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: Holland
Maternal Family Tree: Clemence Roches Countess Blois
Descendants Family Tree: Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent 1350-1397
Around March 1340 [his father] Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent [aged 26] and [his mother] Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales [aged 11] were married in secret. It isn't clear whether the marriage was canonical given the secrecy; there were no witnesses. She twelve years old. A subsequent investigation by papal commissioners confirmed it as valid. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent and [his grandmother] Margaret Wake Countess Kent [aged 42]. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
Around November 1340 [his step-father] William Montagu 2nd Earl Salisbury [aged 12] and [his mother] Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales [aged 12] were married. She was already married albeit secretly to [his father] Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent [aged 26]. The subsequent investigation found her marriage to Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent to be valid. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent and [his grandmother] Margaret Wake Countess Kent [aged 43]. He the son of William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury [aged 39] and Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury [aged 36].
In 1350 Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent was born to [his father] Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent [aged 36] and [his mother] Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales [aged 21]. He a great grandson of King Edward I of England.
In 1352 [his father] Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent [aged 38] was created 1st Earl Kent, 1st Baron Holand.
On 26th December 1352 [his uncle] John Plantagenet 3rd Earl Kent [aged 22] died. He was buried at Greyfriars Church, Winchester [Map]. Earl Kent extinct. His sister [his mother] Joan [aged 24] succeeded 5th Baroness Wake of Liddell. Some source suggest she also succeeded as 4th Countess of Kent but this is inconsistent with 1. her husband being created Earl of Kent as a new creation, and 2. her son not succeeding to the original Earldom?
On 26th December 1360 [his father] Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent [aged 46] died. He was buried at Blackfriars Friary, Stamford [Map]. His son Thomas [aged 10] succeeded 2nd Earl Kent.
On 10th October 1361 [his step-father] Edward "Black Prince" [aged 31] and [his mother] Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales [aged 33] were married at Windsor Castle [Map]. She by marriage Princess of Wales. His first wife, her second (or third depending on how you count them) husband. She had four children already. They had known each other since childhood. Thirty-one and thirty-three respectively. A curious choice for the heir to the throne; foreign princesses were usual. They were married nearly fifteen years and had two children. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent and [his grandmother] Margaret Wake Countess Kent. He the son of King Edward III of England [aged 48] and Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England [aged 51]. They were half first cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
In May 1366 [his brother-in-law] John Montfort V Duke Brittany [aged 27] and [his sister] Joan Holland Duchess Brittany [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany 1221 Dreux. She the daughter of [his father] Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent and [his mother] Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales [aged 37]. They were third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
Before 13th October 1370 Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent [aged 20] and Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Kent. She the daughter of Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey [aged 64] and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey [aged 52]. He the son of Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent and Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales [aged 42]. They were third cousins. He a great grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 13th October 1370 [his daughter] Eleanor Holland Countess March and Ulster was born to Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent [aged 20] and [his wife] Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 20] at Upholland, Lancashire. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England. She married (1) 7th October 1388 her second cousin once removed Roger Mortimer 4th Earl March 3rd Earl of Ulster, son of Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl of Ulster and Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 2nd Countess Ulster, and had issue (2) before 19th June 1399 her half third cousin once removed Edward Charleton 5th Baron Cherleton, son of John Charleton 3rd Baron Cherleton and Joan Stafford Baroness Cherleton and Talbot, and had issue.
In 1372 [his brother-in-law] John Montfort V Duke Brittany [aged 33] was restored 6th Earl Richmond. [his sister] Joan Holland Duchess Brittany [aged 22] by marriage Countess Richmond.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 13th August 1373 [his brother-in-law] Archbishop Thomas Fitzalan aka Arundel [aged 20] was appointed Bishop of Ely.
In 1374 [his son] Thomas Holland 1st Duke Surrey was born to Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent [aged 24] and [his wife] Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 24] at Upholland, Lancashire. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England. He married before 20th October 1392 his third cousin once removed Joan Stafford Countess Kent, daughter of Hugh Stafford 2nd Earl Stafford and Philippa Beauchamp Countess Stafford.
