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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Count Maine is in Counts of France.
In 832 Rorgon Count Rennes I Count Maine was created I Count Maine.
On 16th June 840 Rorgon Count Rennes I Count Maine died. His brother Gauzbert succeeded I Count Maine.
In 853 Rorgon Rorgonide II Count Maine [aged 53] succeeded II Count Maine.
Around 865 Rorgon Rorgonide II Count Maine [aged 65] died. His brother Gauzfrid succeeded Count Maine.
Before 900 Roger Maine I Count Maine and Rotrude Carolingian Abbess Saint Radegunde [aged 47] were married. She by marriage Countess Maine. She the daughter of Charles "Bald" I King West Francia and Ermentrude Orléans Queen Consort West Francia.
In 900 Hugh Maine I Count Maine succeeded I Count Maine.
Before 920 Hugh Maine I Count Maine [aged 19] and Rorgonide Countess Maine were married. She by marriage Countess Maine. He the son of Roger Maine I Count Maine and Rotrude Carolingian Abbess Saint Radegunde.
In 933 Hugh Maine II Count Maine [aged 13] succeeded II Count Maine.
Around 991 Hugh Maine III Count Maine [aged 31] succeeded III Count Maine.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In 1015 Herbert "Wakedog" Maine I Count Maine [aged 31] succeeded I Count Maine.
On 13th April 1035 Herbert "Wakedog" Maine I Count Maine [aged 51] died. His son Hugh [aged 15] succeeded IV Count Maine.
Around 1046 Hugh Maine IV Count Maine [aged 26] and Bertha Blois Duchess Brittany [aged 41] were married. She by marriage Countess Maine. She the daughter of Odo Blois II Count Blois and Ermengarde Auvergne Countess Blois. He the son of Herbert "Wakedog" Maine I Count Maine. They were third cousin twice removed.
On 25th March 1051 Hugh Maine IV Count Maine [aged 31] died. His son Herbert succeeded II Count Maine.
In 1063 Robert Curthose III Duke Normandy [aged 12] was created Count Maine.
In 1092 Elias I Count Maine succeeded I Count Maine.
Before 1109 Elias I Count Maine and Matilda Chateau Du Loir Countess Maine [aged 53] were married. She by marriage Countess Maine.
Roger Maine I Count Maine succeeded I Count Maine.
Charles Valois Anjou Count Maine and Isabelle Luxemburg Countess Maine were married. She by marriage Countess Maine. She the daughter of Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol and Margherita Baux. He the son of King Louis of Naples and Yolande Barcelona Queen Consort Naples. They were fifth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
Charles Valois Anjou Count Maine was created Count Maine.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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Hugh Maine III Count Maine and Unamed Penthièvre Countess Maine were married. She by marriage Countess Maine. She the daughter of Conan "Crooked" Penthièvre III Duke Brittany and Ermengarde Gerberga Ingelger Duchess Brittany. He the son of Hugh Maine II Count Maine.