Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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Paternal Family Tree: Deira
Æthelric was born to [his father] Yffe Deira.
In 560 [his brother] Aella King Deira succeeded King Deira.
In 588 [his brother] Aella King Deira died.
Around 588 Æthelric succeeded King Deira.
In 604 Æthelric died. His son Osric succeeded King Deira.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 634. This year [his son] Osric, whom Paulinus baptized, succeeded to the government of King of Deira. He was the son of Elfric, the uncle of [his nephew] Edwin. And to Bernicia succeeded Eanfrith (age 44), son of Ethelfrith. This year also Bishop Birinus first preached baptism to the West-Saxons, under King Cynegils. The said Birinus went thither by the command of Pope Honorius; and he was bishop there to the end of his life. Oswald (age 30) also this year succeeded to the government of the King Northumbrians, and reigned nine winters. The ninth year was assigned to him on account of the heathenism in which those lived who reigned that one year betwixt him and Edwin.
[his son] Osric King Deira was born to Æthelric .
Kings Deira: Son of Yffe Deira
Osric King Deira [1]