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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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Count Toulouse is in Counts of France.
In 1037 Pons Rouerge Margrave Provence (age 46) succeeded Margrave Provence, Count Toulouse.
In 1061 Pons Rouerge Margrave Provence (age 70) died at Toulouse. He was buried at Basilica of Saint Sernin. His son William (age 21) succeeded Margrave Provence, IV Count Toulouse.
Before 1103 Raymond Rouerge IV Count Toulouse (age 61) and Elvira Alfónsez Jiménez Queen Consort Sicily (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Toulouse. The difference in their ages was 38 years. She the illegitmate daughter of Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile (age 61) and Jimena Munoz. He the son of Pons Rouerge Margrave Provence and Almodis La Marche Margrave Provence.
On 28th February 1105 Raymond Rouerge IV Count Toulouse (age 64) died. His son Bertrand succeeded I Count Toulouse.
In 1112 Bertrand Count of Toulouse died. His brother Alphonse (age 9) succeeded I Count Toulouse.
In 1148 Alphonse Rouerge I Count Toulouse (age 45) died. His son Raymond (age 14) succeeded V Count Toulouse.
Around 1194 Raymond Rouerge V Count Toulouse (age 60) died. His son Raymond (age 37) succeeded VI Count Toulouse.
In October 1196 Raymond Count of Toulouse (age 39) and Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily (age 31) were married at Rouen, France [Map]. She by marriage Countess Toulouse. She the daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 74). He the son of Raymond Rouerge V Count Toulouse and Constance Capet Countess Boulogne and Toulouse. They were third cousin once removed.
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 2nd August 1222 Raymond Count of Toulouse (age 65) died. His son Raymond (age 25) succeeded VII Count Toulouse. Sancha Barcelona Countess Toulouse by marriage Countess Toulouse.
In 1243 Raymond Rouerge VII Count Toulouse (age 45) and Margaret Lusignan Countess Toulouse (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess Toulouse. The difference in their ages was 28 years. She the daughter of Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche (age 60) and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 55). He the son of Raymond Count of Toulouse and Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily. They were second cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 27th September 1249 Alphonse Count Poitiers II Count Toulouse (age 28) by marriage II Count Toulouse.
Raymond Rouerge V Count Toulouse and Constance Capet Countess Boulogne and Toulouse were married. She by marriage Countess Toulouse. She the daughter of Louis VI King of the Franks and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France. He the son of Alphonse Rouerge I Count Toulouse.
Raymond Rouerge IV Count Toulouse was appointed IV Count Toulouse.
Joan Rouerge Marquess Provence was appointed VII Count Toulouse.