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: Biddulph
In 1654 Michael Biddulph 2nd Baronet was born to Theophilus Biddulph 1st Baronet [aged 42].
On 31st December 1673 Michael Biddulph 2nd Baronet [aged 19] and Henrietta Maria Whitley [aged 20] were married at Westminster Abbey [Map].
In 1678 Michael Biddulph 2nd Baronet [aged 24] stood for MP Lichfield but was defeated.
In 1679 Michael Biddulph 2nd Baronet [aged 25] was elected MP Lichfield.
In April 1683 [his father] Theophilus Biddulph 1st Baronet [aged 71] died at Greenwich, Kent [Map]. On 14th April 1683 he was buried at Stow Church Lichfield. His son Michael [aged 29] succeeded 2nd Baronet Biddulph of Westcombe in Kent.
Around 1685 [his son] Theophilus Biddulph 3rd Baronet was born to Michael Biddulph 2nd Baronet [aged 31] and [his wife] Henrietta Maria Whitley [aged 32].
Around September 1689 [his wife] Henrietta Maria Whitley [aged 36] died. On 15th September 1689 she was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map].
Roger Whitley's Diary. 3rd May 1690. Satorday, I went to Chester, visited Scranmore & Anderson & Angell; dined with G.Mainwaring [aged 47] there was Crew, Sir William Russell, Palmer, 2 other Captaines Morgan, Bedisford & Minshall, &c. after dinner came Scranmore, then Angell; I left them past 4; visited Booth; went to Jacksons, discoursed Hunt awhile in the streete; Hall Bingley, Salisbury, came after me to Jacksons, dranck a glasse of wine, left us; then came Minshall, Richard Wright, Farington, Lloyd, Hardware, &c. I left them before 7, Morgan went home with me. I found Sir Michael Bidolph [aged 36] at Peele.
In 1695 Michael Biddulph 2nd Baronet [aged 41] was elected MP Lichfield.
On 25th November 1696 Michael Biddulph 2nd Baronet [aged 42] and Richard Dowdeswell of Pull Court, Bushley, Worcestershire [aged 43] voted for the attainder of John Fenwick 3rd Baronet [aged 51].
On 7th March 1697 Michael Biddulph 2nd Baronet [aged 43] and Elizabeth D'Oyly were married.
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 1702 Michael Biddulph 2nd Baronet [aged 48] was elected MP Lichfield despite his being in prison at the time for debts.
On 20th April 1718 Michael Biddulph 2nd Baronet [aged 64] died. He was buried at Greenwich, Kent [Map] on 1st May 1718. His son Theophilus [aged 33] succeeded 3rd Baronet Biddulph of Westcombe in Kent.
In April 1740 [his former wife] Elizabeth D'Oyly died.