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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Paternal Family Tree: Wheler
On 15th January 1696 [his father] William Wheeler 3rd Baronet [aged 42] and [his mother] Teresa Widdrington were married by the Chaplain to the Portuguese Envoy at St Martin in the Fields Church [Map].
Around 1704, and before 30th May 1705 when his younger brother Charles was baptised, William Wheler 5th Baronet was born to William Wheeler 3rd Baronet [aged 50] and Teresa Widdrington.
On 23rd February 1709 [his father] William Wheeler 3rd Baronet [aged 55] died. He was buried at All Saints' Church, Leamington Hastings. His son [his brother] Trevor [aged 11] succeeded 4th Baronet Wheler of the City of Westminster.
On 1st February 1712 William Wheler 5th Baronet [aged 8] entered Rugby School.
On or before 7th May 1718 [his mother] Teresa Widdrington died. She was buried on 7th May 1718 at All Saints' Church, Leamington Hastings.
A month before his twenty-first birthday, Trevor Wheler 4th Baronet [aged 20] died unmarried. He was buried at All Saints' Church, Leamington Hastings on 17th October 1718. His brother William [aged 14] succeeded 5th Baronet Wheler of the City of Westminster.
On 5th May 1720 William Wheler 5th Baronet [aged 16] matriculated Magdalen College, Oxford University.
In or before 1726 William Wheler 5th Baronet [aged 21] and Penelope Glynne Lady Wheler were married. She by marriage Lady Wheler of the City of Westminster.
On 16th July 1726 [his son] William Wheeler 6th Baronet was born to William Wheler 5th Baronet [aged 22] and [his wife] Penelope Glynne Lady Wheler. He was baptised at All Saints' Church, Leamington Hastings on 4th August 1726. He married before 17th May 1753 Lucy Knightley Lady Wheler and had issue.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 22nd December 1730 [his son] Charles Wheler 7th Baronet was born to William Wheler 5th Baronet [aged 26] and [his wife] Penelope Glynne Lady Wheler. He married 20th January 1762 Lucy Strange Lady Wheler and had issue.
On or before 23rd January 1740 [his wife] Penelope Glynne Lady Wheler died. She was buried on 23rd January 1740 at All Saints' Church, Leamington Hastings.
Before 17th May 1753 [his son] William Wheeler 6th Baronet [aged 26] and [his daughter-in-law] Lucy Knightley Lady Wheler were married.
On 20th January 1762 [his son] Charles Wheler 7th Baronet [aged 31] and [his daughter-in-law] Lucy Strange Lady Wheler were married.
On or before 4th June 1763 William Wheler 5th Baronet [aged 59] died. He was buried at All Saints' Church, Leamington Hastings on 4th June 1763. His son William [aged 36] succeeded 6th Baronet Wheler of the City of Westminster. Lucy Knightley Lady Wheler by marriage Lady Wheler of the City of Westminster.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 17 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Wheler of Martin Hussingtree, Worcestershire
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Wheler of Martin Husingtree in Worcestershire
GrandFather: Charles Wheler 2nd Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Polkston of Allington in Denbighshire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Polkston
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Trevor of Trevalyn, Denbighshire 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary aka Winifred Trevor
Father: William Wheeler 3rd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Bindlosse
GrandMother: Dorothy Bindlosse Lady Wheler 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William West 1st Baron De La Warr 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas West 2nd Baron De La Warr 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Strange Baroness De La Warr 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas West 3rd Baron De La Warr 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Knollys 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Knollys Baroness De La Warr 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Carey 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Cecily West 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Shirley 
13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Shirley 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Cecily Shirley Baroness De La Warr 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Kempe 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Kempe 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Cheney
William Wheler 5th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Widdrington of Widdrington Castle, Northumberland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Widdrington
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Widdrington of Widdington in Northumberland
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Widdrington 1st Baron Widdrington
GrandFather: Edward Widdrington of Horlsey 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Thorold
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Thorold
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Sutton 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Thorold 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Tyrwhitt 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Tyrwhitt 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Oxenbridge
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Thorold 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Mother: Teresa Widdrington 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England