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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Around 1732 [his father] Robert Hamond [aged 37] and [his mother] Susanna Snape were married.
On 17th December 1738 Andrew Snape Hamond 1st Baronet was born to Robert Hamond [aged 44] and Susanna Snape in Blackheath, London.
In 1753 Andrew Snape Hamond 1st Baronet [aged 14] joined the Royal Navy in 1753 and served during the Seven Years' War and the American Revolution.
In April 1763 Andrew Snape Hamond 1st Baronet [aged 24] and Cecilia Sutherland were married.
On 28th November 1763 [his mother] Susanna Snape died.
On 27th March 1775 [his father] Robert Hamond [aged 81] died.
In or before 1778 [his wife] Cecilia Sutherland died.
In 1778 Andrew Snape Hamond 1st Baronet [aged 39] commanded a warship during the defence of Sandy Hook, for which he was knighted.
On 8th March 1779 Andrew Snape Hamond 1st Baronet [aged 40] and Anne Graeme Lady Hamond were married.
On 30th December 1779 [his son] Graham Hamond 2nd Baronet was born to Andrew Snape Hamond 1st Baronet [aged 41] and [his wife] Anne Graeme Lady Hamond. He married December 1806 Elizabeth Kimber Lady Hamond and had issue.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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On 18th December 1783 Andrew Snape Hamond 1st Baronet [aged 45] was created 1st Baronet Hamond of Holly Grove in Berkshire with a special remainder to his nephew, Captain Andrew Snape Douglas. [his wife] Anne Graeme Lady Hamond by marriage [his son] Graham Hamond 2nd Baronet [aged 3].
On 11th October 1804 [his son-in-law] Francis Wheler Hood [aged 23] and [his daughter] Caroline Hamond were married.
In December 1806 [his son] Graham Hamond 2nd Baronet [aged 26] and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Kimber Lady Hamond were married.
Before 1828. James Northcote [aged 81]. Portrait of Andrew Snape Hamond 1st Baronet [aged 89].
On 7th September 1838 [his wife] Anne Graeme Lady Hamond died.
On 12th October 1838 Andrew Snape Hamond 1st Baronet [aged 99] died. His son Graham [aged 58] succeeded 2nd Baronet Hamond of Holly Grove in Berkshire. Elizabeth Kimber Lady Hamond by marriage Lady Hamond of Holly Grove in Berkshire.
[his daughter] Caroline Hamond was born to Andrew Snape Hamond 1st Baronet and Anne Graeme Lady Hamond. She married 11th October 1804 Francis Wheler Hood, son of Henry Hood 2nd Viscount Hood and Jane Wheler Viscountess Hood, and had issue.