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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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Paternal Family Tree: Tremoille
Maternal Family Tree: Antoinette Polignac 1460
After 1597 [her father] Claude de La Tremoille 2nd Duke Thouars (age 31) and [her mother] Charlotte Flandrina Orange Nassau (age 17) were married. She by marriage Duchess Thouars. He the son of [her grandfather] Louis III de La Tremoille 1st Duke Thouars and [her grandmother] Jeanne Montmorency.
In December 1599 Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby was born to [her father] Claude de La Tremoille 2nd Duke Thouars (age 33) and [her mother] Charlotte Flandrina Orange Nassau (age 20) in Chateau Thouars.
On 25th October 1604 [her father] Claude de La Tremoille 2nd Duke Thouars (age 38) died.
In 1626 Michiel Janszoon van Mierevelt (age 59). Portrait of Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 26).
On 26th June 1626 James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby (age 19) and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 26) were married. She by marriage Baroness Strange Knockin. She the daughter of Claude de La Tremoille 2nd Duke Thouars and Charlotte Flandrina Orange Nassau (age 46). He the son of William Stanley 6th Earl of Derby (age 65) and Elizabeth Vere Countess Derby (age 50).
In 1627 [her husband] James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby (age 19) was appointed Lord Mann.
On 19th January 1628 [her son] Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby was born to [her husband] James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby (age 20) and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 28). He married before 1655 Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby, daughter of Jehan Lord of Heenvliet and Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield, and had issue.
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William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 7th March 1628 [her husband] James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby (age 21) was created 1st Baron Strange Knockin.
On 17th November 1630 [her daughter] Henriette Stanley Countess Strafford was born to [her husband] James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby (age 23) and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 30). She married 27th February 1654 her fourth cousin William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford, son of Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford and Arabella Holles.
In 1633 [her daughter] Amelia Stanley Marchioness Atholl was born to [her husband] James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby (age 25) and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 33). She married 5th May 1659 John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl, son of John Murray 1st Earl Atholl and Jean Campbell Countess Atholl, and had issue.
Around 1635 Anthony Van Dyck (age 35). Portrait of [her husband] James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby (age 27) and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 35) and their daughter.
On 7th January 1639 [her son] Edward Stanley was born to [her husband] James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby (age 31) and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 39).
On 16th April 1640 [her mother] Charlotte Flandrina Orange Nassau (age 60) died.
On 18th October 1640 [her son] William Stanley was born to [her husband] James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby (age 33) and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 40).
On 29th September 1642 [her father-in-law] William Stanley 6th Earl of Derby (age 81) died. His son [her husband] James (age 35) succeeded 7th Earl Derby. Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 42) by marriage Countess Derby.
In 1650 [her husband] James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby (age 42) was appointed 452nd Knight of the Garter by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 19).
Between September 1651 and November 1651 a rebellion against the Royalist leader of the Isle of Man [her husband] James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby (age 44) who had been captured at the Battle of Worcester. His wife Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 51) resisted the rebels with the aid of Philip Musgrave 2nd Baronet (age 44) and Illiam Dhone (her husband's Receiver General). The Countess eventually surrendered after hearing of her husband's death. Illiam Dhone changed sides and worked with Parliamentarian soldiers to achieve a bloodless coup. Illiam Dhone was eventually arrested by the Earl's son [her son] Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby (age 23) and executed by firing squad at Hango Hill on 2nd January 1663.
On 15th October 1651 [her husband] James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby (age 44) died. His son [her son] Charles (age 23) succeeded 8th Earl Derby, 2nd Baron Strange Knockin.
In September 1652 [her son-in-law] Henry Pierrepont 1st Marquess Dorchester (age 46) and [her daughter] Catherine Stanley Marchioness Dorchester were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 52). He the son of Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston and Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 27th February 1654 [her son-in-law] William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford (age 27) and [her daughter] Henriette Stanley Countess Strafford (age 23) were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 54). He the son of Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford and Arabella Holles. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
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Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Before 1655 [her son] Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby (age 26) and [her daughter-in-law] Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. She the daughter of Jehan Lord of Heenvliet (age 60) and Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield (age 45). He the son of [her former husband] James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 55).
On 5th May 1659 [her son-in-law] John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl (age 28) and [her daughter] Amelia Stanley Marchioness Atholl (age 26) were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 59). He the son of John Murray 1st Earl Atholl and Jean Campbell Countess Atholl.
On 31st March 1664 Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 64) died.
[her son] Two sons Stanley was born to James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby.
[her daughter] Charlotte Stanley was born to James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby.
[her daughter] Catherine Stanley Marchioness Dorchester was born to James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby. She married September 1652 her fifth cousin once removed Henry Pierrepont 1st Marquess Dorchester, son of Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston and Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Godwinson: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Philip V King France I King Navarre
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis I de la Tremoille
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis II de la Tremoille
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles I de La Tremoille
Great x 1 Grandfather: François II de La Tremoille
GrandFather: Louis III de La Tremoille 1st Duke Thouars
Father: Claude de La Tremoille 2nd Duke Thouars 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William de Montmorency
Great x 1 Grandfather: Anne I Duke of Montmorency
GrandMother: Jeanne Montmorency 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Savoy I Count Savoy 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip "Landless" Savoy II Duke Savoy 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy
Great x 2 Grandfather: René of Savoy 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Libera Portoneri
Great x 1 Grandmother: Madeleine of Savoy 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Lascaris
Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William "The Rich" I Count of Nassau Dillenburg
GrandFather: William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange
Mother: Charlotte Flandrina Orange Nassau 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon 1st Count Vendôme 1st Count Castres 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Bourbon VIII Count Vendôme 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Laval Countess Vendôme and Castres 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon Prince of La Roche sur Yon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabelle Beauvau Countess Vendôme
Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis Duke of Montpensier 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gilbert Bourbon Count of Monpensier 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gabrielle La Tour
Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise Bourbon Duchess of Monpensier 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederico Gonzaga Marquess Mantua
Great x 3 Grandmother: Clara Gonzaga 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wittelsbach 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Jean IV de Longwy Seigneur de Givry
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jacqueline de Longwy 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Valois Orléans 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Valois Orléans Count Angoulême 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marguerite Rohan
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jeanne Valois 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Antoinette Polignac