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 31st January 1888 Herbrand Arthur Russell 11th Duke Bedford [aged 29] and Mary Caurroy Tribe Duchess Bedford [aged 22] were married at Barrackpore. He the son of Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford [aged 68] and Elizabeth Sackville-West Duchess Bedford [aged 69].
In 1805 Arthur Haselrigge 9th Baronet [aged 48] died unmarried at Bengal, India. His uncle Thomas [aged 76] succeeded 10th Baronet Haselrigge of Noseley Hall in Leicestershire.
On 23rd June 1815 John Eardley-Wilmot [aged 67] died in Bengal, India.
Robert Wilmot died in Bengal, India.
On 5th March 1825 Julia Charlotte Fane was born to William Mildmay Fane [aged 35] and Louisa Hay Dashwood [aged 33]. She was baptised on 24th March 1825 at Agra, Bengal.
On 6th September 1830 Adeline Fane was born to William Mildmay Fane [aged 41] and Louisa Hay Dashwood [aged 38] at Patna. She married 24th November 1864 William Earle Welby.
In 1805 Charles D'Oyly 7th Baronet [aged 23] and Marian Greer [aged 15] were married at Tumluk, Bengal. They were first cousin once removed.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 6th December 1661. Lay long in bed, and then to Westminster Hall [Map] and there walked, and then with Mr. Spicer, Hawly, Washington, and little Mr. Ashwell (my old friends at the Exchequer) to the Dog [Map], and gave them two or three quarts of wine, and so away to White Hall, where, at Sir G. Carteret's [aged 51], Sir Williams both and I dined very pleasantly; and after dinner, by appointment, came the Governors of the East India Company, to sign and seal the contract between us1 (in the King's [aged 31] name) and them.
Note 1. Charles II's charter to the Company, confirming and extending the former charter, is dated April 3rd, 1661. Bombay, India, just acquired as part of Queen Katherine's dowry, was made over to the Company by Letters Patent dated March 27th, 1669.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 5th September 1663. So home with her, and then I away (Creed being gone) to Captain Minors upon Tower Hill [Map], and there, abating only some impertinence of his, I did inform myself well in things relating to the East Indys; both of the country and the disappointment the King [aged 33] met with the last voyage, by the knavery of the Portugall Viceroy, and the inconsiderablenesse of the place of Bombaim1, if we had had it. But, above all things, it seems strange to me that matters should not be understood before they went out; and also that such a thing as this, which was expected to be one of the best parts of the Queen's [aged 24] portion, should not be better understood; it being, if we had it, but a poor place, and not really so as was described to our King in the draught of it, but a poor little island; whereas they made the King and Chancellor [aged 54], and other learned men about the King, believe that that, and other islands which are near it, were all one piece; and so the draught was drawn and presented to the King, and believed by the King and expected to prove so when our men came thither; but it is quite otherwise.
Note 1. Bombay, India, which was transferred to the East India Company in 1669. The seat of the Western Presidency of India was removed from Surat to Bombay in 1685-87.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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On 25th December 1757 Captain Robert Frankland died at Bombay, India while Commander of HMS Yarmouth.
In 1771 John Prinsep [aged 24] arrived at Bombay, India as a cadet for the East India Company.
In 1826 Fanny Anna West was born to Edward West and Lucretia Georgiana ffolkes at Bombay, India. She married before 6th March 1869 Lieutenant Colonel Robert Gregory Wale.
On 15th October 1828 Lucretia Georgiana ffolkes died in childbirth at Bombay, India eleven days after having given birth to a posthumous son who only lived at few hours.
On 28th October 1886 Osbert Guy Stanhope Crawford was born to Charles Edward Gordon Crawford in Breach Candy, Bombay.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 15th May 1663. The Portugalls have choused us1, it seems, in the Island of Bombay, in the East Indys; for after a great charge of our fleets being sent thither with full commission from the King [aged 32] of Portugall to receive it, the Governour by some pretence or other will not deliver it to Sir Abraham Shipman, sent from the King, nor to my Lord of Marlborough [aged 45]; which the King takes highly ill, and I fear our Queen [aged 24] will fare the worse for it. The Dutch decay there exceedingly, it being believed that their people will revolt from them there, and they forced to give over their trade. This is talked of among us, but how true I understand not. Sir Thomas showed me his picture and Sir Anthony Vandike's, in crayon in little, done exceedingly well.
Note 1. The word chouse appears to have been introduced into the language at the beginning of the seventeenth century. In 1609, a Chiaus sent by Sir Robert Shirley, from Constantinople to London, had chiaused (or choused) the Turkish and Persian merchants out of £4,000, before the arrival of his employer, and had decamped. The affair was quite recent in 1610, when Jonson's "Alchemist" appeared, in which it is alluded to.
On 14th February 1896 Brigadier Valentine Cecil Cavendish was born to Cecil Charles Cavendish [aged 40] and Maud Henrietta Halliday at Cawnpore. He married 2nd December 1923 Violet Helen Boucher.
On 5th March 1873 James Dutton 6th Baron Sherborne was born to Charles Dutton [aged 30] at Fatchgarn.
On 24th January 1898 Charles Cavendish Winn [aged 40] was killed whilst playing polo at Ambala aka Umballa, Haryana.
