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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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MP Grimsby

MP Grimsby is in Member Parliament.

1640 Short Parliament

1640 Long Parliament

1654 First Protectorate Parliament

1656 Second Protectorate Parliament

1659 Third Protectorate Parliament

1660 Convention Parliament

In 1523 John Heneage [aged 38] was elected MP Grimsby.

In 1529 John Heneage [aged 44] was elected MP Grimsby.

In October 1553 George Henage [aged 31] was elected MP Grimsby.

In 1558 Marmaduke Tyrwhitt was elected MP Grimsby.

In 1572 Thomas Moryson was elected MP Grimsby.

In 1614 John Wray 2nd Baronet [aged 27] was elected MP Grimsby.

In 1621 Christopher Wray [aged 20] was elected MP Grimsby.

In 1624 Christopher Wray [aged 23] was elected MP Grimsby.

In 1625 Christopher Wray [aged 24] was elected MP Grimsby.

In 1628 Christopher Wray [aged 27] was elected MP Grimsby.

In April 1640 Gervase Holles [aged 33] was elected MP Grimsby in the Short Parliament.

In April 1640 Christopher Wray [aged 39] was elected MP Grimsby during the Short Parliament.

In November 1640 Gervase Holles [aged 33] was elected MP Grimsby in the Long Parliament.

In November 1640 Christopher Wray [aged 39] was elected MP Grimsby during the Long Parliament.

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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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Around September 1646 William Wray 1st Baronet [aged 21] was elected MP Grimsby.

On 3rd September 1654 William Wray 1st Baronet [aged 29] was elected MP Grimsby during the First Protectorate Parliament.

In 1656 William Wray 1st Baronet [aged 31] was elected MP Grimsby during the Second Protectorate Parliament.

William Wyndham 1st Baronet [aged 24] was elected MP Somerset during the Second Protectorate Parliament.

Thomas Crew 2nd Baron Crew [aged 32] was elected MP Northamptonshire during the Second Protectorate Parliament.

Francis Bacon [aged 55] was elected MP Ipswich in the Second Protectorate Parliament.

In 1659 William Wray 1st Baronet [aged 34] was elected MP Grimsby during the Third Protectorate Parliament.

In April 1660 William Wray 1st Baronet [aged 35] was elected MP Grimsby during the Convention Parliament.

In 1661 Gervase Holles [aged 53] was elected MP Grimsby which seat he held until his death in 1675.

In 1667 Freschville Holles [aged 24] was elected MP Grimsby.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 28th September 1667. After dinner comes Sir Fr. Hollis [aged 25] to me about business; and I with him by coach to the Temple [Map], and there I 'light; all the way he telling me romantic lies of himself and his family, how they have been Parliamentmen for Grimsby, he and his forefathers, this 140 years; and his father [aged 60] is now: and himself, at this day, stands for to be, with his father, by the death of his fellow-burgess; and that he believes it will cost him as much as it did his predecessor, which was £300 in ale, and £52 in buttered ale; which I believe is one of his devilish lies.

Before 31st August 1679 Christopher Wray 2nd and 6th Baronet [aged 27] was elected MP Grimsby.

In 1768 Anthony St Leger [aged 35] was elected MP Grimsby which seat he held until 1774.

In 1880 Edward Heneage 1st Baron Heneage [aged 39] was elected MP Grimsby which seat he held until 1895.