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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John Michael Wright is in Painters.
In May 1617 John Michael Wright was born.
Before 1652 John Michael Wright [aged 34]. Portrait of Anne Somerset Countess Norfolk [aged 20].
Around 1657 John Michael Wright [aged 39]. Portrait of Mary Cromwell Countess Fauconberg [aged 20].
Around 1657 John Michael Wright [aged 39]. Portrait of Thomas Povey [aged 43].
In 1658 John Michael Wright [aged 40]. Portrait of Elizabeth Cromwell [aged 28].
Elizabeth Cromwell: On 2nd July 1629 she was born to Oliver Cromwell and Elizabeth Bourchier. On 13th January 1646 John Claypole and she were married. She the daughter of Oliver Cromwell and Elizabeth Bourchier. On 2nd August 1658 Elizabeth Cromwell died. On 10th August 1658 Elizabeth Cromwell was buried in the King Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey [Map].
Around 1658 John Michael Wright [aged 40]. Portrait of Frances Cromwell Baroness Russell [aged 20].
In 1659 John Michael Wright [aged 41]. Portrait of Catherine Bertie.
Catherine Bertie: she was born to Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey and Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness. Before May 1689 Robert Dormer and she were married. She the daughter of Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey and Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness.
In 1659 John Michael Wright [aged 41]. Portrait of Colonel John Russell [aged 39].
After 1659. After John Michael Wright [aged 41]. Portrait of Mary Fairfax Duchess Buckingham [aged 20].
John Evelyn's Diary. 5th April 1659. Came the Earl of Northampton [aged 36] and the famous painter, Mr. Wright [aged 41], to visit me.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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In 1660 John Michael Wright [aged 42]. Portrait of George Vernon [aged 25].
Around 1660 John Michael Wright [aged 42]. Portrait of William Cavendish 1st Duke Devonshire [aged 19].
Around 1660 John Michael Wright [aged 42]. Portrait of Edward Onley.
Edward Onley: In or before 1642 he and Mrs Edward Onley were married.
Around 1660 John Michael Wright [aged 42]. Portrait of Mrs Edward Onley.
Around 1660 John Michael Wright [aged 42]. Portrait of Margaret Onley [aged 18].
Around 1660 John Michael Wright [aged 42]. Portrait of Margaret Onley [aged 18].
Around 1660 John Michael Wright [aged 42]. Portrait of George Vernon [aged 25].
Around 1660 John Michael Wright [aged 42]. Portrait of Mary Villiers Duchess Lennox.
1661 John Michael Wright [aged 43]. Portrait of Frederick Cornwallis 1st Baron Cornwallis [aged 49].
Around 1661 John Michael Wright [aged 43]. Portrait of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 30] in his coronation robes.
Around 1661 John Michael Wright [aged 43]. Portrait of William Cunningham 8th Earl Glencairn.
William Cunningham 8th Earl Glencairn: In 1575 he was born to James Cunningham 7th Earl Glencairn. Before 1610 William Cunningham 8th Earl Glencairn and Jean Kerr Countess Glencairn. In 1630 William Cunningham 8th Earl Glencairn died. His son William succeeded 9th Earl Glencairn. In 1630 James Cunningham 7th Earl Glencairn died. His son William succeeded 8th Earl Glencairn.
Before 1662 John Michael Wright [aged 44]. Portrait of Bishop Brian Duppa [aged 72].
Around 1662 John Michael Wright [aged 44]. Portrait of Susannah Hamilton Countess Cassilis [aged 29].
Susannah Hamilton Countess Cassilis: In 1633 she was born to James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton and Margaret aka Mary Feilding. In December 1668 John Kennedy 7th Earl Cassilis and she were married. She by marriage Countess Cassilis. The difference in their ages was 20 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the daughter of James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton and Margaret aka Mary Feilding. He the son of John Kennedy 6th Earl Cassilis and Margaret Hay Countess Cassilis. They were half second cousins. In 1694 Susannah Hamilton Countess Cassilis died.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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Around 1662 John Michael Wright [aged 44]. Portrait of Margaret Spencer Baroness Arundel Wardour [aged 34].
