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: Obrien
On 22nd January 1663 Katherine O'Brien was born to [her father] Henry O'Brien [aged 21].
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 29th April 1667. After dinner Sir G. Carteret [aged 57] and I alone in his closet an hour or more talking of my Lord Sandwich's [aged 41] coming home, which, the peace being likely to be made here, he expects, both for my Lord's sake and his own (whose interest he wants) it will be best for him to be at home, where he will be well received by the King [aged 36]; he is sure of his service well accepted, though the business of Spain do fall by this peace. He tells me my Lord Arlington [aged 49] hath done like a gentleman by him in all things. He says, if my Lord [Sandwich] were here, he were the fittest man to be Lord Treasurer [aged 60] of any man in England; and he thinks it might be compassed; for he confesses that the King's matters do suffer through the inability of this man, who is likely to die, and he will propound him to the King. It will remove him from his place at sea, and the King will have a good place to bestow. He says to me, that he could wish, when my Lord comes, that he would think fit to forbear playing, as a thing below him, and which will lessen him, as it do my Lord St. Albans [aged 62], in the King's esteem: and as a great secret tells me that he hath made a match for my Lord Hinchingbrooke [aged 19] to a daughter [aged 22] of my Lord Burlington's [aged 54], where there is a great alliance, £10,000 portion; a civil family, and relation to my Chancellor [aged 58], whose [her future husband] son [aged 5] hath married one of the daughters [aged 4]; and that my Chancellor do take it with very great kindness, so that he do hold himself obliged by it. My Lord Sandwich hath referred it to my Lord Crew [aged 69], Sir G. Carteret, and Mr. Montagu [aged 49], to end it. My Lord Hinchingbrooke and the lady know nothing yet of it. It will, I think, be very happy. Very glad of this discourse, I away mightily pleased with the confidence I have in this family, and so away, took up my wife, who was at her mother's, and so home, where I settled to my chamber about my accounts, both Tangier and private, and up at it till twelve at night, with good success, when news is brought me that there is a great fire in Southwarke [Map]: so we up to the leads, and then I and the boy down to the end of our, lane, and there saw it, it seeming pretty great, but nothing to the fire of London, that it made me think little of it. We could at that distance see an engine play-that is, the water go out, it being moonlight.
John Evelyn's Diary. 10th June 1673. Came to visit and dine with me my [her future husband] Lord Viscount Cornbury [aged 11] and his Lady [aged 10]; Lady Frances Hyde, sister to the Duchess of York; and Mrs. Dorothy Howard [aged 22], Maid of Honour [Note. Dorothy Howard and Colonel James Graham [aged 24] were married in 1675 - may be an example of Evelyn writing his diary retrospectively she being referred to as 'Mrs' although possibly the term was used irrecspective of marriage - see John Evelyn's Diary 9th October 1671]. We went, after dinner, to see the formal and formidable camp on Blackheath, Greenwich [Map], raised to invade Holland; or, as others suspected for another design. Thence, to the Italian glass-house at Greenwich, Kent [Map], where glass was blown of finer metal than that of Murano [Map], at Venice.
Before 1st September 1678 [her father] Henry O'Brien [aged 36] and [her step-mother] Katherine Stewart [aged 38] were married. He the son of [her grandfather] Henry O'Brien 7th Earl Thomond [aged 58] and [her grandmother] Anne O'Brien Countess Thomond. They were third cousin once removed.
On 1st September 1678 [her father] Henry O'Brien [aged 36] died.
Before 1683 [her brother-in-law] John Fitzgerald 18th Earl of Kildare [aged 21] and [her sister] Mary O'Brien Countess Kildare [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Countess Kildare. He the son of Wentworth Fitzgerald 17th Earl of Kildare and Elizabeth Holles Countess Kildare. They were third cousin twice removed.
In November 1683 [her sister] Mary O'Brien Countess Kildare [aged 20] died.
On 10th July 1685 Edward Hyde 3rd Earl Clarendon [aged 23] and Katherine O'Brien [aged 22] were married. He the son of Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Clarendon and Theodosia Capell. They were fifth cousins.
On 9th November 1695 [her daughter] Theodosia Hyde was born to [her husband] Edward Hyde 3rd Earl Clarendon [aged 33] and Katherine O'Brien [aged 32]. She married August 1713 John Bligh 1st Earl Darnley and had issue.
In 1697 [her daughter] Mary Hyde died.
In 1702 [her step-mother] Katherine Stewart [aged 62] died. Her fourth cousin Katherine [aged 38] succeeded 8th Baroness Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.
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.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
On 11th August 1706 Katherine O'Brien [aged 43] died at New York. She was buried at Trinity Church, New York. Her son Edward succeeded 9th Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.
On 31st March 1723 [her former husband] Edward Hyde 3rd Earl Clarendon [aged 61] died. His first cousin Henry [aged 50] succeeded 4th Earl Clarendon, 4th Baron Hyde of Hindon in Wiltshire 1660. Jane Leveson-Gower Countess Rochester and Clarendon by marriage Countess Clarendon.
[her son] Edward Hyde 9th Baron Clifton was born to Edward Hyde 3rd Earl Clarendon and Katherine O'Brien.
[her daughter] Mary Hyde was born to Edward Hyde 3rd Earl Clarendon and Katherine O'Brien.
[her daughter] Catherine Hyde was born to Edward Hyde 3rd Earl Clarendon and Katherine O'Brien.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Donough O'Brien 2nd Earl of Thomond
Great x 3 Grandfather: Connor O'Brien 3rd Earl of Thomond 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Butler 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Donogh O'Brien 4th Earl Thomond 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Barnabas O'Brien 6th Earl Thomond 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gerald Fitzgerald 9th Earl of Kildare 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gerald "Wizard Earl" Fitzgerald 11th Earl of Kildare 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Countess Kildare 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzgerald Countess Thomond 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mabel Browne Countess Kildare 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Gage
GrandFather: Henry O'Brien 7th Earl Thomond 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fermor 
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Fermor of Easton Neston
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Vaux 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Vaux
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne or Mary Fermor 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Curzon 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Curzon 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Curzon 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hussey of Shipwick, Dorset 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Hussey
Father: Henry O'Brien 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Donough O'Brien 2nd Earl of Thomond
Great x 3 Grandfather: Connor O'Brien 3rd Earl of Thomond 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Butler 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Donogh O'Brien 4th Earl Thomond 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry O'Brien 5th Earl Thomond 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gerald Fitzgerald 9th Earl of Kildare
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gerald "Wizard Earl" Fitzgerald 11th Earl of Kildare 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Countess Kildare 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzgerald Countess Thomond 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mabel Browne Countess Kildare 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Gage
GrandMother: Anne O'Brien Countess Thomond 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Brereton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Brereton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Brereton 1st Baron Brereton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Warburton of Arley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Warburton 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Winnington 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Brereton Countess Thomond 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Katherine O'Brien 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England