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: Shirley
On 23rd July 1844 [his father] Washington Sewallis Shirley 9th Earl Ferrers [aged 22] and [his mother] Annabella Augusta Chichester Countess Ferrers were married. She by marriage Countess Ferrers. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Edward Chichester 4th Marquess Donegal [aged 45] and [his grandmother] Amelia Ogrady Marchioness County Donegal.
On 24th January 1847 Sewallis Edward Shirley 10th Earl Ferrers was born to Washington Sewallis Shirley 9th Earl Ferrers [aged 25] and Annabella Augusta Chichester Countess Ferrers.
On 13th March 1859 [his father] Washington Sewallis Shirley 9th Earl Ferrers [aged 37] died at Staunton Harold, Leicestershire [Map]. He was buried at Holy Trinity Church Staunton Harold, Leicestershire [Map]. His son Sewallis [aged 12] succeeded 10th Earl Ferrers, 16th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
Around 1863 Sewallis Edward Shirley 10th Earl Ferrers [aged 15] educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map].
In 1867 Sewallis Edward Shirley 10th Earl Ferrers [aged 19] was awarded Bachelor of Arts at Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map].
Before 8th February 1869 Sewallis Edward Shirley 10th Earl Ferrers [aged 22] was appointed Deputy Lieutenant Derbyshire.
On 8th February 1869 Sewallis Edward Shirley 10th Earl Ferrers [aged 22] was appointed Deputy Lieutenant Staffordshire.
In 1871 Sewallis Edward Shirley 10th Earl Ferrers [aged 23] was awarded Master of Arts at Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map].
On 24th October 1885 Sewallis Edward Shirley 10th Earl Ferrers [aged 38] and Ina Maude Hedges-White Countess Ferrers were married. She by marriage Countess Ferrers. She the daughter of William Henry Hare Hedges-White 3rd Earl Bantry. He the son of Washington Sewallis Shirley 9th Earl Ferrers and Annabella Augusta Chichester Countess Ferrers.
On 26th July 1912 Sewallis Edward Shirley 10th Earl Ferrers [aged 65] died. On His fourth cousin Walter [aged 48] succeeded 11th Earl Ferrers, 17th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire. Mary Jane Moon Countess Ferrers by marriage Countess Ferrers.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 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 11 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 11 Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 20 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Shirley 1st Earl Ferrers 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Laurence Shirley 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Washington Baroness Ferrers Chartley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Shirley 6th Earl Ferrers 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Clarges 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Clarges
Great x 1 Grandfather: Washington Shirley 8th Earl Ferrers 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Cotton of Bellaport
Great x 3 Grandfather: Rowland Cotton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Cotton Countess Ferrers
Great x 4 Grandfather: Samuel Sleigh of Ash and Etwall
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Sleigh
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harpur 
GrandFather: Robert William Shirley 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ward 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ward 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Reverend William aka Henry Ward 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Grey 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Grey 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Ward 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Ward 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Father: Washington Sewallis Shirley 9th Earl Ferrers 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Weston 
GrandMother: Anne Weston
Sewallis Edward Shirley 10th Earl Ferrers 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Chichester 3rd Earl Donegal 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Chichester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Forbes
Great x 2 Grandfather: Arthur Chichester 1st Marquess Donegal 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Newdigate
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Chichester 2nd Marquess Donegal 8 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon 
5 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon 6 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gerard Duchess Brandon 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Hamilton Countess Donegal 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Spencer 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Spencer Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon
GrandFather: Edward Chichester 4th Marquess Donegal 9 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Mother: Annabella Augusta Chichester Countess Ferrers 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Deane Ogrady
GrandMother: Amelia Ogrady Marchioness County Donegal