The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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Paternal Family Tree: Wyntoun aka Seton
Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton and Anne Gordon were married. She the daughter of George Gordon 1st Earl Aberdeen. He the son of Alexander Montgomerie 8th Earl Eglinton and Elizabeth Crichton.
Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton and Margaret Cochrane were married. She the daughter of William Cochrane 1st Earl Dundonald. He the son of Alexander Montgomerie 8th Earl Eglinton and Elizabeth Crichton.
In or before 1660 [his father] Alexander Montgomerie 8th Earl Eglinton [aged 21] and [his mother] Elizabeth Crichton were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William Crichton 2nd Earl of Dumfries [aged 61]. He the son of Hugh Montgomerie 7th Earl Eglinton [aged 46] and Mary Leslie Countess of Eglinton [aged 41].
Around 1660 Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton was born to Alexander Montgomerie 8th Earl Eglinton [aged 22] and Elizabeth Crichton.
In 1669 [his grandfather] Hugh Montgomerie 7th Earl Eglinton [aged 56] died. His son [his father] Alexander [aged 31] succeeded 8th Earl Eglinton.
Around 1694 [his son-in-law] James Stewart 5th Earl Galloway [aged 23] and Catherine Montgomerie Countess Galloway were married. She by marriage Countess Galloway. She the daughter of Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton [aged 34] and Margaret Cochrane. He the son of Alexander Stewart 3rd Earl Galloway and Mary Douglas Countess Galloway. They were fifth cousin once removed.
In 1696 [his son] Hugh Montgomerie died.
In or before 1700 [his son-in-law] George Lockhart [aged 26] and Euphemia Montgomerie were married. She the daughter of Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton [aged 39] and Margaret Cochrane.
In 1701 [his father] Alexander Montgomerie 8th Earl Eglinton [aged 63] died. His son Alexander [aged 41] succeeded 9th Earl Eglinton. [his future wife] Susanna Kennedy Countess Winton [aged 11] by marriage Countess Winton.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In June 1709 Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton [aged 49] and Susanna Kennedy Countess Winton [aged 19] were married. The difference in their ages was 30 years. He the son of Alexander Montgomerie 8th Earl Eglinton and Elizabeth Crichton.
On 10th February 1723 [his son] Alexander Montgomerie 10th Earl Eglinton was born to Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton [aged 63] and [his wife] Susanna Kennedy Countess Winton [aged 33].
On 18th May 1726 [his son] Archibald Montgomerie 11th Earl Eglinton was born to Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton [aged 66] and [his wife] Susanna Kennedy Countess Winton [aged 36]. He married (1) 30th March 1772 Jean aka Jane Lindsay Countess Eglinton, daughter of George Lindsay Crawford 21st Earl Crawford 5th Earl Lindsay (2) 9th August 1783 Frances Twysden, daughter of William Twysden 6th Baronet, and had issue.
On 18th February 1729 Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton [aged 69] died. His son Alexander [aged 6] succeeded 10th Earl Eglinton.
On 18th March 1780 [his former wife] Susanna Kennedy Countess Winton [aged 90] died at Auchans Castle, Auchans.
[his son] James Montgomerie was born to Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton and Susanna Kennedy Countess Winton.
[his daughter] Frances Montgomerie was born to Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton and Susanna Kennedy Countess Winton.
[his daughter] Jean Montgomerie was born to Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton and Margaret Cochrane.
[his daughter] Christian Montgomerie was born to Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton and Susanna Kennedy Countess Winton.
[his daughter] Grace Montgomerie was born to Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton and Margaret Cochrane.
[his daughter] Grace Montgomerie was born to Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton and Susanna Kennedy Countess Winton.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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[his daughter] Jean Montgomerie was born to Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton and Margaret Cochrane.
[his daughter] Charlotte Montgomerie was born to Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton and Susanna Kennedy Countess Winton.
[his daughter] Helen Montgomerie was born to Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton and Susanna Kennedy Countess Winton.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Montgomerie was born to Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton and Margaret Cochrane.
[his daughter] Margaret Montgomerie was born to Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton and Susanna Kennedy Countess Winton.
[his daughter] Catherine Montgomerie Countess Galloway was born to Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton and Margaret Cochrane. She married 1694 her fifth cousin once removed James Stewart 5th Earl Galloway, son of Alexander Stewart 3rd Earl Galloway and Mary Douglas Countess Galloway, and had issue.
[his daughter] Susanna Montgomerie was born to Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton and Susanna Kennedy Countess Winton.
[his daughter] Mary Montgomerie was born to Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton and Anne Gordon.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Montgomerie was born to Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton and Susanna Kennedy Countess Winton.
[his son] John Montgomerie was born to Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton and Margaret Cochrane.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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[his son] Alexander Montgomerie was born to Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton and Margaret Cochrane.
[his son] Hugh Montgomerie was born to Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton and Margaret Cochrane.
[his daughter] Euphemia Montgomerie was born to Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton and Margaret Cochrane. She married in or before 1700 George Lockhart and had issue.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 5 Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Seton 6th Lord Seton 2 x Great Grand Son of King James I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Seton 7th Lord Seton 3 x Great Grand Son of King James I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hay Lady Seton
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Robert III of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Seton 1st Earl Winton 4 x Great Grand Son of King James I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hamilton 4 x Great Grand Son of King Robert III of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isobel Hamilton Lady Seton 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Robert III of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Seton aka Montgomerie 6th Earl Eglinton 2 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Montgomerie 2nd Earl Eglinton 4 x Great Grand Son of King Robert III of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Montgomerie 3rd Earl Eglinton 3 x Great Grand Son of King James I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marion Seton Countess Eglinton 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Montgomerie Countess Winton Great Grand Daughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Drummond 2nd of Innerpeffray
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Drummond Countess Eglinton Grand Daughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Stewart
Daughter of King James IV of Scotland
GrandFather: Hugh Montgomerie 7th Earl Eglinton 3 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Livingston 5th Lord Livingston
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Livingstone 6th Lord Livingstone 2 x Great Grand Son of King James I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Douglas Countess March Great Grand Daughter of King James I of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Livingston 1st Earl Linlithgow Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Malcolm Fleming 3rd Lord Fleming 4 x Great Grand Son of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Fleming Grand Daughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Janet Stewart Lady Fleming
Daughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Livingstone Countess Eglinton 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hay 7th Earl Erroll
2 x Great Grand Son of King James I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Andrew Hay 8th Earl Erroll
3 x Great Grand Son of King James I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Robertson Countess Erroll
Great x 2 Grandmother: Helen Hay
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hay 6th Earl Erroll
3 x Great Grand Son of King James I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jean Hay
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King James II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen or Eleanor Stewart Countess Erroll and Sutherland
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James II of Scotland
Father: Alexander Montgomerie 8th Earl Eglinton 4 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes
Great x 3 Grandfather: Andrew Leslie 5th Earl Rothes
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Leslie Master of Rothes
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Leslie 6th Earl Rothes
GrandMother: Mary Leslie Countess of Eglinton
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King James II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Erskine 17th Earl of Mar 4 x Great Grand Son of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Erskine 18th Earl of Mar 5 x Great Grand Son of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Campbell Countess Mar 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar 6 x Great Grand Son of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Erskine Countess of Rothes 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King James II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stewart Duke Orkney
2 x Great Grand Son of King James II of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox 3 x Great Grand Son of King James II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Queuille Lady Aubigny
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Stewart Countess Mar
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James II of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox
Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton 5 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Crichton 1st Earl Dumfries
GrandFather: William Crichton 2nd Earl of Dumfries
Mother: Elizabeth Crichton