This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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Paternal Family Tree: Stanley
Maternal Family Tree: Aoife ni Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham 1145-1188
In 1451 [his father] Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby [aged 16] and [his mother] Eleanor Neville Baroness Stanley [aged 4] were married in the Chapel at Middleham Castle [Map]. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Richard Neville Earl Salisbury [aged 51] and [his grandmother] Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury [aged 44]. They were third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1460 George Stanley 9th Baron Strange Knockin 5th Baron Mohun Dunster was born to Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby [aged 25] and Eleanor Neville Baroness Stanley [aged 13] at Knowsley, Lancashire. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England.
In 1471 [his mother] Eleanor Neville Baroness Stanley [aged 24] died. She was buried at St James Garlickhythe, Vintry.
Around 12th June 1472 [his father] Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby [aged 37] and [his step-mother] Margaret Beaufort Countess Richmond [aged 29] were married. She by marriage Queen Mann, Baroness Stanley. She the daughter of John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset and Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Somerset [aged 62]. They were third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1475 George Stanley 9th Baron Strange Knockin 5th Baron Mohun Dunster [aged 15] was appointed Knight of the Bath.
On 16th October 1479 John Strange 8th Baron Strange Knockin 4th Baron Mohun Dunster [aged 36] died. His daughter [his future wife] Joan [aged 19] succeeded 9th Baroness Strange Knockin, 5th Baroness Mohun of Dunster.
In 1482 George Stanley 9th Baron Strange Knockin 5th Baron Mohun Dunster [aged 22] by marriage Baron Strange Knockin, Baron Mohun of Dunster.
In 1482 George Stanley 9th Baron Strange Knockin 5th Baron Mohun Dunster [aged 22] and Joan Strange 9th Baroness Strange of Knockin 5th Baroness Dunster [aged 22] were married. He the son of Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby [aged 47] and Eleanor Neville Baroness Stanley. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England.
In 1485 [his son] Thomas Stanley 2nd Earl of Derby was born to George Stanley 9th Baron Strange Knockin 5th Baron Mohun Dunster [aged 25] and [his wife] Joan Strange 9th Baroness Strange of Knockin 5th Baroness Dunster [aged 25]. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. He married 17th December 1505 his second cousin Anne Hastings Countess Derby, daughter of Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns and Mary Hungerford Baroness Hastings, 4th Baroness Hungerford, 5th Baroness Botreaux and 2nd Baroness Moleyns, and had issue.
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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In 1485 George Stanley 9th Baron Strange Knockin 5th Baron Mohun Dunster [aged 25] was appointed Constable of Pontefract Castle and Constable of Knaresborough Castle.
On 22nd August 1485 King Richard III of England [aged 32] was killed during the Battle of Bosworth. His second cousin once removed Henry Tudor [aged 28] succeeded VII King of England.
Humphrey Cotes [aged 35] died. It isn't clear on which side he was fighting.
Those supporting Henry Tudor included:
John Blount 3rd Baron Mountjoy [aged 35].
John Cheney 1st Baron Cheyne [aged 43].
Richard Guildford [aged 35].
Walter Hungerford [aged 21].
[his father] Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby [aged 50].
Edward Woodville Lord Scales [aged 29].
Edward Courtenay 1st Earl Devon [aged 26].
Rhys ap Thomas Deheubarth [aged 36].
Jasper Tudor 1st Duke Bedford [aged 53].
William Beaumont 2nd Viscount Beaumont [aged 47].
Giles Daubeney 1st Baron Daubeney [aged 34].
[his uncle] William Stanley [aged 50].
Roger Kynaston of Myddle and Hordley [aged 52].
Henry Marney 1st Baron Marney [aged 38].
William Brandon [aged 29] was killed.
James Harrington [aged 55] was killed.
John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk [aged 60] was killed and attainted. He was buried firstly at Thetford Priory, Norfolk [Map] and therafter at Church of St Michael the Archangel, Framlingham [Map]. Duke Norfolk, Baron Mowbray, Baron Segrave, Baron Howard forfeit.
John Sacheverell [aged 85] was killed.
Philibert Chandee 1st Earl Bath
William Norreys [aged 44], Gilbert Talbot [aged 33], John de Vere 13th Earl of Oxford [aged 42] and John Savage [aged 41] commanded,.
