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: Luxemburg
Maternal Family Tree: Mathilda of Tubingen
Before 8th July 1313 [his father] King John I of Bohemia [aged 16] and [his mother] Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Queen Bohemia. She the daughter of [his grandfather] King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland and [his grandmother] Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland. He the son of Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor [aged 38] and Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur.
On 14th May 1316 Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg was born to [his father] King John I of Bohemia [aged 19] and [his mother] Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia [aged 24].
On 28th September 1330 [his mother] Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia [aged 38] died.
On 28th July 1332 [his brother-in-law] King John "The Good" II of France [aged 13] and [his sister] Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of [his father] King John I of Bohemia [aged 35] and [his mother] Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia. He the son of King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France [aged 38] and Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France [aged 39]. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1335 Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg [aged 18] and Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of Charles Valois I Count Valois and Mahaut Chatillon Countess Valois [aged 42]. He the son of King John I of Bohemia [aged 38] and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia. They were fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 24th May 1335 [his daughter] Margaret Bohemia Queen Consort Hungary was born to Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg [aged 19] and [his wife] Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg [aged 18]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England. She married 1342 her second cousin once removed Louis I King Hungary King Poland.
In December 1336 [his brother-in-law] Charles II Count Alençon [aged 39] and Maria de la Cerda Y Lara Countess Alençon [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Countess Alençon. The difference in their ages was 22 years. He the son of Charles Valois I Count Valois and Margaret Capet Countess Valois. They were second cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1342 [his sister-in-law] Margaret Valois [aged 47] died.
In 1342 [his son-in-law] Louis I King Hungary King Poland [aged 15] and Margaret Bohemia Queen Consort Hungary [aged 6] were married. She the daughter of Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg [aged 25] and Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg [aged 25]. He the son of Charles I King Hungary [aged 54] and Elisabeth Unknown Queen Consort Hungary. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 26th August 1346 the army of King Edward III of England [aged 33] defeated the French army at the Battle of Crécy. The English army was commanded by King Edward III of England, his son Edward "Black Prince" [aged 16], Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick [aged 33], William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton [aged 36] and John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Warwick [aged 30].
The English army was included: Bishop Thomas of Hatfield [aged 36], Hugh Despencer 1st Baron Despencer [aged 38], Bernard Brocas [aged 16], Thomas Felton [aged 16], James Audley [aged 28], Robert Bourchier 1st Baron Bourchier, Bartholomew "The Elder" Burghesh 1st Baron Burghesh [aged 59], Bartholomew "The Younger" Burghesh 2nd Baron Burghesh [aged 18], Reginald Cobham 1st Baron Cobham [aged 51], John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth [aged 66], Robert Ferrers 3rd Baron Ferrers of Chartley [aged 37], Richard Scrope 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton [aged 19], William Scrope [aged 21], Stephen Scrope [aged 21], William Latimer 4th Baron Latimer of Corby [aged 16], John Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle [aged 28], Gerard Lisle 1st Baron Lisle [aged 42], Nicholas Longford [aged 61], Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu, Walter Paveley 4th Baron Burghesh [aged 27], Michael Poynings 1st Baron Poynings [aged 28], Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk [aged 48], John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford [aged 34], Thomas West [aged 34], John Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby [aged 43], John Wingfield [aged 26], Henry Percy 11th and 3rd Baron Percy [aged 25], Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon [aged 43] (possibly), Walter "Elder" Devereux [aged 37], John Devereux [aged 44], Enion Sais Brecon, John Chandos [aged 26], Richard Pembridge [aged 26] and John Sully [aged 63].
The French army suffered significant casualties. [his brother-in-law] King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France [aged 52] was wounded. William de Coucy [aged 60] and his son Enguerrand 6th Lord de Coucy [aged 33] and were killed.
Charles II Count Alençon [aged 49] was killed. His son Charles [aged 9] succeeded Count Alençon.
Louis Chatillon II Count Blois I Count Chatillon was killed. His son Louis succeeded III Count Blois.
Louis Dampierre II Count Nevers I Count Flanders [aged 42] was killed. His son Louis [aged 15] succeeded III Count Nevers, II Count Flanders.
King John I of Bohemia [aged 50] was killed. His son Charles [aged 30] succeeded IV King Bohemia, Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg. Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg [aged 29] by marriage Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg.
Rudolph "Valiant" Metz I Duke Lorraine [aged 26] was killed. His son John succeeded I Duke Lorraine.
Jean IV de Harcourt [aged 39] was killed.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 1348 [his wife] Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg [aged 31] died.
Before October 1349 [his daughter] Margaret Bohemia Queen Consort Hungary [aged 14] died.
Before 1350 Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg [aged 33] and Anna Bavaria Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg were married. She by marriage Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg. He the son of King John I of Bohemia and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia.
Before 19th April 1358 Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg [aged 41] and Anna Schweidnitz Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg were married. She by marriage Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg. He the son of King John I of Bohemia and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia.