On 24th January 1376 [his father-in-law] Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey [aged 70] died. He was buried at Lewes Priory [Map]. His son [his brother-in-law] Richard [aged 30] succeeded 9th Earl Surrey, 4th or 11th Earl Arundel. Elizabeth Bohun Countess Arundel and Surrey [aged 26] by marriage Countess Arundel, Countess Surrey.
On 23rd April 1376 King Edward III of England [aged 63] created a number of new Garter Knights..
54th [his brother-in-law] John Montfort V Duke Brittany [aged 37].
55th Thomas Banastre [aged 42].
56th William Ufford 2nd Earl Suffolk [aged 37].
57th Hugh Stafford 2nd Earl Stafford [aged 40].
58th Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent [aged 26]. He the son of [his mother] Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales [aged 47] whose second husband was Edward III's son [his step-father] Edward "Black Prince" [aged 45].
59th Thomas Percy 1st Earl of Worcester [aged 33] was appointed 59th. He the son of Mary Plantagenet Baroness Percy daughter of Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster who was the first cousin of Edward III's father King Edward II of England.
60th William Beauchamp 1st Baron Abergavenny [aged 33].
On 8th June 1376 [his step-father] Edward "Black Prince" [aged 45] died of dysentery at Westminster Palace [Map]. He was buried in Canterbury Cathedral [Map]. His son [his half-brother] Richard [aged 9] succeeded as heir to his grandfather King Edward III of England [aged 63] who died a year later.
On 21st June 1377 King Edward III of England [aged 64] died of a stroke at Sheen Palace [Map]. He was buried in the Chapel of St Edward the Confessor, Westminster Abbey [Map]. His grandson [his half-brother] Richard [aged 10] succeeded II King of England.
On 16th July 1377 [his half-brother] King Richard II of England [aged 10] was crowned II King of England at Westminster Abbey [Map] by Archbishop Simon Sudbury [aged 61].
[his brother-in-law] Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 4th or 11th Earl of Arundel [aged 31] carried the Crown.
Guichard d'Angle 1st Earl Huntingdon was created 1st Earl Huntingdon for life.
John Mowbray 1st Earl Nottingham [aged 11] was created 1st Earl Nottingham.
Edward 2nd Duke of York 1st Duke Albemarle [aged 4] and Robert Harrington 3rd Baron Harington [aged 21] were knighted.
Roger Scales 4th Baron Scales [aged 23] attended.
Around 1380 [his daughter] Joan Holland Duchess York was born to Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent [aged 30] and [his wife] Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 30]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England. She married (1) 4th November 1393 her half second cousin once removed Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York, son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England (2) before 9th August 1404 her fifth cousin once removed William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby, son of Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby and Margery Zouche Baroness Willoughby of Eresby (3) after 6th September 1410 her fifth cousin once removed Henry Scrope 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham, son of Stephen Scrope 2nd Baron Scrope of Masham and Margery Welles Baroness Scrope Masham (4) before 27th April 1416 her half fifth cousin once removed Henry Bromflete 1st Baron Vesci.
After 24th June 1380 John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke [aged 7] and [his future sister-in-law] Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter [aged 17] marriage annulled since she had become pregnant by [his brother] John Holland 1st Duke Exeter [aged 28] whom she subsequently married. It isn't clear whether John Holland was punished; he was half-brother to King Richard II of England [aged 13] through their mother Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales [aged 51].
On 14th June 1381 the mob gained access to the Tower of London [Map] capturing [his mother] Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales [aged 52], the future King Henry IV of England [aged 14], [his daughter] Joan Holland Duchess York [aged 1] and Archbishop Simon Sudbury [aged 65].
Archbishop Simon Sudbury was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map]. He was buried at Canterbury Cathedral [Map].
Lord Treasurer Robert Hales [aged 56], who had only been appointed on the 1st February 1381, was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map].
On 15th June 1381 [his half-brother] King Richard II of England [aged 14] met with Wat Tyler at Smithfield [Map]. During the course of the meeting Wat Tyler was wounded by William Walworth. Wat Tyler was then captured and beheaded at Smithfield [Map]. His head was placed on top a pole and carried through the city, then displayed on London Bridge.
