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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All Saints Church, Maiden Bradley
White Sheet Downs, Wiltshire
Mere, Wiltshire
Stourhead, Wiltshire
West Knoyle, Wiltshire
Mere Hundred, Wiltshire is in Wiltshire.
On 30th September 1551 Bishop John Harley was appointed Rector of Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire.
On 22nd October 1923 Algernon St Maur 15th Duke of Somerset [aged 77] died at Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire. He was buried at Brimble Hill Clump, Bradley House. His third cousin once removed Edward [aged 63] succeeded 16th Duke Somerset, 14th Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy. Rowena Wall Duchess Somerset [aged 62] by marriage Duchess Somerset.
On 19th April 1962 Edith Mary Parker Duchess Somerset [aged 81] died at Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire.
On 22nd October 1923 Algernon St Maur 15th Duke of Somerset [aged 77] died at Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire. He was buried at Brimble Hill Clump, Bradley House. His third cousin once removed Edward [aged 63] succeeded 16th Duke Somerset, 14th Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy. Rowena Wall Duchess Somerset [aged 62] by marriage Duchess Somerset.
The River Wylye rises on the White Sheet Downs, Wiltshire [Map] from where it flows past Kingston Deverill, Wiltshire [Map], Monkton Deverill, Wiltshire [Map], Brixton Deverill, Wiltshire [Map], Hill Deverill, Wiltshire [Map], Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire [Map], one kilometre south of Warminster, Wiltshire [Map], Bishopstrow, Wiltshire [Map], Norton Bavant, Wiltshire [Map], Heytesbury, Wiltshire [Map], Upton Lovell, Wiltshire [Map], Boyton, Wiltshire [Map], Sherrington, Wiltshire [Map], Codford St Mary, Wiltshire [Map], Fisherton de la Mere, Wiltshire [Map], Wylye, Wiltshire [Map], Steeple Langford, Wiltshire [Map] after which it is joined by the River Till at Sherrington, Wiltshire [Map].
Thereafter it flows around Great Wishford, Wiltshire [Map], South Newton, Wiltshire [Map] to Wilton, Wiltshire [Map] where it joins the River Nadder.
Shreen Water rises at Mere, Wiltshire [Map] from where it flows south to join the Dorset River Stour at Gillingham, Dorset [Map].
On 18th February 1478 William Stourton 2nd Baron Stourton [aged 52] died. He was buried in St Mary's Church, Mere. His son John [aged 24] succeeded 3rd Baron Stourton.
Domesday Book, Wiltshire. 1086. Stourton, Wiltshire. In the hundred of Mere and the county of Wiltshire. It had a recorded population of 28 households.
Land of Walter of Douai. Households: 6 villagers. 8 cottagers. 1 slave. 13 other population. Land and resources: Ploughland: 6 ploughlands. 2 lord's plough teams. 4 men's plough teams.
Other resources: 5.0 lord's lands. Pasture 60 acres. Woodland 1 * 1 leagues. 2 mills, value 1 shilling and 7 pence.
Valuation: Annual value to lord: 7 pounds in 1086; 4 pounds when acquired by the 1086 owner.
Owners: Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Walter of Douai. Lord in 1086: Ralph. Lord in 1066: Alwaker (father of Aelfric).
Part of Stourton, Wiltshire was originalli part of Somerset. Boundary revisions in 1895 transferred the Somerset part to Wiltshire.
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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On 13th August 1837 Bishop John Wogan Festing was born to Richard Grindall Festing and Eliza Mammatt at Brook House, Stourton.
On 17th February 1523 William Stourton 5th Baron Stourton [aged 66] died without issue. He was buried in the St Peter's Church, Stourton. His brother Edward [aged 60] succeeded 6th Baron Stourton.
On 8th September 1785 Henry Hoare "The Magnificient" [aged 80] died. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Stourton. His great-nephew Richard Colt Hoare 2nd Baronet [aged 26] inherited his Stourhead, Wiltshire [Map] estates.
On 19th May 1838 Richard Colt Hoare 2nd Baronet [aged 79] died. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Stourton. His half brother Henry [aged 76] succeeded 3rd Baronet Hoare of Barn Elms in Surrey.
On 8th September 1785 Henry Hoare "The Magnificient" [aged 80] died. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Stourton. His great-nephew Richard Colt Hoare 2nd Baronet [aged 26] inherited his Stourhead, Wiltshire [Map] estates.
The Dorset River Stour rises at Stourhead, Wiltshire [Map] from where it flows through Bourton, Berkshire [Map], past Milton-on-Stour, Dorset [Map], Gillingham, Dorset [Map], where it is joined by Shreen Water. From Gillingham, Dorset [Map] it flows south where it is joined by the Wiltshire River Lodden before Ecliffe, Dorset [Map]. The river continues past West Stour, Dorset [Map], Stour Provost, Dorset [Map], Marnhull, Dorset [Map], Henstridge Marsh, Somerset [Map], where it is joined by the River Cale.
The Dorset River Stour continues south to Sturminster [Map] where it heads south-east to Shillingstone, Dorset [Map] then Durweston, Dorset [Map], around Blandford Forum, Dorset [Map], Charlton Marshall, Dorset [Map], Spetisbury, Dorset [Map], Sturminster Marshall, Dorset [Map], Wimborne Minster, Dorset [Map], Canford Magna, Dorset [Map], Knighton, Dorset [Map], West Parley, Dorset [Map], Parley Green, Dorset [Map], Holdenhurst, Dorset [Map] before passing through Christchurch, Dorset [Map] into Christchurch Harbour.
The Wiltshire River Lodden rises at West Knoyle, Wiltshire [Map] from where it flows south-west past Gutchpool Farm, Gillingham [Map] then between Ham Common, Dorset [Map] and Gillingham, Dorset [Map] joining the Dorset River Stour at Ecliffe, Dorset [Map].