Alice Leman Countess Norwich was born to [her father] Robert Leman.
Before 1658 [her husband] Thomas Baker died.
Before 1658 Thomas Baker and Alice Leman Countess Norwich were married.
After 1658 and before 7th January 1659 Charles Goring 2nd Earl Norwich (age 43) and Alice Leman Countess Norwich were married. The earlier date based on the death of her first husband. He the son of George Goring 1st Earl Norwich (age 72).
On 6th January 1663 [her father-in-law] George Goring 1st Earl Norwich (age 77) died. His son [her husband] Charles (age 48) succeeded 2nd Earl Norwich, 2nd Baron Goring. Alice Leman Countess Norwich by marriage Countess Norwich.
On 3rd March 1671 [her husband] Charles Goring 2nd Earl Norwich (age 56) died without issue. Earl Norwich and Baron Goring extinct.
Around 20th July 1680 Alice Leman Countess Norwich died.
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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John Evelyn's Diary. 16th March 1683. I dined at Mr. Houblon's (age 53), a rich and gentle French merchant, who was building a house in the Forest, near Sir J. Child's (age 52), in a place where the late [her former husband] Earl of Norwich dwelt some time, and which came from his lady, the widow of [her former husband] Mr. Baker. It will be a pretty villa, about five miles from Whitechapel.