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: Skeffington
On 9th September 1713 [his father] Clotworthy Skeffington 4th Viscount Massereene and [his mother] Catherine Chichester Visountess Massereene were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Arthur Chichester 3rd Earl Donegal and [his grandmother] Catherine Forbes (age 23). They were third cousins.
In 1715 Clotworthy Skeffington 1st Earl Massereene was born to [his father] Clotworthy Skeffington 4th Viscount Massereene and [his mother] Catherine Chichester Visountess Massereene.
On 11th February 1738 [his father] Clotworthy Skeffington 4th Viscount Massereene died. His son Clotworthy (age 23) succeeded 5th Viscount Massereene, 5th Baron Lough Neagh, 7th Baronet Skeffington of Fisherwick in Staffordshire.
On 16th March 1738 Clotworthy Skeffington 1st Earl Massereene (age 23) and Anne Daniel were married.
In 1740 [his wife] Anne Daniel died.
On 25th November 1741 Clotworthy Skeffington 1st Earl Massereene (age 26) and Anne Eyre Countess Massereene (age 24) were married.
On 28th January 1742 [his son] Clotworthy Skeffington 2nd Earl Massereene was born to Clotworthy Skeffington 1st Earl Massereene (age 27) and [his wife] Anne Eyre Countess Massereene (age 25).
In 1744 [his son] Henry Skeffington 3rd Earl Massereene was born to Clotworthy Skeffington 1st Earl Massereene (age 29) and [his wife] Anne Eyre Countess Massereene (age 27).
In 1746 [his son] Chichester Skeffington 4th Earl Massereene was born to Clotworthy Skeffington 1st Earl Massereene (age 31) and [his wife] Anne Eyre Countess Massereene (age 29). He married 1780 Harriet Jocelyn, daughter of Robert Jocelyn 1st Earl Roden and Anne Hamilton Countess Roden, and had issue.
On 28th July 1756 Clotworthy Skeffington 1st Earl Massereene (age 41) was created 1st Earl Massereene. [his wife] Anne Eyre Countess Massereene (age 39) by marriage Countess Massereene.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 14 or 17th September 1757 Clotworthy Skeffington 1st Earl Massereene (age 42) died. His son Clotworthy (age 15) succeeded 2nd Earl Massereene, 6th Viscount Massereene, 6th Baron Lough Neagh, 8th Baronet Skeffington of Fisherwick in Staffordshire.
On 22nd May 1805 [his former wife] Anne Eyre Countess Massereene (age 88) died.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Skeffington Countess Leitrim was born to Clotworthy Skeffington 1st Earl Massereene and Anne Eyre Countess Massereene. She married 1765 Robert Clements 1st Earl Leitrim and had issue.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 20 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Skeffington 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Skeffington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dering
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Skeffington 2nd Viscount Massereene 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Newdigate of Arbury in Warwickshire
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Newdigate
GrandFather: Clotworthy Skeffington 3rd Viscount Massereene
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Clotworthy 1st Viscount Massereene
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Clotworthy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Jones 1st Viscount Ranelagh
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Jones
Great x 4 Grandfather: Garret Moore 1st Viscount Moore of Drogheda
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Moore
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Colley Viscountess Moore and Wilmot
Father: Clotworthy Skeffington 4th Viscount Massereene 17 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Hungerford 
12 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Hungerford of Black Bourton 13 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Hungerford 14 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Giles Crouch of Cornhill
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Crouch
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Hungerford 15 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Rice Jones
Great x 2 Grandmother: Rachel Jones
GrandMother: Rachel Hungerford Viscountess Massereene 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Hele
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Hele
Clotworthy Skeffington 1st Earl Massereene 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Chichester 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Chichester 1st Viscount Chichester 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Courtenay 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Lieutenant-Colonel John Chichester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Copleston
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Copleston
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Biston
Great x 1 Grandfather: Arthur Chichester 2nd Earl Donegal 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Jones 1st Viscount Ranelagh
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Jones
Great x 4 Grandfather: Garret Moore 1st Viscount Moore of Drogheda
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Moore
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Colley Viscountess Moore and Wilmot
GrandFather: Arthur Chichester 3rd Earl Donegal 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Osbourne Echingham
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Echingham of Dunroby
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Ichyngham of Dunbrody in Wexford
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Ichyngham Countess Donegall
Mother: Catherine Chichester Visountess Massereene 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Patrick Forbes of Corse
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Forbes of Corse
Great x 2 Grandfather: Arthur Forbes 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Arthur Forbes 1st Earl Granard
GrandMother: Catherine Forbes