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: Harrington
In 1350 [his father] John Harrington 2nd Baron Harington [aged 22] and [his mother] Joan Bermingham [aged 15] were married. The marriage somewhat speculative?
In 1356 Robert Harrington 3rd Baron Harington was born to [his father] John Harrington 2nd Baron Harington [aged 28] and [his mother] Joan Bermingham [aged 21] at Gleaston Castle [Map].
In 1359 [his mother] Joan Bermingham [aged 24] died.
Around 1363 Isabella Countess Bedford and Soissons [aged 30] was granted custody of the paternal lands of Robert Harrington 3rd Baron Harington [aged 7].
On 28th May 1363 [his father] John Harrington 2nd Baron Harington [aged 35] died at Gleaston Castle [Map]. His son Robert [aged 7] succeeded 3rd Baron Harington. Given his young age Robert Harrington 3rd Baron Harington became a ward of King Edward III of England [aged 50] who granted his wardship to his daughter Isabella Countess Bedford and Soissons [aged 30] and her husband Enguerrand de Coucy 1st Earl Bedford 1st Count Soissons [aged 23].
Around 1376 [his daughter] Margaret Harrington was born to Robert Harrington 3rd Baron Harington [aged 20] and [his future wife] Isabel Loring Baroness Harington. She married Richard Huddlestone and had issue.
Around 1376 Robert Harrington 3rd Baron Harington [aged 20] and Alice Greystoke Baroness Harington were married. She by marriage Baroness Harington.
On 16th July 1377 King Richard II of England [aged 10] was crowned II King of England at Westminster Abbey [Map] by Archbishop Simon Sudbury [aged 61].
Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 4th or 11th Earl of Arundel [aged 31] carried the Crown.
Guichard d'Angle 1st Earl Huntingdon was created 1st Earl Huntingdon for life.
John Mowbray 1st Earl Nottingham [aged 11] was created 1st Earl Nottingham.
Edward 2nd Duke of York 1st Duke Albemarle [aged 4] and Robert Harrington 3rd Baron Harington [aged 21] were knighted.
Roger Scales 4th Baron Scales [aged 23] attended.
Around 1383 Robert Harrington 3rd Baron Harington [aged 27] and Isabel Loring Baroness Harington were married. She by marriage Baroness Harington.
In 1384 [his son] John Harrington 4th Baron Harington was born to Robert Harrington 3rd Baron Harington [aged 28] and [his wife] Isabel Loring Baroness Harington. He married after 17th February 1461 Elizabeth Courtenay Baroness Bonville and Harington, daughter of Edward Courtenay 3rd or 12th Earl Devon and Maud Camoys Countess Devon.
Around 1386 [his daughter] Elizabeth Harrington was born to Robert Harrington 3rd Baron Harington [aged 30] and [his wife] Isabel Loring Baroness Harington. She married in or before 1405 John Stanley and had issue.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 1390 [his son] William Harrington 5th Baron Harington was born to Robert Harrington 3rd Baron Harington [aged 34] and [his wife] Isabel Loring Baroness Harington at Gleaston Castle [Map].
After 7th January 1400. The names of the lords who were present at the said declaration are as follows:
Henry, prince of Wales [aged 13].
Edmund, duke of York [aged 58].
Edward, earl of Rutland [aged 27].
Thomas, earl of Arundel [aged 18].
John, earl of Somerset [aged 27].
Edmund, earl of Stafford [aged 21].
Henry, earl of Northumberland [aged 58].
Ralph, earl of Westmorland [aged 36].
Thomas, earl of Worcester [aged 57].
Michael, earl of Suffolk [aged 39].
Richard, Lord Grey of Codnor [aged 29].
Thomas, Lord Berkeley [aged 48].
John, Lord Charlton.
Reginald, Lord Grey of Ruthin [aged 38].
Thomas, Lord Camoys [aged 49].
Thomas, Lord Furnivall [aged 38].
Robert, Lord Scales [aged 28].
John, Lord Beaumont.
William, Lord Willoughby [aged 30].
Hugh, Lord Burnell [aged 53].
William, Lord Ferrers of Groby [aged 27].
William, Lord Bergavenny [aged 57].
John, Lord Lovell [aged 59].
Robert, Lord Harrington [aged 44].
Richard Lescrope [aged 73].
On 21st August 1400 [his wife] Isabel Loring Baroness Harington died.
In or before 1405 [his son-in-law] John Stanley [aged 18] and [his daughter] Elizabeth Harrington [aged 18] were married.
On 21st May 1406 Robert Harrington 3rd Baron Harington [aged 50] died at Aldingham Furness, Lancashire. His son John [aged 22] succeeded 4th Baron Harington.
[his daughter] Anne Harrington was born to Robert Harrington 3rd Baron Harington and Isabel Loring Baroness Harington.
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 15 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 13 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 16 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Harrington 
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Harrington 1st Baron Harington
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Cansfield
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Cansfield
GrandFather: Robert Harrington
Great x 1 Grandmother: Juliana Barlingham
Father: John Harrington 2nd Baron Harington
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas de Multon 1st Baron Multon 
GrandMother: Elizabeth Multon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Mór Burgh 1st Baron Connaught 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Burgh 1st Earl of Ulster
Great x 4 Grandmother: Egidia Lacy Baroness Connaught 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard "Red Earl" Burgh 2nd Earl of Ulster
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Burgh Baroness Multon Egremont
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Burgh
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Burgh
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hawise Valey
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Burgh Countess Ulster
Robert Harrington 3rd Baron Harington
GrandFather: Walter de Bermingham
Mother: Joan Bermingham