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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Earl Aberdeen is in Earl.
On 13th November 1682 George Gordon 1st Earl Aberdeen [aged 45] was created 1st Earl Aberdeen.
On 20th April 1720 George Gordon 1st Earl Aberdeen [aged 82] died. His son William [aged 41] succeeded 2nd Earl Aberdeen. Anne Gordon Duchess Mantua by marriage Duchess Mantua.
On 30th March 1746 William Gordon 2nd Earl Aberdeen [aged 67] died. His son George [aged 23] succeeded 3rd Earl Aberdeen. Catherine Elizabeth Hanson Couness Aberdeen [aged 16] by marriage Countess Aberdeen.
On 13th August 1801 George Gordon 3rd Earl Aberdeen [aged 79] died. His grandson George [aged 17] succeeded 4th Earl Aberdeen. His will provided for his illegitimate son Alexander Gorden Cavalry [aged 20].
On 28th July 1805 George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen [aged 21] and Catherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Aberdeen [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Countess Aberdeen. She the daughter of John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn [aged 49] and Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn.
On 8th July 1815 George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen [aged 31] and Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Countess Aberdeen.
On 14th December 1860 George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen [aged 76] died. His son George [aged 44] succeeded 5th Earl Aberdeen. Mary Bailie-Hamilton Countess Aberdeen [aged 46] by marriage Countess Aberdeen.
On 22nd March 1864 George John Hamilton-Gordon 5th Earl Aberdeen [aged 47] died. His son George [aged 22] succeeded 6th Earl Aberdeen.
On 27th January 1870 George Hamilton-Gordon 6th Earl Aberdeen [aged 28] drowned. Travelling from Boston to Melbourne on the Hera, Lord Aberdeen was washed overboard during a violent storm and drowned. His brother John [aged 22] succeeded 7th Earl Aberdeen.
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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In 1877 John Hamilton-Gordon 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair [aged 29] and Isabel Marjoribanks Marchioness of Aberdeen and Ternair [aged 19] were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Countess Aberdeen. They had four children. He the son of George John Hamilton-Gordon 5th Earl Aberdeen and Mary Bailie-Hamilton Countess Aberdeen [aged 62].
On 7th March 1934 John Hamilton-Gordon 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair [aged 86] died. His son George [aged 55] succeeded 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, 2nd Earl of Haddo in Aberdeenshire, 8th Earl Aberdeen. Mary Florence Clixby Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair [aged 77] by marriage Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair.
On 6th January 1965 George Gordon 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair [aged 85] died. His brother Dudley [aged 81] succeeded 3rd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, 3rd Earl of Haddo in Aberdeenshire, 9th Earl Aberdeen.