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: Blackett
On 23rd February 1805 Edward Blackett 6th Baronet was born to [his father] William Blackett 5th Baronet (age 46).
On 27th October 1816 [his father] William Blackett 5th Baronet (age 57) died. His son Edward (age 11) succeeded 6th Baronet Blackett of Newcastle in Northumberland.
On 8th December 1829 William Henry Ord (age 25) and [his future wife] Frances Vere Loraine Lady Blackett (age 29) were married at St Nicholas Church, Gosforth [Map].
In 1830 Edward Blackett 6th Baronet (age 24) and Julia Monck Lady Blackett were married. She by marriage Lady Blackett of Newcastle in Northumberland.
On 22nd March 1831 [his son] Edward William Blackett 7th Baronet was born to Edward Blackett 6th Baronet (age 26) and [his wife] Julia Monck Lady Blackett. He married 23rd November 1871 Julia Frances Somerville Lady Blackett and had issue.
In 1833 Edward Blackett 6th Baronet (age 27) was appointed High Sheriff of Northumberland.
In or before 1851 [his wife] Julia Monck Lady Blackett died.
In 1851 Edward Blackett 6th Baronet (age 45) and Frances Vere Loraine Lady Blackett (age 50) were married. She by marriage Lady Blackett of Newcastle in Northumberland.
On 23rd November 1871 [his son] Edward William Blackett 7th Baronet (age 40) and [his daughter-in-law] Julia Frances Somerville Lady Blackett (age 27) were married.
On 28th May 1874 [his wife] Frances Vere Loraine Lady Blackett (age 73) died.
In 1875 Edward Blackett 6th Baronet (age 69) and Isabella Richardson Lady Blackett were married. She by marriage Lady Blackett of Newcastle in Northumberland.
In or before 1880 [his wife] Isabella Richardson Lady Blackett 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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In 1880 Edward Blackett 6th Baronet (age 74) and Alethea Rianette Scott Lady Blackett were married. She by marriage Lady Blackett of Newcastle in Northumberland.
On 23rd November 1885 Edward Blackett 6th Baronet (age 80) died. His son Edward (age 54) succeeded 7th Baronet Blackett of Newcastle in Northumberland. Julia Frances Somerville Lady Blackett (age 41) by marriage Lady Blackett of Newcastle in Northumberland.
[his daughter] Mary Elizabeth Blackett was born to Edward Blackett 6th Baronet and Julia Monck Lady Blackett. She married George Mark Leycester Egerton and had issue.
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Blackett 1st Baronet 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Blackett 2nd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Kirkley Merchant of Newcastle
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Kirkley
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Blackett of Newby Park
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Yorke of Gowthwaite 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Yorke Lady Blackett
GrandFather: Edward Blackett 4th Baronet
Father: William Blackett 5th Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Oley Douglas
GrandMother: Anne Douglas