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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Baron Sheffield is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.
Baron Sheffield of Butterwick in Lincolnshire is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
Summary
1547. Edmund Sheffield 1st Baron Sheffield [aged 25] created.
19th July 1549. Son John Sheffield 2nd Baron Sheffield [aged 11] succeeded. See Kett's Rebellion.
10th December 1568. Son Edmund Sheffield 1st Earl Mulgrave [aged 3] succeeded.
October 1646. Grandson Edmund Sheffield 2nd Earl Mulgrave [aged 34] succeeded.
24th August 1658. Son John Sheffield 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby [aged 10] succeeded.
24th February 1721. Son Edmund Sheffield 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby [aged 5] succeeded.
30th October 1735. Edmund Sheffield 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby extinct.
In 1547 Edmund Sheffield 1st Baron Sheffield [aged 25] was created 1st Baron Sheffield of Butterwick in Lincolnshire. Anne Vere Baroness Sheffield [aged 25] by marriage Baroness Sheffield of Butterwick in Lincolnshire.
On 19th July 1549 Edmund Sheffield 1st Baron Sheffield [aged 27] was killed at Cathedral Close, Norwich Cathedral [Map] during Kett's Rebellion. His son John [aged 11] succeeded 2nd Baron Sheffield of Butterwick in Lincolnshire.
Around 1562 John Sheffield 2nd Baron Sheffield [aged 24] and Douglas Howard Baroness Sheffield [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Baroness Sheffield of Butterwick in Lincolnshire. They were half fourth cousin once removed.
On 10th December 1568 John Sheffield 2nd Baron Sheffield [aged 30] died. His son Edmund [aged 3] succeeded 3rd Baron Sheffield of Butterwick in Lincolnshire.
Before 13th November 1581 Edmund Sheffield 1st Earl Mulgrave [aged 15] and Ursula Tyrwhitt [aged 41] were married. She by marriage Baroness Sheffield of Butterwick in Lincolnshire. The difference in their ages was 25 years; she, unusually, being older than him.
On 4th March 1619 Edmund Sheffield 1st Earl Mulgrave [aged 53] and Mariana Irwin Countess Mulgrave were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. She by marriage Baroness Sheffield of Butterwick in Lincolnshire.
In October 1646 Edmund Sheffield 1st Earl Mulgrave [aged 80] died. His grandson Edmund [aged 34] succeeded 2nd Earl Mulgrave, 4th Baron Sheffield of Butterwick in Lincolnshire.
On 24th August 1658 Edmund Sheffield 2nd Earl Mulgrave [aged 46] died. His son John [aged 10] succeeded 3rd Earl Mulgrave, 5th Baron Sheffield of Butterwick in Lincolnshire.
On 24th February 1721 John Sheffield 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby [aged 72] died. His son Edmund [aged 5] succeeded 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, 4th Earl Mulgrave, 6th Baron Sheffield of Butterwick in Lincolnshire.
On 30th October 1735 Edmund Sheffield 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby [aged 19] died of consumption at Rome, Italy [Map] unmarried and without issue. Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, Earl Mulgrave and Baron Sheffield of Butterwick in Lincolnshire extinct.
Baron Sheffield of Sheffield in Yorkshire is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
Summary
1802. John Baker Holroyd 1st Earl Sheffield [aged 66] created.
30th May 1821. Son George Augustus Frederick Charles Holroyd 2nd Earl Sheffield [aged 19] succeeded.
5th April 1876. Son Henry Holroyd 3rd Earl Sheffield [aged 44] succeeded.
21st April 1909. Henry Holroyd 3rd Earl Sheffield extinct.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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In 1802 John Baker Holroyd 1st Earl Sheffield [aged 66] was created 1st Baron Sheffield of Sheffield in Yorkshire.
On 30th May 1821 John Baker Holroyd 1st Earl Sheffield [aged 85] died. He was buried at Sheffield Family Mausoleum Church of St Mary and St Andrew, Fletching. His son George [aged 19] succeeded 2nd Earl Sheffield of Dunamore in Meath, 2nd Viscount Pevensey, 2nd Baron Sheffield of Dunamore in Meath, 2nd Baron Sheffield of Roscommon in Roscommon, 2nd Baron Sheffield of Sheffield in Yorkshire.
On 5th April 1876 George Augustus Frederick Charles Holroyd 2nd Earl Sheffield [aged 74] died. His son Henry [aged 44] succeeded 3rd Earl Sheffield of Dunamore in Meath, 3rd Viscount Pevensey, 3rd Baron Sheffield of Dunamore in Meath, 3rd Baron Sheffield of Roscommon in Roscommon, 3rd Baron Sheffield of Sheffield in Yorkshire.
On 21st April 1909 Henry Holroyd 3rd Earl Sheffield [aged 77] died unmarried. Earl Sheffield of Dunamore in Meath, Viscount Pevensey, Baron Sheffield of Dunamore in Meath and Baron Sheffield of Sheffield in Yorkshire extinct. His half first cousin once removed Edward [aged 69] succeeded 4th Baron Sheffield of Roscommon in Roscommon.