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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Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet is in Painters.
On 9th June 1860 [his father] Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (age 26) and [his mother] Georgiana Macdonald Lady Burne-Jones (age 19) were married at Manchester Cathedral [Map].
Memorials of Edward Burne-Jones 1861. Before the birth of our first child [Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet] we removed from Russell Place into a larger set of rooms just left by Mr. Henry Wallis, at No. 62, Great Russell Street. Here Edward's studio was again only the front room on the first floor, but as the house was opposite to the British Museum the large open space before it gave a better painting light than usual. Behind the studio and communicating with it by a door was our sitting-room, and beyond that a very small third one. The outlook of the sitting-room was upon a little back-yard entirely built over and covered with a skylight; beyond this was the high blank wall of the back of a house. This had once been coloured and was now blotched in a leprous way. Our own walls inside were beautified with some old tapestry left there by Mr. Wallis while he was travelling abroad.
On 21st October 1861 Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet was born to [his father] Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (age 28) and [his mother] Georgiana Macdonald Lady Burne-Jones (age 21). He was baptised at Manchester Cathedral [Map] with his godfathers, by proxy, being John Ruskin (age 42) and Dante Gabriel Rossetti (age 33). See Memorials of Edward Burne-Jones.
In 1864 Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet (age 2) contracted scarlet fever which his mother [his mother] Georgiana Macdonald Lady Burne-Jones (age 23) then contracted which bring about the premature birth of her second child who died soon afterwards.
From 1883. [his father] Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (age 49). Portrait of his wife [his mother] Georgiana Macdonald Lady Burne-Jones (age 42) and their children Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet (age 21) and [his sister] Margaret Burne-Jones (age 16).
Margaret Burne-Jones: Around July 1866 she was born to Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet and Georgiana Macdonald Lady Burne-Jones at 41 Kensington Square. In 1953 she died.
1892. Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet (age 30). Portrait of Edward Lucas Ridsdale of Rottingdean, Sussex (age 59).
Edward Lucas Ridsdale of Rottingdean, Sussex: In 1833 he was born. On 14th March 1861 he and Esther Lucy Thacker were married. In 1901 he died.
1893. Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet (age 31). Portrait of Susan Stirling Findlay (age 22) aka Ridsdale.
Susan Stirling Findlay: On 12th August 1870 she was born. In 1900 Edward Aurelian Ridsdale and she were married. On 9th June 1935 she died
1893. Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet (age 31). Portrait of Edward Aurelian Ridsdale (age 28).
Edward Aurelian Ridsdale: On 23rd February 1864 he was born to Edward Lucas Ridsdale of Rottingdean, Sussex and Esther Lucy Thacker. On 6th September 1923 he died.
1898. Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet (age 36). Portrait of his father [his father] Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (age 64).
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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On 17th June 1898 [his father] Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet (age 64) died. His son Philip (age 36) succeeded 2nd Baronet Burne-Jones of Rottingdean in Sussex and The Grange in Fulham in London.
1906. Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet (age 44). Portrait of Esther Lucy Thacker (age 63).
Esther Lucy Thacker: Around November 1842 she was born. On 28th August 1909 she died.
1909. Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet (age 47). Portrait of Edward Poynter 1st Baronet (age 72).
On 2nd February 1920 [his mother] Georgiana Macdonald Lady Burne-Jones (age 79) died.
1921. Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet (age 59). Portrait of John William Strutt 3rd Baron Rayleigh.
John William Strutt 3rd Baron Rayleigh: On 12th November 1842 he was born to John James Strutt 2nd Baron Rayleigh. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. In 1871 John William Strutt 3rd Baron Rayleigh and Evelyn Georgiana Mary Balfour Baroness Rayleigh were married. In 1873 John James Strutt 2nd Baron Rayleigh died. His son John succeeded 3rd Baron Rayleigh of Terling Place in Essex. Evelyn Georgiana Mary Balfour Baroness Rayleigh by marriage Baroness Rayleigh of Terling Place in Essex. On 30th June 1919 John William Strutt 3rd Baron Rayleigh died. His son Robert succeeded 4th Baron Rayleigh of Terling Place in Essex.
On 21st June 1926 Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet (age 64) died. Baronet Burne-Jones of Rottingdean in Sussex and The Grange in Fulham in London extinct.
GrandFather: Edward Richard Jones
Father: Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1st Baronet
GrandMother: Elizabeth Coley
Philip Burne-Jones 2nd Baronet
GrandFather: Reverend George Browne Macdonald
Mother: Georgiana Macdonald Lady Burne-Jones
GrandMother: Hannah Jones