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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Erewash, Derbyshire, North-Central England, British Isles

Breadsall, Derbyshire Breadsall Priory, Derbyshire Dale aka Deepdale Abbey, Derbyshire Hopwell, Derbyshire Morley, Derbyshire Risley, Derbyshire Risley Hall, Derbyshire Sandiacre, Derbyshire Sawley, Derbyshire Stanley, Derbyshire Wilne, Derbyshire

Erewash, Derbyshire is in Derbyshire.

Breadsall, Derbyshire, Erewash, North-Central England, British Isles [Map]

Breadsall Priory, Derbyshire, Erewash, North-Central England, British Isles [Map]

Breadsall Priory, Derbyshire is also in Priories in England.

On 18th April 1802 Erasmus Darwin [aged 70] died at Breadsall Priory, Derbyshire [Map].

Dale aka Deepdale Abbey, Derbyshire, Erewash, North-Central England, British Isles [Map]

Dale aka Deepdale Abbey, Derbyshire is also in Abbeys in England.

Annals of Dunstable. In the same year the abbot of La Dale [Map]1 reached a settlement with us concerning the tithes in Pecco, which we were claiming from him; and a composition was made between us before judges acting as subdelegates.

Eodem anno abbas de la Dale composuit nobiscum super decimis in Pecco, quas ab ipso petebamus; et facta est inter nos transactio coram judicibus subdelegatis.

Note 1. Dale aka Deepdale Abbey, Derbyshire [Map]; sometimes known as Stanley Park.

Hopwell, Derbyshire, Erewash, North-Central England, British Isles [Map]

Around 1380 Robert Sacheverell was born at Hopwell, Derbyshire [Map].

Around 1400 John Sacheverell was born to Robert Sacheverell [aged 20] at Hopwell, Derbyshire [Map]. He married Anne Leche and had issue.

In 1412 Ralph Sacheverell was born to John Sacheverell [aged 12] and Anne Leche [aged 12] at Hopwell, Derbyshire [Map]. He married 1438 Joan Curzon and had issue.

Morley, Derbyshire, Erewash, North-Central England, British Isles [Map]

In 1448 Henry Statham was born to John Statham [aged 40] at Morley, Derbyshire [Map].

On 30th April 1480 Henry Statham [aged 32] died at Morley, Derbyshire [Map].

In 1566 Henry Sacheverell was born to Henry Sacheverell [aged 19] and Jane Ireton [aged 26] at Morley, Derbyshire [Map]. He married (1) before 27th October 1600 Marie Giddings and had issue (2) before 13th May 1616 Elizabeth Copley (3) 13th September 1618 Lucie Boughton.

The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342

The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.

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Jane Statham was born to Henry Statham at Morley, Derbyshire [Map].

Risley, Derbyshire, Erewash, North-Central England, British Isles [Map]

In 1555 John Willoughby was born to George Willoughby [aged 35] and Elizabeth Neale at Risley, Derbyshire [Map]. He married Frances Hun.

On 14th September 1579 Henry Willoughby 1st Baronet was born to John Willoughby of Risley [aged 24] at Risley, Derbyshire [Map]. He married (1) after 6th February 1605 Elizabeth Knollys and had issue (2) 1621 Lettice Darcy and had issue.

In 1602 John Willoughby [aged 47] died at Risley, Derbyshire [Map].

Risley Hall, Derbyshire, Erewash, North-Central England, British Isles [Map]

On 8th July 1702 Anchitell Grey [aged 78] died at Risley Hall, Derbyshire [Map].

Sandiacre, Derbyshire, Erewash, North-Central England, British Isles [Map]

In 1269 William Grey [aged 65] died at Sandiacre, Derbyshire [Map].

Sawley, Derbyshire, Erewash, North-Central England, British Isles [Map]

Around 1457 Isabel Booth was born to Roger Booth [aged 61] at Sawley, Derbyshire [Map]. She married 20th February 1473 Ralph Neville 3rd Earl of Westmoreland, son of John Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby and Anne Holland Countess Douglas and Avondale, and had issue.

On 18th August 1497 Roger Booth died at Sawley, Derbyshire [Map].

Stanley, Derbyshire, Erewash, North-Central England, British Isles [Map]

In 1430 Katherine Stanley was born to Thomas Stanley 1st Baron Stanley [aged 25] and Jane Goushill Baroness Stanley [aged 29] at Stanley, Derbyshire [Map]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England. She married John Savage and had issue.

Wilne, Derbyshire, Erewash, North-Central England, British Isles [Map]

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 20th November 1649 Henry Willoughby 1st Baronet [aged 70] died at Lavenham, Suffolk. He was buried at Wilne, Derbyshire [Map]. Baronet Willoughby of Risley in Derbyshire extinct.