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: Hatton
Maternal Family Tree: Anne Bond 1615
On 8th May 1630 [his father] Christopher Hatton 1st Baron Hatton [aged 24] and [his mother] Elizabeth Montagu Baroness Hatton [aged 18] were married in Hackney.
In 1632 Christopher Hatton 1st Viscount Hatton was born to [his father] Christopher Hatton 1st Baron Hatton [aged 26] and [his mother] Elizabeth Montagu Baroness Hatton [aged 19].
On 29th January 1643 [his father] Christopher Hatton 1st Baron Hatton [aged 37] was created 1st Baron Hatton. [his mother] Elizabeth Montagu Baroness Hatton [aged 31] by marriage Baroness Hatton.
On 12th February 1667 Christopher Hatton 1st Viscount Hatton [aged 35] and Cicely Tufton Viscountess Hatton [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Viscountess Hatton. She the daughter of John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet and Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet [aged 52]. They were sixth cousins.
On 4th June 1670 [his father] Christopher Hatton 1st Baron Hatton [aged 64] died. His son Christopher [aged 38] succeeded 2nd Baron Hatton.
In 1672 [his mother] Elizabeth Montagu Baroness Hatton [aged 59] died at Castle Cornet, Guernsey [Map] after lightning struck a powder magazine.
On 30th December 1672 [his wife] Cicely Tufton Viscountess Hatton [aged 24] died.
Before 27th December 1675 Christopher Hatton 1st Viscount Hatton [aged 43] and Frances Yelverton Viscountess Hatton were married.
On 17th January 1683 Christopher Hatton 1st Viscount Hatton [aged 51] was created 1st Viscount Hatton. [his wife] Frances Yelverton Viscountess Hatton by marriage Viscountess Hatton.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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On 15th May 1684 [his wife] Frances Yelverton Viscountess Hatton died.
In August 1685 Christopher Hatton 1st Viscount Hatton [aged 53] and Elizabeth Haslewood Viscountess Hatton were married. She by marriage Viscountess Hatton.
On 29th December 1685 [his son-in-law] Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea [aged 38] and [his daughter] Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea were married. She being a fourth-cousin once-removed of his first wife Essex Rich Countess Nottingham. She by marriage Countess Nottingham. He the son of Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham and Elizabeth Harvey Baroness Finch.
On or before 7th February 1690 [his son] William Seton Hatton 2nd Viscount Hatton was born to Christopher Hatton 1st Viscount Hatton [aged 58] and [his wife] Elizabeth Haslewood Viscountess Hatton. He was baptised on 7th February 1690.
Around 1700 [his son] Henry Charles Hatton 3rd Viscount was born to Christopher Hatton 1st Viscount Hatton [aged 68] and [his wife] Elizabeth Haslewood Viscountess Hatton.
In 1706 Christopher Hatton 1st Viscount Hatton [aged 74] died. His son William [aged 15] succeeded 2nd Viscount Hatton, 3rd Baron Hatton.
On 15th January 1733 [his former wife] Elizabeth Haslewood Viscountess Hatton died.
[his daughter] Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea was born to Christopher Hatton 1st Viscount Hatton and Cicely Tufton Viscountess Hatton. She married 29th December 1685 Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea, son of Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham and Elizabeth Harvey Baroness Finch, and had issue.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 25 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Hatton
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hatton
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Hatton of Gravesend
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Hatton of Long Stanton in Cambridgeshire
GrandFather: Christopher Hatton of Clay Hall in Essex
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Shute
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Shute
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher Burgoyne of Long Stanton in Cambridgeshire
Great x 2 Grandmother: Thomasine Burgoyne
Father: Christopher Hatton 1st Baron Hatton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Fanshawe 
GrandMother: Alice Fanshawe 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Smythe
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Smythe 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Neville 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas "Customer" Smythe 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Smythe 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Christopher Hatton 1st Viscount Hatton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ladde Montagu 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Dudley 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Dudley
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Roper 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Roper of Well Hall
Great x 2 Grandmother: Helen Roper
GrandFather: Charles Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Harrington 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Alexander Harrington
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Harrington
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Moton of Peckleton in Leicestershire
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Moton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Sidney 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Sidney
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Brandon 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Pakenham
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Pakenham
Mother: Elizabeth Montagu Baroness Hatton 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Whitmore of Balmes Manor in Hackney
GrandMother: Mary Whitmore
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Bond