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In 805 [his illegitimate son] Richbod Carolingian Abbot Saint Riquier was born illegitimately to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 62] and Ethelind Unknown.
In 807 [his illegitimate son] Theodoric Carolingian was born illegitimately to Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 64] and Ethelind Unknown.
In 808 [his daughter] Gisela Carolingian [aged 27] died.
In 810 [his illegitimate daughter] Ruodhaid Carolingian [aged 35] died.
On 6th June 810 [his daughter] Rotrude Carolingian [aged 35] died.
On 8th July 810 [his son] Carloman "Pippin" King Lombardy [aged 37] died.
In 811 [his son] Pippin "Hunchback" Carolingian [aged 42] died.
On 4th December 811 [his son] Charles "Younger" King of the Franks [aged 39] died at Bavaria.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 812. This year died the Emperor Charlemagne [aged 69], after a reign of five and forty winters; and Archbishop Wulfred, accompanied by Wigbert, Bishop of Wessex, undertook a journey to Rome.
On 28th January 814 Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor [aged 71] died. His son Louis [aged 36] succeeded King of the Franks.
Kings Franks: Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Agnes de la Marck Queen Consort Navarre [66]
Isabella Burgundy Queen Consort Germany [4]
Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France [1]
Charles "Younger" King of the Franks [1]
Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King of the Franks [1]
King William "Conqueror" I of England [1]
Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England [1]
Bertha Gerulfing Queen Consort France [1]
Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Castile [1]
Adela Flanders Queen Consort Denmark [1]
Guy Ivrea aka Pope Calixtus II [1]
Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Aragon Queen Consort Pamplona [2]
Maud Queen Consort Scotland [2]
Henry V Holy Roman Emperor [1]
Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem [1]
Judith Welf Holy Roman Empress [2]
Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Aragon [2]
Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon [1]
Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [2]
Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal [1]
King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England [1]
King Malcolm IV of Scotland [1]
King William I of Scotland [1]
Beatrice of Burgundy Holy Roman Empress [1]
Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France [4]
Otto Welf IV Holy Roman Emperor [2]
Eleanor "Fair Maid of Britanny" 4th Countess of Richmond [5]
Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [1]
Matilda Dammartin Queen Consort Portugal [4]
Marie Coucy [1]
Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon [2]
Margaret Provence Queen Consort France [1]
Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England [1]
Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany [1]
Blanche Capet Queen Navarre [4]
King John Balliol I of Scotland [1]
Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon [4]
Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France [12]
King Robert the Bruce I of Scotland [4]
Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor [13]
Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor [2]
Elizabeth Burgh Queen Consort Scotland [1]
Margaret of Burgundy Queen Consort France [8]
Joan of Burgundy Queen Consort France [12]
Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France [8]
Blanche of Burgundy Queen Consort France [12]
Philip "Noble" III King Navarre [13]
Joan Évreux Queen Consort France [13]
Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England [19]
Margaret Hainaut Holy Roman Empress [19]
Constanza Manuel Queen Consort Castile [1]
King Robert II of Scotland [4]
Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg [14]
Blanche Dampierre Queen Consort Norway and Sweden [26]
Joan Auvergne Queen Consort France [13]
Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France [41]
Blanche Bourbon Queen Consort Castile [41]
Martha Armagnac Queen Consort Aragon [8]
Philippa of Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal [8]
Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort Navarre [1]
Yolande of Bar Queen Consort Aragon [40]
King Richard II of England [6]
King Louis of Naples [35]
Philippa Lancaster Queen Consort Denmark [31]
Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland [30]
Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford [48]
Margaret of Anjou Queen Consort England [24]
Mary of Guelders Queen Consort Scotland [66]
King Edward IV of England [113]
King Richard III of England [113]
Anne Neville Queen Consort England [173]
King Henry VII of England and Ireland [45]
Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden [12]
Bianca Maria Sforza Holy Roman Empress [56]
Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France [29]
Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile [141]
Joachim "Nestor" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg [2]
Germaine Foix Queen Consort Aragon [67]
Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre [151]
King Francis I of France [151]
Queen Anne Boleyn of England [177]
Christian III King of Denmark [2]
Queen Jane Seymour [226]
Catherine Parr Queen Consort England [205]
Anne of Cleves Queen Consort England [135]
Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland [403]
Antoine King Navarre [286]
Catherine Medici Queen Consort France [46]
Queen Catherine Howard of England [160]
Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony [2]
Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [96]
Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland [317]
Louis VI Elector Palatine [66]
Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France [257]
King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland [43]
Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria [462]
Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress [462]
Marie de Medici Queen Consort France [96]
Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine [106]
Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [290]
George Wharton [1957]
Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain [290]
Anna of Austria Holy Roman Empress [304]
John George Wettin Elector Saxony [233]
Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg [233]
Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark [4]
Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg [4]
Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia [506]
Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia [290]
Hedwig Eleonora Queen Consort Sweden [233]
Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal [514]
Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [237]
Charles Palatinate Simmern II Elector Palatine Rhine [4]
Mary of Modena Queen Consort England Scotland and Ireland [1]
Victor Amadeus King Sardinia [604]
Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [239]
Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain [474]
Frederick I King Sweden [703]
Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor [474]
King George II of Great Britain and Ireland [4]
Sophia Louise Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Prussia [8]
Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor [474]
Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [4]
Polyxena Hesse Rotenburg Queen Consort Sardinia [4]
Francis I Holy Roman Emperor [272]
Louise Élisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain [4]
Adolph Frederick King Sweden [233]
Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia [272]
Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress [2]
Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [4]
President George Washington [95]
King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [504]
William Elector of Hesse [703]
Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [269]
Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [504]
Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [703]
Francis Lorraine II Holy Roman Emperor [4]
Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [508]
Frederick William III King Prussia [237]
King Louis Philippe I of France [4]
Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover [506]
Queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina [474]
King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark [773]
Frederick William IV King Prussia [506]
Caroline Amalie Oldenburg Queen Norway [20]
William I King Prussia [506]
Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain [4]
Frederick VII King of Denmark [1277]
Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [1476]
King Christian IX of Denmark [733]
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [1008]
Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway [1225]
Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [2789]
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [2789]
Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain [711]
Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence [7886]
Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England [1406]
Frederick Charles I King Finland [1476]
Constantine I King Greece [753]
Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [2030]
Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain [3500]
Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden [4211]
Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark [3295]
Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [4964]
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [32163]
Sophia Glücksburg Queen Consort Spain [20]
Constantine II King Hellenes [20]
Carl XVI King Sweden [6837]
Queen Consort Camilla Shand [11032]
Diana Spencer Princess Wales [97127]