The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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Count Savoy is in Counts of France.
After 1032 Amadeus "Tailed" Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 32] was appointed I Count Savoy.
After 1032 Humbert "White Handed" Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 52] was appointed I Count Savoy.
Around 1057 Peter Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 9] was appointed I Count Savoy.
On 9th August 1078 Peter Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 30] died. His brother Amadeus [aged 28] succeeded II Count Savoy.
On 26th January 1080 Amadeus Savoy II Count Savoy [aged 30] died. His son Humbert [aged 15] succeeded II Count Savoy.
In 1090 Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy [aged 25] and Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. She the daughter of William I Count Burgundy and Ettiennette Countess Burgundy. He the son of Amadeus Savoy II Count Savoy.
On 19th October 1103 Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy [aged 38] died. His son Amadeus [aged 8] succeeded III Count Savoy.
In 1123 Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy [aged 28] and Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy and Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy [aged 53].
In April 1148 Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy [aged 53] died at Nicosia. His son Humbert [aged 14] succeeded III Count Savoy.
Around 1155 Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy [aged 21] and Gertrude Metz Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. She the daughter of Thierry Count Flanders [aged 56] and Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex [aged 43]. He the son of Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy and Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy. They were fifth cousin once removed.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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In 1164 Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy [aged 30] and Clementia Zähringen Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy and Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy.
On 4th March 1188 Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy [aged 54] died. His son Thomas [aged 10] succeeded I Count Savoy.
In 1195 Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 17] and Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy and Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy.
Around 1217 Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy [aged 20] and Margaret Burgundy Countess Savoy [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. She the daughter of Hugh III Duke Burgundy and Beatrice of Albon Duchess Burgundy [aged 56]. He the son of Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 39] and Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy [aged 37]. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
On 1st March 1233 Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 55] died. His son Amedeo [aged 36] succeeded IV Count Savoy.
On 18th December 1244 Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy [aged 47] and Cecilia Baux Countess Savoy [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. The difference in their ages was 33 years. He the son of Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy and Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy [aged 64].
On 24th June 1253 Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy [aged 56] died without male issue. His son Boniface [aged 8] succeeded Count Savoy.
In 1263 Boniface Savoy [aged 18] died. His uncle Peter [aged 60] succeeded Count Savoy.
On 16th October 1323 Amadeus V "Great" Savoy [aged 74] died. His son Edward [aged 39] succeeded Count Savoy.
In 1329 Edward "Liberal" Savoy Count Savoy [aged 45] died. His brother Aymon [aged 37] succeeded Count Savoy.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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In 1330 Aymon "Peaceful" Savoy Count Savoy [aged 38] and Yolande Palaeologina Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy.
On 22nd June 1343 Aymon "Peaceful" Savoy Count Savoy [aged 51] died. His son Amadeus [aged 9] succeeded VI Count Savoy.
In 1355 Amadeus "Green Count" Savoy VI Count Savoy [aged 21] and Bonne Bourbon Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of Aymon "Peaceful" Savoy Count Savoy and Yolande Palaeologina Countess Savoy.
On 1st March 1383 Amadeus "Green Count" Savoy VI Count Savoy [aged 49] died. His son Amadeus [aged 23] succeeded VII Count Savoy. Bonne Valois Countess Armagnac and Savoy [aged 18] by marriage Countess Savoy.
On 1st November 1391 Amadeus "Red Count" Savoy VII Count Savoy [aged 31] died. His son Amadeus [aged 8] succeeded VIII Count Savoy. Mary Valois Countess Savoy [aged 5] by marriage Countess Savoy.
On 1st November 1433 Louis Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 20] and Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of Amadeus Savoy VIII Count Savoy [aged 50] and Mary Valois Countess Savoy.
On 7th January 1451 Amadeus Savoy VIII Count Savoy [aged 67] died. His son Louis [aged 37] succeeded I Count Savoy.
Edward "Liberal" Savoy Count Savoy and Blanche Burgundy Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. She the daughter of Robert II Duke Burgundy and Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy. They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy and Adelaide Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy and Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy.
Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy and Faidiva Toulouse Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy and Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy.
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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Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy and Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy and Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy.