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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Ascott-Under-Wychwood Long Barrow is in Ascott-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire, Cotswolds Neolithic Tombs.
Carbon Date. 3198BC. Middle Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: Charcoal from primary ditch fill at Ascott-under-Wychwood [Map], Oxfordshire, England.
ID: 4357, C14 ID: BM-835 Date BP: 5198 +/- 225, Start Date BP: 4973, End BP: 5423
OS Letter: SP, OS East: 299, OS North: 175
Archaeologist Name: D Benson
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 18, 1976, 19-20; Evans J G in Simpson D D A (ed) 'Economy and Settlement in Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Britain and Europe', 1971, 65
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 3020BC. Middle Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: Charcoal from burnt structure within long barrow at Ascott-under-Wychwood [Map], Oxfordshire, England.
ID: 4358, C14 ID: BM-833 Date BP: 5020 +/- 92, Start Date BP: 4928, End BP: 5112
OS Letter: SP, OS East: 299, OS North: 175
Archaeologist Name: D Benson
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 18, 1976, 19-20; Evans J G in Simpson D D A (ed) 'Economy and Settlement in Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Britain and Europe', 1971, 65
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2942BC. Late Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: Charcoal from burnt structure at Ascott-under-Wychwood [Map], Oxfordshire, England.
ID: 4359, C14 ID: BM-832 Date BP: 4942 +/- 74, Start Date BP: 4868, End BP: 5016
OS Letter: SP, OS East: 299, OS North: 175
Archaeologist Name: D Benson
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 18, 1976, 19-20; Evans J G in Simpson D D A (ed) 'Economy and Settlement in Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Britain and Europe', 1971, 65
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2930BC. Late Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: Bone collagen, id as from adult femur, ref 891/55 from Deposit A, Chamber 3 in cisted long barrow at Ascott-under-Wychwood [Map], Oxfordshire, England. Subm DB. (Is revision of earlier determination BM-1976.)
ID: 8852, C14 ID: BM-1976R Date BP: 4930 +/- 100, Start Date BP: 4830, End BP: 5030
OS Letter: SP, OS East: 299, OS North: 176
Archaeologist Name: Don Benson
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 25, 1983, 44-5 (orig date Radiocarbon, 32, 1990, 69 (revision)
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2893BC. Late Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: Charcoal from Neolithic pit at Ascott-under-Wychwood [Map], Oxfordshire, England.
ID: 4355, C14 ID: BM-491b Date BP: 4893 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 4823, End BP: 4963
OS Letter: SP, OS East: 299, OS North: 175
Archaeologist Name: D Benson
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 18, 1976, 19-20; Evans J G, in Simpson D D A (ed) 'Economy and Settlement in Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Britain and Europe', 1971, 65
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2735BC. Late Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: Charcoal from soil surface at Ascott-under-Wychwood [Map], Oxfordshire, England.
ID: 4356, C14 ID: BM-492 Date BP: 4735 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 4665, End BP: 4805
OS Letter: SP, OS East: 299, OS North: 175
Archaeologist Name: D Benson
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 18, 1976, 19-20; Evans J G, in Simpson D D A (ed) 'Economy and Settlement in Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Britain and Europe', 1971, 65
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2714BC. Late Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: Charcoal from upper levels of ditch at Ascott-under-Wychwood [Map], Oxfordshire, England.
ID: 4360, C14 ID: BM-837 Date BP: 4714 +/- 166, Start Date BP: 4548, End BP: 4880
OS Letter: SP, OS East: 299, OS North: 175
Archaeologist Name: D Benson
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 18, 1976, 19-20; Evans J G, in Simpson D D A (ed) 'Economy and Settlement in Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Britain and Europe', 1971, 65
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2680BC. Late Neolithic Carbon Dates
Report: Bone collagen, id as from adult humerus, ref 534/7, from Deposit E, Chamber 7 in cisted long barrow at Ascott-under-Wychwood [Map], Oxfordshire, England. Subm DB. (Is revision of earlier determination BM-1974.)
ID: 8850, C14 ID: BM-1974R Date BP: 4680 +/- 160, Start Date BP: 4520, End BP: 4840
OS Letter: SP, OS East: 299, OS North: 176
Archaeologist Name: Don Benson
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 25, 1983, 44-5 (original date): Radiocarbon, 32, 1990, 69 (revision)
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 2445BC. Early Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: Charcoal from upper levels of ditch overlying BM-837 at Ascott-under-Wychwood [Map], Oxfordshire, England.
ID: 4361, C14 ID: BM-836 Date BP: 4445 +/- 61, Start Date BP: 4384, End BP: 4506
OS Letter: SP, OS East: 299, OS North: 175
Archaeologist Name: D Benson
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 18, 1976, 19-20; Evans J G, in Simpson D D A (ed) 'Economy and Settlement in Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Britain and Europe, 1971, 65
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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Carbon Date. 1870BC. Middle Bronze Age Carbon Dates
Report: Bone collagen, id as from adult femur, ref 330/5, from thick deposit of bones piled outside and against outer stone of outer cist, sealing Abingdon bowl, of cisted long barrow at Ascott-under-Wychwood [Map], Oxfordshire, England. Subm DB. (Is revision of earlier determination BM-1975.)
ID: 8851, C14 ID: BM-1975R Date BP: 3870 +/- 100, Start Date BP: 3770, End BP: 3970
OS Letter: SP, OS East: 299, OS North: 176
Archaeologist Name: Don Benson
Reference Name: Radiocarbon, 25, 1983, 44-5 (orig date Radiocarbon, 32, 1990, 69 (revision)
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767