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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Paternal Family Tree: Guest
Maternal Family Tree: Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry 1800-1865
On 25th May 1868 [his father] Ivor Bertie Guest [aged 32] and [his mother] Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill Baroness Wimborne [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough [aged 45] and [his grandmother] Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough [aged 46].
On 16th January 1873 Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne was born to Ivor Bertie Guest [aged 37] and Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill Baroness Wimborne [aged 25].
On 30th April 1880 [his father] Ivor Bertie Guest [aged 44] was created 1st Baron Wimborne of Canford Magna in Dorset. [his mother] Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill Baroness Wimborne [aged 32] by marriage Baroness Wimborne of Canford Magna in Dorset.
On 24th January 1891 [his brother-in-law] George Bridges Rodney 7th Baron Rodney [aged 33] and [his sister] Corisande Evelyn Vere Guest Baroness Rodney were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. She by marriage Baroness Rodney of Rodney Stoke in Somerset.
On 8th February 1899 [his brother-in-law] Matthew White Ridley 2nd Viscount Ridley [aged 24] and [his sister] Rosamond Cornelia Gwladys Guest Viscountess Ridley were married.
In 1900 Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne [aged 26] was elected MP Plymouth which seat he held until 1906.
In 1900 Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne [aged 26] was appointed High Sheriff of Glamorganshire.
In 1902 [his brother-in-law] George Bridges Rodney 7th Baron Rodney [aged 44] and [his sister] Corisande Evelyn Vere Guest Baroness Rodney were divorced.
On 10th February 1902 Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne [aged 29] and Alice Katherine Sibell Grosvenor [aged 21] were married.
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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On 21st February 1903 [his son] Ivor Grosvenor Guest 2nd Viscount Wimborne was born to Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne [aged 30] and [his wife] Alice Katherine Sibell Grosvenor [aged 22]. He married 22nd November 1938 his third cousin Mabel Edith Fox-Strangways Viscountess Wimborne, daughter of Giles Fox-Strangways 6th Earl of Ilchester and Helen Vane-Tempest-Stewart Countess Ilchester, and had issue.
On 28th November 1904 Matthew White Ridley 1st Viscount Ridley [aged 62] died. His son [his brother-in-law] Matthew [aged 29] succeeded 2nd Viscount Ridley of Blagdon and Blyth in Northumberland, 2nd Baron Wensleydale of Blagdon and Blyth in Northumberland, 6th Baronet Ridley of Blagdon in Northumberland. [his sister] Rosamond Cornelia Gwladys Guest Viscountess Ridley by marriage Viscountess Ridley of Blagdon and Blyth in Northumberland.
In 1906 Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne [aged 32] was elected MP Cardiff which seat he held until 1910.
In 1910 Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne [aged 36] was appointed Paymaster-General which office he held until 1912.
On 15th March 1910 Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne [aged 37] was created 1st Baron Ashby St Ledgers of Ashby St Ledgers in Northampton.
In 1913 Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne [aged 39] was appointed Lord in Waiting to King George VI of the United Kingdom [aged 17] which position he held until 1915.
On 22nd February 1914 [his father] Ivor Bertie Guest [aged 78] died. His son Ivor [aged 41] succeeded 2nd Baron Wimborne of Canford Magna in Dorset, 3rd Baronet Guest of Dowlais in Glamorganshire.
In 1915 Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne [aged 41] was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
On 15th June 1918 Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne [aged 45] was created 1st Viscount Wimborne of Canford Magna in Dorset.
On 22nd January 1927 [his mother] Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill Baroness Wimborne [aged 79] died.
On 22nd November 1938 [his son] Ivor Grosvenor Guest 2nd Viscount Wimborne [aged 35] and [his daughter-in-law] Mabel Edith Fox-Strangways Viscountess Wimborne [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Giles Fox-Strangways 6th Earl of Ilchester [aged 64] and Helen Vane-Tempest-Stewart Countess Ilchester [aged 62]. They were third cousins.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 14th June 1939 Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne [aged 66] died. His son Ivor [aged 36] succeeded 2nd Viscount Wimborne of Canford Magna in Dorset, 2nd Baron Ashby St Ledgers of Ashby St Ledgers in Northampton, 3rd Baron Wimborne of Canford Magna in Dorset, 4th Baronet Guest of Dowlais in Glamorganshire. Mabel Edith Fox-Strangways Viscountess Wimborne [aged 21] by marriage Viscountess Wimborne of Canford Magna in Dorset.
On 17th April 1948 [his former wife] Alice Katherine Sibell Grosvenor [aged 67] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 26 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 20 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
GrandFather: John Josiah Guest 1st Baronet
Father: Ivor Bertie Guest 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Bertie 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Bertie 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Tryon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Peregrine Bertie 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Albermarle Bertie 9th Earl Lindsey 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Payne
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Payne
GrandMother: Charlotte Elizabeth Bertie 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Peter Layard
Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Layard Countess Lindsey
Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne 12 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Spencer 4th Duke of Marlborough 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trevor Duchess of Marlborough 
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Spencer-Churchill 5th Duke of Marlborough 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Russell 4th Duke Bedford 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Russell Duchess of Marlborough 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Leveson-Gower Duchess Bedford 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Spencer-Churchill 6th Duke of Marlborough 9 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 
6 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway 7 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Susan Stewart Duchess of Marlborough 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Dashwood 2nd Baronet 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood
GrandFather: John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough 10 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 6 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway 7 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway 8 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Dashwood 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Stewart Duchess of Marlborough 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Bayly 2nd Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Paget Lady Plas Newydd Anglesey 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Paget Countess Galloway 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Very Reverend Arthur Champagné
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge
Mother: Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill Baroness Wimborne 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Stewart of Ballylawn in County Donegal 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cowan
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Cowan
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry 
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Pratt
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Pratt 1st Earl Camden
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Pratt Marchioness Londonderry
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Jeffreys of The Priory Breconshire
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Jeffreys
GrandMother: Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Vane of Long Newton 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Vane 1st Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ann Machon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Vane-Tempest 2nd Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Tempest of Sherburne Durham 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Tempest
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Shuttleworth
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England