Margaret Spencer Baroness Arundel Wardour: On 19th July 1627 she was born to William Spencer 2nd Baron Spencer and Penelope Wriothesley Baroness Spencer Wormleighton. In or before 1658 Robert Lucy and she were married. They were second cousin once removed. In or before 1661 Thomas Arundell 4th Baron Arundel and she were married. She by marriage Baroness Arundel of Wardour in Wiltshire. They were second cousin once removed. On 23rd December 1704 Margaret Spencer Baroness Arundel Wardour died.
Around 1662 John Michael Wright [aged 44]. Portrait of John Robinson 1st Baronet [aged 46].
Around 1662 John Michael Wright [aged 44]. Portrait of Charles Cornwallis 2nd Baron Cornwallis [aged 30].
Charles Cornwallis 2nd Baron Cornwallis: In 1632 he was born to Frederick Cornwallis 1st Baron Cornwallis and Elizabeth Ashburnham. Before 28th December 1655 Charles Cornwallis 2nd Baron Cornwallis and Margaret Playstead were married. In January 1662 Frederick Cornwallis 1st Baron Cornwallis died of apoplexy. His son Charles succeeded 2nd Baron Cornwallis. On 13th April 1673 Charles Cornwallis 2nd Baron Cornwallis died. His son Charles succeeded 3rd Baron Cornwallis.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 18th June 1662. Thence to Wright's [aged 45], the painter's: but, Lord! the difference that is between their two works.
John Evelyn's Diary. 3rd October 1662. Visited Mr. Wright [aged 45], a Scotchman, who had lived long at Rome, and was esteemed a good painter. The pictures of the Judges at Guildhall are of his hand, and so are some pieces in Whitehall [Map], as the roof in his Majesty's [aged 32] old bedchamber, being Astræa, the St. Catherine, and a chimney-piece in the Queen's [aged 23] privy chamber; but his best, in my opinion, is Lacy, the famous Roscius or comedian, whom he has painted in three dresses, as a gallant, a Presbyterian minister, and a Scotch highlander in his plaid. It is in his Majesty's dining room at Windsor Castle. He had at his house an excellent collection, especially that small piece of Correggio, Scotus of de la Marca, a design of Paulo; and, above all, those ruins of Polydore, with some good agates and medals, especially a Scipio, and a Cæsar's head of gold.
Around 1664 John Michael Wright [aged 46]. Portrait of William Bruce 1st Baronet [aged 34].
John Evelyn's Diary. 6th May 1664. Went to see Mr. Wright [aged 47] the painter's collection of rare shells, etc.
Around 1665 John Michael Wright [aged 47]. Portrait of Joanna Granville [aged 29].
Joanna Granville: On 30th September 1635 she was born to Bevil Grenville and Grace Smith. She was baptised on 14th October 1635. On 29th September 1653 Colonel Richard Thornhill and she were married at St Clement Danes Church, Westminster [Map]. On 7th January 1709 Joanna Granville died.
Around 1665 John Michael Wright [aged 47]. Portrait of Murdough O'Brien 1st Earl Inchiquin [aged 51].
Around 1665 John Michael Wright [aged 47]. Portrait of Johanna St John Baroness St John Lydiard Tregoze [aged 33].
Around 1665 John Michael Wright [aged 47]. Portrait of John Dryden [aged 33].
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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Samuel Pepys' Diary. 9th April 1667. So home to dinner, and after dinner I took coach and to the King's house, and by and by comes after me my wife with W. Hewer [aged 25] and his mother and Barker, and there we saw "The Tameing of a Shrew", which hath some very good pieces in it, but generally is but a mean play; and the best part, "Sawny"1, done by Lacy [aged 52], hath not half its life, by reason of the words, I suppose, not being understood, at least by me.
Note 1. This play was entitled "Sawney the Scot, or the Taming of a Shrew", and consisted of an alteration of Shakespeare's play by John Lacy. Although it had long been popular it was not printed until 1698. In the old "Taming of a Shrew" (1594), reprinted by Thomas Amyot for the Shakespeare Society in 1844, the hero's servant is named Sander, and this seems to have given the hint to Lacy, when altering Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew", to foist a 'Scotsman into the action. Sawney was one of Lacy's favourite characters, and occupies a prominent position in Michael Wright's [aged 49] picture at Hampton Court [Map]. Evelyn, on October 3rd, 1662, "visited Mr. Wright, a Scotsman, who had liv'd long at Rome, and was esteem'd a good painter", and he singles out as his best picture, "Lacy, the famous Roscius, or comedian, whom he has painted in three dresses, as a gallant, a Presbyterian minister, and a Scotch Highlander in his plaid". Langbaine and Aubrey both make the mistake of ascribing the third figure to Teague in "The Committee"; and in spite of Evelyn's clear statement, his editor in a note follows them in their blunder. Planche has reproduced the picture in his "History of Costume" (Vol. ii., p. 243).
