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: Colley
After 1848. St James' Church Warter [Map]. Monument to [her son] Gerald Valerian Wilson. Sculpted by George Frampton. Erected by his mother Florence Jane Helen Wellesley Baroness Nunburnholme.
Gerald Valerian Wilson: On 31st January 1885 he was born to Charles Henry Wilson 1st Baron Nunburnholme and Florence Jane Helen Wellesley Baroness Nunburnholme. On 27th September 1908 Gerald Valerian Wilson died.
In 1853 Florence Jane Helen Wellesley Baroness Nunburnholme was born to [her father] William Henry Charles Wellesley (age 39).
On 5th October 1871 Charles Henry Wilson 1st Baron Nunburnholme (age 38) and Florence Jane Helen Wellesley Baroness Nunburnholme (age 18) were married.
On 4th December 1872 [her daughter] Millicent Florence Eleanor Wilson Countess Cowley was born to [her husband] Charles Henry Wilson 1st Baron Nunburnholme (age 39) and Florence Jane Helen Wellesley Baroness Nunburnholme (age 19). She married (1) 10th June 1895 Charles Edward Cradock-Hartopp 5th Baronet, son of John William Cradock-Hartopp 4th Baronet and Charlotte Frances Howard Lady Cradock-Hartopp (2) 14th December 1905 her third cousin Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley, son of William Henry Wellesley 2nd Earl Cowley and Emily Gwendoline Williams Countess Cowley, and had issue.
On 24th January 1875 [her son] Charles Henry Wellesley Wilson 2nd Baron Nunburnholme was born to [her husband] Charles Henry Wilson 1st Baron Nunburnholme (age 41) and Florence Jane Helen Wellesley Baroness Nunburnholme (age 22). He married 12th February 1901 Marjorie Cecilia Wynn-Carington Baroness Willoughby of Parham, daughter of Charles Robert Wynn-Carington 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire and Cecilia Margaret Harbord Marchioness, and had issue.
On 19th May 1877 [her son] Guy Greville Wilson was born to [her husband] Charles Henry Wilson 1st Baron Nunburnholme (age 44) and Florence Jane Helen Wellesley Baroness Nunburnholme (age 24). He married (1) 23rd June 1904 Isabel Innes-Kerr, daughter of James Henry Robert Innes-Kerr 7th Duke Roxburghe and Anne Emily Spencer-Churchill Duchess Roxburghe (2) 22nd May 1911 Avery Buxton and had issue.
On 10th September 1878 [her daughter] Enid Edith Wilson Countess Chesterfield was born to [her husband] Charles Henry Wilson 1st Baron Nunburnholme (age 45) and Florence Jane Helen Wellesley Baroness Nunburnholme (age 25). She married 15th February 1900 Edwyn Scudamore Stanhope 10th Earl of Chesterfield, son of Henry Edwyn Chandos Scudamore Stanhope 9th Earl of Chesterfield and Dorothea Hay Countess Chesterfield.
In 1880 [her daughter] Joan Evelyn Jane Wilson was born to [her husband] Charles Henry Wilson 1st Baron Nunburnholme (age 46) and Florence Jane Helen Wellesley Baroness Nunburnholme (age 27).
In 1881 [her daughter] Gwladys Alice Wilson Viscountess Chaplin was born to [her husband] Charles Henry Wilson 1st Baron Nunburnholme (age 47) and Florence Jane Helen Wellesley Baroness Nunburnholme (age 28). She married 3rd August 1905 Eric Chaplin 2nd Viscount Chaplin, son of Henry Chaplin 1st Viscount Chaplin and Florence Sutherland Leveson-Gower, and had issue.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 31st January 1885 [her son] Gerald Valerian Wilson was born to [her husband] Charles Henry Wilson 1st Baron Nunburnholme (age 51) and Florence Jane Helen Wellesley Baroness Nunburnholme (age 32).
1887. Edward Robert Hughes (age 35). "Portrait of a Lady". Possibly Florence Jane Helen Wellesley Baroness Nunburnholme (age 34).
On 14th November 1888 [her father] William Henry Charles Wellesley (age 75) died.
On 10th June 1895 [her son-in-law] Charles Edward Cradock-Hartopp 5th Baronet (age 37) and [her daughter] Millicent Wilson (age 22) were married. She by marriage Lady Cradock-Hartopp.
