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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Luke Fildes is in Painters.
On 3rd October 1843 Luke Fildes was born.
1895. Luke Fildes (age 51). Portrait of Mary Venetia Cavendish-Bentinck (age 33).
1896. Luke Fildes (age 52). Portrait of Elizabeth Ellen Hulme Lady Lever (age 45).
1897. Luke Fildes (age 53). Portrait of William Lever 1st Viscount Leverhulme (age 45).
1901. Luke Fildes (age 57). Coronation Portrait of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 59).
1901. Luke Fildes (age 57). Coronation Portrait of Alexandra of Denmark Queen Consort England (age 56).
1911. Luke Fildes (age 67). Self-Portrait.
1911. Luke Fildes (age 67). Drawing of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom on his deathbed.
1911. Luke Fildes (age 67). Coronation Portrait of King George V of the United Kingdom (age 45).
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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1912. Luke Fildes (age 68). Portrait of Charles Beilby Stuart-Wortley 1st Baron Stuart (age 60).
In 1915 [his son] Frederick Luke Val Fildes and [his daughter-in-law] Muriel John were married. She the daughter of William Goscombe John (age 54) and Marthe Weiss. He the son of Luke Fildes (age 71).
On 28th February 1927 Luke Fildes (age 83) died.
[his son] Frederick Luke Val Fildes was born to Luke Fildes. His godfather was Valentine Cameron Prinsep. He married 1915 Muriel John, daughter of William Goscombe John and Marthe Weiss.