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 24th November 1894 [her father] Colonel Charles Herbert Clay (age 18) and [her mother] Violet Harriet Nightingale (age 27) were married.
Around 1895 Violet Miriam Nightingale Clay Baroness Vernon was born to [her father] Colonel Charles Herbert Clay (age 18) and [her mother] Violet Harriet Nightingale (age 27).
On 9th February 1915 Francis William Lawrance Venables-Vernon 9th Baron Vernon (age 26) and Violet Miriam Nightingale Clay Baroness Vernon (age 20) were married.
On 11th November 1916 [her brother-in-law] George Francis Augustus Venables-Vernon 8th Baron Vernon (age 28) died at Malta. His brother [her husband] Francis (age 27) succeeded 9th Baron Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire. Violet Miriam Nightingale Clay Baroness Vernon (age 21) by marriage Baroness Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.
1920. Frank Cadogan Cowper (age 42). Portrait of Violet Miriam Nightingale Clay Baroness Vernon (age 25).
In 1923 [her son] John Venables-Vernon 10th Baron Vernon was born to [her husband] Francis William Lawrance Venables-Vernon 9th Baron Vernon (age 34) and Violet Miriam Nightingale Clay Baroness Vernon (age 28).
On 15th December 1938 [her mother] Violet Harriet Nightingale (age 71) died.
Before 1963 [her father] Colonel Charles Herbert Clay (age 86) died.
On 18th March 1963 [her husband] Francis William Lawrance Venables-Vernon 9th Baron Vernon (age 74) died. His son [her son] John (age 40) succeeded 10th Baron Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.
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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After 18th March 1963. All Saints Church, Sudbury [Map]. Monument to [her former husband] Francis William Lawrance Venables-Vernon 9th Baron Vernon (deceased) and his wife Violet Miriam Nightingale Clay Baroness Vernon (age 68).
Francis William Lawrance Venables-Vernon 9th Baron Vernon: In 1889 he was born to George William Henry Venables-Vernon 7th Baron Vernon and Frances Margaret Lawrance Baroness Vernon. On 9th February 1915 Francis William Lawrance Venables-Vernon 9th Baron Vernon and Violet Miriam Nightingale Clay Baroness Vernon were married. On 11th November 1916 George Francis Augustus Venables-Vernon 8th Baron Vernon died at Malta. His brother Francis succeeded 9th Baron Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire. Violet Miriam Nightingale Clay Baroness Vernon by marriage Baroness Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire. On 18th March 1963 Francis William Lawrance Venables-Vernon 9th Baron Vernon died. His son John succeeded 10th Baron Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.
On 28th September 1978 Violet Miriam Nightingale Clay Baroness Vernon (age 83) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 29 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 30 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Father: Colonel Charles Herbert Clay
Violet Miriam Nightingale Clay Baroness Vernon 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gamaliel Nightingale 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Nightingale 10th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Ethelston Nightingale 11th Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Nightingale 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Nightingale Lady Nightingale 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Ethelston
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Nightingale 12th Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Lacy Dickonson
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Dickonson Lady Nightingale 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gamaliel Nightingale 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Eleanor Nightingale 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Dickonson Nightingale 13th Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Mother: Violet Harriet Nightingale 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England