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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In 1745 [his father] George Jackson aka Duckett 1st Baronet [aged 19] and Mary Ward were married.
Before 1775 Robert Neale and [his mother] Grace Goldstone Lady Duckett [aged 24] were married.
On 9th September 1775 [his father] George Jackson aka Duckett 1st Baronet [aged 49] and [his mother] Grace Goldstone Lady Duckett [aged 25] were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. The difference in their ages was 24 years.
On 17th July 1777 George Duckett 2nd Baronet was born to George Jackson aka Duckett 1st Baronet [aged 51] and Grace Goldstone Lady Duckett [aged 27].
In 1784 [his mother] Grace Goldstone Lady Duckett [aged 34] died.
In 1806 Harry Burrard-Neale [aged 40] was elected MP Lymington which seat he held until 1807 when his maternal half-brother George Duckett 2nd Baronet [aged 28] superceded him.
In 1807 George Duckett 2nd Baronet [aged 29] was elected MP Lymington.
On 27th March 1811 [his son] George Floyd Duckett 3rd Baronet was born to George Duckett 2nd Baronet [aged 33]. He married 21st June 1845 Isabella Smith, daughter of General Lionel Smith 1st Baronet and Isabella Pottinger Lady Smith.
In 1812 George Duckett 2nd Baronet [aged 34] was elected MP Plympton Erle.
On 22nd December 1822 [his father] George Jackson aka Duckett 1st Baronet [aged 97] died. His son George [aged 45] succeeded 2nd Baronet Jackson aka Duckett of Hartham House in Wiltshire.
In 1832 George Duckett 2nd Baronet [aged 54] was declared bankrupt.
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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On 21st June 1845 [his son] George Floyd Duckett 3rd Baronet [aged 34] and [his daughter-in-law] Isabella Smith were married. They had no children.
On 15th June 1856 George Duckett 2nd Baronet [aged 78] died. His son George [aged 45] succeeded 3rd Baronet Jackson aka Duckett of Hartham House in Wiltshire.
GrandFather: George Jackson of Hill House in Richmond in Yorkshire
Father: George Jackson aka Duckett 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Ward of Guisborough in Yorkshire
GrandMother: Hannah Ward
GrandFather: Gwyn Goldstone
Mother: Grace Goldstone Lady Duckett
Great x 2 Grandfather: Lionel Duckett
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Duckett
Great x 3 Grandfather: Samuel Ashe of Langley Burrell in Wiltshire
Great x 2 Grandmother: Martha Ashe
GrandMother: Grace Duckett
Great x 1 Grandmother: Grace Skinner