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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: Chetwynd
On 9th May 1632 Walter Chetwynd was born to [his uncle] Walter Chetwynd (age 34) and [his mother] Frances Hesilrige (age 17).
On 2nd July 1632 [his uncle] Walter Chetwynd (age 34) and [his mother] Frances Hesilrige (age 17) were married at St Dunstan's in the West, Fleet Street [Map].
On 31st May 1638 [his grandfather] Walter Chetwynd (age 78) died. His son [his uncle] Walter Chetwynd (age 40) inherited Ingestre Hall, Staffordshire.
On 14th September 1668 Walter Chetwynd (age 36) and Anne Bagot (age 25) were married. They had one daughter, Frances, who died aged around ten years.
On 19th April 1669 [his uncle] Walter Chetwynd (age 71) died. His son Walter Chetwynd (age 36) inherited Ingestre Hall, Staffordshire.
On 6th December 1671 [his wife] Anne Bagot (age 28) died. Monument at St Mary the Virgin Church, Ingestre [Map], right side [her husband Walter Chetwynd (age 39) on left]...
Anne Bagot: Around 1643 she was born to Edward Bagot 2nd Baronet. On 14th September 1668 Walter Chetwynd and she were married. They had one daughter, Frances, who died aged around ten years.
In 1676 Walter Chetwynd (age 43) commissioned the building of St Mary the Virgin Church, Ingestre [Map]. The church is attributed to Christopher Wren (age 52) who was a friend of Walter Chetwynd. Pevsner writes: "A drawing by Wren annotated 'Mr Chetwynd's Tower' exists...Wren worked almost exclusively for the King...but in the case of St Mary('s Church, Ingestre) the exquisite quality speaks unequivocally." The church was consecrated in August 1677 with a full day of services with "the Bishop baptizing a child, churching a woman, joining a couple in matrimony and burying another, all on the same day...the idea was to emphasize that this was a Parish Church, and not a private Chapel for the Chetwynd family."
On 16th November 1686 [his mother] Frances Hesilrige (age 71) died.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 21st March 1693 Walter Chetwynd (age 60) died of smallpox. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Ingestre [Map]. John Chetwynd of Boughton (age 50) inherited Ingestre Hall, Staffordshire.
After 21st February 1736. St Mary the Virgin Church, Ingestre [Map]. Monument, left side, to Walter Chetwynd.
Monument, left middle, to Walter Chetwynd 1st Viscount Chetwynd (deceased) and his wife Mary Berkeley Viscountess Chetwynd (age 65).
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Chetwynd
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cheywynd
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Egerton 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Chetwynd of Ingestre, Staffordshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Ferrers 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ferrers 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Harpur 
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Chetwynd of Ingestre in Staffordshire 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Walter Chetwynd 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Middlemore of Edgbaston in Warwickshire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margery Middlemore
Father: Walter Chetwynd 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Archdeacon John Mullins
GrandMother: Mary Mullins
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Thicknes
Walter Chetwynd 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Edward Hesilrige of Thedingworth in Leicestershire
Mother: Frances Hesilrige