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: Wettin
Maternal Family Tree: Beatrice of Sicily 1326-1365
Queen Margaret to [her son] Christiern King (sic) of Norway. In favour of Magnus Beld, on his being recalled to Denmark. Edinburgh.
On 19th November 1460 [her father] Ernest Elector Saxony (age 19) and [her mother] Elisabeth Wittelsbach Electress of Saxony (age 17) were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Albert Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria and [her grandmother] Anna Brunswick Grubenhagen Duchess Bavaria (age 46). They were second cousin once removed.
On 25th December 1461 Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden was born to [her father] Ernest Elector Saxony (age 20) and [her mother] Elisabeth Wittelsbach Electress of Saxony (age 18).
In 1477 [her future husband] John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 21) and Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 15) were engaged.
On 6th September 1478 John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 23) and Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 16) were married. He the son of Christian I King of Denmark (age 52) and Dorothea of Brandenburg (age 47).
In 1479 [her son] Hans Oldenburg was born to [her husband] John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 23) and Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 17). He died aged one in 1480.
In 1480 [her son] Ernst Oldenburg was born to [her husband] John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 24) and Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 18).
In 1480 [her son] Hans Oldenburg (age 1) died.
On 21st May 1481 [her father-in-law] Christian I King of Denmark (age 55) died. His son [her husband] John (age 26) succeeded King of Denmark. Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 19) by marriage Queen Consort Denmark.
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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On 1st July 1481 [her son] Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway was born to [her husband] John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 26) and Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 19). He married 1515 his third cousin Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway, daughter of Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile, and had issue.
In 1483 [her husband] John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 27) succeeded King Norway. Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 21) by marriage Queen Consort Norway.
In 1484 [her son] Jacob Oldenburg was born to [her husband] John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 28) and Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 22).
On 24th June 1485 [her daughter] Elizabeth Oldenburg was born to [her husband] John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 30) and Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 23).
On 5th March 1486 [her mother] Elisabeth Wittelsbach Electress of Saxony (age 43) died.
On 14th July 1486 [her sister-in-law] Margaret Oldenburg Queen Consort Scotland (age 30) died.
On 26th August 1486 [her father] Ernest Elector Saxony (age 45) died.
On 15th July 1497 [her son] Francis Oldenburg was born to [her husband] John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 42) and Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 35).
On 6th October 1497 [her husband] John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 42) succeeded King Sweden. Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 35) by marriage Queen Consort Sweden.
In 1500 [her son] Ernst Oldenburg (age 20) died.
On 10th April 1502 [her brother-in-law] King Frederick I of Denmark (age 30) and Anna of Brandenburg (age 14) were married. She the daughter of John "Cicero" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg and Margaret of Thuringia. He the son of [her father-in-law] Christian I King of Denmark and [her mother-in-law] Dorothea of Brandenburg. They were half second cousins.
On 1st April 1511 [her son] Francis Oldenburg (age 13) died.
On 20th February 1513 [her husband] John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 58) died. His son Christian (age 31) succeeded II King of Denmark, II King Norway.
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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In 1515 Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 33) and Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 13) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark, Queen Consort Norway. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 36). He the son of John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden and Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 53). They were third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 8th December 1521 Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 59) died.
James IV to the Queen of Denmark. Credence for the above Magnus Beilde.
Kings Wessex: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Godwinson: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick I Duke Saxony
GrandFather: Frederick II Duke Saxony 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert II Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Magnus "Pious" Welf II Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry "The Mild" Welf 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bogislaw V Duke of Pomerania
Great x 3 Grandfather: Wartislaw Griffins VI Duke Pomerania
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophie Griffins
Father: Ernest Elector Saxony 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg I Duke Austria
Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg II Duke Austria
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carinthia Duchess Austria
Great x 2 Grandfather: Leopold "The Just" Habsburg III Duke Austria
Great x 3 Grandmother: Johanna Pfirt Duchess Austria
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ernest "The Iron" Habsburg I Duke Austria
Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephano Visconti
Great x 3 Grandfather: Bernabò Visconti
Great x 4 Grandmother: Valentina Doria
Great x 2 Grandmother: Viridis Visconti Duchess Austria
Great x 4 Grandfather: Mastino II della Scala
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Regina della Scala
Great x 4 Grandmother: Taddea da Carrara
GrandMother: Margaret of Austria
Great x 3 Grandfather: Siemowit III Duke of Masovia
Great x 2 Grandfather: Siemowit IV Duke of Masovia
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas II Duke of Opava
Great x 3 Grandmother: Euphemia Opava
Great x 1 Grandmother: Cymburgis Masovia Duchess Austria
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gediminas Grand Duke of Lithuania
Great x 3 Grandfather: Algirdas Grand Duke of Lithuania
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jewna Lithuania
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alexandra of Lithuania
Great x 4 Grandfather: Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver
Great x 3 Grandmother: Uliana of Tver
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anastasia of Halych
Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Stephen Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrix Świdnica Holy Roman Empress
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick III King Sicily 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Barcelona Duchess Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Capet 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ernest Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Meinhard Gorizia VI Count Gorizia
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Gorizia Duchess Bavaria
GrandFather: Albert Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Matteo I Visconti
Great x 3 Grandfather: Stephano Visconti
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bonacossa Borri
Great x 2 Grandfather: Bernabò Visconti
Great x 3 Grandmother: Valentina Doria
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elisabetta Visconti Duchess Bavaria
Great x 3 Grandfather: Mastino II della Scala
Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Regina della Scala
Great x 4 Grandfather: Jacopo I da Carrara
Great x 3 Grandmother: Taddea da Carrara
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Gradenigo
Mother: Elisabeth Wittelsbach Electress of Saxony 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Albert I Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
Great x 1 Grandfather: Eric Brunswick Grubenhagen 1st Duke Brunswick Grubenhagen 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Magnus "Pious" Welf II Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Magnus II Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Guelph 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Anna Brunswick Grubenhagen Duchess Bavaria 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Otto I Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Göttingen 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gerhard Jülich VI Count Berg and Ravensberg 5 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William II of Berg 6 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margarete of Berg 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Rupert II Elector Palatine 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna of the Palatinate 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice of Sicily 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England