Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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Paternal Family Tree: Anjou aka Plantagenet
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Norborne
On 1st May 1740 [his father] Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort (age 30) and [his mother] Elizabeth Berkeley Duchess Beaufort (age 27) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort and [his grandmother] Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort.
On 16th October 1744 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort was born to [his father] Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort (age 35) and [his mother] Elizabeth Berkeley Duchess Beaufort (age 31).
On 26th February 1745 [his uncle] Henry Somerset 3rd Duke Beaufort (age 37) died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His brother [his father] Charles (age 35) succeeded 4th Duke Beaufort, 6th Marquess Worcester, 10th Earl Worcester, 12th Baron Herbert of Raglan. [his mother] Elizabeth Berkeley Duchess Beaufort (age 32) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
In 1748 Andrea Soldi (age 45). Portrait of Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 3).
On 28th October 1756 [his father] Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort (age 47) died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son Henry (age 12) succeeded 5th Duke Beaufort, 7th Marquess Worcester, 11th Earl Worcester, 13th Baron Herbert of Raglan.
On 6th December 1758 George Compton 6th Earl of Northampton (age 66) died. His nephew [his future brother-in-law] Charles (age 21) succeeded 7th Earl of Northampton. [his sister] Anne Somerset Countess Northampton (age 17) by marriage Countess of Northampton.
On 13th September 1759 [his brother-in-law] Charles Compton 7th Earl of Northampton (age 22) and [his sister] Anne Somerset Countess Northampton (age 18) were married. She the daughter of [his father] Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort and [his mother] Elizabeth Berkeley Duchess Beaufort (age 46). They were third cousin once removed.
On 18th October 1760 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 16) matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford University.
On 18th May 1763 [his sister] Anne Somerset Countess Northampton (age 22) died in Naples [Map].
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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On 7th July 1763 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 18) graduated from Oriel College, Oxford University witha Doctor of Civil degree.
On 2nd January 1766 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 21) and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 18) were married. She by marriage Duchess Beaufort. He the son of Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort and Elizabeth Berkeley Duchess Beaufort (age 53). They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 22nd December 1766 [his son] Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 22) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 19). He married 16th May 1791 his half fourth cousin once removed Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort, daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford and Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford, and had issue.
On 12th December 1767 [his son] Charles Henry Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 23) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 20) at Badminton, Gloucestershire. He married (1) 7th June 1788 Elizabeth Courtenay, daughter of William Courtenay 8th Earl Devon and Frances Clack Countess Devon, and had issue (2) 9th August 1821 Mary Paulett, daughter of John Paulett 4th Earl Paulett and Sophia Pocock Countess Paulett, and had issue.
In 1768 [his son] Edward Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 23) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 20). He died aged one in 1769.
In 1768 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 23) was appointed Master of the Horse to the Queen Consort.
In 1769 [his son] Edward Somerset (age 1) died.
In 1771 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 26) was appointed Lieutenant of Monmouthshire which office he held until his death.
On 4th May 1771 [his son] Norbonne Berkeley Henry Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 26) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 23).
On 11th February 1773 [his daughter] Elizabeth Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 28) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 25). She married before 28th February 1823 Dean Charles Talbot and had issue.
On 26th December 1775 [his brother-in-law] Charles Manners 4th Duke Rutland (age 21) and [his sister] Mary Isabella Somerset Duchess Rutland (age 19) were married. She the daughter of [his father] Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort and [his mother] Elizabeth Berkeley Duchess Beaufort (age 62). They were half fourth cousins.
On 19th December 1776 [his son] Robert Edward Henry Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 32) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 29). He married 17th October 1805 Louisa Augusta Courtenay, daughter of William Courtenay 8th Earl Devon and Frances Clack Countess Devon, and had issue.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 29th May 1779 John Manners 3rd Duke Rutland (age 82) died. His grandson [his brother-in-law] Charles (age 25) succeeded 4th Duke Rutland, 4th Marquess Grandby, 12th Earl of Rutland, 4th Baron Manners of Haddon in Derbyshire. [his sister] Mary Isabella Somerset Duchess Rutland (age 22) by marriage Duchess Rutland.
