The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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In 1800 William Lyde Wiggett aka Chute was born.
In 1827 Thomas Chute [aged 55] died. His godson from his mother's family William Lyde Wiggett aka Chute [aged 27] inherited The Vyne, Sherbourne St John [Map]. He subsequently adopted the surname Chute. Thomas' deceased brother William's wife Elizabeth Smith retained a life interest in The Vyne, Sherbourne St John [Map].
1830. Frederick Richard Say [aged 25]. Portrait of [his future wife] Martha Buckworth, Mrs William Lyde Wiggett aka Chute [aged 30].
Martha Buckworth: In or before 1838 William Lyde Wiggett aka Chute and she were married.
1830. Frederick Richard Say [aged 25]. Portrait of William Lyde Wiggett aka Chute [aged 30].
In or before 1838 William Lyde Wiggett aka Chute [aged 37] and Martha Buckworth were married.
On 1st August 1838 [his son] Chaloner William Chute was born to William Lyde Wiggett aka Chute [aged 38] and [his wife] Martha Buckworth. He married 1875 Eleanor Jane Portal and had issue.
In 1875 [his son] Chaloner William Chute [aged 36] and [his daughter-in-law] Eleanor Jane Portal were married.
In 1879 William Lyde Wiggett aka Chute [aged 79] died.