Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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Paternal Family Tree: Murray
Maternal Family Tree: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 1709-1786
On 21st February 1759 [her father] John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore [aged 29] and [her mother] Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore [aged 29] were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway [aged 65] and [her grandmother] Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway [aged 50]. He the son of William Murray 3rd Earl Dunmore.
On 27th January 1768 Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex was born to [her father] John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore [aged 38] and [her mother] Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore [aged 38].
On 4th April 1793 Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 20] and Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex [aged 25] were married at Rome, Italy [Map] in secret contrary to the Royal Marriages Act which required him to seek permission before marrying. She the daughter of John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore [aged 63] and Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore [aged 63]. He the son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 54] and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 48].
On 5th December 1793 [her husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 20] and Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex [aged 25] were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. Their second marriage; again contrary to the Royal Marriages Act.
In 1794 [her daughter] Augustus Frederick d'Este Hanover was born to [her husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 20] and Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex [aged 25]. She a granddaughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.
In August 1794 Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 21] and Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex [aged 26] marriage annulled by the Court of Arches which deemed the marriage contrary to the Royal Marriages Act. The couple continued to live together until 1801 when they separated. She received a grant of £4000 each year and custody of their children.
On 8th April 1795 [her former brother-in-law] King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 32] and Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [aged 26] were married at Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. He the son of [her former father-in-law] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 56] and [her former mother-in-law] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 50]. They were first cousins. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 24th April 1799 [her former brother-in-law] Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn [aged 31] was created 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn.
In 1801 [her former brother-in-law] Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge [aged 26] was created 1st Duke Cambridge.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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In 1801 [her daughter] Augusta Emma d'Este Hanover was born to [her former husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 27] and Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex [aged 32]. She a granddaughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 24th November 1801 [her former husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 28] was created 1st Duke Sussex. Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex [aged 33] by marriage Duchess Sussex.
In 1803 [her brother] George Murray 5th Earl Dunmore [aged 40] and [her sister-in-law] Susan Hamilton Countess Dunmore [aged 29] were married. She the daughter of Archibald Hamilton 9th Duke Hamilton 6th Duke Brandon [aged 62] and [her aunt] Harriet Stewart. He the son of [her father] John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore [aged 73] and [her mother] Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore [aged 73]. They were first cousins.
On 25th February 1809 [her father] John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore [aged 79] died. His son [her brother] George [aged 46] succeeded 5th Earl Dunmore. [her sister-in-law] Susan Hamilton Countess Dunmore [aged 35] by marriage Countess Dunmore.
In 1815 [her former brother-in-law] Ernest Augustus King Hanover [aged 43] and Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover [aged 36] were married. She by marriage Duchess Cumberland and Teviotdale. He the son of [her former father-in-law] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 76] and [her former mother-in-law] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 70]. They were first cousins.
On 22nd July 1816 William Frederick Hanover 2nd Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 40] and [her former sister-in-law] Mary Hanover Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 40] were married at St James's Palace [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh. She the daughter of [her former father-in-law] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 78] and [her former mother-in-law] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 72]. He the son of William Henry Hanover 1st Duke Gloucester and Edinburgh and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh. They were first cousins. He a great grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
In 1818 [her mother] Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore [aged 88] died.
On 29th May 1818 [her former brother-in-law] Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn [aged 50] and Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn [aged 31] were married at Ehrenburg Palace. She by marriage Duchess Kent and Strathearn. She the daughter of Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha and Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha [aged 61]. He the son of [her former father-in-law] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 79] and [her former mother-in-law] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 74]. They were third cousin once removed.
On 1st June 1818 [her former brother-in-law] Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge [aged 44] and Princess Augusta Hesse-Kassel Duchess Cambridge [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Duchess Cambridge. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He the son of [her former father-in-law] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 79] and [her former mother-in-law] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 74]. They were second cousins. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 11th July 1818 [her former brother-in-law] King William IV of the United Kingdom [aged 52] and Queen Adelaide of England [aged 25] were married at Kew, Surrey. She by marriage Duchess Clarence and St Andrews. The difference in their ages was 26 years. He the son of [her former father-in-law] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 80].
On 23rd January 1820 [her former brother-in-law] Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn [aged 52] died at Woolbrook Cottage Sidmouth, Devon.
On 29th January 1820 [her former father-in-law] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 81] died at Windsor Castle [Map]. His reign the third longest after Victoria and Elizabeth II. His son [her former brother-in-law] George [aged 57] succeeded IV King Great Britain and Ireland. Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [aged 51] by marriage Queen Consort England.
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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On 5th March 1830 Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex [aged 62] died at Ramsgate, Kent.
On 2nd May 1831 [her former husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 58] and Cecilia Gore aka Underwood Duchess of Inverness [aged 46] were married contrary to the Royal Marriages Act. On the same day she assumed the surname Underwood by Royal Licence. She did not assume the title Duchess of Sussex. She the daughter of Arthur Saunders Gore 2nd Earl Arran and Elizabeth Underwood Countess of Arran. He the son of [her former father-in-law] King George III of Great Britain and Ireland and [her former mother-in-law] Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England.
On 21st April 1843 [her former husband] Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex [aged 70] died at Kensington Palace. He was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery [Map]. Duke Sussex extinct.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 27 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Philip V King France I King Navarre
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Murray 2nd Earl Tullibardine 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Murray 1st Earl Atholl 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea Stewart Countess Tullibardine 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duncan Campbell 1st Baronet 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jean Campbell Countess Atholl 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sinclair 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Murray 1st Earl Dunmore 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: William Murray 3rd Earl Dunmore 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Father: John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Augusta Murray Duchess Sussex 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 1st Earl Galloway
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Stewart 2nd Earl Galloway
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 3rd Earl Galloway
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Stewart 5th Earl Galloway 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Douglas 1st Earl Queensberry 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Douglas 2nd Earl Queensberry 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Kerr Countess Queensberry 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Douglas Countess Galloway 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stewart 1st Earl Traquair 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Stewart Countess Queensberry 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Carnegie Countess Traquair
GrandFather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Montgomerie 7th Earl Eglinton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Montgomerie 8th Earl Eglinton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Leslie Countess of Eglinton 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Crichton 2nd Earl of Dumfries
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Crichton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Montgomerie Countess Galloway 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cochrane 1st Earl Dundonald
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Cochrane
Mother: Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cochrane 1st Earl Dundonald
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cochrane
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Cochrane 2nd Earl Dundonald 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Kennedy 6th Earl Cassilis 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Kennedy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jean Hamilton Countess Cassilis
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Cochrane 4th Earl Dundonald 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England