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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Biography of Albert Way 1805-1874

Albert Way is in Antiquaries.

In 1801 [his father] Lewis Way (age 28) and [his mother] Mary Drewe were married. They had nine children: three sons and six daughters.

On 23rd June 1805 Albert Way was born to [his father] Lewis Way (age 33) and [his mother] Mary Drewe at Bath, Somerset [Map].

In 1839 Albert Way (age 33) was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.

In 1840 [his father] Lewis Way (age 67) died.

In 1842 Albert Way (age 36) was appointed Director of the Society of Antiquaries of London which position he held until 1846.

In 1843 Albert Way (age 37) and Charles Roach Smith were appointed Joint Honourary Secretary of the British Archaeological Association.

Nænia Cornubiæ by William Borlase Introductory Preface. To John Evans, Esq., F.R.S., to Sir Edward Smirke, and to the Society of Antiquaries, the author is indebted for permission to reproduce drawings from their works; while to the Rev. Canon Greenwell (age 51), of Durham, F.S.A., and to Albert Way (age 66), Esq., F.S.A., he must express his especial thanks for their goodness in replying to several troublesome Antiquarian queries.

On 22nd March 1874 Albert Way (age 68) died.