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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On 1st August 1894 Mona Stapleton 11th Baroness Beaumont and Baroness Howard was born to Miles Stapleton 10th Baron Beaumont [aged 44].
On 16th September 1895 [her father] Miles Stapleton 10th Baron Beaumont [aged 45] died without male issue. Baron Beaumont abeyant between his two infant daughters Mona Stapleton 11th Baroness Beaumont and Baroness Howard [aged 1] and [her sister] Ivy Mary Stapleton, the latter being born three weeks after his death.
On 1st June 1896 Mona Stapleton 11th Baroness Beaumont and Baroness Howard [aged 1] abeyance terminated 11th Baroness Beaumont.
On 5th September 1914 Bernard Fitzalan Howard 3rd Baron Howard [aged 29] and Mona Stapleton 11th Baroness Beaumont and Baroness Howard [aged 20] were married.
On 21st July 1915 [her son] Miles Stapleton Fitzalan Howard 17th Duke of Norfolk was born to [her husband] Bernard Fitzalan Howard 3rd Baron Howard [aged 30] and Mona Stapleton 11th Baroness Beaumont and Baroness Howard [aged 20]. He married 4th July 1949 Anne Constable-Maxwell Duchess Norfolk and had issue.
In 1916 [her son] Michael Stapleton Fitzalan Howard was born to [her husband] Bernard Fitzalan Howard 3rd Baron Howard [aged 30] and Mona Stapleton 11th Baroness Beaumont and Baroness Howard [aged 21].
In 1919 [her daughter] Mariegold Magdalane Fitzalan Howard was born to [her husband] Bernard Fitzalan Howard 3rd Baron Howard [aged 33] and Mona Stapleton 11th Baroness Beaumont and Baroness Howard [aged 24].
In 1922 [her son] Martin Fitzalan Howard was born to [her husband] Bernard Fitzalan Howard 3rd Baron Howard [aged 36] and Mona Stapleton 11th Baroness Beaumont and Baroness Howard [aged 27]. He married before 2003 Bridget Anne Keppel.
In 1924 [her daughter] Miriam Fitzalan Howard was born to [her husband] Bernard Fitzalan Howard 3rd Baron Howard [aged 38] and Mona Stapleton 11th Baroness Beaumont and Baroness Howard [aged 29].
In 1924 [her father-in-law] Francis Edward Fitzalan Howard 2nd Baron Howard [aged 64] died. His son [her husband] Bernard [aged 38] succeeded 3rd Baron Howard of Glossop in Derbyshire at St Mary's Church Carlton Selby. Mona Stapleton 11th Baroness Beaumont and Baroness Howard [aged 29] by marriage Baroness Howard of Glossop in Derbyshire.
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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In 1927 [her daughter] Miranda Fitzalan Howard was born to [her husband] Bernard Fitzalan Howard 3rd Baron Howard [aged 41] and Mona Stapleton 11th Baroness Beaumont and Baroness Howard [aged 32].
In 1931 [her daughter] Mirabel Fitzalan Howard was born to [her husband] Bernard Fitzalan Howard 3rd Baron Howard [aged 45] and Mona Stapleton 11th Baroness Beaumont and Baroness Howard [aged 36].
In 1934 [her son] Mark Fitzalan Fitzalan Howard was born to [her husband] Bernard Fitzalan Howard 3rd Baron Howard [aged 48] and Mona Stapleton 11th Baroness Beaumont and Baroness Howard [aged 39].
On 4th July 1949 [her son] Miles Stapleton Fitzalan Howard 17th Duke of Norfolk [aged 33] and [her daughter-in-law] Anne Constable-Maxwell Duchess Norfolk [aged 21] were married.
On 31st August 1971 Mona Stapleton 11th Baroness Beaumont and Baroness Howard [aged 77] died. Her son Miles [aged 56] succeeded 12th Baron Beaumont.
On 24th August 1972 [her former husband] Bernard Fitzalan Howard 3rd Baron Howard [aged 87] died. His son Miles [aged 57] succeeded 4th Baron Howard of Glossop in Derbyshire. Anne Constable-Maxwell Duchess Norfolk [aged 44] by marriage Baroness Howard of Glossop in Derbyshire.
Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Stapleton of Carlton in Yorkshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Stapleton of Carlton Towers in Yorkshire 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Miles Stapleton of Drax in Yorkshire 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Stapleton of Carlton Towers in Yorkshire 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Bertie 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Willoughby Bertie 3rd Earl of Abingdon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Willoughby 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Bertie 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Collins
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Maria Collins Countess Abingdon
GrandFather: Miles Thomas Stapleton 8th Baron Beaumont 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Gerard 5th Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Gerard 6th Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Cansfield Gerard 9th Baronet 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maria Juliana Garard 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Anderton of Euxton Hall, Lancashire
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Anderton Lady Gerard 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Molyneux 5th Viscount Molyneux 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Molyneux 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Brudenell Viscountess Molyneux 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Miles Stapleton 10th Baron Beaumont 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Browne 5th Baronet 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Browne 1st Baron Kilmaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Browne 2nd Baron Kilmaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Cavendish Browne 3rd Baron Kilmaine 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Cavendish 1st Baronet 
12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Cavendish 2nd Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Pyne 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Cavendish 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Bradshaw 1st Baroness Waterpark
GrandMother: Isabella Anne Browne Baroness Beaumont 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Mona Stapleton 11th Baroness Beaumont and Baroness Howard 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England