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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Gentlemen of the Bedchamber is in Gentlemen.
Before 1599 Henry Carey 1st Viscount Falkland [aged 23] was appointed Gentlemen of the Bedchamber.
In 1603 James Hay 1st Earl Carlisle [aged 23] was appointed Gentlemen of the Bedchamber to King James IV of Scotland.
After January 1649 Henry Wilmot 1st Earl Rochester [aged 36] was appointed Gentlemen of the Bedchamber to King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 18].
In 1652 William Crofts 1st Baron Crofts [aged 41] was appointed Gentlemen of the Bedchamber to the exiled King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 21].
In 1679 James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon [aged 20] was appointed Gentlemen of the Bedchamber to King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 48].
In 1689 Richard, Baron Lumley [aged 39] was appointed Gentlemen of the Bedchamber.
In 1689 Emanual Scrope Howe [aged 26] was appointed Gentlemen of the Bedchamber.
In 1695 Arnold Keppel 1st Earl Albermarle [aged 24] was appointed Gentlemen of the Bedchamber and Master of the Robes.
In 1718 Edward Rich 7th Earl Warwick 4th Earl Holland [aged 19] was appointed Gentlemen of the Bedchamber to George, Prince of Wales [aged 34].
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 1719 Peregrine Bertie 2nd Duke Ancaster and Kesteven [aged 32] was appointed Gentlemen of the Bedchamber to King George I [aged 58].
On 19th May 1719 Edward Rich 7th Earl Warwick 4th Earl Holland [aged 21] was appointed Gentlemen of the Bedchamber to King George I [aged 58].
In 1760 William Douglas 4th Duke Queensberry [aged 35] was appointed Gentlemen of the Bedchamber to King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 21].
In 1782 George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth [aged 26] was appointed Lord of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales [aged 19].
In 1830 William Feilding 6th Earl Desmond 7th Earl Denbigh [aged 33] was appointed Gentlemen of the Bedchamber to King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 67].
Christopher Villiers 1st Earl Anglesey was appointed Gentlemen of the Bedchamber to King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
Charles Beauclerk 2nd Duke St Albans was appointed Gentlemen of the Bedchamber.