Around 1669 John Michael Wright [aged 51]. Portrait of Henry Howard 6th Duke of Norfolk [aged 40].
1669. John Michael Wright [aged 51]. Portrait of Magdalen Aston.
Magdalen Aston: she was born to Thomas Aston 1st Baronet and Anne Willoughby Lady Aston. In 1676 Robert Burdett 3rd Baronet and she were married. They had four sons and four daughters. In 1694 Magdalen Aston died.
Around 1669 John Michael Wright [aged 51]. Portrait of John Belasyse 1st Baron Belasyse [aged 54].
Around 1669 John Michael Wright [aged 51]. Portrait of Magdalene Pulteney.
Magdalene Pulteney: she was born to John Pulteney of Misterton Leicestershire and Margery Fortescue. In 1627 Thomas Aston 1st Baronet and she were married. In 1635 she died.
Before 1670 John Michael Wright [aged 52]. Portrait of Elizabeth Wilbraham Lady Myddelton [aged 16].
Elizabeth Wilbraham Lady Myddelton: Around 1653 she was born to Thomas Wilbraham 3rd Baronet and Elizabeth Mytton Lady Wilbrahim. Before 1675 Thomas Myddelton 2nd Baronet and she were married. She by marriage Lady Myddelton of Chirk Castle. In 1675 Elizabeth Wilbraham Lady Myddelton died in childbirth.
Around 1670 John Michael Wright [aged 52]. Portrait of Mary Bagot Countess Falmouth and Dorset [aged 25].
Around 1670 John Michael Wright [aged 52]. Portrait of Anne Bruce [aged 10].
Anne Bruce: Around 1660 she was born to Robert Bruce 2nd Earl Elgin 1st Earl Ailesbury and Diana Grey Countess Elgin and Ailesbury. In 1672 William Rich 2nd Baronet and she were married. She the daughter of Robert Bruce 2nd Earl Elgin 1st Earl Ailesbury and Diana Grey Countess Elgin and Ailesbury. Before 1717 Anne Bruce died.
Around 1671 John Michael Wright [aged 53]. Portrait of Thomas Myddelton 2nd Baronet [aged 20].
Around 1671 John Michael Wright [aged 53]. Portrait of Robert Shirley 1st Earl Ferrers [aged 20].
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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Around 1672 John Michael Wright [aged 54]. Portrait of Prince Rupert Palatinate Simmern 1st Duke Cumberland [aged 52].
John Evelyn's Diary. 31st July 1673. I went to see the pictures of all the judges and eminent men of the Long Robe, newly painted by Mr. Wright [aged 56], and set up in Guildhall [Map], costing the city £1,000. Most of them are very like the persons they represent, though I never took Wright to be any considerable artist.
Around 1674 John Michael Wright [aged 56]. Portrait of Elizabeth Somerset Marchioness Powis [aged 39].
Around 1675 John Michael Wright [aged 57]. Portrait of Grace Wilbraham Countess Dysart [aged 13].
Grace Wilbraham Countess Dysart: After 5th June 1661 she was born to Thomas Wilbraham 3rd Baronet and Elizabeth Mytton Lady Wilbrahim in Weston Park, Staffordshire. On 30th September 1680 Lionel Tollemache 3rd Earl Dysart and she were married. She by marriage Countess Dysart. He the son of Lionel Tollemache 3rd Baronet and Elizabeth Murray Duchess Lauderdale. On 30th April 1740 Grace Wilbraham Countess Dysart died.
Around 1675 John Michael Wright [aged 57]. Portrait of Mrs Salesbury with her Grandchildren Edward and Elizabeth Bagot
Elizabeth Thelwall: Charles Salusbury and she were married.
