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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St Mary the Virgin Church, Shipton-under-Wychwood is in Shipton-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire.
On 29th September 1679 Compton Reade 1st Baronet (age 54) died. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Shipton-under-Wychwood. His son Edward (age 20) succeeded 2nd Baronet Reade of Barton in Berkshire.
On 4th September 1691 Edward Reade 2nd Baronet (age 32) died. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Shipton-under-Wychwood. His son Winwood (age 9) succeeded 3rd Baronet Reade of Barton in Berkshire.
On 30th June 1692 Winwood Reade 3rd Baronet (age 9) died. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Shipton-under-Wychwood. His brother Thomas (age 9) succeeded 4th Baronet Reade of Barton in Berkshire.
On 26th April 1703 Mary Cornwall Lady Reade (age 73) died. She was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Shipton-under-Wychwood.
On 13th September 1730 Elizabeth Harby Baroness Reade (age 69) died. She was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Shipton-under-Wychwood.
On 25th June 1752 Thomas Reade 4th Baronet (age 69) died. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Shipton-under-Wychwood. His son John (age 31) succeeded 5th Baronet Reade of Barton in Berkshire.
On 9th November 1773 John Reade 5th Baronet (age 52) died at Golden Square Soho. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Shipton-under-Wychwood. His son John (age 11) succeeded 6th Baronet Reade of Barton in Berkshire.
On 7th November 1789 John Reade 6th Baronet (age 27) died. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Shipton-under-Wychwood. His son John (age 4) succeeded 7th Baronet Reade of Barton in Berkshire.
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 23rd December 1811 Harriet Barker died. She was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Shipton-under-Wychwood.
On 9th July 1824 Elizabeth Harley (age 61) died. She was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Shipton-under-Wychwood.
On 17th December 1846 Jane Hoskyns Lady Reade (age 91). She was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Shipton-under-Wychwood.