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The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342

The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.

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Stockport, Cheshire

Carrington, Lancashire

Warrington, Cheshire

Widnes, Lancashire

Runcorn, Cheshire

Liverpool, Lancashire

River Mersey

River Mersey is in Irish Sea.

The River Mersey is formed from the River Goyt and River Tame which converge at Stockport, Cheshire [Map] from where it flows through Carrington, Lancashire [Map], Warrington, Cheshire [Map], Widnes, Lancashire [Map] and Runcorn, Cheshire [Map] to Liverpool, Lancashire [Map] after which it joins the Irish Sea.

River Bollin

The River Bollin rises at Macclesfield Forest [Map] from where it flows through Macclesfield, Cheshire [Map], Prestbury, Cheshire [Map] and Mottram Hall, Cheshire [Map], after which it is joined by the River Dean, under Manchester Airport [Map] to Hale, Cheshire [Map] then Dunham Massey, Cheshire [Map] after which it joins the River Mersey.

River Dean

The River Dean rises near Rainow, Cheshire [Map] from where it flows north-east through Bollington, Cheshire [Map], past Adlington Hall, Cheshire [Map], through Handforth, Cheshire [Map] to north of Wilmslow where it joins the River Bollin.

River Goyt

The River Goyt rises from the Errwood [Map] and Fernilee [Map] reservoirs from which it flows through Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire [Map], Furness Vale, Derbyshire [Map], New Mills, Derbyshire [Map], Marple, Cheshire [Map] before joining the River Tame at Stockport, Cheshire [Map] to form the River Mersey.

River Sett

The River Sett rises near South Head Farm, Kinder [Map] from where it flows through Hayfield, Derbyshire [Map], Birch Vale, Derbyshire [Map] to New Mills, Derbyshire [Map] where it joins the River Goyt.

River Kinder

The River Kinder rises on Kinder Scout from where it flows over Kinder Downfall [Map], through Kinder Reservoir [Map] to Bowden Bridge, Kinder [Map] immediately after which it joins the River Sett.

River Tame

The River Tame rises from a number of reservoirs on Saddleworth Moor near Denshaw, Lancashire [Map] from where it flows past Delph, Lancashire [Map], Uppermill, Lancashire [Map], Mossley, Lancashire [Map], Stalybridge, Lancashire [Map], Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [Map], Woodley, Lancashire [Map], Reddish Vale, Lancashire [Map] before joining the River Goyt to form the River Mersey.

River Weaver

The River Weaver rises around Croxton Green, Cheshre [Map] from where it flows past Wrenbury, Cheshire [Map], Lightwood Green, Cheshire [Map], through Nantwich, Cheshire [Map], past Alvaston, Cheshire [Map], Church Minshull, Cheshire [Map], Winsford, Cheshire [Map], Vale Royal, Cheshire [Map], Northwich, Cheshire [Map], Acton Bridge, Tarporley [Map] before joining the River Mersey.