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: Spencer
Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Donnington Countess Bath 1509-1561
Before October 1545 [her father] John Spencer [aged 21] and [her mother] Katherine Kitson [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Thomas Kitson and [her grandmother] Margaret Donnington Countess Bath [aged 36].
On 29th June 1552 Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon and Eure was born to [her father] John Spencer [aged 28] and [her mother] Katherine Kitson [aged 28] at Althorp House, Northamptonshire [Map].
On 15th August 1560 Thomas Stanley 2nd Baron Monteagle [aged 53] died at Hornby. His son [her future brother-in-law] William [aged 32] succeeded 3rd Baron Monteagle. [her sister] Anne Spencer Countess Dorset by marriage Baroness Monteagle.
On 29th December 1574 George Carey 2nd Baron Hunsdon [aged 27] and Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon and Eure [aged 22] were married.
On 24th April 1576 [her daughter] Elizabeth Carey was born to [her husband] George Carey 2nd Baron Hunsdon [aged 29] and Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon and Eure [aged 23]. She was baptised on the 7th June 1576 at St Dunstan's Church, Hunsdon; her godmothers were Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [aged 42] and Elizabeth Tailboys Countess Warwick. She married before 1601 her third cousin once removed Thomas Berkeley, son of Henry Berkeley 7th Baron Berkeley and Katherine Howard Baroness Berkeley, and had issue.
In or before 1578 [her future husband] Ralph Eure 3rd Baron Eure [aged 19] and Mary Dawnay Baroness Eure [aged 20] were married. They were half fourth cousins.
Around 1579 [her brother-in-law] Ferdinando Stanley 5th Earl of Derby [aged 20] and [her sister] Alice Spencer Countess Derby [aged 29] were married. He the son of Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby [aged 47] and Margaret Clifford Countess Derby [aged 39].
After 10th November 1581 [her brother-in-law] Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton [aged 37] and [her sister] Anne Spencer Countess Dorset were married. She by marriage Baroness Compton of Compton in Warwickshire. He the son of Peter Compton and Anne Talbot Countess Pembroke [aged 58].
On 8th November 1586 [her mother] Katherine Kitson [aged 62] died.
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 8th November 1586 [her father] John Spencer [aged 62] died. He was buried at St Mary and All Saints Church, Fotheringhay [Map].
After 1591 [her former brother-in-law] William Stanley 3rd Baron Monteagle and [her sister] Anne Spencer Countess Dorset were married.
On 4th December 1592 [her brother-in-law] Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset [aged 31] and [her sister] Anne Spencer Countess Dorset were married. He the son of Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset [aged 56] and Cicely Baker Countess Dorset [aged 57].
On 20th August 1593 [her brother-in-law] Robert Carey 1st Earl Monmouth [aged 33] and Elizabeth Trevannion Countess Monmouth [aged 30] were married.
On 25th September 1593 Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby [aged 62] died at Lathom, Lancashire. His son [her brother-in-law] Ferdinando [aged 34] succeeded 5th Earl Derby, 13th Baron Strange Knockin, 9th Baron Mohun of Dunster, 6th Baron Stanley. [her sister] Alice Spencer Countess Derby [aged 44] by marriage Countess Derby.
In 1594 William Eure 2nd Baron Eure [aged 64] died. In 1594 His son [her future husband] Ralph [aged 35] succeeded 3rd Baron Eure. Mary Dawnay Baroness Eure [aged 37] by marriage Baroness Eure.
On 23rd July 1596 [her father-in-law] Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon [aged 70] died at Somerset House [Map]. Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [aged 62] was present. She, apparently, proposed he be made Earl of Wiltshire. He refused saying... "Madam, as you did not count me worthy of this honour in life, then I shall account myself not worthy of it in death". His son [her husband] George [aged 49] succeeded 2nd Baron Hunsdon. Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon and Eure [aged 44] by marriage Baroness Hunsdon.
On 22nd October 1597 Charles Howard 1st Earl Nottingham [aged 61] was created 1st Earl Nottingham. [her sister-in-law] Katherine Carey Countess Nottingham [aged 47] by marriage Countess Nottingham.
On 20th October 1600 [her brother-in-law] Thomas Egerton 1st Viscount Brackley [aged 60] and [her sister] Alice Spencer Countess Derby [aged 51] were married.
Before 1601 [her son-in-law] Thomas Berkeley [aged 25] and [her daughter] Elizabeth Carey [aged 24] were married. They were third cousin once removed.
On 25th February 1603 [her sister-in-law] Katherine Carey Countess Nottingham [aged 53] died at Arundel House [Map]. She was buried in Chelsea Old Church on 25th April 1603.
On 8th September 1603 [her husband] George Carey 2nd Baron Hunsdon [aged 56] died. His brother [her brother-in-law] John [aged 53] succeeded 3rd Baron Hunsdon. Mary Hyde Baroness Hunsdon [aged 49] by marriage Baroness Hunsdon.
On 19th April 1608 Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset [aged 72] died suddenly at the council table, having apparently suffered a stroke. His funeral was held at Westminster Abbey [Map]. He was buried in the Sackville Chapel St Michael's Church Withyham East Sussex. His son [her brother-in-law] Robert [aged 47] succeeded 2nd Earl Dorset, 2nd Baron Buckhurst. [her sister] Anne Spencer Countess Dorset by marriage Countess Dorset.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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After 1612 Ralph Eure 3rd Baron Eure [aged 53] and Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon and Eure [aged 59] were married. She by marriage Baroness Eure.
On 7th November 1616 [her brother-in-law] Thomas Egerton 1st Viscount Brackley [aged 76] was created 1st Viscount Brackley. [her sister] Alice Spencer Countess Derby [aged 67] by marriage Viscountess Brackley.
On 1st April 1617 [her husband] Ralph Eure 3rd Baron Eure [aged 58] died. He was buried at St Laurence's Church, Ludlow [Map]. His son [her step-son] William [aged 38] succeeded 4th Baron Eure.
On 25th February 1618 Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon and Eure [aged 65] died.
On 2nd March 1618 Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon and Eure [deceased] was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map].
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Spencer 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Spencer
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Spencer
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Spencer
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Empson
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Empson
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Empson
GrandFather: William Spencer
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella Graunt
Father: John Spencer
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Knightley 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Knightley
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Knightley
GrandMother: Susan Knightley
Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Hunsdon and Eure
GrandFather: Thomas Kitson 
Mother: Katherine Kitson
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Donnington of Stoke Newington
GrandMother: Margaret Donnington Countess Bath