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: Mosley
On 12th December 1895 [his father] Oswald Mosley 5th Baronet [aged 21] and [his mother] Katharine Maud Edwards-Heathcote [aged 21] were married.
On 16th November 1896 Oswald Mosley 6th Baronet was born to Oswald Mosley 5th Baronet [aged 22] and Katharine Maud Edwards-Heathcote [aged 22] at 47 Hill Street.
On 10th October 1915 [his grandfather] Oswald Mosley 4th Baronet [aged 67] died. His son [his father] Oswald [aged 41] succeeded 5th Baronet Mosley of Ancoats. Monument at St Mary's Church, Rolleston on Dove [Map].
Oswald Mosley 4th Baronet: On 25th September 1848 he was born to Tonman Mosley 3rd Baronet and Catherine Wood. On 28th April 1890 Tonman Mosley 3rd Baronet died. His son Oswald succeeded 4th Baronet Mosley of Ancoats.
Oswald Mosley 5th Baronet: On 29th December 1873 he was born to Oswald Mosley 4th Baronet at Beaumaris, Anglesey. On 12th December 1895 Oswald Mosley 5th Baronet and Katharine Maud Edwards-Heathcote were married.
On 11th May 1920 Oswald Mosley 6th Baronet [aged 23] and Cynthia Blanche Curzon Lady Ancoats [aged 21] were married. Following their marriage he is alledged to have had affairs with his wife's younger sister Alexandra Naldera Curzon [aged 16] and his wife's step-mother Grace Elvina Hinds Marchioness Curzon Kedleston [aged 34]. She the daughter of George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston [aged 61] and Mary Victoria Leiter Baroness Curzon Kedleston.
Cynthia Blanche Curzon Lady Ancoats: On 23rd August 1898 she was born to George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston and Mary Victoria Leiter Baroness Curzon Kedleston. On 16th May 1933 Cynthia Blanche Curzon Lady Ancoats died.
Alexandra Naldera Curzon: On 20th March 1904 she was born to George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston and Mary Victoria Leiter Baroness Curzon Kedleston. Naldera baing the place in India where she was conceived. In 1925 Major Edward Dudley Metcalfe and she were married. She the daughter of George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston and Mary Victoria Leiter Baroness Curzon Kedleston. In 1955 Major Edward Dudley Metcalfe and Alexandra Naldera Curzon were divorced. On 7th August 1995 Alexandra Naldera Curzon died. She was buried at All Saints Church, Kedleston [Map].
In 1921 [his daughter] Vivien Mosley was born to Oswald Mosley 6th Baronet [aged 24] and [his wife] Cynthia Blanche Curzon Lady Ancoats [aged 22].
On 25th June 1923 [his son] Nicholas Mosley 3rd Baron Ravensdale was born to Oswald Mosley 6th Baronet [aged 26] and [his wife] Cynthia Blanche Curzon Lady Ancoats [aged 24].
On 21st September 1928 [his father] Oswald Mosley 5th Baronet [aged 54] died. His son Oswald [aged 31] succeeded 6th Baronet Mosley of Ancoats. [his wife] Cynthia Blanche Curzon Lady Ancoats [aged 30] by marriage Lady Mosley of Ancoats. Memorial at St Mary's Church, Rolleston on Dove [Map].
On 30th January 1929 Bryan Guiness [aged 23] and [his future wife] Diana Mitford [aged 18] were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map].
26th October 1930. Tatler. Sir Oswald Mosley [aged 33] with his first wife Lady Cynthia [aged 32].
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 1932 [his son] Michael Mosley was born to Oswald Mosley 6th Baronet [aged 35] and [his wife] Cynthia Blanche Curzon Lady Ancoats [aged 33].
On 16th May 1933 [his wife] Cynthia Blanche Curzon Lady Ancoats [aged 34] died.
In June 1933 Bryan Walter Guiness 2nd Baron Moyne [aged 27] and [his future wife] Diana Mitford [aged 22] were divorced.
Devon-based newspaper the Western Times reported how 'the Hon. Diana Guinness was granted a decree nisi by Lord Merrivale in the Divorce Court yesterday on the ground of the adultery of her husband, the Hon. Bryan Walter Guinness, who did not defend the suit.'
According to Mrs. Guinness's case she and her husband were perfectly happy until after the birth of their second child in 1931. Differences arose, and there were quarrels. In February, 1933, a deed of separation was entered into. A month later Mrs. Guinness received from her husband a letter stating that he had stayed with Miss Isolde Field at a Brighton hotel.
On 6th October 1936 Oswald Mosley 6th Baronet [aged 39] and Diana Mitford [aged 26] were married.
In 1938 [his son] Alexander Mosley was born to Oswald Mosley 6th Baronet [aged 41] and [his wife] Diana Mitford [aged 27].
In 1940 [his son] Max Mosley was born to Oswald Mosley 6th Baronet [aged 43] and [his wife] Diana Mitford [aged 29].
On 19th April 1941 Andrew Cavendish 11th Duke Devonshire [aged 21] and [his sister-in-law] Deborah Mitford [aged 21] were married. He the son of Edward William Spencer Cavendish 10th Duke Devonshire [aged 45] and Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire [aged 45].
At the commencement of their honeymoon Deborah 'stopped the car when starting on her honeymoon and registered at a small Labour Exchange for National Service,' as per The Sketch.
In 1950 [his mother] Katharine Maud Edwards-Heathcote [aged 76] died.
On 26th November 1950 Edward William Spencer Cavendish 10th Duke Devonshire [aged 55] died. His son Andrew [aged 30] succeeded 11th Duke Devonshire, 14th Earl Devonshire, 6th Earl Burlington, 14th Baron Cavendish Hardwick. [his sister-in-law] Deborah Vivien Mitford Duchess Devonshire [aged 30] by marriage Duchess Devonshire. On 24th December 1988 Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire [aged 55] died. Both the Duke and Duchess were buried in the Cavendish Plot, St Peter's Church, Edensor [Map].
On 3rd December 1980 Oswald Mosley 6th Baronet [aged 84] died. His son Nicholas [aged 57] succeeded 7th Baronet Mosley of Ancoats.
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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On 11th August 2003 [his former wife] Diana Mitford [aged 93] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 26 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 27 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 31 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 23 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Parker Mosley 1st Baronet 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Oswald Mosley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Oswald Mosley 2nd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reverend Thomas Tonman
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tonman
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Roberts
Great x 1 Grandfather: Tonman Mosley 3rd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Every
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Every 8th Baronet
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophia Anne Every Lady Mosley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Morley
GrandFather: Oswald Mosley 4th Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Wood
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Wood
Father: Oswald Mosley 5th Baronet
Oswald Mosley 6th Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Reverend Edward James Justinian Edwards
GrandFather: Captain Justinian Edwards-Heathcote of Apedale Hall in Staffordshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Heathcote
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Edensor Heathcote
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Edensor Heathcote 16 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nigel Gresley 6th Baronet 
14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Gresley 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wynn Lady Gresley 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Anne Heathcote 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Lindsay 5th Earl Balcarres 6 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Lindsay 6th Earl Balcarres 23rd Earl Crawford 7 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Dalrymple Countess Balcarres
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Keith Lindsay 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Unknown Dalrymple
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bradshaigh Dalrymple Countess Balcarres
Mother: Katharine Maud Edwards-Heathcote 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King James IV of Scotland