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: Hesse
Maternal Family Tree: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 1683-1737
On 30th August 1766 [her father] Charles Hesse-Kassel (age 21) and [her mother] Louise Oldenburg (age 16) were married at Christiansborg Castle. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway and [her grandmother] Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. He the son of Frederick Hesse-Kassel (age 46) and Mary Hanover (age 43). They were first cousins. He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 20th October 1767 Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway was born to [her father] Charles Hesse-Kassel (age 22) and [her mother] Louise Oldenburg (age 17). She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.89%.
On 31st July 1790 Frederick VI King of Denmark and Norway (age 22) and Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 22) were married. He the son of Christian VII King of Denmark and Norway (age 41) and Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. They were first cousins. He a great grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 13th November 1794 Frederick Christian Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg (age 73) died. His son Frederick (age 29) succeeded Christian II Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg. [her sister-in-law] Louise Auguste Oldenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg (age 23) by marriage Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg.
On 13th March 1808 [her uncle] Christian VII King of Denmark and Norway (age 59) died. His son [her husband] Frederick (age 40) succeeded VI King of Denmark and Norway. Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 40) by marriage Queen Consort Denmark and Norway.
On 26th January 1810 [her brother-in-law] Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 25) and [her sister] Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 20) were married. He the son of Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (age 52) and Friederike Schlieben Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.
On 24th April 1816 Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (age 58) died at Wellingsbüttel Manor. His son [her brother-in-law] Friedrich (age 31) succeeded Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg. [her sister] Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 26) by marriage Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg.
In 1822 [her husband] Frederick VI King of Denmark and Norway (age 53) was appointed 654th Knight of the Garter by King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 59).
On 12th January 1831 [her mother] Louise Oldenburg (age 80) died at Gottorp Castle.
On 17th August 1836 [her father] Charles Hesse-Kassel (age 91) died.
On 3rd December 1839 [her husband] Frederick VI King of Denmark and Norway (age 71) died.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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On 21st March 1852 Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 84) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 28 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave William V of Hesse-Kassel 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Wilhelm "The Just" VI Hesse-Kassel 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles I Landgrave Hesse-Kassel 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George William Hohenzollern 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hedwig Sophia Hohenzollern 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth Charlotte Palatinate Simmern
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Kettler Duke Courland 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Jacob Kettler 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie Hohenzollern 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Amalia of Courland Landgravine Hesse-Kassel 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George William Hohenzollern 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Charlotte Hohenzollern 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth Charlotte Palatinate Simmern
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
GrandFather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Father: Charles Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg
13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King George I Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine
10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern
Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia
Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland 2 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle
14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg
GrandMother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Joachim Ernst Hohenzollern 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Hohenzollern 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Frederick Hohenzollern 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick III King of Denmark
13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian V King of Denmark and Norway
14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark
13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick IV King of Denmark and Norway
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Wilhelm "The Just" VI Hesse-Kassel 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hedwig Sophia Hohenzollern 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Christian VI King of Denmark and Norway
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke John Albert II of Mecklenburg 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Gustav Adolph of Mecklenburg-Güstrow 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick III Duke of Holstein Gottorp
Great x 3 Grandmother: Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein Gottorp 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Elisabeth of Saxony Duchess Holstein Gottorp 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway
12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Mother: Louise Oldenburg
Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg
13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King George I Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine
10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern
Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia
Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland 2 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle
14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg
GrandMother: Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Joachim Ernst Hohenzollern 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Hohenzollern 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Frederick Hohenzollern 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England