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 Stanhope is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
14th April 1718. James Stanhope 1st Earl Stanhope [aged 45] created.
5th February 1721. Son Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Stanhope [aged 6] succeeded.
7th March 1786. Son Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl Stanhope [aged 32] succeeded.
15th December 1816. Son Philip Henry Stanhope 4th Earl Stanhope [aged 35] succeeded.
2nd March 1855. Son Philip Stanhope 5th Earl Stanhope [aged 50] succeeded.
24th December 1875. Son Arthur Philip Stanhope 6th Earl Stanhope [aged 37] succeeded.
19th April 1905. Son James Richard Stanhope 7th Earl Stanhope 13th Earl Chesterfield [aged 24] succeeded.
15th August 1967. James Richard Stanhope 7th Earl Stanhope 13th Earl Chesterfield extinct.
On 14th April 1718 James Stanhope 1st Earl Stanhope [aged 45] was created 1st Earl Stanhope. Lucy Pitt Countess Stanhope [aged 26] by marriage Countess Stanhope.
On 5th February 1721 James Stanhope 1st Earl Stanhope [aged 48] died. His son Philip [aged 6] succeeded 2nd Earl Stanhope.
On 25th July 1745 Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Stanhope [aged 30] and Grizel Hamilton Countess Stanhope were married. She by marriage Countess Stanhope. He the son of James Stanhope 1st Earl Stanhope and Lucy Pitt Countess Stanhope.
In 1781 Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl Stanhope [aged 27] and Louisa Granville Countess Stanhope [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Countess Stanhope. He the son of Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Stanhope [aged 66] and Grizel Hamilton Countess Stanhope.
On 7th March 1786 Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Stanhope [aged 71] died. His son Charles [aged 32] succeeded 3rd Earl Stanhope.
On 15th December 1816 Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl Stanhope [aged 63] died. His son Philip [aged 35] succeeded 4th Earl Stanhope. Catherine Lucy Smith Countess Stanhope by marriage Countess Stanhope.
On 2nd March 1855 Philip Henry Stanhope 4th Earl Stanhope [aged 73] died. His son Philip [aged 50] succeeded 5th Earl Stanhope.
On 24th December 1875 Philip Stanhope 5th Earl Stanhope [aged 70] died. His son Arthur [aged 37] succeeded 6th Earl Stanhope. Evelyn Henrietta Pennefather Countess Stanhope by marriage Countess Stanhope.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 19th April 1905 Arthur Philip Stanhope 6th Earl Stanhope [aged 66] died. His son James [aged 24] succeeded 7th Earl Stanhope.
Before September 1940 James Richard Stanhope 7th Earl Stanhope 13th Earl Chesterfield [aged 59] and Eileen Agatha Browne Countess Stanhope [aged 51] were married. She by marriage Countess Stanhope. He the son of Arthur Philip Stanhope 6th Earl Stanhope and Evelyn Henrietta Pennefather Countess Stanhope.
On 15th August 1967 James Richard Stanhope 7th Earl Stanhope 13th Earl Chesterfield [aged 86] died without issue. Earl Stanhope, Earl Chesterfield, Baron Stanhope of Shelford in Nottinghamshire, Baronet Stanhope of Stanwell extinct.