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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Count Dammartin is in Counts of France.
On 15th December 1037 Manasses Montdidier Count Dammartin died. His son Odo succeeded Count Dammartin.
After 1061 Odo Montdidier Count Dammartin died. His brother Hugh succeeded I Count Dammartin.
After 1093 Hugh Montdidier I Count Dammartin died. His son Pierre succeeded Count Dammartin.
On 13th September 1106 Pierre Montdidier Count Dammartin died. His sister Adela succeeded II Countess Dammartin.
Before 1162 Alberic de Mello I Count of Dammartin and Adela Montdidier were married. He by marriage Count Dammartin. She the daughter of Hugh Montdidier I Count Dammartin and Rohese Bulles Countess Dammartin.
After 1167 Adela Montdidier died. Her son Alberic succeeded II Count Dammartin.
In 1200 Renaud Dammartin I Count Boulogne, Dammartin and Aumale (age 35) was appointed I Count Dammartin.
Hugh Montdidier I Count Dammartin and Rohese Bulles Countess Dammartin were married. She by marriage Countess Dammartin. He the son of Manasses Montdidier Count Dammartin and Constance Capet.
Pierre Montdidier Count Dammartin and Eustacie Countess Dammartin were married. She by marriage Countess Dammartin. He the son of Hugh Montdidier I Count Dammartin and Rohese Bulles Countess Dammartin.
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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Manasses Montdidier Count Dammartin was appointed Count Dammartin.