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: Middleton
In 1585 [his father] Hugh Myddelton 1st Baronet [aged 25] and Anne Collins were married.
In 1598 Hugh Myddelton 1st Baronet [aged 38] and Elizabeth Olmstead were married. She the step-daughter of his brother Thomas Myddelton of Chirk [aged 48] who had married her mother Jane aka Elizabeth Danvers [aged 55]. They had fifteen children, of whom only three sons and four daughters appear to have survived their father.
On 10th April 1603 William Myddelton 2nd Baronet was born to [his father] Hugh Myddelton 1st Baronet [aged 43] and [his mother] Elizabeth Olmstead.
In 1630 William Myddelton 2nd Baronet [aged 26] was elected MP Denbigh.
On 10th December 1631 [his father] Hugh Myddelton 1st Baronet [aged 71] died. His son William [aged 28] succeeded 2nd Baronet Myddelton of Ruthin in Denbighshire.
Around 1633 [his son] Hugh Myddelton 3rd Baronet was born to William Myddelton 2nd Baronet [aged 29] and [his future wife] Eleanor Harries aka Harris.
In or before 1637 William Myddelton 2nd Baronet [aged 33] and Eleanor Harries aka Harris were married.
Around 1637 [his daughter] Rebecca Myddelton was born to William Myddelton 2nd Baronet [aged 33] and [his wife] Eleanor Harries aka Harris. She married 5th December 1661 George Bingham 2nd Baronet, son of Henry Bingham 1st Baronet, and had issue.
In 1647 William Myddelton 2nd Baronet [aged 43] was elected MP Denbigh.
Before 1661 William Myddelton 2nd Baronet [aged 57] died. His son Hugh [aged 27] succeeded 3rd Baronet Myddelton of Ruthin in Denbighshire.
Great x 2 Grandfather: David Myddelton
Great x 1 Grandfather: Fulke Myddelton of Llansannan
GrandFather: Richard Myddelton
Father: Hugh Myddelton 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh Dryhurst of Denbigh
GrandMother: Jane Dryhurst
GrandFather: John Olmstead of Ingatestone in Essex
Mother: Elizabeth Olmstead
GrandMother: Jane aka Elizabeth Danvers