William Walworth and John Philpot were knighted by King Richard II of England.
On 15th July 1381 John Ball [aged 43] was hanged, drawn and quartered in St Albans, Hertfordshire [Map] in the presence of [his half-brother] King Richard II of England [aged 14].
On 20th January 1382 [his half-brother] King Richard II of England [aged 15] and [his sister-in-law] Anne of Bohemia Queen Consort England [aged 15] were married at Westminster Abbey [Map] by Bishop Robert Braybrooke. She by marriage Queen Consort England. She the daughter of Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg and Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg [aged 35]. He the son of [his step-father] Edward "Black Prince" and [his mother] Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales [aged 53]. They were fourth cousins. He a grandson of King Edward III of England.
It was the first royal wedding that including a Royal Procession from the Tower of London [Map] to Westminster Abbey [Map].
Arranged by Michael de la Pole 1st Earl Suffolk [aged 52] the marriage not popular since it brought no dowry and little prospect of increased trade since Bohemia not a primary English trade partner.
In 1384 [his sister] Joan Holland Duchess Brittany [aged 34] died.
On 6th January 1384 [his son] Edmund Holland 4th Earl Kent was born to Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent [aged 34] and [his wife] Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 34]. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England. He married 24th January 1407 Lucia Visconti Countess Kent.
In 1385 [his daughter] Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence was born to Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent [aged 35] and [his wife] Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 35]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England. She married (1) 27th November 1397 her half third cousin John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset, son of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster and Katherine Swynford aka Roet Duchess Lancaster, and had issue (2) November 1411 her first cousin once removed Thomas Lancaster 1st Duke of Clarence.
In May 1385 Ralph Stafford [aged 18] was murdered by [his brother] John Holland 1st Duke Exeter [aged 33]. He was buried at King's Langley Priory, Hertfordshire [Map].
On 6th August 1385 [his future son-in-law] Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York [aged 44] was created 1st Duke York by [his half-brother] King Richard II of England [aged 18]. Isabella of Castile Duchess York [aged 30] by marriage Duchess York.
Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester [aged 30] was created 1st Duke Albemarle, and around the same time, 1st Duke Gloucester. Eleanor Bohun Duchess Gloucester [aged 19] by marriage Duchess Albemarle and Duchess Gloucester.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 7th August 1385 [his mother] Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales [aged 56] died at Wallingford Castle [Map]. She was buried at Blackfriars Friary, Stamford [Map] beside her first husband [his father] Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent. Her son Thomas [aged 35] succeeded 6th Baron Wake of Liddell.
In 1386 [his daughter] Eleanor Holland was born to Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent [aged 36] and [his wife] Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 36]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England. She married before 1407 her half third cousin once removed Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury, son of John Montagu 3rd Earl Salisbury and Maud Francis Countess of Salisbury, and had issue.
On 24th June 1386 [his brother] John Holland 1st Duke Exeter [aged 34] and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter [aged 23] were married at Plymouth, Devon [Map]. She the daughter of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 46] and Blanche Duchess of Lancaster. He the son of [his father] Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent and [his mother] Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales. They were half second cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Edward I of England. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 19th December 1387 an army of the Lords Appellant led by the future King Henry IV of England [aged 20] prevented the forces of [his half-brother] King Richard II of England [aged 20] commanded by Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland [aged 25] from crossing the bridge [Map] over the River Thames at Radcot in Oxfordshire. When Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester [aged 32] arrived with further Lord Appellant's men the King's men were encircled. The King's men attempted to force the crossing of the bridge at which time the only casualties occurred including Thomas Molyneux [aged 49] who was killed by Thomas Mortimer [aged 37]. Around 800 men drowned in the marshes whilst trying to escape. Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland narrowly escaped to France.
On 3rd February 1388 the Merciless Parliament commenced. It ended on 4th June 1388. Its primary function was to prosecute members of the Court of [his half-brother] King Richard II of England [aged 21]. The term "Merciless" is contemporary having been coined by the chronicler Henry Knighton.
Michael de la Pole 1st Earl Suffolk [aged 58] was sentenced to be hanged, drawn and quartered in his absence. He had escaped to France.
