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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Biography of Eadgifu Kent Queen Anglo Saxons

Eadgifu Kent Queen Anglo Saxons was born to [her father] Sigehelm Earldorman Kent.

Around 900 [her future husband] King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons [aged 26] and Aelfflaed Wiltshire Queen Anglo Saxons [aged 30] were married. She the daughter of Æthelhelm Earldorman Wiltshire. He the son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex and Æalhswith of Mercia Queen Consort of England.

Around 919 King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons [aged 45] and Eadgifu Kent Queen Anglo Saxons were married. She by marriage Queen Anglo Saxons. He the son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex and Æalhswith of Mercia Queen Consort of England.

In 921 [her son] King Edmund I of England was born to [her husband] King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons [aged 47] and Eadgifu Kent Queen Anglo Saxons. He married (1) in or before 943 Aelfgifu of Shaftesbury Queen Consort England and had issue (2) in or after 944 Æthelflæd of Damerham Queen Consort of England.

Death of King Edward the Elder

On 17th July 924 [her husband] King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons [aged 50] died. He was buried in St Oswald's Priory [Map]. His son [her step-son] Æthelstan [aged 30] succeeded King Anglo Saxons. His son Æthelstan succeeded I King Anglo Saxons.

[her son] King Eadred I of England was born to King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons and Eadgifu Kent Queen Anglo Saxons.

[her daughter] Eadburh Wessex was born to King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons and Eadgifu Kent Queen Anglo Saxons.

Royal Descendants of Eadgifu Kent Queen Anglo Saxons
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

King Eadred I of England [1]

King Edmund I of England [1]