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: Hare
On 1st October 1872 Katherine Mary "Kitty" Hare Marchioness Downshire was born to [her father] Hugh Henry Hare (age 33).
YBcJrZjKOn 31st March 1874 Arthur Hill 5th Marquess Downshire (age 29) died. His son [her future husband] Arthur (age 2) succeeded 6th Marquess Downshire.
1893. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Katherine Mary "Kitty" Hare Marchioness Downshire (age 20).
On 22nd June 1893 Arthur Hill 6th Marquess of Downshire (age 21) and Katherine Mary "Kitty" Hare Marchioness Downshire (age 20) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Downshire. He the son of Arthur Hill 5th Marquess Downshire and Georgiana Elizabeth Balfour.
Before 19th November 1902 Arthur Hill 6th Marquess of Downshire (age 31) and Katherine Mary "Kitty" Hare Marchioness Downshire (age 30) were divorced as a consequence of her affair with Joseph Frederick Laycock (age 35). Laycock was also having an affair with Frances Evelyn "Daisy" Maynard Countess Warwick (age 40) with whom he possibly fathered two children: Maynard Greville (age 4) and Mercy Greville.
On 19th November 1902 Joseph Frederick Laycock (age 35) and Katherine Mary "Kitty" Hare Marchioness Downshire (age 30) were married.
Before 29th May 1918 [her former husband] Arthur Hill 6th Marquess of Downshire (age 46) and Evelyn Grace Foster Marchioness Downshire were married. She by marriage Marchioness Downshire. He the son of Arthur Hill 5th Marquess Downshire and [her former mother-in-law] Georgiana Elizabeth Balfour.
On 29th May 1918 [her former husband] Arthur Hill 6th Marquess of Downshire (age 46) died.
On 25th January 1927 [her father] Hugh Henry Hare (age 87) died.
On 10th January 1952 [her husband] Joseph Frederick Laycock (age 84) died.
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 2nd February 1959 Katherine Mary "Kitty" Hare Marchioness Downshire (age 86) died.
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Hare
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Hare 1st Earl Listowel
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Lysaght Hare
GrandFather: William Hare 2nd Earl Listowel
Great x 3 Grandfather: Luke Dillon 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Dillon 1st Baron Clonbrook
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Dillon
Father: Hugh Henry Hare
Great x 1 Grandfather: Vice Admiral William Lukin Windham
GrandMother: Maria Augusta Windham Countess Listowel
Great x 2 Grandfather: Pierre Thellusson
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Sara Thellusson