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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St Martin's Church, Ancaster is in Ancaster [Map], Churches in Lincolnshire.
Interior of St Martin's Church, Ancaster [Map].
Exterior of St Martin's Church, Ancaster [Map].
Before 1400. Two effigies in St Martin's Church, Ancaster [Map] porch.
After 22nd March 1742. St Martin's Church, Ancaster [Map]. Memorial to John Black.
After 1784. St Martin's Church, Ancaster [Map]. Memorial to Anthony Lucas of Ancaster Hall (age 55), Christian Calcraft (age 54), their sons George Lucas-Calcraft (age 18) and Anthony Lucas-Calcraft (age 15), and John Calcraft.
After 7th March 1796. St Martin's Church, Ancaster [Map]. Memorial to William and Elizabeth Roe, and John Roe sculpted by T King of Bath.
After 1842. St Martin's Church, Ancaster [Map]. Memorials to the Allix family including Mary Elizabeth Hammond, Frederick William Allix (age 25), Charles Hammond Allix and Mary Sophia Nevile (age 21).
On 4th March 1842 Mary Elizabeth Hammond died. She was buried at St Martin's Church, Ancaster [Map]
After 1851. St Martin's Church, Ancaster [Map]. Memorial to John Charles Lucas Calcraft (deceased) and Sophia Birch.
John Charles Lucas Calcraft: In 1770 he was born to Anthony Lucas of Ancaster Hall and Christian Calcraft. Before 1837 he and Sophia Birch were married. In 1851 he died.
Sophia Birch: In 1769 she was born to Reverend John Neville Birch of Leasingham. On 30th May 1837 she died.
After 5th November 1854. St Martin's Church, Ancaster [Map]. Memorial to Captain William Kent Allix (deceased) who was killed at the Battle of Inkerman.
Captain William Kent Allix: Before 5th November 1804 he was appointed Aide-de-Camp to General George de Lacy Evans. On 9th April 1823 he was born to Colonel Charles Allix and Mary Elizabeth Hammond at Willoughby Hall. He was educated at Harrow School where there is a memorial plaque to him.
On 22nd January 1866 Colonel Charles Allix (age 83) died. He was buried at St Martin's Church, Ancaster [Map]. Frederick William Allix (age 49) inherited Willoughby Hall.
After 12th November 1873. St Martin's Church, Ancaster [Map]. Memorial to William G T Newton.
After 1919. St Martin's Church, Ancaster [Map]. Memorial to those killed in the First World War.
After 1945. St Martin's Church, Ancaster [Map]. Memorial to those killed in the Second World War.