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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Viscount Folkestone is in Viscountcies of England Alphabetically, Viscountcies of England Chronologically, Extant Viscountcies of England.
Summary
29th June 1747. Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 52] created.
17th February 1761. Son William Pleydell-Bouverie 1st Earl Radnor [aged 35] succeeded.
28th January 1776. Son Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie 2nd Earl Radnor [aged 25] succeeded.
27th January 1828. Son William Pleydell-Bouverie 3rd Earl Radnor [aged 48] succeeded.
9th April 1869. Son Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie 4th Earl Radnor [aged 53] succeeded.
11th March 1889. Son William Pleydell-Bouverie 5th Earl Radnor [aged 47] succeeded.
3rd June 1900. Son Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie 6th Earl Radnor [aged 31] succeeded.
26th June 1930. Son William Pleydell-Bouverie 7th Earl of Radnor [aged 34] succeeded.
23rd November 1968. Son Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie 8th Earl of Radnor [aged 41] succeeded.
10th August 2008. Son William Pleydell-Bouverie 9th Earl of Radnor [aged 53] succeeded.
On 29th June 1747 Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 52] was created 1st Viscount Folkestone, 1st Baron Longford. Elizabeth Marsham Viscountess Fokestone [aged 35] by marriage Viscountess Folkestone.
On 17th February 1761 Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 66] died. His son William [aged 35] succeeded 2nd Viscount Folkestone, 2nd Baron Longford, 4th Baronet Bouverie of St Catherine Cree Church in London. Rebecca Alleyne Viscountess Folkestone [aged 35] by marriage Viscountess Folkestone.
On 28th January 1776 William Pleydell-Bouverie 1st Earl Radnor [aged 50] died. His son Jacob [aged 25] succeeded 2nd Earl Radnor, 3rd Viscount Folkestone, 3rd Baron Longford, 5th Baronet Bouverie of St Catherine Cree Church in London.
On 27th January 1828 Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie 2nd Earl Radnor [aged 77] died. His son William [aged 48] succeeded 3rd Earl Radnor, 4th Viscount Folkestone, 4th Baron Longford, 6th Baronet Bouverie of St Catherine Cree Church in London. Judith St John-Mildmay Countess Radnor [aged 37] by marriage Countess Radnor.
On 9th April 1869 William Pleydell-Bouverie 3rd Earl Radnor [aged 89] died. His son Jacob [aged 53] succeeded 4th Earl Radnor, 5th Viscount Folkestone, 5th Baron Longford, 7th Baronet Bouverie of St Catherine Cree Church in London. Mary Augusta Frederica Grimston [aged 47] by marriage Countess Radnor.
On 11th March 1889 Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie 4th Earl Radnor [aged 73] died. His son William [aged 47] succeeded 5th Earl Radnor, 6th Viscount Folkestone, 6th Baron Longford, 8th Baronet Bouverie of St Catherine Cree Church in London.
On 3rd June 1900 William Pleydell-Bouverie 5th Earl Radnor [aged 58] died. His son Jacob [aged 31] succeeded 6th Earl Radnor, 7th Viscount Folkestone, 7th Baron Longford, 9th Baronet Bouverie of St Catherine Cree Church in London.
On 26th June 1930 Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie 6th Earl Radnor [aged 61] died. He was buried at Salisbury Cathedral [Map]. His son William [aged 34] succeeded 7th Earl Radnor, 8th Viscount Folkestone, 8th Baron Longford, 10th Baronet Bouverie of St Catherine Cree Church in London.
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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On 23rd November 1968 William Pleydell-Bouverie 7th Earl of Radnor [aged 72] died. His son Jacob [aged 41] succeeded 8th Earl Radnor, 9th Viscount Folkestone, 9th Baron Longford, 11th Baronet Bouverie of St Catherine Cree Church in London.
On 10th August 2008 Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie 8th Earl of Radnor [aged 80] died. His son William [aged 53] succeeded 9th Earl Radnor, 10th Viscount Folkestone, 10th Baron Longford, 12th Baronet Bouverie of St Catherine Cree Church in London.