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: Cavendish
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Norborne
On 27th February 1782 [his father] George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington [aged 27] and [his mother] Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington [aged 21] were married at London. She by marriage Countess Burlington. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Charles Compton 7th Earl of Northampton and [his grandmother] Anne Somerset Countess Northampton. He the son of William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire and Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington. They were fourth cousins.
On 28th August 1793 Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham was born to George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington [aged 39] and Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington [aged 33].
In 1814 Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham [aged 20] and Catherine Susan Gordon Baroness Chesham [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of George Gordon 9th Marquess Huntly [aged 52] and Catherine Anne Cope [aged 43]. He the son of George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington [aged 59] and Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington [aged 53]. They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 29th October 1815 [his son] William George Cavendish 2nd Baron Chesham was born to Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham [aged 22] and [his wife] Catherine Susan Gordon Baroness Chesham [aged 23]. He married 1849 his second cousin once removed Henrietta Frances Lascelles Baroness Chesham, daughter of William Lascelles and Caroline Georgiana Howard, and had issue.
On 1st March 1817 [his daughter] Susan Sophia Cavendish Baroness Dacre was born to Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham [aged 23] and [his wife] Catherine Susan Gordon Baroness Chesham [aged 25]. She married 1837 Thomas Trevor 22nd Baron Dacre 21st Baron Multon, son of General Henry Otway Trevor 21st Baron Dacre 20th Baron Multon and Pyne Crosbie Lady of the Bedchamber.
On 25th November 1820 [his daughter] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford was born to Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham [aged 27] and [his wife] Catherine Susan Gordon Baroness Chesham [aged 28]. She married 16th March 1848 George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford, son of John Byng 1st Earl Strafford and Mary Stevens Mackenzie, and had issue.
On 2nd March 1826 [his brother-in-law] Charles Gordon 10th Marquess Huntly [aged 34] and Elizabeth Conyngham [aged 27] were married. She the daughter of Henry Conyngham 1st Marquess Conyngham [aged 59] and Elizabeth Denison Marchioness Conyngham [aged 56]. He the son of [his father-in-law] George Gordon 9th Marquess Huntly [aged 64] and [his mother-in-law] Catherine Anne Cope [aged 55].
In 1831 [his father] George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington [aged 76] was created 1st Earl Burlington.
On 4th May 1834 [his father] George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington [aged 80] died. His grandson William [aged 26] succeeded 2nd Earl Burlington.
On 7th April 1835 [his mother] Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington [aged 74] died in Compton Place Eastbourne.
In 1837 [his son-in-law] Thomas Trevor 22nd Baron Dacre 21st Baron Multon [aged 28] and [his daughter] Susan Sophia Cavendish Baroness Dacre [aged 19] were married.
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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Before 1843 Thomas Barber [aged 71]. Portrait of Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham [aged 49].
On 2nd April 1844 [his brother-in-law] Charles Gordon 10th Marquess Huntly [aged 52] and Maria Antoinetta Pegus Marchioness Huntly [aged 23] were married. The difference in their ages was 28 years. She the daughter of Reverend William Peter Pegus and Charlotte Layard Countess Lindsey [aged 64]. He the son of [his father-in-law] George Gordon 9th Marquess Huntly [aged 82] and [his mother-in-law] Catherine Anne Cope.
On 16th March 1848 [his son-in-law] George Byng 2nd Earl Strafford [aged 41] and [his daughter] Harriet Cavendish Countess Strafford [aged 27] were married. He the son of John Byng 1st Earl Strafford [aged 76] and Mary Stevens Mackenzie.
In 1849 [his son] William George Cavendish 2nd Baron Chesham [aged 33] and [his daughter-in-law] Henrietta Frances Lascelles Baroness Chesham were married. They were second cousin once removed.
On 17th June 1853 [his father-in-law] George Gordon 9th Marquess Huntly [aged 91] died. His son [his brother-in-law] Charles [aged 61] succeeded 10th Marquess Huntly, 15th Earl Huntley, 6th Earl Aboyne. Maria Antoinetta Pegus Marchioness Huntly [aged 32] by marriage Marchioness Huntly.
In 1858 Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham [aged 64] was created 1st Baron Chesham. [his wife] Catherine Susan Gordon Baroness Chesham [aged 66] by marriage Baroness Chesham.
On 18th September 1863 [his brother-in-law] Charles Gordon 10th Marquess Huntly [aged 71] died. His son Charles [aged 16] succeeded 11th Marquess Huntly, 16th Earl Huntley, 7th Earl Aboyne.
On 10th November 1863 Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham [aged 70] died. His son William [aged 48] succeeded 2nd Baron Chesham. Henrietta Frances Lascelles Baroness Chesham by marriage Baroness Chesham.
In 1866 [his former wife] Catherine Susan Gordon Baroness Chesham [aged 74] died.
The London Gazette 27243. Master of the Horse's Office, Royal Mews, BucKingham Palace, November 1, 1900.
HER Majesty has been preciously pleased to appoint Honorary Colonel the Right Honourable Charles Compton William, Baron Chesham, to be the Master of Her Majesty's Buckhounds, in the room of the Right Honourable George William, Earl of Coventry [aged 62], resigned.
Her Majesty has also been graciously pleased to appoint, provisionally, the Right Honourable Victor Albert Francis Charles, Baron Churchill [aged 36], to act as Master of Her Majesty's Buckhounds during the absence in South Africa of Honorary Colonel the Right Honourable Baron Chesham.
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 29 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Earl Devonshire 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 1st Duke Devonshire 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cecil Countess Devonshire 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cavendish 2nd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Butler Duchess Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Russell 1st Duke Bedford 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Russell 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Carr Countess of Bedford 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Devonshire 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Wriothesley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Massue Countess Southampton
GrandFather: William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Hoskins
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Hoskins of Oxted
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Hoskins Duchess Devonshire
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hale
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Hale
Father: George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Boyle 2nd Earl Cork 1st Earl Burlington 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 3rd Baron Clifford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Clifford Countess Burlington 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 2nd Earl Burlington 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Seymour 2nd Duke of Somerset 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Seymour 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Noel
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Juliana Noel Countess Burlington
GrandMother: Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Savile 3rd Baronet 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Coventry Baroness Savile 
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Spencer Lady Savile 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harvey Baroness Finch
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Rich 3rd Earl Warwick 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Essex Rich Countess Nottingham 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Cheeke Countess Warwick 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Charles Compton Cavendish 1st Baron Chesham 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Compton 4th Earl of Northampton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Noel Countess Northampton
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Compton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fox of Farley Wiltshire 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Stephen Fox
Great x 4 Grandmother: Christian Palfreyman
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Fox Countess Northampton
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Whittle of the City of London
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Whittle
GrandFather: Charles Compton 7th Earl of Northampton 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Lucy 1st Baronet 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Kingsmill Lucy 2nd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Chapman Lady Lucy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Berkeley Lucy 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Berkeley 1st Earl Berkeley 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Theophila Berkeley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Massingberd Couness Berkeley
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Lucy 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Cotton
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Cotton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Cotton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Hutchinson 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Hutchinson 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Stanhope 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Mother: Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Josiah Child
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough
Great x 3 Grandfather: Wriothesley Baptist Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulke Greville 5th Baron Brooke 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Greville Duchess Buckingham and Normandby 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Dashwood Baroness Brooke 
GrandMother: Anne Somerset Countess Northampton 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Berkeley 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Symes Berkeley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley Duchess Beaufort 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Norborne