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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In 664 Bishop Tuda died of plague.
On 14th July 664 Archbishop Deusdedit died of plague.
On 21st May 1259 Bishop Fulk Basset [aged 70] died of plague. On 25th May 1259 he was buried at St Paul's Cathedral [Map].
In September 1343 Gaston Foix II Count Foix [aged 35] died of plague at Seville. His son Gaston [aged 12] succeeded III Count Foix.
In June 1348 the The Black Death arrived in England. The first of many occurrences. It is estimated to have killed between 25 to 60 percent of the population of around six million. The outbreak lasted through 1349 recurring in 1362, 1369 and regularly thereafter until its last significant outbreak in The Great Plague of 1666.
On 11th September 1349 Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France [aged 34] died of plague in Maubisson, Pontoise.
In 1348 John Savoy [aged 10] died of plague during the The Black Death.
In 1348 John Barcelona [aged 31] died of plague.
On 6th June 1349 William Harcourt [aged 49] died of plague at Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire [Map].
On 29th September 1349 Margaret Wake Countess Kent [aged 52] died of plague. Her son John [aged 19] succeeded 4th Baron Wake of Liddell and inherited her dower lands and the estates she had inherited from her brother Thomas Wake 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell.
On 26th March 1350 Alfonso "Avenger" XI King Castile [aged 38] died of plague. His son Peter [aged 15] succeeded I King Castile.
On 20th August 1348 Robert Bourchier 1st Baron Bourchier died of plague whilst escorting King Edward III's daughter Joan [aged 14] [who died a fortnight later] to Spain to marry Peter, the future King Peter of Castile. His son John [aged 19] succeeded 2nd Baron Bourchier.
On 30th October 1348 Eleanor Burgundy Queen Consort Aragon [aged 20] died of plague. See Masearo, Condes de Barcelona, Volume 2, p. 274.
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 20th May 1349 Archbishop John de Ufford died of plague.
On 26th August 1349 Archbishop Thomas Bradwardine [aged 49] died of plague.
On 4th October 1361 John Mowbray 3rd Baron Mowbray [aged 50] died of plague. His son John [aged 21] succeeded 4th Baron Mowbray.
On 5th October 1361 Reginald Cobham 1st Baron Cobham [aged 66] died of plague at Lingfield, Surrey. He was buried at Lingfield, Surrey. His son Reginald [aged 13] succeeded 2nd Baron Cobham.
On 7th September 1362 Joan of the Tower Queen Consort Scotland [aged 41] died of plague at Hertford Castle [Map]. She was buried at either Christ Church, Greyfriars [Map] or Greyfriars Church Farringdon Within [Map].
On 13th November 1369 Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick [aged 56] died of plague. His son Thomas [aged 31] succeeded 12th Earl Warwick. Margaret Ferrers Countess Warwick [aged 22] by marriage Countess Warwick.
On 20th September 1370 Edward Plantagenet [aged 6] died of plague at Bordeaux [Map].
On 7th June 1394 Anne of Bohemia Queen Consort England [aged 28] died of plague (probably) at Sheen Palace [Map]. King Richard II of England [aged 27] was so distraught at her death he ordered the destruction of Sheen Palalce [Map].
In October 1397 Henry of Bar [aged 33] died of plague at Treviso [Map].
On 22nd September 1399 Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk [aged 31] died of plague in Venice [Map] whilst in exile. He was buried at St Mark's Cathedral, Venice [Map]. Duke Norfolk forfeit. His son Thomas [aged 14] succeeded 4th Earl Norfolk, 2nd Earl Nottingham, 7th Baron Mowbray, 8th Baron Segrave and Earl Marshal.
In 1403 George Douglas 1st Earl Angus [aged 23] died of plague. His son William [aged 5] succeeded 2nd Earl Angus.
On 22nd September 1405 Barnim Griffins 6th Duke Pomerania [aged 40] died of plague. His son Barnim succeeded 7th Duke Pomerania.
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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On 14th August 1414 Guy Montfort Baron Laval [aged 29] died of plague following his return from the Holy Land.
On 31st August 1433 Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol [aged 43] died of plague at Rambures, Somme. His son Louis [aged 15] succeeded I Count Saint Pol.
On 3rd November 1456 Edmund Tudor 1st Earl Richmond [aged 26] died of plague at Carmarthen Castle [Map] leaving his thirteen year old wife Margaret Beaufort Countess Richmond [aged 13] pregnant with their child Henry Tudor, the future King Henry VII. His son Henry Tudor succeeded 2nd Earl Richmond posthumously.
In 1462 or 1467 Christopher Plunkett 2nd Baron Killeen [aged 14] died of plague. His brother Edmund [aged 13] succeeded 3rd Baron Killeen.
On 18th November 1463 John Wittelsbach IV Duke Bavaria [aged 26] died of plague. His brother Sigismund [aged 24] succeeded Duke Bavaria.
On or after 20th May 1474 John VI Duke of Mecklenburg [deceased] died of plague.
In March 1479 George York 1st Duke Bedford [aged 2] died of plague at Windsor Castle [Map]. Duke Bedford extinct.
On 29th May 1500 Archbishop Thomas Rotherham [aged 76] died of plague at Cawood, North Yorkshire [Map].
On 27th January 1501 Bishop Thomas Langton died of plague. He was buried in a marble tomb within 'a very fair chapel' which he had built south of the lady-chapel in Winchester Cathedral [Map].
On 15th March 1530 Katherine Howard Countess Derby [aged 15] died of plague.
Before 1541 Thomas Fiennes [aged 4] died of plague.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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In 1583 Walter Corbet died of plague.
In 1613 John Leveson of Haling Kent [aged 26] died of plague.
On 4th August 1624 Emanuel Filibert of Savoy [aged 36] died of plague.
In August 1625 John Fletcher [aged 45] died of plague.
On 13th September 1631 Elizabeth Southwell [aged 48] died of plague in Florence, Tuscany.
On 1st July 1641 George Hastings [aged 51] died of plague.
On 26th November 1651 Henry Ireton [aged 40] died of plague.
On 25th August 1665 Alexander Burnett died of plague.
On 1st March 1666 Talbot Pepys [aged 83] died of plague.
On 29th September 1665 Martin Noell [aged 65] died of plague.
John Sutherland died of plague.