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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Shipbrook, Cheshire is in Cheshire.
See: Shipbrook Castle.
In 1113 Hugh Vernon 3rd Baron Shipbrook was born to Guillaume Vernon 2nd Baron Shipbrook [aged 18] at Shipbrook, Cheshire.
In 1122 Richard Vernon 1st Baron Vernon was born to Guillaume Vernon 2nd Baron Shipbrook [aged 27] at Shipbrook, Cheshire.
In 1165 Hugh Vernon 3rd Baron Shipbrook [aged 52] died at Shipbrook, Cheshire. His son Warin [aged 30] succeeded 4th Baron Shipbrook.
Around 1178 Warin Vernon 6th Baron Shipbrook was born to Richard Vernon 5th Baron Shipbrook [aged 13] at Shipbrook, Cheshire.
Around 1220 Warine Vernon 7th Baron Shipbrook was born to Warin Vernon 6th Baron Shipbrook [aged 42] at Shipbrook, Cheshire.
In 1270 Ralph Vernon 8th Baron Shipbrook [aged 49] died at Shipbrook, Cheshire. His son Ralph [aged 29] succeeded 9th Baron Shipbrook.
Around 1280 Alice Vernon was born to Ralph Vernon 9th Baron Shipbrook [aged 39] at Shipbrook, Cheshire.
Around 1280 Agatha Vernon was born to Ralph Vernon 9th Baron Shipbrook [aged 39] at Shipbrook, Cheshire. She married before 1298 Hugh Venables 8th Baron Kinderton and had issue.
In 1290 Thomas Vernon was born to Ralph Vernon 9th Baron Shipbrook [aged 49] at Shipbrook, Cheshire.
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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In July 1325 Richard Vernon [aged 67] died at Shipbrook, Cheshire.
Around 1355 Richard Vernon 11th Baron Shipbrook was born to Richard Vernon 10th Baron Shipbrook [aged 40] at Shipbrook, Cheshire.
On 3rd September 1419 Richard Vernon [aged 36] died at Shipbrook, Cheshire.
In 1430 Ralph Vernon was born to Ralph Vernon [aged 23] at Shipbrook, Cheshire. He married Elizabeth Norris.
On 13th July 1498 Ralph Vernon [aged 68] died at Shipbrook, Cheshire.
Elizabeth Norris died at Shipbrook, Cheshire.
Around 1248 Warin Vernon 6th Baron Shipbrook [aged 70] died at Shipbrook Castle. His son Warine [aged 28] succeeded 7th Baron Shipbrook.