The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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On 20th May 1788 George Denys 1st Baronet was born to Peter Denys [aged 28] and Charlotte Fermor [aged 22].
On 5th December 1809 George Denys 1st Baronet [aged 21] and Elizabeth Lind were married.
On 11th December 1811 [his son] George William Denys 2nd Baronet was born to George Denys 1st Baronet [aged 23] and [his wife] Elizabeth Lind.
In 1812 George Denys 1st Baronet [aged 23] was elected MP Kingston upon Hull which seat he held until 1818.
On 23rd November 1813 George Denys 1st Baronet [aged 25] was created 1st Baronet Denys of Stratford Place.
Before 1816 [his father] Peter Denys [aged 55] and [his mother] Charlotte Fermor [aged 49] were married. With her income of £4,000 a year, he bought Sloane Place in London, and Fremington, Yorkshire. She the daughter of [his grandfather] George Fermor 2nd Earl Pomfret and [his grandmother] Anna Maria Delagard Countess Pomfret.
In 1816 [his father] Peter Denys [aged 56] died.
On 29th June 1828 [his wife] Elizabeth Lind died.
In 1835 [his mother] Charlotte Fermor [aged 69] died.
On 20th May 1835 George Denys 1st Baronet [aged 47] and Catherine Elizabeth Perceval were married.
On 6th October 1841 [his son-in-law] Reverend Frederick William Robertson [aged 25] and [his daughter] Helen Denys 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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On 26th April 1857 George Denys 1st Baronet [aged 68] died. His son George [aged 45] succeeded 2nd Baronet Denys of Stratford Place.
[his daughter] Helen Denys was born to George Denys 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Lind. She married 6th October 1841 Reverend Frederick William Robertson and had issue.
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 19 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Father: Peter Denys
George Denys 1st Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hatton Fermor of Easton Neston Northamptonshire 
15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Fermor 1st Baronet 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Cockayne 
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Fermor 1st Baron Leominster 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Perry Lady Fermor
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Fermor 1st Earl Pomfret 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Osborne 1st Baronet 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Walmesley Lady Osborne 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophia Osborne Baroness Leominster 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Bertie Duchess Leeds 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness
GrandFather: George Fermor 2nd Earl Pomfret 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Jeffreys
Great x 3 Grandfather: George "Hanging Judge" Jeffreys 1st Baron Jeffreys
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Jeffreys 2nd Baron Jeffreys
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Needham
Great x 1 Grandmother: Henriette Louise Jeffreys Countess Pomfret 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Herbert 5th Earl Pembroke 2nd Earl Montgomery 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip "Infamous Earl" Herbert 7th Earl Pembroke 4th Earl Montgomery 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Villiers Countess Pembroke and Montgomery 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Herbert Viscountess Windsor 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Guillaume de Penancoët Seigneur de Kéroualle
Great x 3 Grandmother: Henrietta Kéroualle Countess Pembroke and Montgomery
Mother: Charlotte Fermor 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Anna Maria Delagard Countess Pomfret