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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Blackburn Standard

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Blackburn Standard 11 May 1853

Death of Sir Godfrey Webster, Bart.—We have to announce the death of Sir Godfrey Webster, which took place at Battle Abbey on Wednesday night. Sir Godfrey bad been very unwell for some time, and was in a state of extreme weakness, but his decease occurred very unexpectedly.

Marriage in High Life.—The marriage of Lord Ribblesdale [aged 25] with Miss Emma Mure [aged 20], youngest daughter of Colonel Mure, M.P., of Caldwell, was solemnised on Saturday, at St. James's Church, in the presence of a distinguished circle of the friends of both families. Among the company present at the church, we remarked—His Excellency the Prussian Minister, Lord and Lady John Russell and family, the Marquis of Lansdowne [aged 72], the Earl [aged 53] and Countess [aged 43] of Clarendon, the Countess of Mansfield [aged 79]¹, and the Ladies Murray and Miss Barnett, the Countess Howe, Lord Colville, Lord and Lady De Tabley, Mr. G. C. Lewis and Lady Theresa Lewis, Captain the Hon W. J. Colville, Mr. David Mure, Mr. James Mure, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Mure, Mr. Raikes Currie, M.P., and the Hon. Mrs. Currie, the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P., Mr. B. Currie, the Hon. Mrs. Cradock, Mr. M. Drummond and the Hon. Mrs. Drummond, the Right Hon. Sir George Clerk and Lady Clerk, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Stansfield, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Wickham, Mr. Hallam, Lieut.-Col. Hunter Blair, M.P., and Mrs. Hunter Blair, Mr. C. L. Coming Bruce, M.P., Mr. Villiers Lister, Mr. Arthur Russell, Col. Broke, Q.A.D.C., and Mrs. Broke, Mr. Horace Broke, Mr. Campbell of Bltkewood, Mr. Markham, Mr. Edwin Markham, Mr. W. Warburton, Mr. Archibald Swinton, Mr. James Swinton, and Captain Birch, R.N. The bride was attended to the altar by the following young ladies: —The Misses Mure, the Hon. Elizabeth Lister, Miss Russell, Miss Lister, the Hon. Georgiana Colville, Miss H. Armytage, Miss Boyle, Miss Fraser, Miss Currie, Miss Markham, and Miss Wickham. The ceremony was very impressively performed by the Rev. E. H. Cradock. The bride was given away by her father. After the service bad been concluded, the bride and bridegroom with their friends returned to the Burlington Hotel, where a splendid déjeuner was served to a party of nearly seventy guests. At the breakfast, the health of the newly-wedded pair was proposed by Lord John Russell, and very warmly responded to. Early in the afternoon, Lord and Lady Ribblesdale left town in a carriage and four for the Marquis of Lansdowue's villa at Richmond, where they will pass the few first days of the honeymoon.— Morning Post.

Note 1. This appears to be a reference to the Dowager Countess of Mansfield since the wife of the incumbent Earl, Louisa Ellison, died in 1837.

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