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: Edwardes of Kensington
On 12th October 1833 [his father] William Edwardes 3rd Baron Kensington [aged 32] and [his mother] Laura Jane Ellison [aged 22] were married.
On 11th May 1835 William Edwardes 4th and 1st Baron Kensington was born to William Edwardes 3rd Baron Kensington [aged 34] and Laura Jane Ellison [aged 24].
On 26th February 1846 [his mother] Laura Jane Ellison [aged 34] died.
On 10th August 1852 [his grandfather] William Edwardes 2nd Baron Kensington [aged 75] died. His son [his father] William [aged 51] succeeded 3rd Baron Kensington.
On 19th September 1867 William Edwardes 4th and 1st Baron Kensington [aged 32] and Grace Elizabeth Johnstone-Douglas Baroness Kensington were married.
On 25th July 1868 [his son] William Edwardes 5th and 2nd Baron Kensington was born to William Edwardes 4th and 1st Baron Kensington [aged 33].
On 7th July 1869 [his daughter] Gwendoline Edwardes was born to William Edwardes 4th and 1st Baron Kensington [aged 34] and [his wife] Grace Elizabeth Johnstone-Douglas Baroness Kensington. She married 27th April 1899 her second cousin once removed Captain William Stirling-Home-Drummond-Moray.
On 1st January 1872 [his father] William Edwardes 3rd Baron Kensington [aged 70] died. His son William [aged 36] succeeded 4th Baron Kensington. [his wife] Grace Elizabeth Johnstone-Douglas Baroness Kensington by marriage Baroness Kensington.
On 3rd September 1873 [his son] Hugh Edwardes 6th and 3rd Baron Kensington was born to William Edwardes 4th and 1st Baron Kensington [aged 38].
On 19th May 1877 [his son] Major George Henry Edwardes was born to William Edwardes 4th and 1st Baron Kensington [aged 42] and [his wife] Grace Elizabeth Johnstone-Douglas Baroness Kensington. He married 28th April 1903 Olive Kerr.
On 23rd March 1886 William Edwardes 4th and 1st Baron Kensington [aged 50] was created 1st Baron Kensington of Middlesex.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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The London Gazette 26321. St. James's Palace, August 25, 1892.
The Queen [aged 73] has been pleased to make the following appointments in Her Majesty's Household:-
Charles Robert, Lord Carrington [aged 49], G.C.M.G., to be Lord Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of Edward, Earl of Lathom [aged 54], G.C.B., resigned.
The Honourable Charles Robert Spencer [aged 34], M.P., to be Vice Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of Henry George, Lord Burghley [aged 42], M.P., resigned.
George William Henry, Lord Vernon [aged 38], to be Captain of Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, in the room of Charles Alfred Worsley, Earl of Yarborough [aged 33], resigned.
William, Lord Kensington [aged 57], to be Captain of Her Majesty's Guard of Yeoman of the Guard, in the room of William, Earl of Limerick [aged 52], K.P., resigned.
On 7th October 1896 William Edwardes 4th and 1st Baron Kensington [aged 61] died. His son William [aged 28] succeeded 5th Baron Kensington, 2nd Baron Kensington of Middlesex.
On 19th January 1910 [his former wife] Grace Elizabeth Johnstone-Douglas Baroness Kensington died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 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 14 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 20 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Owen Edwardes
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Edwardes
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Edwardes 1st Baron Kensington 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Rich 5th Earl Warwick 2nd Earl Holland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Cope Countess Holland 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Rich 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 2nd Earl Manchester 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Montagu Countess Warwick and Holland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Rich Viscountess Mandeville 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: William Edwardes 2nd Baron Kensington 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Warren Baroness Kensington
Father: William Edwardes 3rd Baron Kensington 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Thomas
GrandMother: Dorothy Patricia Thomas Baroness Kensington
William Edwardes 4th and 1st Baron Kensington 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Cuthbert Ellison of Hebburn Hall in County Durham
Mother: Laura Jane Ellison