On 26th February 1361 [his son] Wenceslaus IV of Behemia King Romans was born to Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg [aged 44] and [his wife] Anna Schweidnitz Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg.
In or before 1366 Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg [aged 49] and Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg. The difference in their ages was 30 years. He the son of King John I of Bohemia and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia.
After 19th March 1366 [his son-in-law] Albert "With the Pigtail" Habsburg III Duke Austria [aged 16] and Elizabeth Bohemia Duchess Austria were married. She by marriage Duchess Austria. She the daughter of Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg [aged 49] and Anna Schweidnitz Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg. He the son of Albert Habsburg II Duke Austria and Johanna Pfirt Duchess Austria. They were second cousin once removed.
On 11th May 1366 [his daughter] Anne of Bohemia Queen Consort England was born to Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg [aged 49] and [his wife] Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg [aged 19] at Prague. She married (1) 20th January 1382 her fourth cousin King Richard II of England, son of Edward "Black Prince" and Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales.
On 15th February 1368 [his son] Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund was born to Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg [aged 51] and [his wife] Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg [aged 21]. He married (1) 1385 his third cousin Mary Hungary I Queen Hungary (2) before 7th October 1409 Barbara of Cilli Holy Roman Empress and had issue.
On 22nd June 1370 [his son] John Duke of Görlitz was born to Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg [aged 54] and [his wife] Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg [aged 23].
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 13th March 1372 [his son] Charles Bohemia was born to Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg [aged 55] and [his wife] Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg [aged 25]. On 24th July 1373 Charles Bohemia died.
In 1373 [his daughter] Margaret Bohemia was born to Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg [aged 56] and [his wife] Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg [aged 26]. She married 1381 John Hohenzollern Burgrave Nuremburg, son of Frederick Hohenzollern V Burgrave Nuremburg.
On 23rd April 1374 [his father-in-law] Bogislaw V Duke of Pomerania [aged 56] died. His son [his brother-in-law] Wartislaw [aged 29] succeeded 6th Duke Pomerania.
In 1377 [his son] Henry Bohemia was born to Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg [aged 60] and [his wife] Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg [aged 30]. In 1378 Henry Bohemia died.
On 29th November 1378 Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg [aged 62] died.
On 15th April 1393 [his former wife] Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg [aged 46] died.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Bohemia Duchess Austria was born to Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg and Anna Schweidnitz Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg. She married after 19th March 1366 her second cousin once removed Albert "With the Pigtail" Habsburg III Duke Austria, son of Albert Habsburg II Duke Austria and Johanna Pfirt Duchess Austria.
[his daughter] Catherine Bohemia was born to Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg and Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
[his daughter] Wenceslaus Bohemia was born to Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg and Anna Schweidnitz Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg.
[his father] King John I of Bohemia and Beatrice Bourbon Queen Bohemia were married. She by marriage Queen Bohemia. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor and [his grandmother] Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur.
Kings Wessex: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Kings Godwinson: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 13 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg III Duke Limburg 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Saarbrücken Duchess Limburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry "Great" Luxemburg V Count Luxemburg III Count Namur
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur
Great x 3 Grandmother: Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Guelders Countess Namur and Luxemburg
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg VI Count Luxemburg 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry of Bar II Count of Bar 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Erminsende of Bar Sur Seine Countess Bar
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret of Bar Countess Luxemburg and Namur 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Capet II Count Dreux 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa Capet Countess of Bar
Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux
GrandFather: Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Avesnes
Great x 2 Grandfather: Bouchard Avesnes
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bouchard Guise
Great x 3 Grandmother: Adela Guise
Great x 1 Grandmother: Beatrice Avesnes Countess Luxemburg 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders V Count Hainaut
Great x 3 Grandfather: Baldwin IX Count Flanders VI Count Hainaut
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Metz Countess Hainaut and Flanders
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret II Countess Flanders 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Blois I Count Champagne 
Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Blois Countess Flanders 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Capet Countess Champagne
Father: King John I of Bohemia 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John I Brabant
GrandMother: Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur
Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg 7 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Ottokar I of Bohemia
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Wenceslaus I of Bohemia
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Béla III of Hungary
Great x 3 Grandmother: Constance of Hungary
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes of Antioch
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia
GrandFather: King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna
Mother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert III Count of Habsburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: Rudolph II Count of Habsburg
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ida of Pfullendorf
Great x 2 Grandfather: Albert IV Count of Habsburg
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes of Staufen
Great x 1 Grandfather: Rudolph I King Romans
Great x 3 Grandfather: Count Ulrich of Kyburg
Great x 2 Grandmother: Hedwig of Kyburg
GrandMother: Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Burkhard V Count Hohenberg
Great x 1 Grandmother: Gertrude Hohenburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: Rudolph II Count Palatine of Tubingen
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mathilda of Tubingen