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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Maternal Family Tree: Joan Scott Viscountess Canning 1776-1837
On 8th July 1800 [his father] George Canning Prime Mininster [aged 30] and [his mother] Joan Scott Viscountess Canning [aged 24] were married.
On 14th December 1812 Charles Canning 1st Earl Canning was born to [his father] George Canning Prime Mininster [aged 42] and [his mother] Joan Scott Viscountess Canning [aged 36] at Gloucester Lodge.
On 4th April 1825 [his brother-in-law] Ulick Burgh 1st Marquess Clanricarde [aged 22] and [his sister] Harriet Canning Marchioness Clanricarde [aged 20] were married at Gloucester Lodge. She by marriage Marchioness Clarincade. He the son of John Thomas Burgh 13th Earl Clanricarde.
On 8th August 1827 [his father] George Canning Prime Mininster [aged 57] died.
On 22nd January 1828 [his mother] Joan Scott Viscountess Canning [aged 51] was created 1st Viscountess Canning with a special remainder to the heirs male of her late husband [his father] George Canning Prime Mininster.
On 5th September 1835 Charles Canning 1st Earl Canning [aged 22] and Charlotte Stuart Countess Canning [aged 18] were married at St Martin in the Fields Church [Map].
On 14th March 1837 [his mother] Joan Scott Viscountess Canning [aged 60] died. Her son Charles [aged 24] succeeded 2nd Viscount Canning.
In June 1842 Henry de la Poer Beresford 3rd Marquess Waterford [aged 31] and [his sister-in-law] Louisa Anne Stuart Marchioness Waterford [aged 24] were married byy his uncle Archbishop John Beresford [aged 68] at the Chapel Roal, Whitehall. She by marriage Marchioness Waterford. He the son of Henry de la Poer Beresford 2nd Marquess Waterford and Susan Hussey Carpenter Marchioness Waterford.
In May 1859 Charles Canning 1st Earl Canning [aged 46] was created 1st Earl Canning. [his wife] Charlotte Stuart Countess Canning [aged 41] by marriage Countess Canning.
On 18th November 1861 [his wife] Charlotte Stuart Countess Canning [aged 44] died at Calcutta, India in the arms of her husband Charles Canning 1st Earl Canning [aged 48].
In 1862 Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [aged 42] appointed seven Knights of the Garter:
729th Charles Canning 1st Earl Canning [aged 49]. He died a month later.
730th Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset [aged 57].
731st. John Russell 1st Earl Russell [aged 69].
732nd Anthony Ashley-Cooper 7th Earl Shaftesbury [aged 60].
733rd William Thomas Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 6th and 4th Earl Fitzwilliam [aged 46].
734th Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke [aged 24].
735th Grand Duke Frederick William of Mecklenburg-Strelitz [aged 42].
On 17th June 1862 Charles Canning 1st Earl Canning [aged 49] died without issue. Earl Canning, Viscount Canning extinct.
Father: George Canning Prime Mininster
Charles Canning 1st Earl Canning
GrandFather: John "Pawky Scott" Scott 
Mother: Joan Scott Viscountess Canning