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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On 30th August 1720 Samuel Whitbread was born.
Around 12th September 1761 [his daughter] Emma Maria Elizabeth Whitbread Baroness St John Bletso was born to Samuel Whitbread (age 41) and [his future wife] Harriet Hayton. She married 2nd December 1780 Henry St John 13th Baron St John, son of John St John 12th Baron St John and Susanne Louise Simond, and had issue.
Before 18th January 1764 Samuel Whitbread (age 43) and Harriet Hayton were married.
On 18th January 1764 [his son] Samuel Charles Whitbread was born to Samuel Whitbread (age 43) and [his wife] Harriet Hayton at Cardington, Bedfordshire. He married 26th December 1787 Elizabeth Grey, daughter of Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey and Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey, and had issue.
In 1768 Samuel Whitbread (age 47) was elected MP Bedford.
On 13th August 1769 Samuel Whitbread (age 48) and Mary Cornwallis (age 33) were married. She the daughter of Charles Cornwallis 1st Earl Cornwallis and Elizabeth Townshend Countess Cornwallis.
In 1770 [his daughter] Mary Whitbread Lady Grey was born to Samuel Whitbread (age 49) and [his wife] Mary Cornwallis (age 33). She married 18th June 1795 George Grey 1st Baronet, son of Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey and Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey, and had issue.
On 28th December 1770 [his wife] Mary Cornwallis (age 34) died.
On 2nd December 1780 [his son-in-law] Henry St John 13th Baron St John (age 22) and [his daughter] Emma Maria Elizabeth Whitbread Baroness St John Bletso (age 19) were married. She by marriage Baroness St John of Bletso.
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 26th December 1787 [his son] Samuel Charles Whitbread (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Grey were married. See Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. She the daughter of Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey (age 58) and Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey (age 43).
In 1792 Samuel Whitbread (age 71) was elected MP Steyning.
On 18th June 1795 [his son-in-law] George Grey 1st Baronet (age 27) and [his daughter] Mary Whitbread Lady Grey (age 25) were married. Her brother [his son] Samuel (age 31) had married her husband George's sister [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth six years earlier. See Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. He the son of Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey (age 65) and Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey (age 51).
On 11th June 1796 Samuel Whitbread (age 75) died.