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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Earl Harrington is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
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1742. William Stanhope 1st Earl of Harrington [aged 59] created.
8th December 1756. Son William Stanhope 2nd Earl of Harrington [aged 36] succeeded.
1st April 1779. Son Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington [aged 26] succeeded.
5th September 1829. Son Charles Stanhope 4th Earl of Harrington [aged 49] succeeded.
3rd March 1851. Brother Leicester FitzGerald Charles Stanhope 5th Earl of Harrington [aged 66] succeeded.
7th September 1862. Son Sydney Stanhope 6th Earl Harrington [aged 16] succeeded.
22nd February 1866. First Cousin Charles Stanhope 7th Earl of Harrington [aged 56] succeeded.
26th June 1881. Son Charles Augustus Stanhope 8th Earl Harrington [aged 37] succeeded.
1917. Brother Dudley Stanhope 9th Earl of Harrington [aged 57] succeeded.
13th November 1928. Son Charles Stanhope 10th Earl of Harrington [aged 41] succeeded.
16th November 1929. Son William Stanhope 11th Earl of Harrington [aged 7] succeeded.
12th April 2009. Son Charles Stanhope 12th Earl of Harrington [aged 63] succeeded.
In 1742 William Stanhope 1st Earl of Harrington [aged 59] was created 1st Earl Harrington, 1st Viscount Petersham.
On 8th December 1756 William Stanhope 1st Earl of Harrington [aged 73] died. His son William [aged 36] succeeded 2nd Earl Harrington, 2nd Viscount Petersham, 2nd Baron Harrington. Caroline Fitzroy Countess Harrington [aged 34] by marriage Countess Harrington.
On 1st April 1779 William Stanhope 2nd Earl of Harrington [aged 59] died. His son Charles [aged 26] succeeded 3rd Earl Harrington, 3rd Viscount Petersham, 3rd Baron Harrington. Jane Fleming Countess Harrington [aged 23] by marriage Countess Harrington.
On 5th September 1829 Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington [aged 76] died. His son Charles [aged 49] succeeded 4th Earl Harrington, 4th Viscount Petersham, 4th Baron Harrington.
In 1831 Charles Stanhope 4th Earl of Harrington [aged 50] and Maria Foote Countess Harrington were married. She by marriage Countess Harrington. He the son of Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington and Jane Fleming Countess Harrington.
On 3rd March 1851 Charles Stanhope 4th Earl of Harrington [aged 70] died. His brother Leicester [aged 66] succeeded 5th Earl Harrington, 5th Viscount Petersham, 5th Baron Harrington. Elizabeth Green Countess Harrington [aged 42] by marriage Countess Harrington.
On 7th September 1862 Leicester FitzGerald Charles Stanhope 5th Earl of Harrington [aged 78] died. His son Sydney [aged 16] succeeded 6th Earl Harrington, 6th Viscount Petersham, 6th Baron Harrington.
On 22nd February 1866 Sydney Stanhope 6th Earl Harrington [aged 20] died. His first cousin Charles [aged 56] succeeded 7th Earl Harrington, 7th Viscount Petersham, 7th Baron Harrington.
On 26th June 1881 Charles Stanhope 7th Earl of Harrington [aged 71] died. His son Charles [aged 37] succeeded 8th Earl Harrington, 8th Viscount Petersham, 8th Baron Harrington.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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In 1917 Charles Augustus Stanhope 8th Earl Harrington [aged 73] died at Elvaston Castle, Derbyshire [Map]. His brother Dudley [aged 57] succeeded 9th Earl Harrington, 9th Viscount Petersham, 9th Baron Harrington.
On 13th November 1928 Dudley Stanhope 9th Earl of Harrington [aged 69] died. His son Charles [aged 41] succeeded 10th Earl Harrington, 10th Viscount Petersham, 10th Baron Harrington.
On 16th November 1929 Charles Stanhope 10th Earl of Harrington [aged 42] died. His son William [aged 7] succeeded 11th Earl Harrington, 11th Viscount Petersham, 11th Baron Harrington.
On 5th February 1942 William Stanhope 11th Earl of Harrington [aged 19] and Eileen Foley Grey Countess Harrington [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Harrington. He the son of Charles Stanhope 10th Earl of Harrington and Margaret Trelawney Seaton.
On 14th October 1964 William Stanhope 11th Earl of Harrington [aged 42] and Priscilla Margaret Cubitt Countess Harrington [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Countess Harrington. He the son of Charles Stanhope 10th Earl of Harrington and Margaret Trelawney Seaton.
On 12th April 2009 William Stanhope 11th Earl of Harrington [aged 86] died. His son Charles [aged 63] succeeded 12th Earl Harrington, 12th Viscount Petersham, 12th Baron Harrington.