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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Hungerford Paternal Family Tree
Unknown Hungerford
9 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Father: Edmund Hungerford
Mother: Margaret Burnell
Thomas Hungerford
Born 1444
Died 31 Oct 1494 (50)
10 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Father: Thomas Hungerford
John Hungerford
Born 1460
Married Margaret Blount x 2
Died 24 Aug 1524 (64)
11 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Father: John Hungerford
Mother: Margaret Blount
Anthony Hungerford of Downe Ampney
Born 1491
Died 18 Nov 1558 (67)
11 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Father: John Hungerford
Mother: Margaret Blount
John Hungerford
Born 1513
Died 28 Dec 1580 (67)
12 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Father: John Hungerford
Anthony Hungerford
Born 1540
Died 25 May 1594 (54)
10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Father: Anthony Hungerford
Bridget Hungerford
Born 1610
08 Feb 1629 m Edmund Dunch x 2
13 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Father: Anthony Hungerford
Anthony Hungerford of Black Bourton
Born 29 Oct 1567
Before 1595 m Lucy Hungerford x 2
Fifth Cousin Once Removed
15 Jun 1605 m Sarah Crouch x 2
Died 27 Jun 1627 (59)
15 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Father: Anthony Hungerford
Mother: Rachel Jones
Elizabeth Hungerford
Born 20 Oct 1632
15 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Father: Anthony Hungerford
Mother: Rachel Jones
Lucy Hungerford
Born 1646
Died 09 Nov 1729 (83)
9 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Father: Edmund Hungerford
Mother: Margaret Burnell
Margaret Hungerford
Born 1448
Married John Ferrers x 1
Half Fifth Cousin Once Removed
Died 27 Mar 1486 (38)
9 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Father: Edmund Hungerford
Mother: Margaret Burnell
Edward Hungerford
Born 1454
Died Sep 1507 (53)
10 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Father: Edward Hungerford
Robert Hungerford
Born 1485
Married Eleanor Yorke x 1
Died 09 Jun 1517 (32)
11 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Father: Robert Hungerford
Mother: Eleanor Yorke
Robert Hungerford
Born 1510
Died 1556 (46)
14 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Father: John Hungerford
Thomas Hungerford
Born 03 May 1602
Died 16 May 1675 (73)
