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 Manchester is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
Summary
1626. Henry Montagu 1st Earl Manchester [aged 63] created.
7th November 1642. Son Edward Montagu 2nd Earl Manchester [aged 40] succeeded.
5th May 1671. Son Robert Montagu 3rd Earl Manchester [aged 37] succeeded.
14th March 1683. Son Charles Montagu 1st Duke Manchester [aged 21] succeeded.
1722. Son William Montagu 2nd Duke Manchester [aged 21] succeeded.
21st October 1739. Brother Robert Montagu 3rd Duke Manchester [aged 29] succeeded.
10th May 1762. Son George Montagu 4th Duke Manchester [aged 25] succeeded.
2nd September 1788. Son William Montagu 5th Duke Manchester [aged 16] succeeded.
18th March 1843. Son George Montagu 6th Duke Manchester [aged 43] succeeded.
18th August 1855. Son William Drogo Montagu 7th Duke Manchester [aged 31] succeeded.
22nd March 1890. Son George Victor Drogo Montagu 8th Duke Manchester [aged 36] succeeded.
18th August 1892. Son William Montagu 9th Duke Manchester [aged 15] succeeded.
9th February 1947. Son Alexander Montagu 10th Duke of Manchester [aged 44] succeeded.
23rd November 1977. Son Sidney Montagu 11th Duke of Manchester [aged 48] succeeded.
3rd June 1985. Brother Angus Montagu 12th Duke of Manchester [aged 46] succeeded.
25th July 2002. Son Alexander Montagu 13th Duke of Manchester [aged 39] succeeded.
In 1626 Henry Montagu 1st Earl Manchester [aged 63] was created 1st Earl Manchester. Margaret Crouch Countess Manchester [aged 21] by marriage Countess Manchester.
On 7th November 1642 Henry Montagu 1st Earl Manchester [aged 79] died. His son Edward [aged 40] succeeded 2nd Earl Manchester, 2nd Viscount Mandeville, 2nd Baron Montagu of Kimbolton.
On 20th December 1642 Edward Montagu 2nd Earl Manchester [aged 40] and Essex Cheeke Countess Manchester were married. She by marriage Countess Manchester. He the son of Henry Montagu 1st Earl Manchester [deceased] and Catherine Spencer.
On 31st July 1667 Edward Montagu 2nd Earl Manchester [aged 65] and Margaret Russell Countess Manchester and Carlisle were married. She by marriage Countess Manchester. She the daughter of Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford and Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford. He the son of Henry Montagu 1st Earl Manchester and Catherine Spencer.
On 5th May 1671 Edward Montagu 2nd Earl Manchester [aged 69] died. His son Robert [aged 37] succeeded 3rd Earl Manchester, 3rd Viscount Mandeville, 3rd Baron Montagu of Kimbolton. Anne Yelverton Countess Manchester [aged 41] by marriage Countess Manchester.
On 14th March 1683 Robert Montagu 3rd Earl Manchester [aged 48] died. His son Charles [aged 21] succeeded 4th Earl Manchester, 4th Viscount Mandeville, 4th Baron Montagu of Kimbolton.
On 19th February 1690 Charles Montagu 1st Duke Manchester [aged 28] and Doddington Greville Duchess Manchester [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Countess Manchester. He the son of Robert Montagu 3rd Earl Manchester and Anne Yelverton Countess Manchester [aged 59].
In 1722 Charles Montagu 1st Duke Manchester [aged 60] died. His son William [aged 21] succeeded 2nd Duke Manchester, 5th Earl Manchester, 5th Viscount Mandeville, 5th Baron Montagu of Kimbolton.
On 21st October 1739 William Montagu 2nd Duke Manchester [aged 39] died. His brother Robert [aged 29] succeeded 3rd Duke Manchester, 6th Earl Manchester, 6th Viscount Mandeville, 6th Baron Montagu of Kimbolton. Harriet Dunch Duchess Manchester by marriage Duchess Manchester.
On 10th May 1762 Robert Montagu 3rd Duke Manchester [aged 52] died. His son George [aged 25] succeeded 4th Duke Manchester, 7th Earl Manchester, 7th Viscount Mandeville, 7th Baron Montagu of Kimbolton.
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 2nd September 1788 George Montagu 4th Duke Manchester [aged 51] died. His son William [aged 16] succeeded 5th Duke Manchester, 8th Earl Manchester, 8th Viscount Mandeville, 8th Baron Montagu of Kimbolton.
On 18th March 1843 William Montagu 5th Duke Manchester [aged 71] died. His son George [aged 43] succeeded 6th Duke Manchester, 9th Earl Manchester, 9th Viscount Mandeville, 9th Baron Montagu of Kimbolton. Millicent Sparrow Duchess Manchester [aged 45] by marriage Duchess Manchester.
On 18th August 1855 George Montagu 6th Duke Manchester [aged 56] died. His son William [aged 31] succeeded 7th Duke Manchester, 10th Earl Manchester, 10th Viscount Mandeville, 10th Baron Montagu of Kimbolton. Louisa Vonalten Duchess Devonshire and Manchester [aged 23] by marriage Duchess Manchester.
On 22nd March 1890 William Drogo Montagu 7th Duke Manchester [aged 66] died. His son George [aged 36] succeeded 8th Duke Manchester, 11th Earl Manchester, 11th Viscount Mandeville, 11th Baron Montagu of Kimbolton. Consuelo Yznaga Duchess Manchester [aged 37] by marriage Duchess Manchester.
On 18th August 1892 George Victor Drogo Montagu 8th Duke Manchester [aged 39] died at Tandragee Castle. His son William [aged 15] succeeded 9th Duke Manchester, 12th Earl Manchester, 12th Viscount Mandeville, 12th Baron Montagu of Kimbolton.
On 9th February 1947 William Montagu 9th Duke Manchester [aged 69] died. His son Alexander [aged 44] succeeded 10th Duke Manchester, 13th Earl Manchester, 13th Viscount Mandeville, 13th Baron Montagu of Kimbolton.
On 23rd November 1977 Alexander Montagu 10th Duke of Manchester [aged 75] died. His son Sidney [aged 48] succeeded 11th Duke Manchester, 14th Earl Manchester, 14th Viscount Mandeville, 14th Baron Montagu of Kimbolton.
On 3rd June 1985 Sidney Montagu 11th Duke of Manchester [aged 56] died at Robin Hood Ranch, Tennessee. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Kimbolton [Map]. His brother Angus [aged 46] succeeded 12th Duke Manchester, 15th Earl Manchester, 15th Viscount Mandeville, 15th Baron Montagu of Kimbolton.
On 25th July 2002 Angus Montagu 12th Duke of Manchester [aged 63] died. His son Alexander [aged 39] succeeded 13th Duke Manchester, 16th Earl Manchester, 16th Viscount Mandeville, 16th Baron Montagu of Kimbolton.