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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Biography of John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley 1766-1850

Paternal Family Tree: Stanley

On 26th November 1766 John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley was born to [his father] John Thomas Stanley 6th Baronet (age 31).

In 1796 John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley (age 29) and Maria Josepha Holroyd Baroness Stanley Alderley were married. She the daughter of John Baker Holroyd 1st Earl Sheffield (age 60) and Abigail Way Countess Sheffield.

In 1801 [his daughter] Isabella Louisa Stanley was born to John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley (age 34) and [his wife] Maria Josepha Holroyd Baroness Stanley Alderley.

On 13th November 1802 [his son] William Owen Stanley was born to John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley (age 35) and [his wife] Maria Josepha Holroyd Baroness Stanley Alderley. He married 1832 Ellin Williams.

On 13th November 1802 [his son] Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury was born to John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley (age 35) and [his wife] Maria Josepha Holroyd Baroness Stanley Alderley. He married 7th October 1826 Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury, daughter of Henry Augustus Dillon Lee 13th Viscount Dillon, and had issue.

In 1806 [his daughter] Matilda Abigail Stanley was born to John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley (age 39) and [his wife] Maria Josepha Holroyd Baroness Stanley Alderley. She married before 30th November 1831 Henry John Adeane and had issue.

On 7th October 1826 [his son] Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury (age 18) were married.

On 1st June 1827 Arthur Charles Legge (age 26) and [his wife] Maria Josepha Holroyd Baroness Stanley Alderley were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] John Baker Holroyd 1st Earl Sheffield and Abigail Way Countess Sheffield. He the son of George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth and Frances Finch Countess Dartmouth (age 66).

Deeds of King Henry V

Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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On 29th November 1827 [his father] John Thomas Stanley 6th Baronet (age 92) died. His son John (age 61) succeeded 7th Baronet Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire. [his wife] Maria Josepha Holroyd Baroness Stanley Alderley by marriage Lady Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire.

Before 30th November 1831 [his son-in-law] Henry John Adeane (age 42) and [his daughter] Matilda Abigail Stanley (age 25) were married.

In 1832 [his son] William Owen Stanley (age 29) and [his daughter-in-law] Ellin Williams were married.

Before 18th January 1832 [his brother-in-law] George Augustus Frederick Charles Holroyd 2nd Earl Sheffield (age 29) and Harriet Lascelles Countess Sheffield (age 30) were married. She by marriage Countess Sheffield of Dunamore in Meath. She the daughter of Henry Lascelles 2nd Earl Harewood (age 64) and Henrietta Sebright Countess Harewood. He the son of [his father-in-law] John Baker Holroyd 1st Earl Sheffield and Anne North Countess Sheffield (age 71).

In 1837 [his brother] Bishop Edward Stanley (age 57) was appointed Bishop of Norwich.

In 1839 John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley (age 72) was created 1st Baron Stanley Alderley. [his wife] Maria Josepha Holroyd Baroness Stanley Alderley by marriage Baroness Stanley Alderley.

In 1839 [his daughter] Isabella Louisa Stanley (age 38) died.

On 6th September 1849 [his brother] Bishop Edward Stanley (age 70) died.

On 28th July 1850 [his daughter] Matilda Abigail Stanley (age 44) died.

On 23rd October 1850 John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley (age 83) died. His son Edward (age 47) succeeded 2nd Baron Stanley Alderley, 8th Baronet Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire. [his daughter-in-law] Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury (age 42) by marriage Baroness Stanley Alderley.

In 1863 [his former wife] Maria Josepha Holroyd Baroness Stanley Alderley died.

[his daughter] Lucy Anne Stanley was born to John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley and Maria Josepha Holroyd Baroness Stanley Alderley.

Memoires of Jacques du Clercq

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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St Mary's Church, Nether Alderley [Map]. The chancel contains memorials to the Lords Stanley of Alderley. The memorial to John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley contains his effigy dressed in peer's robes lying under a canopy with his hand on a book, dated 1856 and by Richard Westmacott. On the other side of the chancel is a memorial to his son [his son] Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury, his effigy holding a scroll in his hand and with a dog at his feet. Engraved in brass on the side of the memorial are the figures of his widow and children. Lady Stanley is seated in the middle with their four surviving sons on her right, five surviving daughters on her left and three children who had died at a young age at her knee and on her lap. A memorial tablet to John Constantine Stanley, who died in 1878, is by Joseph Boehm.[12] The chancel contains a monument to Rev. Edward Shipton, rector of the church from 1625 to 1630.

Royal Ancestors of John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley 1766-1850

Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 29 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Kings France: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley 1766-1850

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 1st Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Peter Stanley 2nd Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 3rd Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

GrandFather: Edward Stanley 5th Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Father: John Thomas Stanley 6th Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England