On 20th November 1863 James Bruce 12th Earl Kincardine 8th Earl Elgin [aged 52] died of a heart attack while crossing a swinging rope and wood bridge over the river Chadly, on the lap between Kullu and Lahul in Himachal Pradesh. He was buried at St John in the Wilderness Church, Dharamshala. His son Victor [aged 14] succeeded 13th Earl Kincardine, 9th Earl Elgin.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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On 11th April 1856 Shafto Craster Craster [aged 29] died in the Kangra District [Map].
Henry Thomas Cope was killed at Seringapatam.
After 1856. St Mary's Church, Halford [Map]. Memorial to Lieutenant Charles Wade Crump who was killed at Lucknow, and Robert Crump who died of Cholera in 1854. They were the only sons of the Rector of Halford Charles Collins Crump and his wife Sarah.
In September 1857 Edward Adolphus Ferdinand Seymour [aged 22] was present at Lucknow during the Relief of Lucknow.
On 14th March 1858 Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Onslow Winnington Ingram [aged 41] was killed in the Kaiserbagh in Lucknow, a ball passing through his head, during the Indian Mutiny.
Before October 1914 Captain Philip Noel Sanderson [aged 27] and Doris Jordan were married at Lucknow.
In 1693 George Morton Pitt was born to John Pitt Consul Masulipatam at Madras aka Chennai, India.
Around 1764 Anne Palk Lady Wrey was born to Robert Palk 1st Baronet [aged 46] and Anne van Sittart Lady Palk at Madras aka Chennai, India. She married 14th March 1786 Bourchier Wrey 7th Baronet, son of Bourchier Wrey 6th Baronet and Ellen Thresher Lady Wrey, and had issue.
On 9th March 1796 Alan Hyde Gardner 2nd Baron Gardner [aged 26] and Maria Elizabeth Adderley Baroness Gardner [aged 20] were married at either Fort George, Chennai, or Fort George, West Indies.
On 18th February 1753 Robert Clive "Clive of India" [aged 27] and Margaret Maskelyne were married at St Mary's Church, Madras.
On 7th August 1796 Margaretta Bourke [aged 41] died. She was buried at St Mary's Church, Madras.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 22nd November 1862 Major Henry Loftus [aged 39] died at Murree, India.
On 28th July 1867 Adrian George Allgood was born to Major-General George Allgood [aged 39] and Elizabeth Clayton [aged 30] at Murree, India.
On 20th December 1865 Edward Percy Seymour [aged 24] died having been mauled by a bear while shooting at Yellapoor.
On 16th August 1828 Edward West died at Poonah.
On 31st October 1793 Adeline Marie de l'Etang was born to Ambroise Pierre de l'Etang [aged 36] at Pondicherry, Puducherry.
On 13th November 1871 Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill 9th Duke of Marlborough was born to George Charles Spencer-Churchill 8th Duke of Marlborough [aged 27] and Albertha Frances Anne Hamilton Duchess of Marlborough [aged 24] at Simla. He married (1) 6th November 1895 Consuelo Vanderbilt Duchess of Marlborough and had issue (2) 2nd January 1921 Gladys Marie Deacon Duchess of Marlborough.
On 2nd December 1814 Louisa Martha Stratford [aged 35] died in Sri Lanka.
Around 1840 Captain William Fisher [aged 28] and Sophie Lambe [aged 19] were married at Colombo, Sri Lanka.
On 14th December 1905 Henry Arthur Mornington Wellesley 3rd Earl Cowley [aged 39] and Millicent Florence Eleanor Wilson Countess Cowley [aged 33] were married at Colombo, Sri Lanka. She by marriage Countess Cowley. He the son of William Henry Wellesley 2nd Earl Cowley and Emily Gwendoline Williams Countess Cowley [aged 66]. They were third cousins.
On 25th April 1883 Albert Bertram Arthur Fisher [aged 34] died. He was buried at Batticaloa Cemetery where his
On 1st May 1891 Evelyn Maud Fisher was born to Francis Conrad Fisher [aged 41] and Florence Letitia Fuller [aged 38]. She was baptised at Badulla, Uva Province. She married in or before 1912 George Dawson Templer.
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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Samuel Pepys' Diary. 15th February 1664. This afternoon Sir Thomas Chamberlin [aged 62] came to the office to me, and showed me several letters from the East Indys, showing the height that the Dutch are come to there, showing scorn to all the English, even in our only Factory there of Surat, beating several men, and hanging the English Standard St. George under the Dutch flagg in scorn; saying, that whatever their masters do or say at home, they will do what they list, and will be masters of all the world there; and have so proclaimed themselves Soveraigne of all the South Seas; which certainly our King cannot endure, if the Parliament will give him money. But I doubt and yet do hope they will not yet, till we are more ready for it.
1895. Photograph taken at Benares [Map] on the occasion of a General's Inspection. Captain John Charles Pulleine Craster [aged 23] is on the left. The photo was from an album compiled by Lieutenant-Colonel A.J.B. Percival D.S.O. It is now in the Collection of the Northumberland Fusiler Museum at Alnwick Castle. Sourced from Source.
On 1st December 1840 Ambroise Pierre de l'Etang [aged 83] died at Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh.