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: Bayntun
Before 1505 [his father] Edward Bayntun (age 12) and [his mother] Elizabeth Sulyard were married.
Around 1520 Edward Baynton was born to [his father] Edward Bayntun (age 28) and [his mother] Elizabeth Sulyard.
On 18th January 1531 [his father] Edward Bayntun (age 39) and [his step-mother] Isabel Leigh were married. She the half-sister of Catherine Howard (age 8) their mother was Joyce Culpepper.
On 27th November 1544 [his father] Edward Bayntun (age 52) died.
In 1548 William Stourton 7th Baron Stourton (age 43) died. His son Charles (age 28) succeeded 8th Baron Stourton. Anne Stanley Baroness Stourton (age 6) by marriage Baroness Stourton. He left most of his estates to [his future wife] Agnes Rhys Lady Baynton leading to years of litigation between her and his son Charles Stourton 8th Baron Stourton.
Around 1553 Edward Baynton (age 33) and Agnes Rhys Lady Baynton were married. She the daughter of Rhys ap Gruffydd Deheubarth and Catherine Howard Countess Bridgewater (age 54).
In 1563 Edward Baynton (age 43) was elected MP Wiltshire.
In 1571 Edward Baynton (age 51) was elected MP Devizes.
In 1572 Edward Baynton (age 52) was elected MP Calne.
In 1573 [his son] Henry Bayntun was born to Edward Baynton (age 53). He married before 1593 Lucy Danvers and had issue.
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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In 1574 [his wife] Agnes Rhys Lady Baynton died.
Before 1593 [his son] Henry Bayntun (age 19) and [his daughter-in-law] Lucy Danvers (age 20) were married.
In 1593 Edward Baynton (age 73) died.
GrandFather: John Bayntun of Bromham
Father: Edward Bayntun
GrandFather: John Sulyard of Wetherden in Suffolk
Mother: Elizabeth Sulyard