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 April 1917 CRW aka Christopher Nevinson was appointed an official war artist by the Department of Information. Wearing the uniform of a war correspondent, he visited the Western Front from 5 July to 4 August 1917, a period which included the start of the Battle of Passchendaele on 31 July. Nevinson was billeted with other visitors in the Château d'Harcourt, south of Caen.
CRW aka Christopher Nevinson. "Banking at 400 Feet".
In 1884 [his father] Henry Nevinson (age 27) and [his mother] Margaret Wynne Jones (age 25) were married.
On 13th August 1889 CRW aka Christopher Nevinson was born to [his father] Henry Nevinson (age 32) and [his mother] Margaret Wynne Jones (age 31).
Around 1900. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson (age 10). "The Weir, Charenton".
Around 1900. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson (age 10). Portrait of Elizabeth Darley.
1911-1912. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson (age 21). "The Railway Bridge, Charenton".
1911. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson (age 21). Self-portrait.
1913. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson (age 23). "The Arrival".
On 1st November 1915 CRW aka Christopher Nevinson (age 26) and Kathleen Knowlman were married at Hampstead Town Hall. After a week-long honeymoon, he reported back to the RAMC but was invalided out of the service in January 1916 with acute rheumatic fever.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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1916. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson (age 26). "A Taube".
1916. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson (age 26). "The Doctor".
1917. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson (age 27). Portrait of Edith Sitwell (age 29).
1917. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson (age 27). "A Group of Soldiers".
1917. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson (age 27). "After The Push".
1917. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson (age 27). "Paths of Glory".
1917. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson (age 27). "Building Aircraft: Acetylene Welder".
1917. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson (age 27). "War Profiteers".
1918. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson (age 28). "The Harvest of Battle".
On 8th June 1932 [his mother] Margaret Wynne Jones (age 74) died.
In 1933 [his father] Henry Nevinson (age 76) and [his step-mother] Evelyn Jane Sharp (age 63) were married.
1940. CRW aka Christopher Nevinson (age 50). "Anti-aircraft Defences" depicting anti-aircraft batteries and London Blitz spotlights.
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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On 9th November 1941 [his father] Henry Nevinson (age 85) died.
On 7th October 1946 CRW aka Christopher Nevinson (age 57) died.