Elizabeth Bagot Countess Uxbridge: On 3rd March 1674 she was born to Walter Bagot 3rd Baronet and Jane Salusbury. The date improbable since her elder brother was apparently born two months before. On 7th June 1739 Henry Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge and she were married. She by marriage Countess Uxbridge. They were half fifth cousin once removed.
Around 1675 John Michael Wright [aged 57]. Portrait of George "Hanging Judge" Jeffreys 1st Baron Jeffreys [aged 29].
In 1676 John Michael Wright [aged 58]. Portrait of Arthur Annesley 1st Earl Annesley [aged 61].
In 1676 John Michael Wright [aged 58]. Portrait of Francisca Postuma Leigh [aged 36].
Francisca Postuma Leigh: In 1640 she was born to Reverend Thomas Legh. In April 1656 Richard Brooke 2nd Baronet and she were married at Frodsham, Cheshire [Map].
In 1676 John Michael Wright [aged 58]. Portrait of John Crewe of Utkinton [aged 34].
Before 1694. Circle of John Michael Wright [aged 76]. Portrait of Margaret Hay Countess Cassilis.
Margaret Hay Countess Cassilis: she was born to William Hay 10th Earl Erroll and Anne Lyon Countess Erroll. On 4th February 1638 Henry Ker and she were married. She the daughter of William Hay 10th Earl Erroll and Anne Lyon Countess Erroll. He the son of Robert Ker 1st Earl Roxburghe and Jean Drummond Countess Roxburghe. They were half fifth cousins. On 15th March 1644 John Kennedy 6th Earl Cassilis and she were married. She by marriage Countess Cassilis. She the daughter of William Hay 10th Earl Erroll and Anne Lyon Countess Erroll. They were second cousin once removed. In 1695 Margaret Hay Countess Cassilis died.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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Before 1694 John Michael Wright [aged 76]. Portrait of John Kennedy 7th Earl Cassilis [aged 40].
Before 1694 John Michael Wright [aged 76]. Portrait of George Vernon [aged 58].
Before 1694 John Michael Wright [aged 76]. Portrait of Robert Vyner 1st Baronet and Mary Whitchurch Lady Vyner and their children.
Before 1694 John Michael Wright [aged 76]. Portrait of Mary Wilbraham Countess Bradford [aged 32] at Weston Park, Staffordshire.
Mary Wilbraham Countess Bradford: On 5th June 1661 she was born to Thomas Wilbraham 3rd Baronet and Elizabeth Mytton Lady Wilbrahim in Weston Park, Staffordshire. On 20th April 1681 Richard Newport 2nd Earl Bradford and she were married. He the son of Francis Newport 1st Earl Bradford and Diana Russell Countess Bradford. On 19th September 1708 Francis Newport 1st Earl Bradford died at Twickenham, Richmond. His son Richard succeeded 2nd Earl Bradford, 2nd Viscount Newport of Bradford in Shropshire, 3rd Baron Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire. She by marriage Countess Bradford. On 3rd December 1737 Mary Wilbraham Countess Bradford died in High Ercall, Shropshire. She was buried in Weston Park, Staffordshire.
Before 1694 John Michael Wright [aged 76]. Portrait of George Talbot. Possibly posthumous since George Talbot died in 1633, and the painting has an inscription "Killed in Battle".
George Talbot: In 1610 he was born to Sharington Talbot and Mary Washbourne. On 27th June 1633 George Talbot died.
Before 1694 John Michael Wright [aged 76]. Portrait of Elizabeth Washington Baroness Ferrers Chartley as Minerva.
Elizabeth Washington Baroness Ferrers Chartley: she was born to Laurence Washington. On 28th December 1671 Robert Shirley 1st Earl Ferrers and she were married. In 1677 Robert Shirley 1st Earl Ferrers abeyance terminated 14th Baron Ferrers of Chartley. She by marriage Baroness Ferrers of Chartley. On 2nd October 1693 Elizabeth Washington Baroness Ferrers Chartley died.
Before 1694 John Michael Wright [aged 76]. Portrait of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 60] when Duke of York.
Before 1694 John Michael Wright [aged 76]. Portrait of Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland [aged 53].
Before 1694 John Michael Wright [aged 76]. Portrait of Henry Howard 6th Duke of Norfolk.
In July 1694 John Michael Wright [aged 77] died.