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 15th April 1806 Samuel Rayner was born.
In 1824 Samuel Rayner (age 17) and Anne Manser were married.
On 21st June 1832 [his daughter] Louise Ingram Rayner was born to Samuel Rayner (age 26) and [his wife] Anne Manser at Matlock Bath, Derbyshire [Map].
Around 1833. Samuel Rayner (age 26). "St John's Church, Derby [Map]".
Around 1855. Samuel Rayner (age 48). "Watercolour".
Before 1879. Samuel Rayner (age 72). "Herstmonceux Castle, East Sussex [Map]".
Before 1879. Samuel Rayner (age 72). "View of Chatsworth [Map]".
Before 1879. Samuel Rayner (age 72). "Barons, Chapel Haddon Hall [Map] Derbyshire".
Before 1879. Samuel Rayner (age 72). "The Crypt, Wells Cathedral [Map]".
Before 1879. Samuel Rayner (age 72). "Attic in Haddon Hall [Map]".
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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Before 1879. Samuel Rayner (age 72). "Tomb in the Crypt of Arundel Castle [Map]".
In 1879 Samuel Rayner (age 72) died.