Archbishop Alexander Neville [aged 47] was found guilty of treason and it was determined to imprison him for life in Rochester Castle, Kent [Map]. He fled to Louvain [Map] where he became a parish priest for the remainder of his life.
On 19th February 1388 Robert Tresilian was hanged naked and his throat cut. See Chronicle of Adam of Usk.
On 25th March 1388 Nicholas Brembre was hanged. He was buried at Christ Church, Greyfriars [Map].
On 5th May 1388 Simon Burley [aged 48] was executed despite the protestations of his friend [his future son-in-law] Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York [aged 46]. See Chronicle of Adam of Usk.
On 12th May 1388 John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp [aged 69] was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map]. He was buried at Worcester Cathedral [Map]. Baron Beauchamp of Kidderminster forfeit.
Robert de Vere 1st Duke Ireland [aged 26] was attainted.
On 3rd April 1388 [his brother-in-law] Archbishop Thomas Fitzalan aka Arundel [aged 35] was appointed Archbishop of York at a time when Richard II was, in effect, suspended from rule.
On 7th October 1388 [his son-in-law] Roger Mortimer 4th Earl March 3rd Earl of Ulster [aged 14] and Eleanor Holland Countess March and Ulster [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Countess March, Countess of Ulster. She the daughter of Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent [aged 38] and Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 38]. He the son of Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl of Ulster and Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 2nd Countess Ulster. They were second cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
After 30th December 1389 [his brother-in-law] Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 4th or 11th Earl of Arundel [aged 43] and Philippa Mortimer Countess Pembroke, Arundel and Surrey [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Countess Arundel, Countess Surrey. The difference in their ages was 29 years. She the daughter of Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl of Ulster and Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 2nd Countess Ulster. He the son of [his father-in-law] Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey and [his mother-in-law] Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey. They were first cousin twice removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
Before 20th October 1392 Thomas Holland 1st Duke Surrey [aged 18] and Joan Stafford Countess Kent [aged 14] were married. She the daughter of Hugh Stafford 2nd Earl Stafford and Philippa Beauchamp Countess Stafford [aged 58]. He the son of Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent [aged 42] and Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 42]. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 23rd December 1392 Isabella of Castile Duchess York [aged 37] died. She was buried at King's Langley Priory, Hertfordshire [Map]. She the wife of [his future son-in-law] Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York [aged 51]. Isabella had travelled to England with her sister Constance of Castile Duchess of Lancaster [aged 38] who had married Edmund's elder brother John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 52]. Isabella and Edmund's marriage was not, apparently, a happy one. She is known to have had an affair with John Holland 1st Duke Exeter [aged 40] who may have been the father of Richard of Conisbrough 1st Earl Cambridge [aged 7] progenitor of the House of York.
On 4th November 1393 [his son-in-law] Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York [aged 52] and Joan Holland Duchess York [aged 13] were married. She by marriage Duchess York. The difference in their ages was 38 years. She the daughter of Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent [aged 43] and Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 43]. He the son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England. They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
Around 1394 William Ros 6th Baron Ros Helmsley [aged 24] and Margaret Fitzalan Baroness Ros of Helmsley [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley. She brought a 40 mark annuity to the marriage awarded to her by [his half-brother] King Richard II of England [aged 26] following the death of his wife [his sister-in-law] Anne of Bohemia Queen Consort England [aged 27] in whose household she had been. She the sister of the [his brother-in-law] Earl of Arundel [aged 48]. He the son of Thomas Ros 4th Baron Ros Helmsley and Beatrice Stafford Countess Desmond [aged 53]. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 7th June 1394 [his sister-in-law] Anne of Bohemia Queen Consort England [aged 28] died of plague (probably) at Sheen Palace [Map]. [his half-brother] King Richard II of England [aged 27] was so distraught at her death he ordered the destruction of Sheen Palalce [Map].
On 4th November 1396 [his half-brother] King Richard II of England [aged 29] and [his sister-in-law] Isabella Valois Queen Consort England [aged 6] were married. The marriage being one of the terms of a twenty-eight year peace treaty with France. He twenty-nine, she six. The marriage sowed the seeds subsequent rebellion since there was no prospect of an heir to secure the Crown. The difference in their ages was 22 years. She the daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France [aged 27] and Isabeau Wittelsbach Queen Consort France [aged 26]. He the son of [his step-father] Edward "Black Prince" and [his mother] Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales. They were half third cousins. He a grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
William Ros 6th Baron Ros Helmsley [aged 26] attended.
On 25th April 1397 Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent [aged 47] died. He was buried in Bourne Abbey, Lincolnshire [Map]. His son Thomas [aged 23] succeeded 3rd Earl Kent, 2nd Baron Holand, 7th Baron Wake of Liddell. Joan Stafford Countess Kent [aged 19] by marriage Countess Kent.
On 17th March 1416 [his former wife] Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 66] died.
Archaeologia Volume 29 Section III. THE BADGE OF THE WHITE HART was the most favourite device of King Richard, and it was that which he used for the cognizance which was profusely distributed among his courtiers and immediate dependants. It has been suggested with much apparent probability that he adopted it from the White Hind which is stated to have been borne by his mother the Fair Maid of Kenti, and which was certainly used by the Holands, the sons of her first marriagek [Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent and John Holland 1st Duke Exeter]. "The author of the Alliterative Poem, which has been edited by Mr. Wright for the Camden Society, reproaching the unfortunate Richard, reminds him that
First at your anointing all were your own,
Both Harts and Hinds, and held of none other.
Note i. "The bagens that he [the King] beareth by the Faire Maide of Kent, is a Whyte Hynde." Collectanea Top. et Geneal. vol. iii. p. 56, from MS. Harl. 4632, written in the time of Henry VIII.; but the same MS. attributes the White Hind to Queen Philippa (Ibid. p. 53.), and so does the MS. L. 14, in Coll. Arm. f. 27, b.
Note k. In Sandford's Genealogical History, 1677, p. 124, will be seen the seal of Thomas de Holand, Earl of Kent, where his shield is suspended from the neck of a Hind, lodged or seated, and collared with a coronet.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Holland was born to Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent and Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England. She married before 4th April 1406 her third cousin once removed John Neville, son of Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland and Margaret Stafford Baroness Neville Raby, and had issue.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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[his son] John Holland was born to Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent and Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England.
Parliament Rolls Richard II. 33. Also, on the same Saturday [10 February 1397], a charter of the [his half-brother] king made to the earl marshal touching his office of marshal of England, and the gold staff adorned with the emblem of the king's arms which he will carry in his office, was read and delivered to the said earl. The tenor of which charter follows:
The king to the same, greeting. Know that whereas recently by our letters patent of our special grace we granted to our beloved kinsman Thomas, Earl of Nottingham, the office of marshal of England, together with the name and honour of earl marshal, to have to him and his male heirs issuing from his body, with all the fees, profits, and appurtenances whatsoever pertaining in any way to the said office, in perpetuity; as is fully contained in the same letters. We, mindful of the gracious and laudable services often performed by the aforementioned earl, on either side of the sea, for the benefit and honour of us and our kingdom, at no small effort, cost, and charge to him; and wishing therefore to provide for the estate and honour of that earl, of our special grace have granted in our present parliament for us and our heirs to the same earl the said office, and the name, title, and honour of earl marshal of England, to have to him and his male heirs issuing from his body, together with all offices, commodities, profits and other appurtenances whatsoever, both in our courts and elsewhere, relating or pertaining in any way to the same office, in the same manner and as fully, freely, wholly, and peacefully as Thomas Brotherton, lately Earl of Norfolk and marshal of England, father of our beloved kinswoman Margaret Countess of Norfolk, [widow] of the aforesaid late earl, or Roger Bigod sometime Earl of Norfolk and marshal of England, or any other after the death of the same former earl, or the same present earl, had or held the said office of marshal of England in their time.
