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: Green
Maternal Family Tree: Joan Beauchamp 1370
In or before 1489 [her father] Thomas Green (age 27) and [her mother] Joan aka Jane Fogge (age 22) were married.
On 6th April 1492 Maud Green was born to [her father] Thomas Green (age 31) and [her mother] Joan aka Jane Fogge (age 26) at Northamptonshire.
On 9th November 1506 [her father] Thomas Green (age 45) died at the Tower of London [Map] having been imprisoned on a charge of treason. His daughters [her sister] Anne Green Baroness Vaux of Harrowden (age 17) and Maud Green (age 14) inherited his estate.
In 1508 Thomas Parr (age 25) and Maud Green (age 15) were married. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England.
After 29th January 1508 [her brother-in-law] Nicholas Vaux 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 48) and [her sister] Anne Green Baroness Vaux of Harrowden (age 19) were married. The difference in their ages was 29 years.
After 11th June 1509 Maud Green (age 17) was appointed Lady in Waiting to Catherine of Aragon Queen Consort England (age 23).
In 1512 [her son] William Parr 1st Marquess Northampton was born to [her husband] Thomas Parr (age 29) and Maud Green (age 19) at Blackfriars Church Holborn. He married (1) 9th February 1527 his third cousin once removed Anne Bourchier 7th Baroness Bourchier, daughter of Henry Bourchier 2nd Earl Essex 3rd Count of Eu and Mary Saye Countess Essex and Eu (2) 1548 his fourth cousin Elisabeth Brooke Marchioness Northampton, daughter of George Brooke 9th Baron Cobham and Anne Braye Baroness Cobham (3) May 1571 Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton.
In August 1512 [her daughter] Catherine Parr Queen Consort England was born to [her husband] Thomas Parr (age 29) and Maud Green (age 20). She married (1) 1529 her fourth cousin Edward Burgh, son of Thomas Burgh 7th Baron Cobham 5th Baron Strabolgi 1st Baron Burgh and Agnes Tyrwhitt Baroness Cobham, Strabolgi and Burgh (2) July 1534 her third cousin once removed John Neville 3rd Baron Latimer, son of Richard Neville 2nd Baron Latimer of Snape and Anne Stafford Baroness Latimer (3) 12th July 1543 her third cousin once removed King Henry VIII of England and Ireland, son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland and Elizabeth York Queen Consort England (4) May 1547 her sixth cousin Thomas Seymour 1st Baron Seymour and had issue.
On 15th June 1515 [her daughter] Anne Parr Countess Pembroke was born to [her husband] Thomas Parr (age 32) and Maud Green (age 23). She married 1528 William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke and had issue.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 11th November 1517 [her husband] Thomas Parr (age 34) died.
On 27th April 1523 [her brother-in-law] Nicholas Vaux 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 63) was created 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden. [her sister] Anne Green Baroness Vaux of Harrowden (age 34) by marriage Baroness Vaux Harrowden.
Before 14th May 1523 [her sister] Anne Green Baroness Vaux of Harrowden (age 34) died.
On 9th February 1527 [her son] William Parr 1st Marquess Northampton (age 15) and [her daughter-in-law] Anne Bourchier 7th Baroness Bourchier (age 10) were married. They lived apart for the first twelve years of their marriage. She the daughter of Henry Bourchier 2nd Earl Essex 3rd Count of Eu and Mary Saye Countess Essex and Eu (age 53). They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1528 [her son-in-law] William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke (age 27) and [her daughter] Anne Parr Countess Pembroke (age 12) were married.
In 1529 [her son-in-law] Edward Burgh and [her daughter] Catherine Parr Queen Consort England (age 16) were married. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 1st December 1531 Maud Green (age 39) died.
Around 1532 Hans Holbein The Younger (age 35). Drawing of an unknown lady. Possibly Maud Green.
Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Green
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Green
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Drayton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Green
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Green
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Talbot 3rd Baron Talbot
8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Talbot 7th Baron Strange Blackmere 4th Baron Talbot
2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Petronella Butler
Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Talbot
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Strange 4th Baron Strange Blackmere
4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Fitzalan Baroness Strange Blackmere
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
GrandFather: Thomas Green
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Ferrers 3rd Baron Ferrers of Chartley
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Ferrers 4th Baron Ferrers of Chartley
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Unknown Baroness Ferrers Chartley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Ferrers 5th Baron Ferrers of Chartley
3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stafford Baroness Cobham, Ferrers and Strange
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Audley Countess Stafford
Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Philippa Ferrers
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Despencer
Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Despencer 1st Baron Despencer, Baron Burghesh
2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Ferrers
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Despencer Baroness Ferrers of Chartley
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bartholomew "The Younger" Burghesh 2nd Baron Burghesh
5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Burghesh 3rd Baron Burghesh
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Weyland 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Father: Thomas Green
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Throckmorton of Fladbury
GrandMother: Maud Throckmorton
Maud Green
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: John Fogge
Mother: Joan aka Jane Fogge
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Haute
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Haute
GrandMother: Alice Haute
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Woodville
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Woodville
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Woodville
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Bittelsgate
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Bittelsgate
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beauchamp
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Beauchamp