Robert Poyntz [aged 35] was knighted.
Those who fought for Richard III included:
John Bourchier 6th Baron Ferrers of Groby [aged 47].
John Conyers [aged 74].
Thomas Dacre 2nd Baron Dacre Gilsland [aged 17].
William Berkeley 1st Marquess Berkeley [aged 59].
Richard Fitzhugh 6th Baron Fitzhugh [aged 28].
John Scrope 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton [aged 48].
Thomas Scrope 6th Baron Scrope of Masham [aged 26].
Henry Grey 4th or 7th Baron Grey of Codnor [aged 50].
Edmund Grey 1st Earl Kent [aged 68].
Ralph Neville 3rd Earl of Westmoreland [aged 29].
John de la Pole Earl Lincoln 1st [aged 23].
Humphrey Stafford [aged 59].
George Talbot 4th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 17].
Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk [aged 42] was wounded, captured and imprisoned in the Tower of London [Map] for three years. He was attainted; Earl Surrey forfeit.
Francis Lovell 1st Viscount Lovell [aged 29] fought and escaped.
John Zouche 7th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 26] was captured.
John Babington [aged 62], William Alington [aged 65], Robert Mortimer [aged 43], Robert Brackenbury, Richard Ratclyffe [aged 55] and Richard Bagot [aged 73] were killed
Walter Devereux Baron Ferrers of Chartley [aged 53] was killed.
William Catesby [aged 35] was executed at Leicester, Leicestershire [Map] after the battle.
George Stanley 9th Baron Strange Knockin 5th Baron Mohun Dunster [aged 25] held as a hostage by Richard III before the Battle of Bosworth.
Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland [aged 36] betrayed King Richard III of England by not committing his forces at the Battle of Bosworth.
John Iwardby [aged 35] was killed.
In 1486 George Stanley 9th Baron Strange Knockin 5th Baron Mohun Dunster [aged 26] was appointed Constable of Wicklow Castle and Chief Justice for the Duchy of Lancaster.
In 1486 [his son] James Stanley was born to George Stanley 9th Baron Strange Knockin 5th Baron Mohun Dunster [aged 26] and [his wife] Joan Strange 9th Baroness Strange of Knockin 5th Baroness Dunster [aged 26]. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. He married Anne Hart and had issue.
In 1487 George Stanley 9th Baron Strange Knockin 5th Baron Mohun Dunster [aged 27] was appointed 233rd Knight of the Garter by King Henry VII of England and Ireland [aged 29].
Around 1487 John Warburton [aged 28] and Jane Marie Stanley [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of [his uncle] William Stanley [aged 52] and niece of [his father] Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby [aged 52] She the daughter of William Stanley and Elizabeth Hopton Countess of Worcester [aged 60].
On 16th June 1487 a Lancastrian army defeated a Yorkist army at the Battle of Stoke Field; considered by many to be the last battle of the Wars of the Roses.
The Lancastrian army of Henry Tudor comprised:
John de Vere 13th Earl of Oxford [aged 44].
Jasper Tudor 1st Duke Bedford [aged 55].
George Talbot 4th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 19].
Henry Willoughby [aged 36].
John Cheney 1st Baron Cheyne [aged 45].
John Mordaunt [aged 31].
Richard Neville 2nd Baron Latimer of Snape [aged 19].
William Norreys [aged 46].
Edward Norreys [aged 23] wounded.
John Paston [aged 43].
George Stanley 9th Baron Strange Knockin 5th Baron Mohun Dunster [aged 27].
Edward Woodville Lord Scales [aged 31].
Thomas Lovell, knighted.
Henry Marney 1st Baron Marney [aged 40].
Edward Belknapp of Blackfriars in London
William Lyttelton [aged 37] who was knighted after the battle.
The Yorksists:
John de la Pole Earl Lincoln 1st [aged 25] was killed. Earl Lincoln extinct.
Thomas Fitzgerald [aged 29] and Martin Schwartz were killed.
Lambert Simnel [aged 10] fought and was captured. He was pardoned by King Henry VII and put to work in the in the royal kitchen as a spit-turner. When he grew older, he became a falconer. Almost no information about his later life is known.
