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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Count Savoy is in Counts of France.
After 1032 Amadeus "Tailed" Savoy I Count Savoy (age 32) was appointed I Count Savoy.
After 1032 Humbert "White Handed" Savoy I Count Savoy (age 52) was appointed I Count Savoy.
Around 1057 Peter Savoy I Count Savoy (age 9) was appointed I Count Savoy.
On 9th August 1078 Peter Savoy I Count Savoy (age 30) died. His brother Amadeus (age 28) succeeded II Count Savoy.
On 26th January 1080 Amadeus Savoy II Count Savoy (age 30) died. His son Humbert (age 15) succeeded II Count Savoy.
In 1090 Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy (age 25) and Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy (age 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 (age 38) died. His son Amadeus (age 8) succeeded III Count Savoy.
In 1123 Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy (age 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 (age 53).
In April 1148 Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy (age 53) died at Nicosia. His son Humbert (age 14) succeeded III Count Savoy.
Around 1155 Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy (age 21) and Gertrude Metz Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. She the daughter of Thierry Count Flanders (age 56) and Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex (age 43). He the son of Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy and Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy. They were fifth cousin once removed.
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 1164 Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy (age 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 (age 54) died. His son Thomas (age 10) succeeded I Count Savoy.
In 1195 Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy (age 17) and Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy (age 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 (age 20) and Margaret Burgundy Countess Savoy (age 25) were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. She the daughter of Hugh III Duke Burgundy and Beatrice of Albon Duchess Burgundy (age 56). He the son of Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy (age 39) and Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy (age 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 (age 55) died. His son Amedeo (age 36) succeeded IV Count Savoy.
On 18th December 1244 Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy (age 47) and Cecilia Baux Countess Savoy (age 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 (age 64).
On 24th June 1253 Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy (age 56) died without male issue. His son Boniface (age 8) succeeded Count Savoy.
In 1263 Boniface Savoy (age 18) died. His uncle Peter (age 60) succeeded Count Savoy.
On 16th October 1323 Amadeus V "Great" Savoy (age 74) died. His son Edward (age 39) succeeded Count Savoy.
In 1329 Edward "Liberal" Savoy Count Savoy (age 45) died. His brother Aymon (age 37) succeeded Count 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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In 1330 Aymon "Peaceful" Savoy Count Savoy (age 38) and Yolande Palaeologina Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy.
On 22nd June 1343 Aymon "Peaceful" Savoy Count Savoy (age 51) died. His son Amadeus (age 9) succeeded VI Count Savoy.
In 1355 Amadeus "Green Count" Savoy VI Count Savoy (age 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 (age 49) died. His son Amadeus (age 23) succeeded VII Count Savoy. Bonne Valois Countess Armagnac and Savoy (age 18) by marriage Countess Savoy.
On 1st November 1391 Amadeus "Red Count" Savoy VII Count Savoy (age 31) died. His son Amadeus (age 8) succeeded VIII Count Savoy. Mary Valois Countess Savoy (age 5) by marriage Countess Savoy.
On 1st November 1433 Louis Savoy I Count Savoy (age 20) and Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy (age 15) were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of Amadeus Savoy VIII Count Savoy (age 50) and Mary Valois Countess Savoy.
On 7th January 1451 Amadeus Savoy VIII Count Savoy (age 67) died. His son Louis (age 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.
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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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.