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: Lumley
Maternal Family Tree: Katherine Swynford aka Roet Duchess Lancaster 1350-1403
George aka William Lumley was born to John Lumley 4th Baron Lumley and Joan Scrope Baroness Lumley. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward IV of England.
On 20th May 1510 [his grandfather] Richard Lumley 3rd Baron Lumley [aged 33] died. His son [his father] John [aged 18] succeeded 4th Baron Lumley.
In or before 1533 George aka William Lumley and Jane Knightley [aged 44] were married.
Around 1533 [his son] John Lumley 1st Baron Lumley was born to George aka William Lumley and [his wife] Jane Knightley [aged 45]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward IV of England. He married 1552 his third cousin once removed Jane Fitzalan Baroness Lumley, daughter of Henry Fitzalan 12th or 19th Earl of Arundel and Katherine Grey.
On 12th July 1537 Robert Aske [aged 37] was hanged in chains at Clifford's Tower. The date may have been Friday 06 Jul as implied by the letters of the Duke of Norfolk?
George aka William Lumley and Nicholas Tempest [aged 57] were hanged at Tyburn [Map].
Chronicle of Edward Hall [1496-1548]. December 1536. Also in the latter end of this yere, the lord Darcy [aged 69], Aske [aged 36], Sir Robert constable [aged 58], Sir Jhon Bulmer and his wyfe [aged 25], Sir Thomas Percie [aged 32] brother to the Erle of Northumberland [aged 34], Syr Stephen Hamelton, Nicholas Tempest [aged 56] Esquire, William Lumley, son to the [his father] lord Lumley [aged 44] began again to conspire, although they before had every one of them their pardons, and now they were all taken and brought to the Tower of London [Map].
Chronicle of Edward Hall [1496-1548]. 2nd June 1537 In June the lord Darcy [aged 70] and the lord Hosey [Map] were arraigned at Westminster before the Marques of Exceter [aged 41], then High Steward of England, and they were both found guilty and had their judgement as in cases of high treason.
After 2nd June 1537. Shortly after were also arraigned Sir Robert Constable [aged 59], Sir Thomas Percy [deceased], Sir Fraunces Bygod [deceased], Sir Stephin Hamelton, Sir Jhon Bulmer and his wife [deceased], which some reported was not his wife but his paramour, also William Lumley, Nicholas Tempest [aged 57], and the Abbots of Jerney [deceased] and Rivers, and Robert Aske [aged 37], and all found guilty of high treason, and all put to death at Tiborne [Map], saving Sir Robert Constable, which was hanged in chains on Beverley gate at Hull and Aske was also hanged in chains in Yorke on a Tower, and Sir John Bulmer's Paramour, was burned in Smithfclde [Map] in London. And in the latter end of June, was the Lord Darcy beheaded at Tower Hill [Map], and shortly after was the Lord Hosey beheaded at Lyncolne [Map].
Chronicle of Greyfriars. 2nd June 1537. Also the 2nd day of June was drawn from the Tower of London to Tyborne Sir Thomas Percy [aged 33], sir Frances Bigod [aged 29], George Lumley heir to the [his father] Lord Lumley [aged 45], William Wood prior of Bridlington, Adam Sedbar [aged 35] abbott of Jervaulx [Map], and they were hanged, headed, and quartered, save sir Thomas Percy for he was but headed and was buried at the Cross Friars [Map], and the quarters of all the residee was buried at the Gray Friars in the cloister on the North side in the pamet [pavement?].
Before 1537 [his father] John Lumley 4th Baron Lumley [aged 44] and [his mother] Joan Scrope Baroness Lumley were married. She by marriage Baroness Lumley. They were third cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Edward IV of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1545 [his father] John Lumley 4th Baron Lumley [aged 53] died. He was buried at Guisborough Priory [Map]. Baron Lumley forfeit since his son George aka William Lumley was been executed eight years previously and whose attainder (presuming there was one) prevented his grandson John Lumley [aged 12] from succeeding to the title. His grandson John Lumley 1st Baron Lumley was created Baron Lumley of the third creation in 1547.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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[his daughter] Barbara Lumley was born to George aka William Lumley and Jane Knightley. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward IV of England. She married before 1564 Humphrey Llwyd aka Lluyd.
Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 12 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 18 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 13 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 10 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 11 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lumley
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Lumley 1st Baron Lumley
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Felicia Wodecok
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Lumley 2nd Baron Lumley
8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Harrington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Harrington Baroness Knightley
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Lumley
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Thornton
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Thornton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Thornton Baroness Lumley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Greystoke 4th Baron Greystoke
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Greystoke
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ferrers Baroness Greystoke
Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Richard Lumley 3rd Baron Lumley
Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard of Conisbrough 1st Earl Cambridge
Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York
Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Mortimer
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Edward IV of England
2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland
5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Cecily "Rose of Raby" Neville Duchess York
Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland
Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth York
Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Waite
Father: John Lumley 4th Baron Lumley
Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Conyers
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher Conyers
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Conyers
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Conyers
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Darcy 5th Baron Darcy of Knayth
7 x Great Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Darcy 6th Baron Darcy of Knayth
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Grey Baroness Darcy Knayth
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Darcy
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Fitzhugh 3rd Baron Fitzhugh
5 x Great Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Fitzhugh Baroness Darcy Knayth and Fitzhugh
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Baroness Fitzhugh
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Anne Conyers Baroness Lumley
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby
4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland
5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Neville 1st Earl Kent
Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland
Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Swynford aka Roet Duchess Lancaster
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Neville
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Fauconberg 4th Baron Fauconberg 4 x Great Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Fauconberg 5th Baron Fauconberg 5 x Great Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Pateshull Baroness Fauconberg
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Fauconberg Countess Kent 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Brounflete Baroness Fauconberg
George aka William Lumley
2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Scrope 3rd Baron Scrope of Bolton
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Scrope 4th Baron Scrope of Bolton
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Neville Baroness Scrope Bolton
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Scrope 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Scrope 4th Baron Scrope of Masham
5 x Great Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Scrope Baroness Scrope Bolton
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Chaworth Baroness Scrope Masham
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Scrope 6th Baron Scrope of Bolton
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John
16 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandfather: Oliver St John
17 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Paulet
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth St John Baroness Scrope Bolton Baroness Zouche Harringworth
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beauchamp 3rd Baron Beauchamp Bletsoe
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Somerset
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Edith Stourton Baroness Beauchamp Bletsoe
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
GrandFather: Henry Scrope 7th Baron Scrope of Bolton
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Hotspur" Percy 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mortimer Baroness Camoys
Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland
5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Neville Countess Northumberland
Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland
Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Percy Baroness Scrope Bolton 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Poynings 4th Baron Poynings
9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Poynings
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Grey Baroness Poynings
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Berkeley
4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bettershorne
Mother: Joan Scrope Baroness Lumley
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Dacre 5th Baron Dacre Gilsland, Baron Multon of Gilsand
18 x Great Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Dacre 6th Baron Dacre Gilsland
9 x Great Grand Son of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Douglas Baroness Dacre Gilsland
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King David I of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland
5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa Neville Baroness Dacre of Gilsland
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Stafford Baroness Neville Raby
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Dacre 2nd Baron Dacre Gilsland
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Parr
6 x Great Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Parr
7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Crophull 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mabel Parr Baroness Dacre of Gilsland
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Tunstall
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Tunstall
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Harrington
GrandMother: Mabel Dacre Baroness Scrope Bolton
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Greystoke 4th Baron Greystoke
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Greystoke 5th Baron Greystoke
2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ferrers Baroness Greystoke
Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Greystoke
3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fitzhugh 4th Baron Fitzhugh
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzhugh Baroness Greystoke
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Willoughby Baroness Fitzhugh
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Greystoke 6th Baroness Greystoke Baroness Dacre of Gilsland
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Grey
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Grey 1st Earl Kent
2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Holland Countess Norfolk and Nottingham
Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Percy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Neville Countess Northumberland
Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England