Willing further and granting for us and our heirs, that the office of marshal of our Bench before us, which John Wicks holds for the term of his life by our grant, and the office of marshal in our treasury which Richard Gascoigne holds for his life by grant of our beloved brother Thomas Earl of Kent, lately marshal of England, by our confirmation; and also the office of herald of the marshal before the steward and marshal of our household, which Guy Allesley holds for his life by grant of the lord Edward [III], late king of England, our grandfather, and by our confirmation; which offices after the death of the aforesaid John, Richard and Guy should revert to us and our heirs, after the death of the same John, Richard, and Guy shall remain to the aforementioned earl marshal, to have to him and his male heirs in perpetuity. And that the same offices, and all other offices in any of our courts and elsewhere, which pertained, and used to pertain to the said office of marshal of England in times past, shall be fully restored, annexed, and reunited to the said office of marshal of England in perpetuity. And that the same earl and his male heirs may give, grant, or confer those offices on any suitable persons freely and without hindrance as soon as they shall have fallen vacant by death, demise, resignation, surrender, or in any other way, notwithstanding any of our letters patent made to the contrary.
Considering also the vigour and nobility of that earl, and that he may in future the more fittingly and honourably perform and exercise the aforesaid office, we have granted for us and our heirs to the same present earl that he and his said male heirs, marshals of England, by virtue of their aforesaid office should have, carry, and bear, as well in the presence as in the absence of us and our heirs, a certain gold staff, with both ends enamelled in black, and with the emblem of our arms decorating the top of the said staff, and with the emblem of the arms of that earl decorating the bottom of the said staff; notwithstanding that the same present earl in his time, or the aforementioned former earls, or any other who had the said office of marshal of England before this time, used to carry or bear a wooden staff. Witnessed by these, the venerable fathers Thomas archbishop of Canterbury, primate of all England, Robert of London, William of Winchester, John of Ely, Edmund of Exeter, our chancellor, bishops; John of Aquitaine and Lancaster, Edmund of York, dukes, our beloved uncles; Henry of Derby, Edward of Rutland, Henry of Northumberland, earls; Reginald Grey of Ruthin, Ralph Neville, John Lovell, knights; Roger Walden, dean of York, our treasurer, Thomas Percy, steward of our household, and others. Given by our hand at Westminster on 10 February 1397.
[his daughter] Bridget Holland was born to Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent and Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
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Great x 2 Grandfather: Thurstan de Holland 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert de Holand of Upholland 
GrandFather: Robert Holland 1st Baron Holand
Father: Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Zouche 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alan Zouche
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Bisset
Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Zouche 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger de Quincy 2nd Earl Winchester
Great x 3 Grandmother: Helen or Ela Quincy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Galloway Countess Winchester 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alan Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Ashby 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Longespée Earl Salisbury 
Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Stephen Longespée Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ela of Salisbury 3rd Countess of Salisbury
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ela Longespée Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Riddlesford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Emmeline Riddlesford
GrandMother: Maud Zouche Baroness Holand 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephen Segrave 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gilbert Segrave
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rohese Despencer 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Segrave 1st Baron Segrave
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Segrave
Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey de Lucy of Newington in Kent 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud de Lucy
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cantilupe 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Nichole Cantilupe
Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King John of England Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Henry III of England Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Aymer Angoulême I Count Angoulême
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême 
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Edward I of England Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Raymond IV Count Provence
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy
GrandFather: Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France 
Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Philip III of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raymond IV Count Provence
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Provence Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret of France Queen Consort England 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Reginar III Duke Brabant 2 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh IV Duke Burgundy 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy
Mother: Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Wake 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Baldwin Wake
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Stuteville
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Stuteville
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Wake 1st Baron Wake of Liddell 2 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Saer Quincy 1st Earl Winchester
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Quincy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Beaumont Countess Winchester 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Hawise Quincy Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elen ferch Llewellyn Aberffraw Countess Huntingdon and Mar Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Plantagenet Daughter of King John of England
GrandMother: Margaret Wake Countess Kent 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fiennes 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Enguerrand Ingleram Fiennes
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Dammartin
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Fiennes
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Provence 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Fiennes Baroness Wake Liddell 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Brienne I King Jerusalem
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Beaumont 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beregaria Ivrea Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Blanche Beaumont 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Chateaudun VI Viscount Châteaudun
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Chateaudun
Great x 4 Grandmother: Clemence Roches Countess Blois