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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Sudeley Castle is in Sudeley, Winchcombe, Castles in Gloucestershire.
Around 1120 Ralph Sudeley was born at Sudeley Castle [Map].
Around 1548 Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos was born to Edmund Brydges 2nd Baron Chandos [aged 26] and Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys [aged 24] at Sudeley Castle [Map]. He married before 1573 his fifth cousin once removed Anne Clinton, daughter of Edward Clinton 1st Earl Lincoln and Ursula Stourton Baroness Clinton, and had issue.
On 30th August 1548 Mary Seymour was born to Thomas Seymour 1st Baron Seymour [aged 40] and Catherine Parr Queen Consort England [aged 36] at Sudeley Castle [Map]. Her mother died six days later.
On 5th September 1548 Catherine Parr Queen Consort England [aged 36] died from childbirth having given birth to her daughter Mary Seymour six days before. She was buried at Sudeley Castle [Map]. William Harvey [aged 38] as Somerset Herald of Arms in Ordinary was the only herald to attend her funeral.
On 8th April 1554 John Brydges 1st Baron Chandos [aged 62] was given Sudeley Castle [Map] by Queen Mary I of England and Ireland [aged 38].
On 12th April 1557 John Brydges 1st Baron Chandos [aged 65] died at Sudeley Castle [Map]. His son Edmund [aged 35] succeeded 2nd Baron Chandos of Sudeley. Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys [aged 33] by marriage Baroness Chandos of Sudeley.
On 3rd May 1557 John Brydges 1st Baron Chandos [deceased] was buried at the Chapel at Sudeley Castle [Map].
On 2nd December 1777 Horace Beckford aka Pitt-Rivers 3rd Baron Rivers was born to Peter Beckford [aged 37] and Louisa Pitt [aged 23] at Sudeley Castle [Map]. He married 8th April 1788 Frances Rigby and had issue.
On 25th March 1855 John Coucher Dent died. He left Sudeley Castle [Map] to his wife Emma Brocklehurst [aged 31] for her lifetime.
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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On 22nd February 1900 Emma Brocklehurst [aged 76] died. She is commemorated on two brass plaques in the chapel at Sudeley Castle [Map].