Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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Paternal Family Tree: Capet
Maternal Family Tree: Isabelle Beauvau Countess Vendôme 1436-1475
1558 Marriage of Mary Queen of Scots and the Francis Dauphin of France
1559 Henry II of France Dies Francis and Mary "Queen of Scots" Succeeds
On 28th October 1533 [her father] King Henry II of France [aged 14] and [her mother] Catherine Medici Queen Consort France [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. He the son of [her grandfather] King Francis I of France [aged 39] and [her grandmother] Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France. They were sixth cousins.
On 12th November 1547 Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine was born to King Henry II of France [aged 28] and Catherine Medici Queen Consort France [aged 28].
On 24th October 1550 [her brother] Louis Valois Duke Orléans [aged 1] died.
On 24th April 1558 [her brother] Dauphin of France [aged 14] and [her sister-in-law] Mary Queen of Scots [aged 15] were married at Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral [Map]. He by marriage King Consort Scotland. She the daughter of King James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland [aged 42]. He the son of [her father] King Henry II of France [aged 39] and [her mother] Catherine Medici Queen Consort France [aged 39]. They were third cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
In 1559 Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 15] and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine [aged 11] were married. She by marriage Duchess Lorraine. She the daughter of King Henry II of France [aged 39] and Catherine Medici Queen Consort France [aged 39]. He the son of Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine and Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine [aged 37]. They were fourth cousins.
On 10th July 1559 [her father] King Henry II of France [aged 40] was killed whilst jousting in celebration of his [her sister] daughter's [aged 14] marriage to [her future brother-in-law] Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain [aged 32]. His son Francis [aged 15] succeeded II King France: Capet Valois Angoulême. Mary Queen of Scots [aged 16] by marriage Queen Consort France. They would reign for eighteen months only with Francis dying in Dec 1560. Francis and Mary would have no issue.
On 20th July 1559 [her brother-in-law] Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain [aged 32] and [her sister] Elizabeth Valois Queen Consort Spain [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Spain. She the daughter of [her father] King Henry II of France [deceased] and [her mother] Catherine Medici Queen Consort France [aged 40]. He the son of Charles V Holy Roman Emperor and Isabel Aviz Queen Consort Spain. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 5th December 1560 Francis II King France King Consort Scotland [aged 16] died, possibly from an ear abscess, in the Hotel Groslot, Orléans. On 23rd December 1560 he was buried at the Basilica of St Denis [Map]. His brother Charles [aged 10] succeeded IX King France: Capet Valois Angoulême; his mother Catherine Medici Queen Consort France [aged 41] acted as Regent. His wife Mary Queen of Scots [aged 17] returned to Scotland arriving at Leith 19th August 1561 after having been in France for thirteen years.
In 1563 [her son] Henry Lorraine II Duke Lorraine was born to [her husband] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 19] and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine [aged 15]. He married (1) 31st January 1599 his second cousin once removed Catherine Bourbon, daughter of Antoine King Navarre and Jeanne Albret III Queen Navarre (2) 24th April 1606 his third cousin Margherita Gonzaga Duchess Lorraine, daughter of Vincenzo Gonzaga III Duke Mantua and Eleanor de Medici Duchess Mantua, and had issue.
In 1565 [her daughter] Christine Lorraine was born to [her husband] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 21] and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine [aged 17].
In 1567 [her son] Charles Lorraine Bishop Metz Bishop Strasbourg was born to [her husband] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 23] and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine [aged 19].
In 1568 [her daughter] Antoinette Lorraine was born to [her husband] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 24] and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine [aged 20].
On 22nd February 1568 William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria [aged 19] and [her sister-in-law] Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria [aged 23] were married at Munich. She by marriage Duchess Bavaria. She the daughter of Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine and [her mother-in-law] Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine [aged 46]. He the son of Albert V Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria [aged 39] and Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria [aged 39]. They were second cousins.
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 3rd October 1568 [her sister] Elizabeth Valois Queen Consort Spain [aged 23] died.
In 1569 [her daughter] Anne Lorraine was born to [her husband] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 25] and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine [aged 21]. She died aged seven in 1576.
On 26th November 1570 [her brother] Charles IX King France [aged 20] and [her sister-in-law] Elisabeth of Austria Queen Consort France [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [aged 43] and Maria of Spain Holy Roman Empress [aged 42]. He the son of [her father] King Henry II of France and [her mother] Catherine Medici Queen Consort France [aged 51]. They were fourth cousins.
On 27th February 1572 [her son] Francis Lorraine II Duke Lorraine was born to [her husband] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 29] and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine [aged 24].
Before 22nd December 1572. François Clouet [aged 62]. Portrait of Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine [aged 25].
In 1573 [her daughter] Catherine Lorraine was born to [her husband] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 29] and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine [aged 25].
On 30th May 1574 Charles IX King France [aged 23] died. His brother Henry [aged 22] succeeded III King France: Capet Valois Angoulême.
On 9th October 1574 [her daughter] Elisabeth Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria was born to [her husband] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 31] and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine [aged 26]. She married 6th February 1595 her first cousin Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria, son of William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria and Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria.
