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: Bohemia
Around 1233 Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia was born to [his father] King Wenceslaus I of Bohemia (age 28).
On 25th October 1251 Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia (age 18) and Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna (age 6) were married.
On 11th February 1252 Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia (age 19) and Margarete von Babenberg (age 48) were married. The difference in their ages was 29 years; she, unusually, being older than him.
In 1253 Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia (age 20) was appointed II King Bohemia.
On 23rd September 1253 [his father] King Wenceslaus I of Bohemia (age 48) died.
In 1262 [his son] Henry Přemyslid was born to Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia (age 29) and [his wife] Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna (age 17). He died aged one in 1263.
In 1263 [his son] Henry Přemyslid (age 1) died.
In January 1265 [his son] Kunigundem Boleslaus II Přemyslid was born to Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia (age 32) and [his wife] Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna (age 20).
On 29th October 1266 [his wife] Margarete von Babenberg (age 62) died.
On 5th September 1269 [his daughter] Agnes Přemyslid Duchess Austria was born to Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia (age 36) and [his wife] Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna (age 24). She married 1289 Rudolf Habsburg II Duke Austria and had issue.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 17th September 1271 [his son] King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland was born to Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia (age 38) and [his wife] Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna (age 26). He married 24th January 1285 Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland and had issue.
On 26th August 1278 Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia (age 45) died. His son Wenceslaus (age 6) succeeded II King Bohemia.
On 9th September 1285 [his former wife] Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna (age 40) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Kings Godwinson: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 12 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
GrandFather: King Ottokar I of Bohemia
Father: King Wenceslaus I of Bohemia
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Géza II of Hungary
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Béla III of Hungary
Great x 4 Grandfather: Vladimir Rurikid
Great x 3 Grandfather: Mstislav I of Kiev
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gytha Godwinson
Great x 2 Grandmother: Euphrosyne of Kiev
GrandMother: Constance of Hungary
Great x 2 Grandfather: Raynald of Châtillon
Great x 1 Grandmother: Agnes of Antioch
Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince Bohemond I of Antioch
Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Bohemond II of Antioch
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Capet Countess Champagne 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Constance of Antioch
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin II King Jerusalem
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice of Antioch