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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Leeds is in West Yorkshire.
The River Aire rises around Malham Tarn, North Yorkshire [Map] after which it travels broadley south-west past Skipton Castle [Map], Keighley, West Yorkshire [Map], Bingley [Map], Shipley, West Yorkshire [Map], Apperley Bridge, West Yorkshire [Map], Kirkstall Abbey, West Yorkshire [Map], Leeds [Map], Methley [Map], Castleford [Map], where it is joined by the River Calder, within 2km of All Saints Church, Ledsham [Map] then Brotherton [Map], Ferrybridge, where there was an historical crossing, Beal, North Yorkshire [Map], West Haddlesey, North Yorkshire [Map], Chapel Haddlesey, North Yorkshire [Map], Temple Hirst, North Yorkshire [Map], Snaith, East Yorkshire [Map], Rawcliffe, East Yorkshire [Map] before joining the River Ouse 800m north of Airmyn [Map].
On 30th December 1902 Henry Oxley (age 50) died at 10 Rectory Street, Leeds. He left a widow Mary Hannah Bottomley (age 53), and six children: Edith Oxley (age 16), Florence Oxley (age 20), Sarah Oxley (age 16), William Oxley (age 12), Winifred Oxley (age 10), all single, and Harry Oxley (age 24), married with one daughter. He was buried at Becket Street Cemetery, Leeds. He is described as a Commercial Traveller; all censuses describe him as a School-Master? Grave 8804.
On or before 30th May 1819 Isabella Richardson was born to William Richardson. She was baptised on 30th May 1819 at Beeston, Leeds. She married 23rd March 1840 John Francis Oxley and had issue.
1841. 1841 Census Yorkshire Beeston. Beeston, Leeds.
John Francis Oxley (age 23). 20. Flax Mill.
Isabella Richardson (age 21). 20.
Isabella Richardson: On or before 30th May 1819 she was born to William Richardson. She was baptised on 30th May 1819 at Beeston, Leeds. On 23rd March 1840 John Francis Oxley and she were married. He a Cloth-dresser. Both resident at Woodhouse. His father's name Henry Oxley. He a Cloth-dresser. Her father's name William Richardson.
30th March 1851. 1851 Census Yorkshire Leeds St Saviours Ellerby Street. 10 Ellerby Street.
John Francis Oxley (age 33). Head. 33.
Isabella Richardson (age 31). Wife. 32.
William Oxley (age 8). Son. 8.
Martha Elizabeth Oxley (age 5). Daughter. 5.
John Oxley (age 3). Son. 3.
Isabella Richardson: On or before 30th May 1819 she was born to William Richardson. She was baptised on 30th May 1819 at Beeston, Leeds. On 23rd March 1840 John Francis Oxley and she were married. He a Cloth-dresser. Both resident at Woodhouse. His father's name Henry Oxley. He a Cloth-dresser. Her father's name William Richardson.
William Oxley: Around 1843 he was born to John Francis Oxley and Isabella Richardson.
Martha Elizabeth Oxley: Around 1846 she was born to John Francis Oxley and Isabella Richardson.
On 30th July 1852 Henry Oxley was born to John Francis Oxley (age 34) and Isabella Richardson (age 33) at 10 Ellerby Street. He was baptised on 26th September 1852 at St Saviour's Church, Leeds. He married 4th July 1871 Mary Hannah Bottomley and had issue.
Bishop Hædde was born at Headingley, probably.
1881. 1881 Census Yorkshire Leeds Holbeck Woolwich Street. 5 Woolwich Street.
John Oxley (age 33). Head. 33. Machine Smith.
Caroline m Oxley (age 33). Wife. 33.
Henry Scott Oxley (age 9). Son. 9.
Francis Percy Oxley (age 2). Son. 2.
Caroline m Oxley: Around 1848 she was born. In or before 1872 John Oxley and she were married.
Henry Scott Oxley: Around 1872 he was born to John Oxley and Caroline m Oxley.
Francis Percy Oxley: Around 1879 he was born to John Oxley and Caroline m Oxley.
Before 21st December 1739 Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings (age 57) gave £1000 towards the building of Holy Trinity Church, Leeds and an endowment of £24 each year for the parish church. In her will she left the Whedale estate for the foundation of scholarships at Queen's College, Oxford University.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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1861. 1861 Census Leeds. 31 Potter Street, Hunslet.
Isabella Richardson (age 41). Wife. Married. 41. Beeston, Leeds.
William Oxley (age 18). Son. 18. Pupil Teacher. Ditto.
Martha Elizabeth Oxley (age 15). Daughter. 15. Millhand. Ditto.
