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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Earl Buckingham is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
There have been four creations of Earl Buckingham:
1st. 1097. Walter Giffard 1st Earl Buckingham. Extinct. 1164.
2nd. 1377. Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester. Extinct. 2nd September 1399.
3rd. 5th January 1617. George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham. Extinct. 16th April 1687.
4th. 13th August 1618. Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham. Extinct. 19th April 1632.
Earl Buckingham is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
1097. Walter Giffard 1st Earl Buckingham created.
15th July 1102. Son Walter Giffard 2nd Earl Buckingham succeeded.
1164. Walter Giffard 2nd Earl Buckingham extinct.
In 1097 Walter Giffard 1st Earl Buckingham was created 1st Earl Buckingham.
On 15th July 1102 Walter Giffard 1st Earl Buckingham died. His son Walter succeeded 2nd Earl Buckingham.
In 1164 Walter Giffard 2nd Earl Buckingham died. Earl Buckingham extinct.
Earl Buckingham is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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1377. Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester [aged 21] created.
8th September 1397. Son Humphrey Plantagenet 2nd Earl Buckingham [aged 16] succeeded. See Murder of Thomas of Woodstock.
2nd September 1399. Humphrey Plantagenet 2nd Earl Buckingham extinct.
In 1377 Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester [aged 21] was created 1st Earl Buckingham. Eleanor Bohun Duchess Gloucester [aged 11] by marriage Countess Buckingham.
Around 8th September 1397 Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester [aged 42] was murdered in Calais [Map] for his role as leader of the Lords Appellant. Duke Albemarle, Duke Gloucester, Earl Essex forfeit. His son Humphrey [aged 16] succeeded 2nd Earl Buckingham.
Walter Clopton was part of the inquiry into his death the outcome of which is not known. A John Hall was executed for the murder.
On 2nd September 1399 Humphrey Plantagenet 2nd Earl Buckingham [aged 18] died. He was buried at Waldon Priory and Abbey [Map]. Earl Buckingham extinct.
Earl Buckingham is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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5th January 1617. George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham [aged 24] created.
23rd August 1628. Son George Villiers 2nd Duke of Buckingham succeeded. See Murder of the Duke of Buckingham.
16th April 1687. George Villiers 2nd Duke of Buckingham extinct.
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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On 5th January 1617 George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham [aged 24] was created 1st Earl Buckingham by King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland [aged 50]; his favourite.
On 16th May 1620 George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham [aged 27] and Katherine Manners Duchess Buckingham [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Countess Buckingham. She the daughter of Francis Manners 6th Earl of Rutland [aged 42] and Frances Knyvet Lady Bevill. He the son of George Villiers of Brokesby and Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham [aged 50].
On 23rd August 1628 George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham [aged 35] was murdered at Greyhound Pub, Portsmouth by a disgruntled soldier John Felton [aged 33]. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son George succeeded 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 2nd Marquess of Buckingham, 2nd Earl Buckingham.
Felton was considered a hero by many who blamed Buckingham for the failures of the 1625 Cádiz Expedition and 1627 Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré. Felton was subsequently hanged.
On 16th April 1687 George Villiers 2nd Duke of Buckingham [aged 59] died. Duke of Buckingham, Marquess of Buckingham, Earl Buckingham extinct. Baron Ros Helmsley abeyant.
Earl Buckingham is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Created Countesses of England, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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13th August 1618. Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham [aged 48] created.
19th April 1632. Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham extinct.
Around 13th August 1618 Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham [aged 48] was created 1st Countess Buckingham. It appears this title was for life only since her sons did not inherit it?
On 19th April 1632 Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham [aged 62] died. She was buried at the Chapel of St Nicholas, Westminster Abbey [Map] with her husband. Their monument comprises an altar-tomb surmounted with effigies. Earl Buckingham extinct.