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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Maxstoke, Warwickshire is in Warwickshire.
See: Maxstoke Castle [Map].
Around March 1326 John Clinton 3rd Baron Clinton was born to John Clinton 2nd Baron Clinton [aged 26] and Margery Corbet [aged 22] at Maxstoke, Warwickshire. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. He married (1) before 1329 Joan Limbury Baroness Clinton and had issue (2) 1350 Idonea Saye Baroness Clinton, daughter of Geoffrey Saye 1st Baron Say and Idonea Leybourne Baroness Say, and had issue (3) before 8th September 1398 Elizabeth Plaunche Baroness Clinton Baroness Grey Rotherfield.
After 1343 Margery Corbet [deceased] died at Maxstoke, Warwickshire.
Around 1352 William Clinton was born to John Clinton 3rd Baron Clinton [aged 25] and Idonea Saye Baroness Clinton at Maxstoke, Warwickshire. He married his fifth cousin once removed Elizabeth Deincourt, daughter of William Deincourt 3rd Baron Deincourt and Alice Neville Baroness Deincourt, and had issue.
In 1353 Catharine Clinton was born to John Clinton 3rd Baron Clinton [aged 26] and Idonea Saye Baroness Clinton at Maxstoke, Warwickshire.
On 25th October 1383 William Clinton [aged 31] died at Maxstoke, Warwickshire.
On 8th September 1398 John Clinton 3rd Baron Clinton [aged 72] died at Maxstoke, Warwickshire. His grandson William [aged 20] succeeded 4th Baron Clinton.
In 1571 Thomas Clinton 3rd Earl Lincoln was born to Henry Clinton 2nd Earl Lincoln [aged 29] and Catherine Hastings Countess Lincoln [aged 28] at Maxstoke, Warwickshire. He married 1584 his half sixth cousin Elizabeth Knyvet Countess Lincoln and had issue.
Maxstoke Castle is also in Castles in Warwickshire.
On 1st May 1325 Ida Odingsells Baroness Clinton [aged 60] died at Maxstoke Castle [Map].
In 1375 Margaret Clinton [aged 25] died at Maxstoke Castle [Map].
On 3rd January 1458 Henry Stafford [aged 33] and Margaret Beaufort Countess Richmond [aged 14] were married probably at Maxstoke Castle [Map]. Her third marriage (second if you don't include the one annulled) aged fourteen and already the mother of the future King Henry VII. She had no further issue. She the daughter of John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset and Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Somerset [aged 48]. He the son of Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham [aged 55] and Anne Neville Duchess Buckingham [aged 50]. They were second cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
