Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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Count Soissons is in Counts of France.
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In 907 Herbert II Count Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux succeeded II Count Vermandois, II Count Soissons, II Count Meaux. Adela Capet Countess Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux by marriage Countess Vermandois, Countess Soissons, Countess Meaux.
In 1057 Guy of Bar Sur Aube II Count Soissons died. His sister Adelaide succeeded Countess Soissons. William Busac Normandy Count Soissons [aged 37] by marriage Count Soissons.
In 1057 Renaud of Bar Sur Aube I Count Soissons [aged 72] died. His son Guy succeeded II Count Soissons.
In 1076 William Busac Normandy Count Soissons [aged 56] died. His son Renaud succeeded II Count Soissons.
In 1099 Renaud Normandy II Count Soissons died. His brother John succeeded I Count Soissons.
Before 1115 John Normandy I Count Soissons and Aveline Peirrefonds Countess Soissons were married. She by marriage Countess Soissons. He the son of William Busac Normandy Count Soissons and Adelaide of Bar Sur Aube Countess Soissons.
After 1115 John Normandy I Count Soissons died. His son Renaud succeeded III Count Soissons.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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In 1141 Ivo Nesle II Count Soissons succeeded II Count Soissons.
In 1178 Ivo Nesle II Count Soissons died. His nephew Conon succeeded I Count Soissons.
In 1180 Conon Nesle I Count Soissons died. His brother Raoul succeeded I Count Soissons.
Before May 1234 John "Good and Stammerer" Nesle II Count Soissons and Mary Chimay Countess Soissons were married. She by marriage Countess Soissons. He the son of Raoul "Good" Nesle I Count Soissons and Adèle Capet Countess Soissons.
On 4th January 1235 Raoul "Good" Nesle I Count Soissons died. His son John succeeded II Count Soissons.
After 1241 John "Good and Stammerer" Nesle II Count Soissons and Matilda Amboise Countess Soissons were married. She by marriage Countess Soissons. He the son of Raoul "Good" Nesle I Count Soissons and Adèle Capet Countess Soissons. They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
Around 1271 John "Good and Stammerer" Nesle II Count Soissons died. His son John succeeded III Count Soissons.
Before 8th October 1286 John Nesle III Count Soissons died. His son John succeeded IV Count Soissons.
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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Before May 1302 John Nesle IV Count Soissons died. His son John [aged 21] succeeded V Count Soissons.
In 1304 Hugh Nesle Count Soissons succeeded Count Soissons.
In 1304 John Beaumont Count Soissons [aged 16] by marriage Count Soissons.
Around January 1308 Hugh Nesle Count Soissons died. His daughter Margaret [aged 3] succeeded Countess Soissons.
In 1344 Jeanne Beaumont Count Soissons, Blois, Chatillon and Namur [aged 21] succeeded Countess Soissons.
In 1404 Louis Valois I Duke Orléans [aged 31] was appointed Count Soissons.
On 14th May 1462 Jeanne of Bar Countess Soissons [aged 47] died. Her son John succeeded Count Soissons.
On 13th March 1569 Louis Bourbon Prince Condé [aged 38] was killed after surrendering at the Battle of Jarnac. His son Henri [aged 16] succeeded Prince Condé. His son Charles [aged 2] succeeded Count Soissons.
In 1601 Charles Bourbon Condé Count Soissons [aged 34] and Anne Montafié Countess Soissons [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Countess Soissons. He the son of Louis Bourbon Prince Condé and Francoise Valois Princess Condé [aged 51].
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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Louis Chatillon III Count Blois Count Soissons was appointed Count Soissons.
Ivo Nesle II Count Soissons and Yolande Flanders Countess Saint Pol, La Marche and Soissons were married. She by marriage Countess Soissons. She the daughter of Baldwin Flanders IV Count Hainaut and Alice Namur Countess Hainault.
Guy Vermandois I Count Soissons was appointed I Count Soissons.
John Nesle III Count Soissons and Margaret Montfort Countess Soissons were married. She by marriage Countess Soissons. She the daughter of Amaury Montfort and Beatrix Viennois. He the son of John "Good and Stammerer" Nesle II Count Soissons and Mary Chimay Countess Soissons.
Conon Nesle I Count Soissons and Agather Dreux Countess Soissons were married. She by marriage Countess Soissons.
John Nesle IV Count Soissons and Marguerite Rumigny Countess Soissons were married. She by marriage Countess Soissons. He the son of John Nesle III Count Soissons and Margaret Montfort Countess Soissons.
Renaud of Bar Sur Aube I Count Soissons was appointed I Count Soissons.
Robert of Bar Count Soissons Count Marle and Jeanne Countess Marle, Soissons and Meaux were married. She by marriage Countess Marle, Countess Soissons. He the son of Henry of Bar and Marie de Coucy Countess Soissons.
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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Raoul "Good" Nesle I Count Soissons and Adèle Capet Countess Soissons were married. She by marriage Countess Soissons. She the daughter of Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux and Hawise Salisbury Countess Dreux.