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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Paternal Family Tree: Capet
Maternal Family Tree: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence 1180-1242
In 1375 [her father] Charles III King Navarre (age 14) and [her mother] Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort Navarre (age 11) were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile (age 40) and [her grandmother] Juana Manuel Queen of Castile (age 36). He the son of [her grandfather] Charles "Bad" II King Navarre (age 42) and [her grandmother] Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Around 1388 Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon was born to [her father] Charles III King Navarre (age 27) and [her mother] Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort Navarre (age 24).
On 10th May 1419 [her brother-in-law] John IV Count Armagnac (age 22) and [her sister] Isabella Évreux Countess Armagnac (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Armagnac. She the daughter of [her father] Charles III King Navarre (age 58) and [her mother] Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort Navarre (age 56). He the son of Bernard VII Count Armagnac and Bonne Valois Countess Armagnac and Savoy (age 54). They were second cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
Before 29th May 1421 John II King Aragon (age 22) and Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon (age 33) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of Charles III King Navarre (age 60) and Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort Navarre (age 58). He the son of Ferdinand I King Aragon and Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon (age 47). They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 29th May 1421 [her son] Charles "Viana" IV King Navarre was born to [her husband] John II King Aragon (age 22) and Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon (age 33). Coefficient of inbreeding 5.57%. He married 30th September 1439 his third cousin Agnes de la Marck Queen Consort Navarre, daughter of Adolph La Marck I Duke Cleves and Marie Valois Duchess Cleves.
In 1423 [her son] Juana Trastámara was born to [her husband] John II King Aragon (age 24) and Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon (age 35). Coefficient of inbreeding 5.57%. He died aged two in 1425.
In 1424 [her daughter] Blanche Trastámara II Queen Navarre was born to [her husband] John II King Aragon (age 25) and Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon (age 36). Coefficient of inbreeding 5.57%. She married 1440 her first cousin Henry IV King Castile, son of John II King Castile and Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Castile.
In 1425 [her mother] Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort Navarre (age 61) died.
On 22nd August 1425 [her son] Juana Trastámara (age 2) died.
On 8th September 1425 [her father] Charles III King Navarre (age 64) died.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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On 2nd February 1426 [her daughter] Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre was born to [her husband] John II King Aragon (age 27) and Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon (age 38). Coefficient of inbreeding 5.57%. She married 1436 Gaston IV Count Foix, son of John I Count Foix and Jeanne Albret Countess Foix, and had issue.
In 1435 [her sister] Isabella Évreux Countess Armagnac (age 40) died.
In 1436 [her son-in-law] Gaston IV Count Foix (age 13) and [her daughter] Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre (age 9) were married. She by marriage Countess Foix. She the daughter of [her husband] John II King Aragon (age 37) and Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon (age 48). He the son of John I Count Foix (age 54) and Jeanne Albret Countess Foix.
On 30th September 1439 [her son] Charles "Viana" IV King Navarre (age 18) and [her daughter-in-law] Agnes de la Marck Queen Consort Navarre were married at Olite. She the daughter of Adolph La Marck I Duke Cleves (age 66) and Marie Valois Duchess Cleves (age 46). He the son of [her husband] John II King Aragon (age 41) and Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon (age 51). They were third cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
In 1440 [her son-in-law] Henry IV King Castile (age 14) and [her daughter] Blanche Trastámara II Queen Navarre (age 16) were married. She the daughter of [her husband] John II King Aragon (age 41) and Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon (age 52). He the son of John II King Castile (age 34) and [her sister-in-law] Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Castile (age 44). They were first cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England.
In 1441 Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon (age 53) died.
After 1441 [her former husband] John II King Aragon (age 42) and Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon (age 16) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. The difference in their ages was 26 years. She the daughter of Fadrique Enríquez Count Melgar Count Rueda (age 51) and Mariana Fernández Countess Melgar. He the son of Ferdinand I King Aragon and [her former mother-in-law] Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon. They were second cousin once removed.
On 20th January 1479 [her former husband] John II King Aragon (age 80) died. His son Ferdinand (age 26) succeeded II King Aragon.
Kings Wessex: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Godwinson: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 2 Grand Daughter of Louis X King France I Navarre
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France 
Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Philip III of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Provence Queen Consort France 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis I Count Évreux 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Reginar III Duke Brabant 2 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Philip "Noble" III King Navarre 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Artois II Count Artois 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Artois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Amice Countenay Countess Artois 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Artois Countess Évreux Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John II Duke Brittany 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Capet Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Plantagenet 
Daughter of King Henry III of England
GrandFather: Charles "Bad" II King Navarre 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip III of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Philip IV of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis X King France I Navarre 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry I King Navarre 
4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Blois I Queen Navarre 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Capet Queen Navarre 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Capet II Queen Navarre 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh IV Duke Burgundy 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret of Burgundy Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Provence Queen Consort France
Father: Charles III King Navarre 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip III of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles II King Naples 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Valois 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples
Great x 1 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh IV Duke Burgundy 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Provence Queen Consort France
GrandMother: Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg VI Count Luxemburg 
5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Avesnes Countess Luxemburg 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King John I of Bohemia 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John I Brabant
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur
Great x 1 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna
Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia
Great x 4 Grandfather: Rudolph I King Romans
Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Hohenburg
Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso X King Castile X King Leon 
2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Violante Barcelona Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ferdinand IV King Castile IV King Leon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alfonso "Avenger" XI King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso III King Portugal 
Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Denis I King Portugal 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Queen Consort Portugal 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter III King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
GrandFather: Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Guzman
Mother: Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort Navarre 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso IX King Leon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Manuel Ivrea 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip King Germany
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon
Great x 1 Grandfather: Juan Manuel Prince of Villena 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Barral of Baux 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Cecilia Baux Countess Savoy
GrandMother: Juana Manuel Queen of Castile 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso X King Castile X King Leon 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand de la Cerda Ivrea 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Violante Barcelona Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ferdinando de la Cerda 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Capet 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Provence Queen Consort France
Great x 1 Grandmother: Blanca de la Cerda y Lara 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Juan Núñez de Lara
Great x 2 Grandmother: Juana "La Palomilla" Núñez de Lara
Great x 4 Grandfather: Diego López III de Haro
Great x 3 Grandmother: Teresa Díaz de Haro
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constanza de Béarn