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: Prideaux
Before 22nd February 1693 [his father] Humphrey Prideaux [aged 44] and [his mother] Bridget Bokenham were married.
On or before 22nd February 1693 Edmund Prideaux was born to Humphrey Prideaux [aged 44] and Bridget Bokenham. He was christened at Soham Tony, Norfolk on 22nd February 1693
In 1700 [his mother] Bridget Bokenham died.
On 22nd May 1711 Edmund Prideaux [aged 18] was admitted to Clare College, Cambridge University as a Fellow Commoner.
On 10th February 1712 Edmund Prideaux [aged 18] entered Middle Temple.
On 17th April 1717 Edmund Prideaux [aged 24] and Hannah Wrench [aged 20] were married.
In 1719 [his son] Humphrey Prideaux was born to Edmund Prideaux [aged 25] and [his wife] Hannah Wrench [aged 22].
Vesta Monumenta. 1724.Plates 1.13 and 1.14: Engravings of St. Benet's Abbey Gatehouse [Map] (1 of 2) by George Vertue [aged 40] after John Kirkpatrick and Edmund Prideaux [aged 30]. 205 x 389 mm and 206 x 318 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1724.
Vesta Monumenta. 1724. Plate 1.15: Engraving of the Tomb of Robart Colles. Late fifteenth or early sixteenth-century chest tomb of Robart Colles in the Holy Innocents Church, Foulsham [Map]. Paneled sides around which runs the inscription "Robart Colles Cecili his vif." Engraving by George Vertue [aged 40] after Edmund Prideaux [aged 30]. 204 x 328 mm.
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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On 1st November 1724 [his father] Humphrey Prideaux [aged 76] died.
In 1st November 1724 [his father] Humphrey Prideaux [aged 76] was appointed Dean of Norwich.
On 2nd February 1726 [his wife] Hannah Wrench [aged 29] died.
In 1728 Edmund Prideaux [aged 56] died. His cousin Edmund Prideaux [aged 34] inherited Prideaux Place.
Around 1730 William Aikman [aged 47]. Portrait of Edmund Prideaux [aged 36].
Vesta Monumenta. 1738. Plates 50 to 52. Three mid fourth-century CE Roman mosaic pavements at Wellow, Somerset [Map] the first of which was found by John Aubrey c. 1685. Further investigations of the site were carried out in 1737 by Edmund Prideaux [aged 44] and James West, who found the second and third pavements, respectively. Engravings by George Vertue [aged 54] after James Vertue [aged 78] and James West.
James Vertue: In 1660 he was born.
In 1745 Edmund Prideaux [aged 51] died.
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Prideaux
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Prideaux
Great x 1 Grandfather: Humphrey Pruideaux
GrandFather: Edmund Prideaux
Father: Humphrey Prideaux
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Moyle
GrandMother: Bridget Moyle
GrandFather: Anthony Bokenham of Helmingham in Suffolk
Mother: Bridget Bokenham