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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Paternal Family Tree: Armagnac
Maternal Family Tree: Beatrice Clermont Countess Armagnac 1310 1363
In 1311 [her father] John I Count Armagnac and Reine de Got Countess Armagnac were married. She by marriage Countess Armagnac.
After 18th February 1347 Martha Armagnac Queen Consort Aragon was born to John I Count Armagnac [aged 36] and Beatrice Clermont Countess Armagnac [aged 37].
On 21st November 1359 [her brother] John II Count Armagnac [aged 26] and [her sister-in-law] Jeanne Countess Armagnac were married. She the daughter of Roger Bernard Unknown Count Périgord. He the son of [her father] John I Count Armagnac [aged 48] and [her mother] Beatrice Clermont Countess Armagnac [aged 49].
Before 1362 [her brother-in-law] John Valois 1st Duke Berry [aged 21] and [her sister] Joanne Armagnac Duchess Berry [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Duchess Berry. She the daughter of [her father] John I Count Armagnac [aged 50] and [her mother] Beatrice Clermont Countess Armagnac [aged 51]. He the son of King John "The Good" II of France [aged 42] and Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France. They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1363 [her mother] Beatrice Clermont Countess Armagnac [aged 53] died.
On 16th May 1373 [her father] John I Count Armagnac [aged 62] died. His son [her brother] John [aged 40] succeeded II Count Armagnac. [her sister-in-law] Jeanne Countess Armagnac by marriage Countess Armagnac.
On 24th June 1373 King John I of Aragon [aged 22] and Martha Armagnac Queen Consort Aragon [aged 26] were married at Barcelona [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of John I Count Armagnac [deceased] and Beatrice Clermont Countess Armagnac. He the son of Peter IV King Aragon [aged 53] and Eleanor of Sicily Queen Consort Aragon [aged 48]. They were fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 23rd October 1378 Martha Armagnac Queen Consort Aragon [aged 31] died.
On 2nd February 1380 [her former husband] King John I of Aragon [aged 29] and Yolande of Bar Queen Consort Aragon [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of Robert of Bar 1st Duke of Bar [aged 35] and Marie Valois Duchess Bar [aged 35]. He the son of [her former father-in-law] Peter IV King Aragon [aged 60] and [her former mother-in-law] Eleanor of Sicily Queen Consort Aragon. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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On 19th May 1396 [her former husband] King John I of Aragon [aged 45] died in a hunting accident. His brother [her former brother-in-law] Martin [aged 39] succeeded I King Aragon.
[her father] John I Count Armagnac and [her mother] Beatrice Clermont Countess Armagnac were married. She by marriage Countess Armagnac.
Kings Wessex: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of King Malcolm III of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 2 Grand Daughter of King Louis IX of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of Alfonso II King Aragon
GrandFather: Bernard VI Count Armagnac
Father: John I Count Armagnac
Martha Armagnac Queen Consort Aragon 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Louis IX of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip II of France
2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France
Son of King Philip II of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France 5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France
Son of King Louis VIII of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile
Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France
Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile
Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Bourbon 1st Count Clermont
Son of King Louis IX of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence
Son of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Raymond IV Count Provence
Grand Son of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Provence Queen Consort France
Great Grand Daughter of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy 13 x Great Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence 14 x Great Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy
GrandFather: John Bourbon
Grand Son of King Louis IX of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Odo III Duke Burgundy
3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh IV Duke Burgundy
4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Vergy Duchess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Burgundy Count Charolais
5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Capet III Count Dreux
5 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy
6 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aénor de Saint-Valéry 7 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 1 Grandmother: Beatrice Burgundy
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Archambaud "Great" Dampierre
Great x 3 Grandfather: Archambaud "Young" Dampierre
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alix Forez
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Dampierre Countess Artois and Charolais
Great x 4 Grandfather: Guy Chatillon IV Count Saint Pol
Great x 3 Grandmother: Yolande Chatillon
Mother: Beatrice Clermont Countess Armagnac
Great Grand Daughter of King Louis IX of France