On 15th February 1900 [her son-in-law] Edwyn Scudamore Stanhope 10th Earl of Chesterfield (age 45) and [her daughter] Enid Edith Wilson Countess Chesterfield (age 21) were married at St Mark's Church North Audley Street. She by marriage Countess Chesterfield. They initially lived at Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map]. The difference in their ages was 24 years. He the son of Henry Edwyn Chandos Scudamore Stanhope 9th Earl of Chesterfield and Dorothea Hay Countess Chesterfield (age 72).
On 12th February 1901 [her son] Charles Henry Wellesley Wilson 2nd Baron Nunburnholme (age 26) and [her daughter-in-law] Marjorie Cecilia Wynn-Carington Baroness Willoughby of Parham (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Charles Robert Wynn-Carington 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire (age 57) and Cecilia Margaret Harbord Marchioness (age 44).
On 23rd June 1904 [her son] Guy Greville Wilson (age 27) and [her daughter-in-law] Isabel Innes-Kerr (age 25) were married. She the daughter of James Henry Robert Innes-Kerr 7th Duke Roxburghe and Anne Emily Spencer-Churchill Duchess Roxburghe (age 49).
On 3rd August 1905 [her son-in-law] Eric Chaplin 2nd Viscount Chaplin (age 27) and [her daughter] Gwladys Alice Wilson Viscountess Chaplin (age 24) were married at Warter Hall aka Priory [Map].
On 14th December 1905 [her son-in-law] Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley (age 39) and [her daughter] Millicent Florence Eleanor Wilson Countess Cowley (age 33) were married at Colombo, Sri Lanka. She by marriage Countess Cowley. He the son of William Henry Wellesley 2nd Earl Cowley and Emily Gwendoline Williams Countess Cowley (age 66). They were third cousins.
On 16th January 1906 [her husband] Charles Henry Wilson 1st Baron Nunburnholme (age 72) was created 1st Baron Nunburnholme. Florence Jane Helen Wellesley Baroness Nunburnholme (age 53) by marriage Baroness Nunburnholme.
On 28th October 1907 [her husband] Charles Henry Wilson 1st Baron Nunburnholme (age 74) died. His son [her son] Charles (age 32) succeeded 2nd Baron Nunburnholme. [her daughter-in-law] Marjorie Cecilia Wynn-Carington Baroness Willoughby of Parham (age 27) by marriage Baroness Willoughby Parham.
On 27th September 1908 [her son] Gerald Valerian Wilson (age 23) died.
On 22nd May 1911 [her son] Guy Greville Wilson (age 34) and [her daughter-in-law] Avery Buxton were married.
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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In 1913 [her son-in-law] Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley (age 46) and [her daughter] Millicent Florence Eleanor Wilson Countess Cowley (age 40) were divorced. She cited "his desertion and misconduct with Mrs. Geoffrey Charles Buxton". Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley had been named as a correspondent in the divorce suite of Geoffrey Charles Buxton against his wife.
On 15th August 1924 [her son] Charles Henry Wellesley Wilson 2nd Baron Nunburnholme (age 49) died. His son [her grandson] Charles (age 20) succeeded 3rd Baron Nunburnholme.
On 8th December 1932 Florence Jane Helen Wellesley Baroness Nunburnholme (age 79) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 27 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 30 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 27 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 32 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Colley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Colley aka Wesley 1st Baron Mornington
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ussher of Bridgefoot
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Ussher
Great x 1 Grandfather: Garrett Wellesley 1st Earl Mornington
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sale
GrandFather: Reverend Gerald Valerian Wellesley
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hill
Great x 3 Grandfather: Michael Hill
Great x 2 Grandfather: Arthur Hill aka Hill-Trevor 1st Viscount Dungannon
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Trevor 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Trevor
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Hill Countess Mornington
Father: William Henry Charles Wellesley 19 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cadogan 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Cadogan
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Cadogan 2nd Baron Cadogan
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hardress Waller
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Waller
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan 
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Sloane
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hans Sloane 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sloane Baroness Cadogan
GrandMother: Emily Maud Cadogan 18 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: General Charles Churchill 
14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Churchill 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Churchill 16 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Colonel Robert Walpole 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Walpole 1st Earl Orford
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Walpole
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Skerritt
Florence Jane Helen Wellesley Baroness Nunburnholme 20 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England