The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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Paternal Family Tree: Middleton
Before 1651 [his father] Thomas Myddelton 1st Baronet (age 26) and [his mother] Maria Cholmondeley (age 22) were married.
Around 1651 Thomas Myddelton 2nd Baronet was born to [his father] Thomas Myddelton 1st Baronet (age 26) and [his mother] Maria Cholmondeley (age 23).
In 1658 [his mother] Maria Cholmondeley (age 30) died.
After 1658 [his father] Thomas Myddelton 1st Baronet (age 33) and Jane Trevor were married.
On 13th July 1663 [his father] Thomas Myddelton 1st Baronet (age 38) died. His son Thomas (age 12) succeeded 2nd Baronet Myddelton of Chirk Castle.
Around 1671 John Michael Wright (age 53). Portrait of Thomas Myddelton 2nd Baronet (age 20).
Before 1675 Thomas Myddelton 2nd Baronet (age 23) and Elizabeth Wilbraham Lady Myddelton (age 21) were married. She by marriage Lady Myddelton of Chirk Castle.
In 1675 [his wife] Elizabeth Wilbraham Lady Myddelton (age 22) died in childbirth.
After 1675 Thomas Myddelton 2nd Baronet (age 24) and Charlotte Bridgeman Lady Myddelton (age 43) were married. She by marriage Lady Myddelton of Chirk Castle.
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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After 1675. St Mary's Church, Chirk [Map]. Monument to [his former wife] Elizabeth Wilbraham Lady Myddelton (deceased) wife of Thomas Myddelton 2nd Baronet (age 24). She died in childbirth, the child days later. Monument by John Bushnell of London. Reclining figure of Elizabeth Myddleton suckling an infant, set in front of a draped black panel flanked by pedestalled urns, the drapery eminating from a baldachin, heads each side, and crowned by arms. Below the shelf a cushioned panel in a strapwork cartouche, set in front of a lower shelf with a fullsome inscription, all also added in 1722.
Elizabeth Wilbraham Lady Myddelton: Around 1653 she was born to Thomas Wilbraham 3rd Baronet and Elizabeth Mytton Lady Wilbrahim. Before 1675 Thomas Myddelton 2nd Baronet and she were married. She by marriage Lady Myddelton of Chirk Castle. In 1675 Elizabeth Wilbraham Lady Myddelton died in childbirth.
In 1680 [his daughter] Charlotte Myddelton Countess Warwick and Holland was born to Thomas Myddelton 2nd Baronet (age 29) and [his wife] Charlotte Bridgeman Lady Myddelton (age 48). She married 1697 Edward Rich 6th Earl Warwick 3rd Earl Holland, son of Robert Rich 5th Earl Warwick 2nd Earl Holland and Anne Montagu Countess Warwick and Holland, and had issue.
On 5th February 1684 Thomas Myddelton 2nd Baronet (age 33) died. His brother [his brother] Richard (age 28) succeeded 3rd Baronet Myddelton of Chirk Castle.
In 1694 [his former wife] Charlotte Bridgeman Lady Myddelton (age 62) died.
Great x 4 Grandfather: David Myddelton
Great x 3 Grandfather: Fulke Myddelton of Llansannan
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Myddelton
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Myddelton of Chirk
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Dryhurst of Denbigh
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Dryhurst
GrandFather: Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gilbert Saltonstall
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Saltonstall
Great x 1 Grandmother: Hester Saltonstall
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Poyntz of South Ockendon 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Suzanna Poyntz
Father: Thomas Myddelton 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Napier 1st Baronet
GrandMother: Maria Napier
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Robinson 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Robinson
GrandFather: Thomas Cholmondeley of Vale Royal 
Mother: Maria Cholmondeley