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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Paternal Family Tree: Coleridge
On 7th August 1818 [his father] John Taylor Coleridge (age 28) and [his mother] Mary Buchanan (age 30) were married.
On 3rd December 1820 John Duke Coleridge 1st Baron Coleridge was born to [his father] John Taylor Coleridge (age 30) and [his mother] Mary Buchanan (age 32).
On 11th August 1846 John Duke Coleridge 1st Baron Coleridge (age 25) and Jane Fortescue Seymour Baroness Coleridge (age 21) were married.
From 24th June 1851 John Duke Coleridge 1st Baron Coleridge (age 30) was a member of the Canterbury Association.
On 19th August 1851 [his son] Bernard Coleridge 2nd Baron Coleridge was born to John Duke Coleridge 1st Baron Coleridge (age 30) and [his wife] Jane Fortescue Seymour Baroness Coleridge (age 26). He married 3rd August 1876 his first cousin Mary Alethea Mackarness Baroness Coleridge and had issue.
Between 1855 and 1866 John Duke Coleridge 1st Baron Coleridge (age 34) held the office of Recorder of Portsmouth.
In 1861 John Duke Coleridge 1st Baron Coleridge (age 40) held the office of Bencher of the Middle Temple.
In 1861 John Duke Coleridge 1st Baron Coleridge (age 40) was appointed Queen's Counsel.
In 1865 John Duke Coleridge 1st Baron Coleridge (age 44) was elected MP Exeter which seat he held until 1873.
In 1868 John Duke Coleridge 1st Baron Coleridge (age 47) was appointed Solicitor General.
In 1871 John Duke Coleridge 1st Baron Coleridge (age 50) was appointed Attorney General which office he held until 1873.
In November 1873 John Duke Coleridge 1st Baron Coleridge (age 52) was appointed Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.
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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In 1874 [his mother] Mary Buchanan (age 85) died.
On 10th January 1874 John Duke Coleridge 1st Baron Coleridge (age 53) was created 1st Baron Coleridge of Ottery St Mary in Devon. [his wife] Jane Fortescue Seymour Baroness Coleridge (age 49) by marriage Baroness Coleridge of Ottery St Mary in Devon.
On 11th February 1876 [his father] John Taylor Coleridge (age 85) died.
On 3rd August 1876 [his son] Bernard Coleridge 2nd Baron Coleridge (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Alethea Mackarness Baroness Coleridge were married. They were first cousins.
On 6th February 1878 [his wife] Jane Fortescue Seymour Baroness Coleridge (age 53) died.
On 13th August 1885 John Duke Coleridge 1st Baron Coleridge (age 64) and Amy Augusta Jackson Lawford Baroness Coleridge were married. She by marriage Baroness Coleridge of Ottery St Mary in Devon.
On 14th June 1894 John Duke Coleridge 1st Baron Coleridge (age 73) died. His son Bernard (age 42) succeeded 2nd Baron Coleridge of Ottery St Mary in Devon. [his daughter-in-law] Mary Alethea Mackarness Baroness Coleridge by marriage Baroness Coleridge of Ottery St Mary in Devon.
On 27th May 1933 [his former wife] Amy Augusta Jackson Lawford Baroness Coleridge died.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Reverend John Coleridge
GrandFather: Captain James Coleridge
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Bowden
Father: John Taylor Coleridge
GrandMother: Frances Duke Taylor
John Duke Coleridge 1st Baron Coleridge
Mother: Mary Buchanan