On 12th February 1780 [his son] Arthur John Henry Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 35) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 32). He married 23rd June 1808 his first cousin Elizabeth Bocawen, daughter of George Evelyn Boscawen 3rd Viscount Falmouth.
On 2nd September 1784 [his son] William George Henry Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 39) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 37). He married 29th June 1813 Elizabeth Molyneux, daughter of General Thomas Molyneau 5th Baronet and Elizabeth Perrin Lady Molyneux.
In 1786 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 47) created new Garter Knights as follows:
601st Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn (age 18),
602nd Ernest Augustus King Hanover (age 14),
603rd Prince Augustus Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Sussex (age 12),
604th Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge (age 11),
605th William Elector of Hesse (age 42),
606th Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 41),
607th George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham (age 32),
608th Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis (age 47).
On 7th June 1786 [his daughter] Anne Elizabeth Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 41) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 39).
In 1787 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 42) was appointed Lieutenant of Brecnockshire which office he held until his death.
On 30th August 1787 [his son] John Thomas Henry Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 42) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 40). He married 4th December 1814 Catherine Annesley, daughter of Arthur Annesley 1st Earl Mountnorris and Sarah Cavendish Countess Mountnorris.
On 7th June 1788 Charles Henry Somerset (age 20) and Elizabeth Courtenay (age 21) were married. She the daughter of William Courtenay 8th Earl Devon (age 45) and Frances Clack Countess Devon. He the son of Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 43) and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 41).
On 30th September 1788 [his son] Fitzroy James Henry Somerset 1st Baron Raglan was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 43) and [his wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 41). He married 6th August 1814 his fifth cousin Emily Harriet Wellesley-Pole Baroness Raglan, daughter of William Wellesley aka Wellesley-Pole 3rd Earl Mornington and Katherine Forbes Countess Mornington, and had issue.
On 16th May 1791 Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 24) and Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 20) were married at St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map]. She the daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 69) and Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford. He the son of Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 46) and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 43). They were half fourth cousin once removed.
On 8th April 1799 [his mother] Elizabeth Berkeley Duchess Beaufort (age 86) died.
On 4th June 1803 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 58) abeyance terminated 5th Baron Botetort.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 22nd September 1803 [his daughter] Anne Elizabeth Somerset (age 17) died.
On 11th October 1803 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 58) died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son Henry (age 36) succeeded 6th Duke Beaufort, 8th Marquess Worcester, 12th Earl Worcester, 14th Baron Herbert of Raglan, 6th Baron Botetort. Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 32) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
On 15th June 1828 [his former wife] Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 81) died.
[his son] Frances Elizabeth Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort.
[his daughter] Harriet Isabella Elizabeth Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 28 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 1st Marquess Worcester 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Russell Countess Worcester 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Dormer 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dormer 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Molyneux 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Capell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Theodosia Montagu 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Morrison 1st Baronet 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Morrison Baroness Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hicks Lady Cooper and Morrison
GrandFather: Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Child
Great x 2 Grandfather: Josiah Child
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Roycroft
Great x 1 Grandmother: Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester
Father: Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden
Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wotton 2nd Baron Wotton 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden
Great x 1 Grandfather: Wriothesley Baptist Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Boteler Countess Chichester 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandMother: Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk Greville 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Greville 2nd Baron Brooke 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Copley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Fulke Greville 5th Baron Brooke 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Russell Baroness Brooke 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Greville Duchess Buckingham and Normandby 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Samuel Dashwood 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Dashwood
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Dashwood Baroness Brooke
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Sleigh
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Sleigh
Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Berkeley 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Berkeley 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Berkeley 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: John Symes Berkeley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Mother: Elizabeth Berkeley Duchess Beaufort 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandMother: Elizabeth Norborne