On 13th February 1575 [her brother] Henry III King France [aged 23] was crowned III King France: Capet Valois Angoulême at Reims Cathedral.
On 14th February 1575 [her brother] Henry III King France [aged 23] and [her sister-in-law] Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France [aged 21] were married at Reims Cathedral; the day after his coronation. She by marriage Queen Consort France. He the son of [her father] King Henry II of France and [her mother] Catherine Medici Queen Consort France [aged 55]. They were fourth cousins.
Around 21st February 1575 [her daughter] Claude of Lorraine was born to [her husband] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 32] and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine [aged 27]. She died a year later. Her mother died in childbirth. She had given birth to nine children during the course of her sixteen year marriage; she was married aged twelve.
On 14th May 1608 [her former husband] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 65] died. His son Henry [aged 45] succeeded II Duke Lorraine. Margherita Gonzaga Duchess Lorraine [aged 16] by marriage Duchess Lorraine.
Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Godwinson: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of King Malcolm III of Scotland
Kings France: Daughter of King Henry II of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Charles V of France 
Son of King John "The Good" II of France
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Valois I Duke Orléans Son of King Charles V of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France Great Grand Daughter of King Philip III of France
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Valois Orléans Grand Son of King Charles V of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1st Duke Milan 18 x Great Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandmother: Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans Grand Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabelle Valois Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Valois Orléans Count Angoulême Great Grand Son of King Charles V of France
Great x 2 Grandmother: Marguerite Rohan
GrandFather: King Francis I of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles V of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy VIII Count Savoy Great Grand Son of King John "The Good" II of France
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Savoy I Count Savoy Great Grand Son of King John "The Good" II of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Valois Countess Savoy Grand Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip "Landless" Savoy II Duke Savoy 2 x Great Grand Son of King John "The Good" II of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Janus of Cyprus
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anglesia Visconti
Great x 1 Grandmother: Louise of Savoy Countess Angoulême 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bourbon I Duke Bourbon 2 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Bourbon I Duke Bourbon Great Grand Son of King John "The Good" II of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Valois I Duchess Auverge Grand Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Bourbon 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy Grand Son of King John "The Good" II of France
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Valois Duchess Bourbon Great Grand Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Philip III of France
Father: King Henry II of France Son of King Francis I of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Charles V of France Son of King John "The Good" II of France
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Valois I Duke Orléans Son of King Charles V of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France Great Grand Daughter of King Philip III of France
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Valois Duke Orléans Grand Son of King Charles V of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1st Duke Milan 18 x Great Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandmother: Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans Grand Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabelle Valois Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France
Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis XII King France Great Grand Son of King Charles V of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Adolph de la Marck 6 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Adolph de la Marck I Duke Cleves 7 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Jülich Countess Cleves and Mark 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary de la Marck Duchess Orléans 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy Grand Son of King John "The Good" II of France
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Valois Duchess Cleves Great Grand Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Philip III of France
GrandMother: Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France Daughter of Louis XII King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Montfort V Duke Brittany 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Montfort Great Grand Son of King John "The Good" II of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England Grand Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Montfort II Duke Brittany Great Grand Son of King Charles V of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Valois I Duke Orléans Son of King Charles V of France
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Valois Grand Daughter of King Charles V of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans Grand Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: John I Count Foix
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gaston IV Count Foix
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Albret Countess Foix
Great x 2 Grandmother: Marguerite Foix Duchess Brittany Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: John II King Aragon 
-2 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre Daughter of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon Great Grand Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France
Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine Daughter of King Henry II of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Cosimo de Medici "The Elder"
Great x 3 Grandfather: Piero di Cosimo de Medici
Great x 2 Grandfather: Lorenzo de Medici
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francesco di Simone Tornabuoni
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucrezia Tornabuoni
Great x 1 Grandfather: Piero "The Unfortunate" de Medici
Great x 4 Grandfather: Orso Orsini
Great x 3 Grandfather: Giacomo Orsini
Great x 2 Grandmother: Clarice Orsini
GrandFather: Lorenzo de Medici Duke of Urbino
Mother: Catherine Medici Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Louis IX of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bertrand IV Count Auvergne
Great x 3 Grandfather: Bertrand Auvergne V Count Auvergne 13 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie I Countess Auvergne 12 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandfather: Bertrand Auvergne VI Count Auvergne 14 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 1 Grandfather: Jean IV Count Auvergne 15 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandfather: Georges de La Trémoille
Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise de La Trémoïlle
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine de L'Isle-Bouchard
GrandMother: Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Louis IX of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Jean Bourbon I Count La Marche 2 x Great Grand Son of King Louis IX of France
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon 1st Count Vendôme 1st Count Castres 3 x Great Grand Son of King Louis IX of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Vendome
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Bourbon VIII Count Vendôme 4 x Great Grand Son of King Louis IX of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Guy Montfort Baron Laval
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Laval Countess Vendôme and Castres 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne 13th de Laval Baroness Laval 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jeanne Bourbon Duchess Bourbon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Louis IX of France
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabelle Beauvau Countess Vendôme