John Oxley (age 13). Son. 13. Errand Boy. Ditto.
Henry Oxley (age 8). Son. 8. Scholar. Ditto.
Isabella Richardson: On or before 30th May 1819 she was born to William Richardson. She was baptised on 30th May 1819 at Beeston, Leeds. On 23rd March 1840 John Francis Oxley and she were married. He a Cloth-dresser. Both resident at Woodhouse. His father's name Henry Oxley. He a Cloth-dresser. Her father's name William Richardson.
William Oxley: Around 1843 he was born to John Francis Oxley and Isabella Richardson.
Martha Elizabeth Oxley: Around 1846 she was born to John Francis Oxley and Isabella Richardson.
In 1750 Geoffrey Hornby was born at Layton Hall Leeds.
On Wednesday 12th January 1825 twenty five men and boys, the youngest being 7 years old, lost their lives in an underground explosion at the Gosforth Pit, Leeds.
Annals of Yorkshire Volume 1. 1825. On the 12th of January, twenty-five men and boys were killed by an explosion of fire damp, in the Gosforth coal mine, at Middleton, near Leeds.
Minster and Parish Church of Saint Peter-at-Leeds is also in Churches in West Yorkshire, Minsters in England.
On 28th July 1809 Captain Richard Beckett (age 27) was killed in action at the Battle of Talavera. He has a monument by John Flaxman (age 54) at the Minster and Parish Church of Saint Peter-at-Leeds [Map].
1828. Minster and Parish Church of Saint Peter-at-Leeds [Map]. Monument to Tomas Lloyd, died 1828, by Joseph Gott (age 42).
In 1873 Bishop John Gott (age 42) was appointed Vicar of Minster and Parish Church of Saint Peter-at-Leeds [Map].
On 30th December 1902 Henry Oxley (age 50) died at 10 Rectory Street, Leeds. He left a widow Mary Hannah Bottomley (age 53), and six children: Edith Oxley (age 16), Florence Oxley (age 20), Sarah Oxley (age 16), William Oxley (age 12), Winifred Oxley (age 10), all single, and Harry Oxley (age 24), married with one daughter. He was buried at Becket Street Cemetery, Leeds. He is described as a Commercial Traveller; all censuses describe him as a School-Master? Grave 8804.
On 30th July 1852 Henry Oxley was born to John Francis Oxley (age 34) and Isabella Richardson (age 33) at 10 Ellerby Street. He was baptised on 26th September 1852 at St Saviour's Church, Leeds. He married 4th July 1871 Mary Hannah Bottomley and had issue.
Isabella Richardson: On or before 30th May 1819 she was born to William Richardson. She was baptised on 30th May 1819 at Beeston, Leeds. On 23rd March 1840 John Francis Oxley and she were married. He a Cloth-dresser. Both resident at Woodhouse. His father's name Henry Oxley. He a Cloth-dresser. Her father's name William Richardson.
Around 1399 Elizabeth Darcy was born to John Darcy 5th Baron Darcy of Knayth (age 23) and Margaret Grey Baroness Darcy Knayth at Temple Newsam Leeds. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
Around 1402 Margery Darcy was born to John Darcy 5th Baron Darcy of Knayth (age 26) and Margaret Grey Baroness Darcy Knayth at Temple Newsam Leeds. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England. She died aged ten in 1412.
In 1425 Richard Darcy was born to John Darcy (age 21) and Joane Greystoke Baroness Darcy Knayth (age 17) at Temple Newsam Leeds. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. He married before 1443 his third cousin once removed Eleanor Scrope, daughter of John Scrope 4th Baron Scrope of Masham and Elizabeth Chaworth Baroness Scrope Masham, and had issue.
Around 1806 Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford (age 46) came to the notice of King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 43). The Prince visited Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford at Temple Newsam Leeds giving her some Chinese wallpaper and the Moses tapestries.
Around 1717 Johnathan "The Elder" Richardson (age 49). Portrait of Rich Ingram 5th Viscount Irvine (age 28) and Anne Howard Viscountess Irvine (age 21). Temple Newsam House Temple Newsam Leeds.
Anne Howard Viscountess Irvine: In 1696 she was born to Charles Howard 3rd Earl Carlisle and Anne Capell Countess Carlisle. In 1717 Rich Ingram 5th Viscount Irvine and she were married. She by marriage Viscountess Irvine. She the daughter of Charles Howard 3rd Earl Carlisle and Anne Capell Countess Carlisle. They were fourth cousins. In 1764 Anne Howard Viscountess Irvine died without issue.