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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Edward Alcock is in Painters.
Between 1775 and 1778. Edward Alcock. Portrait of Sarah Hussey Delaval Countess Tyrconnel (age 12).
Before 1778. Edward Alcock. Portrait of Sophia Anne Delaval (age 22). Possibly 1780 since referred to as Mrs Jadis; she was married in 1780.
Sophia Anne Delaval: In 1755 she was born to John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval and Susanna Robinson Baroness Delaval. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.26%. In 1780 John Godfrey Maximillian Jadis and she were married. The age difference, and difference in social status, perhaps a reflection of her having been pregnant On 26th July 1793 Sophia Anne Delaval died. She was buried at St Peter's Church, Doddington [Map].
Before 1778. Edward Alcock. Portrait of Frances Delaval (age 18).
Frances Delaval: In 1759 she was born to John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval and Susanna Robinson Baroness Delaval at Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.26%. On 22nd August 1778 John Fenton-Cawthorne and she were married. In 1839 Frances Delaval died.
Before 1778. Edward Alcock. Portrait of Elizabeth Delaval Baroness Audley (age 20).
Elizabeth Delaval Baroness Audley: In 1757 she was born to John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval and Susanna Robinson Baroness Delaval. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.26%. On 21st May 1781 George Thicknesse 19th Baron Audley 16th Baron Tuchet and she were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Baroness Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire. On 11th July 1785 Elizabeth Delaval Baroness Audley died.
In 1778 Edward Alcock died.