The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 2 Chapters 61-109 1342-1361

The Chronicle of Jean le Bel, Volume 2 continues one of the most important fourteenth-century accounts of the early Hundred Years’ War. Written by the Liège chronicler Jean le Bel, this vivid narrative follows the fortunes of Edward III, Jean II of France, the Black Prince, the great nobles of France and England, and the soldiers, captains and companies who shaped the conflict. This volume covers some of the most dramatic events of the period, including the battles of Crécy and Poitiers, the siege and capture of Calais, the captivity of King John, the rise of the Jacquerie, the turmoil in Paris under Étienne Marcel and Charles of Navarre, the devastation caused by the free companies, Edward III’s great campaign of 1359–1360, and the negotiations leading to the Treaty of Brétigny. Jean le Bel’s chronicle is especially valuable for its lively detail, its interest in chivalry, warfare, politics and reputation, and its influence on later chroniclers, most famously Froissart. This English translation presents the text in clear, readable British English while preserving the force and character of the original narrative. The translation includes extensive notes to help the reader better understand Jean le Bel's text. Volume 2 also includes translated appendices drawn from royal and administrative records, many from the English Record Office, which illuminate Edward III’s campaigns in Brittany, the siege and occupation of Calais, naval preparations, military finance, appointments, safe conducts and related affairs.

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Antony Armstrong-Jones 1st Earl of Snowdon 1930-2017

On 22nd July 1925 [his father] Ronald Armstrong-Jones [aged 26] and [his mother] Anne Messel [aged 23] were married.

On 7th March 1930 Antony Armstrong-Jones 1st Earl of Snowdon was born to Ronald Armstrong-Jones [aged 30] and Anne Messel [aged 28].

In 1935 [his father] Ronald Armstrong-Jones [aged 35] and [his mother] Anne Messel [aged 32] were divorced.

On 19th September 1935 [his step-father] Michael Parsons 6th Earl of Rosse [aged 28] and [his mother] Anne Messel [aged 33] were married.

Before 25th April 1939 Thomas William Anson [aged 26] and Anne Ferelith Bowes-Lyon [aged 21] were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. The wedding was attended by the King [aged 43] and Queen [aged 38], Princesses Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [aged 13] and Princess Margaret [aged 8] - see Pathe. He the son of Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield [aged 55] and Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield [aged 52].

On 21st October 1947 David Allan Bethell 5th Baron Westbury [aged 25] and Ursula James [aged 23] were married at St Martin in the Fields Church [Map]. Princesses Elizabeth [aged 21] and Margaret [aged 17] attended the wedding, as did the Duke [aged 47] and Duchess [aged 45] of Gloucester.

On 20th May 1950 [his brother-in-law] John Vesey 6th Viscount de Vesci [aged 31] and [his sister] Susan Armstrong-Jones Viscountess Vesci [aged 23] were married.

On 21st April 1956 Colin Tennant 3rd Baron Glenconner [aged 29] and Anne Veronica Coke Baroness Glenconner [aged 23] were married at St Withburga's Church, Holkham [Map]. Bishop Percy Herbert [aged 70] presided. The guests included Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England [aged 55] and Princess Margaret [aged 25]. Princess Margaret's future husband Antony Armstrong-Jones 1st Earl of Snowdon [aged 26] took the photographs. She the daughter of Major Thomas William Edward Coke 5th Earl of Leicester [aged 47] and Elizabeth Mary Yorke Countess of Leicester [aged 44].

On 6th May 1960 Antony Armstrong-Jones 1st Earl of Snowdon [aged 30] and Princess Margaret [aged 29] were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. The ceremony was the first royal wedding to be broadcast on television. She the daughter of King George VI of the United Kingdom and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England [aged 59].

Colin Tennant 3rd Baron Glenconner [aged 33] and Anne Veronica Coke Baroness Glenconner [aged 27], whose wedding the couple had attended four years before, offered them a piece of land on their privately owned island, Mustique, and agreed to build a house for the couple on the land. It was designed in 1971 by uncle to Lord Snowdon, Oliver Messel, and named "Les Jolies Eaux" aka "The Pretty Waters"

On 3rd October 1961 [his son] David Armstrong-Jones 2nd Earl of Snowdon was born to Antony Armstrong-Jones 1st Earl of Snowdon [aged 31] and Princess Margaret [aged 31] at Clarence House. He a grandson of King George VI of the United Kingdom. He married 8th October 1993 Serena Alleyne Stanhope Countess of Snowdon, daughter of Charles Stanhope 12th Earl of Harrington.

On 6th October 1961 Antony Armstrong-Jones 1st Earl of Snowdon [aged 31] was created 1st Earl Snowdon, 1st Viscount Linley.

On 27th January 1966 [his father] Ronald Armstrong-Jones [aged 66] died.

7th April 1982. Lord Snowdon [aged 52]. Photograph of Sacheverell Reresby Sitwell 6th Baronet [aged 84].

In May 1986 [his sister] Susan Armstrong-Jones Viscountess Vesci [aged 59] died.

On 3rd July 1992 [his mother] Anne Messel [aged 90] died.

On 8th October 1993 David Armstrong-Jones 2nd Earl of Snowdon [aged 32] and Serena Stanhope [aged 23] were married. She the daughter of Charles Stanhope 12th Earl of Harrington [aged 48]. He the son of Antony Armstrong-Jones 1st Earl of Snowdon [aged 63] and Princess Margaret [aged 63].

On 13th January 2017 Antony Armstrong-Jones 1st Earl of Snowdon [aged 86] died. His son David [aged 55] succeeded 2nd Earl Snowdon, 2nd Viscount Linley. Serena Stanhope [aged 46] by marriage Countess Snowdon.