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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Hesse is in Germany.
On 15th December 1667 Landgrave Ernest Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt was born to Louis VI Landgrave of Hesse Darmstadt [aged 37] in Darmstadt.
In 1669 Prince George of Hesse Darmstadt was born to Louis VI Landgrave of Hesse Darmstadt [aged 38] in Darmstadt.
On 30th April 1884 father and daughter, Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke [aged 46] and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven [aged 21], were both married on the same, or near, days, he taking advantage pf his relatives being in Darmstadt for his daughter's wedding. He, apparently, didn't approve of his daughter's choice of his first cousin Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven [aged 29] since they, Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven would live in Britain.
Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven were married. She the daughter of Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke and Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha. They were first cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
In the evening Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke and Alexandrina Hutten Czapska [aged 29] were married. She being his former mistress. Apparently, they separated within a week and the marriage was annulled within three months.
On 21st January 1848 Major George Duff [aged 48] died at Weisbaden.
On 1st March 1924 Louise Wettin [aged 66] died in Weisbaden.
On 10th August 794 Fastrada Queen of the Franks and Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress [aged 29] died in Frankfurt. She was buried in St Alban's Abbey Mainz.
In July 1688. Michael Dahl [aged 29] was in Frankfurt.
On 27th September 1836 Alexander Murray 6th Earl Dunmore [aged 32] and Catherine Herbert Countess Dunmore [aged 21] were married at Frankfurt. She by marriage Countess Dunmore. She the daughter of George Augustus Herbert 11th Earl Pembroke 8th Earl Montgomery and Yekaterina Semyonovna Vorontsova Countess Pembroke and Montgomery [aged 51]. He the son of George Murray 5th Earl Dunmore [aged 74] and Susan Hamilton Countess Dunmore [aged 62].
On 3rd May 1895 George Robert Charles Herbert 13th Earl Pembroke 10th Earl Montgomery [aged 44] died in Frankfurt. His brother Sidney [aged 42] succeeded 14th Earl Pembroke, 11th Earl Montgomery, 3rd Baron Herbert Lea. Beatrix Louisa Lambton Countess Pembroke and Montgomery [aged 36] by marriage Countess Pembroke, Countess Montgomery.
In 1406 Margaret Hohenzollern [aged 46] died at Gudensberg.
On 20th November 1627 Charlotte Hesse-Kassel was born to Landgrave William V of Hesse-Kassel [aged 25] at Kassel. She married (1) 22nd February 1650 Charles Louis Palatinate Simmern, son of Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine and Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia, and had issue.
On 14th August 1720 Frederick Hesse-Kassel was born to William Hesse-Kassel [aged 38] at Kassel. He married (1) 8th May 1740 his fourth cousin Mary Hanover, daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland and Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England, and had issue (2) 10th January 1773 his third cousin Princess Philippine Hohenzollern, daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm Hohenzollern and Sophia Dorothea Hohenzollern.
On 19th December 1744 Charles Hesse-Kassel was born to Frederick Hesse-Kassel [aged 24] and Mary Hanover [aged 21] at Kassel. He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. He married 30th August 1766 his first cousin Louise Oldenburg, daughter of Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway and Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway, and had issue.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 24th April 1802 Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg [aged 29] and Karoline Amalie Hesse-Kassel Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg [aged 30] were married at Kassel. She the daughter of William Elector of Hesse [aged 58] and Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg [aged 54]. He the son of Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg [aged 57] and Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg [aged 50]. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
Karl Anton Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck was born to Peter August Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and Sophie of Hesse-Philippsthal Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck at Marburg. He married 30th May 1754 Frederica Charlotte Dohna Schlodien Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and had issue.