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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Duke Lancaster is in Dukedoms of England Alphabetically.
1361 Death of Henry of Grosmont
1362 Edward III Creates two sons as Dukes
There have been three creations of Duke Lancaster:
1st. 1351. Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster. Extinct. 23rd March 1361. Death of Henry of Grosmont.
2nd. 13th November 1362. John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster. Merged with the Crown. 30th September 1399. Abdication of Richard II.
3rd. 10th November 1399. King Henry V of England. Merged with the Crown. 9th April 1413. Coronation of Henry V.
Duke Lancaster is also in Dukedoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Dukedoms of England.
Summary
1351. Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 41] created. See 1351 Creation of Peers.
23rd March 1361. Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster extinct. See Death of Henry of Grosmont.
In 1351 Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 41] was created 1st Duke Lancaster by King Edward III of England [aged 38]. Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster [aged 31] by marriage Duchess Lancaster.
Lionel of Antwerp 1st Duke of Clarence [aged 12] was created 1st Earl of Ulster.
John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 10] was created 1st Earl Richmond.
Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford [aged 49] was created 1st Earl Stafford.
On 23rd March 1361 Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 51] died at Leicester Castle [Map]. He was buried at Church of the Annunciation of our Lady of the Newark [Map]. Duke Lancaster, Earl Lincoln extinct.
Blanche Duchess of Lancaster [aged 18] succeeded 5th Countess Lancaster and 2nd Countess Derby. John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 21] by marriage Earl Lancaster, Earl Derby.
Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria [aged 20] succeeded 5th Countess of Leicester.
Duke Lancaster is also in Dukedoms of England Chronologically, Merged with the Crown Dukedoms of England.
Summary
13th November 1362. John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 22] created. See Edward III Creates two sons as Dukes.
3rd February 1399. Son King Henry IV of England [aged 31] succeeded. See Death of John of Gaunt.
30th September 1399. Edmund Mortimer 5th Earl March 7th Earl of Ulster [aged 7] merged with the crown. See Abdication of Richard II.
On 13th November 1362, his fiftieth birthday, King Edward III of England [aged 50] created two sons as Dukes...
Lionel of Antwerp 1st Duke of Clarence [aged 23] was created 1st Duke Clarence. Elizabeth Burgh Duchess of Clarence [aged 30] by marriage Duchess Clarence.
John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 22] was created 1st Duke Lancaster. Blanche Duchess of Lancaster [aged 20] by marriage Duchess Lancaster.
On 21st September 1371 John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 31] and Constance of Castile Duchess of Lancaster [aged 17] were married at Roquefort, Landes. She by marriage Duchess Lancaster. His younger brother Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York [aged 30] married Constance's sister in July 1372. An example of Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. She the illegitmate daughter of Peter "Cruel" I King Castile and Maria Padilla. He the son of King Edward III of England [aged 58] and Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England. They were half third cousin twice removed.
On 13th January 1396 John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 55] and Katherine Swynford aka Roet Duchess Lancaster [aged 45] were married at Lincoln Cathedral [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Lancaster. He the son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England.
On 3rd February 1399 John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 58] died at Leicester Castle [Map]. Katherine Swynford aka Roet Duchess Lancaster [aged 48] was by his side. His son Henry [aged 31] succeeded 2nd Duke Lancaster, 7th Earl of Leicester. He was buried in the Choir of St Paul's Cathedral [Map] with his first wife Blanche Duchess of Lancaster.
King Richard II of England [aged 32] witheld the future Henry IV's inheritance from him giving Henry reason to return to England to claim his lands and titles.
On 30th September 1399 King Henry IV of England [aged 32] became King of England usurping the throne of his cousin Richard II [aged 32] and Richard's heir, the seven year old Edmund Mortimer 5th Earl of March [aged 7] who was descended from Edward III's second son Lionel of Antwerp Duke of Clarence. This second usurption was to have far reaching consequences since it subsequently became the descent by which the House of York claimed precedence over the House of Lancaster being one of the causes of the Wars of the Roses. Duke Lancaster, Duke of Hereford, Earl Derby, Earl Lancaster and Earl of Leicester merged with the Crown.
Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland [aged 35] was appointed Earl Marshal.
Duke Lancaster is also in Dukedoms of England Chronologically, Merged with the Crown Dukedoms of England.
Summary
10th November 1399. King Henry V of England [aged 13] created.
9th April 1413. Archbishop Thomas Fitzalan aka Arundel [aged 60] merged with the crown. See Coronation of Henry V.
On 10th November 1399 King Henry V of England [aged 13] was created 1st Duke Lancaster by King Henry IV of England [aged 32].
On 9th April 1413 King Henry V of England [aged 26] was crowned V King of England by Archbishop Thomas Fitzalan aka Arundel [aged 60] at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Duke Lancaster merged with the Crown.
Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick [aged 31] was appointed Lord High Steward. Henry Fitzhugh 3rd Baron Fitzhugh [aged 55] was appointed Constable of England.
