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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: Hope-Morley
On 28th January 1885 Geoffrey Hope-Morley 2nd Baron Hollenden was born to [his father] Samuel Morley 1st Baron Hollenden (age 39).
On 9th February 1912 [his father] Samuel Morley 1st Baron Hollenden (age 66) was created 1st Baron Hollenden of Leigh in Kent.
On 12th December 1914 Geoffrey Hope-Morley 2nd Baron Hollenden (age 29) and Mary Sidney Katharine Almina Gardner (age 18) were married. They were divorced in 1928.
On 18th February 1929 [his father] Samuel Morley 1st Baron Hollenden (age 83) died. His son Geoffrey (age 44) succeeded 2nd Baron Hollenden of Leigh in Kent.
On 6th May 1929 Geoffrey Hope-Morley 2nd Baron Hollenden (age 44) and Muriel Ivy Gladstone Baroness Hollenden were married. She by marriage Baroness Hollenden of Leigh in Kent.
On 6th June 1962 [his wife] Muriel Ivy Gladstone Baroness Hollenden died.
On 7th January 1963 Geoffrey Hope-Morley 2nd Baron Hollenden (age 77) and Violet Norris Leverton Baroness Hollenden were married. She by marriage Baroness Hollenden of Leigh in Kent.
On 19th October 1977 Geoffrey Hope-Morley 2nd Baron Hollenden (age 92) died without male issue. His nephew Gordon (age 63) succeeded 3rd Baron Hollenden of Leigh in Kent.
On 11th March 1994 [his former wife] Mary Sidney Katharine Almina Gardner (age 97) died.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Around 17th November 2005 [his former wife] Violet Norris Leverton Baroness Hollenden died.