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 Drogheda is in Earl Ireland.
In June 1661 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 31) created new Baronetcies and Peerages...
5th June 1661 James Clavering 1st Baronet (age 41) was created 1st Baronet Clavering of Axwell in County Durham.
13th June 1661 Thomas Adams 1st Baronet (age 75) was created 1st Baronet Adams of London.
14th June 1661 Henry Moore 1st Earl Drogheda (age 39) was created 1st Earl Drogheda.
On 17th June 1661...
Godfrey Copley 1st Baronet (age 38) was created 1st Baronet Copley Sprotborough.
Abraham Cullen 1st Baronet (age 37) was created 1st Baronet Cullen of East Sheen in Surrey.
James Rushout 1st Baronet (age 17) was created 1st Baronet Rushout of Northwick Park in Worcestershire aged only seveneteen.
William Stanley 1st Baronet (age 33) was created 1st Baronet Stanley of Hooton in Cheshire. Charlotte Molyneux Lady Stanley by marriage Lady Stanley of Hooton in Cheshire.
Griffith Williams 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Williams of Penrhyn in Caernarfonshire.
18th June 1661 Thomas Vyner 1st Baronet (age 72) was created 1st Baronet Vyner of London.
18th June 1661 Henry Winchcombe 1st Baronet (age 18) was created 1st Baronet Winchcombe of Bucklebury in Berkshire.
26th June 1661 Theobald Taaffe 1st Earl Carlingford (age 58) was created 1st Earl Carlingford.
Before 11th January 1676 Henry Moore 1st Earl Drogheda (age 54) and Alice Spencer Countess Drogheda (age 50) were married. She by marriage Countess Drogheda.
On 12th January 1676 Henry Moore 1st Earl Drogheda (age 54) died. His son Charles succeeded 2nd Earl Drogheda, 4th Viscount Moore of Drogheda, 4th Baron Moore of Mellefont in Louth. Letitia Robartes Countess Drogheda (age 26) by marriage Countess Drogheda.
On 18th June 1679 Charles Moore 2nd Earl Drogheda died. His brother Henry (age 23) succeeded 3rd Earl Drogheda, 5th Viscount Moore of Drogheda, 5th Baron Moore of Mellefont in Louth. Mary Cole Countess of Drogheda (age 19) by marriage Countess Drogheda.
On 7th June 1714 Henry Hamilton Moore 3rd Earl of Drogheda (age 58) died. His grandson Henry (age 13) succeeded 4th Earl Drogheda, 6th Viscount Moore of Drogheda, 6th Baron Moore of Mellefont in Louth.
On 28th May 1727 Henry Moore 4th Earl of Drogheda (age 26) died. His brother Edward (age 26) succeeded 5th Earl Drogheda, 7th Viscount Moore of Drogheda, 7th Baron Moore of Mellefont in Louth.
On 28th October 1758 Edward Moore 5th Earl Drogheda (age 57) died at sea whilst travelling between Holyhead and Dublin. His son Charles (age 28) succeeded 6th Earl Drogheda, 8th Viscount Moore of Drogheda, 8th Baron Moore of Mellefont in Louth. Anne Seymour-Conway Countess Drogheda (age 14) by marriage Countess Drogheda.
On 22nd December 1822 Charles Moore 1st Marquess Drogheda (age 92) died. His son Edward (age 52) succeeded 2nd Marquess Drogheda, 7th Earl Drogheda, 9th Viscount Moore of Drogheda, 9th Baron Moore of Mellefont in Louth.
On 6th February 1837 Edward Moore 2nd Marquess Drogheda (age 66) died unmarried. His nephew Henry (age 11) succeeded 3rd Marquess Drogheda, 8th Earl Drogheda, 10th Viscount Moore of Drogheda, 10th Baron Moore of Mellefont in Louth.
On 29th June 1892 Henry Seymour Moore 3rd Marquess Drogheda (age 66) died. Marquess Drogheda extinct. His second cousin once removed Ponsonby (age 46) succeeded 9th Earl Drogheda, 11th Viscount Moore of Drogheda, 11th Baron Moore of Mellefont in Louth.
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 28th October 1908 Ponsonby William Moore 9th Earl of Drogheda (age 62) died. His son Henry (age 24) succeeded 10th Earl Drogheda, 12th Viscount Moore of Drogheda, 12th Baron Moore of Mellefont in Louth.
On 3rd March 1909 Henry Moore 10th Earl of Drogheda (age 24) and Kathleen Pelham Burn Countess Drogheda (age 22) were married. She by marriage Countess Drogheda. He the son of Ponsonby William Moore 9th Earl of Drogheda.
On 22nd November 1957 Henry Moore 10th Earl of Drogheda (age 73) died. His son Charles (age 47) succeeded 11th Earl Drogheda, 13th Viscount Moore of Drogheda.