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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Biography of Wilbraham Egerton 1st Earl Egerton 1832-1909

Paternal Family Tree: Tatton

In 1830 [his father] Wilbraham Egerton 1st Baron Egerton Tatton [aged 23] and [his mother] Charlotte Elizabeth Loftus Baroness Egerton Tatton were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] John Loftus 2nd Marquess Ely [aged 59].

On 17th January 1832 Wilbraham Egerton 1st Earl Egerton was born to Wilbraham Egerton 1st Baron Egerton Tatton [aged 25] and Charlotte Elizabeth Loftus Baroness Egerton Tatton.

1854. Henry Tanworth Wells [aged 25]. Portrait of Wilbraham Egerton 1st Earl Egerton [aged 21].

On 15th October 1857 Wilbraham Egerton 1st Earl Egerton [aged 25] and Mary Amherst Baroness Egerton [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of William Amherst 2nd Earl Amherst [aged 52] and Gertrude Percy Countess Amherst [aged 43].

In 1861 [his daughter] Gertrude Egerton Countess Albemarle was born to Wilbraham Egerton 1st Earl Egerton [aged 28] and [his wife] Mary Amherst Baroness Egerton [aged 23]. She married 1881 Arnold Keppel 8th Earl Albermarle, son of William Keppel 7th Earl Albermarle and Sophia Mary MacNab of Dundurn Castle, and had issue.

On 27th August 1862 [his brother-in-law] William Archer Amherst 3rd Earl Amherst [aged 26] and Julia Mann Countess Amherst were married at Linton, Kent [Map]. She the daughter of James Mann 5th Earl Cornwallis. He the son of [his father-in-law] William Amherst 2nd Earl Amherst [aged 56] and [his mother-in-law] Gertrude Percy Countess Amherst [aged 47].

In 1867 [his brother] Alan Egerton 3rd Baron Egerton Tatton [aged 21] and [his sister-in-law] Anna Louisa Taylor Baroness Egerton [aged 16] were married.

In 1881 [his son-in-law] Arnold Keppel 8th Earl Albermarle [aged 22] and Gertrude Egerton Countess Albemarle [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Wilbraham Egerton 1st Earl Egerton [aged 48] and Mary Amherst Baroness Egerton [aged 43]. He the son of William Keppel 7th Earl Albermarle [aged 48] and Sophia Mary MacNab of Dundurn Castle [aged 48].

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 February 1883 [his father] Wilbraham Egerton 1st Baron Egerton Tatton [aged 76] died. His son Wilbraham [aged 51] succeeded 2nd Baron Egerton Tatton. [his wife] Mary Amherst Baroness Egerton [aged 45] by marriage Baroness Egerton Tatton.

On 26th March 1886 [his father-in-law] William Amherst 2nd Earl Amherst [aged 80] died at Montreal Park, Sevenoaks. His son [his brother-in-law] William [aged 50] succeeded 3rd Earl Amherst, 4th Baron Amherst of Montreal in Kent. Julia Mann Countess Amherst by marriage Countess Amherst.

On 17th December 1892 [his wife] Mary Amherst Baroness Egerton [aged 55] died.

On 8th August 1894 Wilbraham Egerton 1st Earl Egerton [aged 62] and Alice Graham-Montgomery Duchess Buckingham and Chandos [aged 47] were married.

In 1897 Wilbraham Egerton 1st Earl Egerton [aged 64] was created 1st Earl Egerton. [his wife] Alice Graham-Montgomery Duchess Buckingham and Chandos [aged 50] by marriage Countess Egerton.

1901. Hubert Von Herkomer [aged 51]. Portrait of Wilbraham Egerton 1st Earl Egerton [aged 68].

On 28th March 1902 William Stephen Temple Gore-Langton 4th Earl Temple [aged 54] died at Cairo, Egypt to where he had travelled with his wife [his sister-in-law] Helen for his health. His son Algernon [aged 30] succeeded 5th Earl Temple of Stowe.

On 16th March 1909 Wilbraham Egerton 1st Earl Egerton [aged 77] died. Earl Egerton extinct. His brother Alan [aged 63] succeeded 3rd Baron Egerton Tatton. Anna Louisa Taylor Baroness Egerton [aged 58] by marriage Baroness Egerton Tatton.

In 1931 [his former wife] Alice Graham-Montgomery Duchess Buckingham and Chandos [aged 84] died.

Royal Ancestors of Wilbraham Egerton 1st Earl Egerton 1832-1909

Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 20 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Ancestors of Wilbraham Egerton 1st Earl Egerton 1832-1909

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Tatton

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Tatton Egerton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Egerton 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Egerton 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Hester Busby

Great x 2 Grandmother: Hester Egerton 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Samuel Barbour of Preese

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Barbour

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hill

GrandFather: Wilbraham Egerton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Randle Wilbraham

Great x 3 Grandfather: Randle Wilbraham of Rode Hall Cheshire

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Wilbraham-Bootle

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Wilbraham-Bootle

Father: Wilbraham Egerton 1st Baron Egerton Tatton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Daniel Sykes

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Sykes

Great x 2 Grandfather: Mark Sykes 1st Baronet

Great x 1 Grandfather: Christopher Sykes 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Twyford Woodham of Ely

Great x 2 Grandmother: Decima Woodham

GrandMother: Elizabeth Sykes

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Tatton

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tatton

Wilbraham Egerton 1st Earl Egerton 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Tottenham of Tottenham Green

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Tottenham

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Tottenham 1st Baronet

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Tottenham aka Loftus 1st Marquess Ely 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Loftus

Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Loftus 1st Viscount Loftus

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Loftus 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ponsonby 1st Viscount Duncannon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Ponsonby 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Moore

GrandFather: John Loftus 2nd Marquess Ely 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Myhill of Killerney in Kilkenny

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Myhill Marchioness Ely

Mother: Charlotte Elizabeth Loftus Baroness Egerton Tatton 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England