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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Saint Michael and All Angels Church, Church Broughton is in Church Broughton, South Derbyshire, Churches in Derbyshire.
Saint Michael and All Angels Church, Church Broughton [Map]. Memorial to Corporal William George Neal.
Saint Michael and All Angels Church, Church Broughton [Map]. Roll of Service, 1914-1919.
Saint Michael and All Angels Church, Church Broughton [Map]. World War I Memorial.
Saint Michael and All Angels Church, Church Broughton [Map]. Vicars and Patrons.
Saint Michael and All Angels Church, Church Broughton [Map] was established in the 12th Century, from which time the font dates from.
Saint Michael and All Angels Church, Church Broughton [Map] contains elements from the 14th, 15th and early 18th centuries.
Saint Michael and All Angels Church, Church Broughton [Map]. Memorial to siblings Henry and Elizabeth Fox who died in 1701 and 1702 respectively.
Memorial at Saint Michael and All Angels Church, Church Broughton [Map] to Lucy, daughter of Reverend John Wiliams, who died 22nd April 1839, and her brother William Lewis Williams, who died at Pleasant Valley, Davenport, Iowa, North America, on 6th August 1848, aged 21, and to their mother Jane Cullingworth, who died 30th October 1846, aged 52 years.
Saint Michael and All Angels Church, Church Broughton [Map] was restored by J. R. Naylor of Derby. It was re-opened by the Bishop of Southwell [aged 58] on 22 June 1886.
Memorial to Reverend William Auden. For nearly forty years vicar of Saint Michael and All Angels Church, Church Broughton [Map], died 28th January 1904.
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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1919. Saint Michael and All Angels Church, Church Broughton [Map]. Men of the Royal Army Service Corps mentioned in dispatches.
Saint Michael and All Angels Church, Church Broughton [Map]. Grave of 72296 Bombardier Ernest Johnson [son of George and Elizabeth Johnson, of Church Broughton], Royal Garrison Artillery, died 24th February 1919, aged 29.
