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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Earl Lichfield is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
Earl Lichfield is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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10th December 1645. Charles Stewart 6th Duke Lennox 3rd Duke Richmond [aged 6] created.
December 1672. Charles Stewart 6th Duke Lennox 3rd Duke Richmond extinct.
On 10th December 1645 Charles Stewart 6th Duke Lennox 3rd Duke Richmond [aged 6] was created 1st Earl Lichfield, 1st Baron Stuart.
In December 1672 Charles Stewart 6th Duke Lennox 3rd Duke Richmond [aged 33] drowned at Elsinor. Duke Lennox, Duke Richmond, Earl March, Earl Lichfield. Baron Stuart extinct. His sister Katherine [aged 32] succeeded 7th Baroness Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.
Earl Lichfield is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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1674. Edward Lee 1st Earl Lichfield [aged 10] created.
14th July 1716. Son George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield [aged 26] succeeded.
15th February 1743. Son George Henry Lee 3rd Earl Lichfield [aged 24] succeeded.
19th September 1772. Uncle Robert Lee 4th Earl Lichfield [aged 66] succeeded.
3rd November 1776. Robert Lee 4th Earl Lichfield extinct.
In 1674 Edward Lee 1st Earl Lichfield [aged 10] was created 1st Earl Lichfield as a consequence of his being betrothed to Charlotte Fitzroy Countess Lichfield [aged 9], a natural daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 43].
On 6th February 1677 Edward Lee 1st Earl Lichfield [aged 14] and Charlotte Fitzroy Countess Lichfield [aged 12] were married. She by marriage Countess Lichfield. She the illegitmate daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 46] and Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland [aged 36]. He the son of Francis Lee 4th Baronet and Elizabeth Pope Countess Lindsey. They were third cousins.
On 14th July 1716 Edward Lee 1st Earl Lichfield [aged 53] died. His son George [aged 26] succeeded 2nd Earl Lichfield, 6th Baronet Lee of Quarrendon in Buckinghamshire. Frances Hales Countess Lichfield [aged 19] by marriage Countess Lichfield.
On 15th February 1743 George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield [aged 52] died at Spelsbury, Oxfordshire. His son George [aged 24] succeeded 3rd Earl Lichfield, 7th Baronet Lee of Quarrendon in Buckinghamshire. Dinah Frankland Countess Lichfield [aged 24] by marriage Countess Lichfield.
On 19th September 1772 George Henry Lee 3rd Earl Lichfield [aged 54] died. His uncle Robert [aged 66] succeeded 4th Earl Lichfield, 8th Baronet Lee of Quarrendon in Buckinghamshire.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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On 3rd November 1776 Robert Lee 4th Earl Lichfield [aged 70] died without issue. Earl Lichfield and Baronet Lee of Quarrendon in Buckinghamshire extinct.
Earl Lichfield is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
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8th September 1831. Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield [aged 35] created. See Coronation of William IV.
18th March 1854. Son Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield [aged 28] succeeded.
7th January 1892. Son Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield [aged 36] succeeded.
29th July 1918. Son Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield [aged 34] succeeded.
14th September 1960. Grandson Thomas Patrick John Anson 5th Earl Lichfield [aged 21] succeeded.
11th November 2005. Son Thomas Anson 6th Earl of Lichfield [aged 27] succeeded.
On 8th September 1831 King William IV of the United Kingdom [aged 66] was crowned IV King Great Britain and Ireland at Westminster Abbey [Map].
Kenneth Alexander Howard 1st Earl of Effingham [aged 63] attended as Deputy Earl Marshal as a result of Henry Howard-Molyneux-Howard being ill.
Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield [aged 35] was created 1st Earl Lichfield. Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield [aged 31] by marriage Countess Lichfield.
On 18th March 1854 Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield [aged 58] died. His son Thomas [aged 28] succeeded 2nd Earl Lichfield, 3rd Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 3rd Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire
On 10th April 1855 Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield [aged 29] and Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Countess Lichfield. She the daughter of James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn [aged 44] and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn [aged 42]. He the son of Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield and Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield [aged 55].
On 7th January 1892 Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield [aged 66] died. His son Thomas [aged 36] succeeded 3rd Earl Lichfield, 4th Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 4th Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire. Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield [aged 38] by marriage Countess Lichfield.
On 29th July 1918 Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield [aged 62] died. He was buried at St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map]. His son Thomas [aged 34] succeeded 4th Earl Lichfield, 5th Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 5th Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire. Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield [aged 31] by marriage Countess Lichfield.
On 23rd February 1939 Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield [aged 55] and Violet Margaret Dawson-Greene Countess Lichfield were married. She by marriage Countess Lichfield. He the son of Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield and Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield [aged 85].
On 14th September 1960 Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield [aged 76] died. He was buried at St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map]. His grandson Thomas [aged 21] succeeded 5th Earl Lichfield, 6th Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 6th Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire. Shugborough Hall, Staffordshire [Map] passed to the National Trust in lieu of death duties.
On 8th March 1975 Thomas Patrick John Anson 5th Earl Lichfield [aged 35] and Leonora Mary Grosvenor Countess Lichfield [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Countess Lichfield. She the daughter of Robert George Grosvenor 5th Duke Westminster [aged 64] and Viola Maud Lyttelton Duchess Westminster [aged 62]. They were sixth cousins.
On 11th November 2005 Thomas Patrick John Anson 5th Earl Lichfield [aged 66] died at John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. His son Thomas [aged 27] succeeded 6th Earl Lichfield, 7th Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 7th Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire.
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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In December 2009 Thomas Anson 6th Earl of Lichfield [aged 31] and Henrietta Conyngham Countess Lichfield were married. She by marriage Countess Lichfield. She the daughter of Henry Vivien Conyngham 8th Marquess Conyngham [aged 58] and Iona Charlotte Grimston [aged 56]. He the son of Thomas Patrick John Anson 5th Earl Lichfield and Leonora Mary Grosvenor Countess Lichfield [aged 60].