Francis Lovell 1st Viscount Lovell [aged 31] fought and escaped. He was attainted. Viscount Lovell, Baron Deincourt, Baron Grey of Rotherfield, Baron Lovel of Titchmarsh, Baron Holand forfeit.
Edmund Peckham was granted the manors of Alford, Eccles, Alderley, Chester, and Flint.
Before November 1501 [his brother] Edward Stanley 1st Baron Monteagle [aged 39] and [his sister-in-law] Anne Harrington [aged 41] were married. He the son of [his father] Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby [aged 66] and [his mother] Eleanor Neville Baroness Stanley. They were half second cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1503 [his son] Thomas Stanley died.
Before 29th July 1504 George Stanley 9th Baron Strange Knockin 5th Baron Mohun Dunster [aged 44] died.
On 29th July 1504 [his father] Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby [aged 69] died. He was buried at Burscough Priory [Map]. His grandson [his son] Thomas [aged 19] succeeded 2nd Earl Derby, 10th Baron Strange Knockin, 6th Baron Mohun of Dunster, 3rd Baron Stanley.
In 1514 [his former wife] Joan Strange 9th Baroness Strange of Knockin 5th Baroness Dunster [aged 54] died.
[his son] Thomas Stanley was born to George Stanley 9th Baron Strange Knockin 5th Baron Mohun Dunster and Joan Strange 9th Baroness Strange of Knockin 5th Baroness Dunster. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England.
[his daughter] Margaret Stanley was born to George Stanley 9th Baron Strange Knockin 5th Baron Mohun Dunster and Joan Strange 9th Baroness Strange of Knockin 5th Baroness Dunster. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
[his daughter] Jane Stanley was born to George Stanley 9th Baron Strange Knockin 5th Baron Mohun Dunster and Joan Strange 9th Baroness Strange of Knockin 5th Baroness Dunster. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. She married before 1509 Robert Sheffield and had issue.
King Edward III of England 1312-1377
John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster 1340-1399
Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 1364-1425
Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland 1379-1440
John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby 1337-1388
Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby
Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey 1318-1372
Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey 1306-1376
Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 1407-1462
Richard Neville Earl Salisbury 1400-1460
Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent 1350-1397
Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales 1328-1385
Kings Wessex: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 10 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 16 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 11 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 17 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stanley
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Stanley
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mabel Hawkset
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Stanley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Massey
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Stanley
9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Lathom
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Ferrers
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Lathom
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
GrandFather: Thomas Stanley 1st Baron Stanley
10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Harrington
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Harrington 2nd Baron Harington
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Harrington 3rd Baron Harington
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter de Bermingham
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Bermingham
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington
Great x 3 Grandfather: Neil Loring
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Loring Baroness Harington
Father: Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Goushill
GrandMother: Jane Goushill Baroness Stanley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Fitzalan 2nd or 9th Earl of Arundel
4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey
5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Warenne Countess Arundel
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 4th or 11th Earl of Arundel
2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey
Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton
Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland
Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bohun Countess Arundel and Surrey
Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Badlesmere Countess Northampton
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
George Stanley 9th Baron Strange Knockin 5th Baron Mohun Dunster
3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby
8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby
4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Audley 1st Baron Audley of Stratton Audley
2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Iseult Mortimer
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland
5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 9th and 1st Baron Percy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Percy 10th and 2nd Baron Percy 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Fitzalan Baroness Percy
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Idonia Clifford Baroness Percy
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Clare Baroness Clifford Baroness Welles
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Richard Neville Earl Salisbury Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward II of England
Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Edward III of England
Son of King Edward II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella of France Queen Consort England
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William of Avesnes I Count Hainaut III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Valois Countess Zeeland Holland Avesnes and Hainaut
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland
Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Giles "Payne" Roet
Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Swynford aka Roet Duchess Lancaster
Mother: Eleanor Neville Baroness Stanley
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Montagu 1st Baron Montagu, Baron Monthermer
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Montagu 3rd Earl Salisbury
2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury
3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Adam Francis
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Francis Countess of Salisbury
GrandMother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Holland 1st Baron Holand
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent
4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Zouche Baroness Holand
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent
Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales
Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wake Countess Kent
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Holland
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Fitzalan 2nd or 9th Earl of Arundel
4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey
5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Warenne Countess Arundel
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey
Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England