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 23rd February 1216 Geoffrey Mandeville 2nd Earl Essex (age 25) was killed in a tournament. His brother William succeeded 3rd Earl Essex.
On 19th July 1234 Floris Gerulfing IV Count Holland (age 24) was killed in a tournament.
On 27th June 1241 Gilbert Marshal 4th Earl Pembroke (age 44) was killed in a tournament at Ware, Hertfordshire [Map]. He was buried at Temple Church, London [Map] next to his father. His brother Walter (age 42) succeeded 5th Earl Pembroke; he had also attended the tournament. The King King Henry III of England (age 33) had expressly forbidden the tournament leading to anger at his disobeying the King's orders.
In January 1257 William Longespée (age 29) was killed in a tournament.
On 22nd April 1259 Adolf Luxemburg VII Count Berg (age 39) was killed in a tournament.
On 15th December 1286 William Warenne was killed in a tournament.
On 23rd November 1290 Ludwig Wittelsbach (age 23) was killed in a tournament at Nuremburg.
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 12th March 1336 Guy Dampierre II Count Namur (age 24) was killed in a tournament. His brother Philip (age 17) succeeded III Marquis Namur.
On 10th May 1342 John Beaumont 2nd Baron Beaumont (age 24) was killed in a tournament at Beaumont, Staffordshire. His son Henry (age 2) succeeded 3rd Baron Beaumont.
On 19th January 1344 Raoul Brienne I Count of Eu I Count Guînes was killed in a tournament at Paris [Map]. His son Raoul (age 29) succeeded II Count Eu, II Count Guînes. Catherine Countess Eu and Guînes (age 20) by marriage Countess Eu, Countess Guînes.
In 1383 William Montagu was killed in a tournament.
On 30th December 1389 John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke (age 17) was killed in a tournament during the Christmas Court at Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire [Map]. Earl Pembroke and Baron Manny, Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation extinct. He was struck in the groin by the lance of Sir John Des.
John Hastings 6th Baron Hastings (age 61) de jure 6th Baron Hastings. His claim was contested by Reginald Grey 3rd Baron Grey Ruthyn (age 27) who was the son of Elizabeth Hastings Baroness Grey Ruthyn daughter of John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings his case being that he was of the full blood whereas John Hastings 6th Baron Hastings was of the half-blood ie Reginald Grey 3rd Baron Grey Ruthyn, like John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke, was descended from John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings and Isabel Valence Baroness Bergavenny Baroness Hastings, whereas John Hastings 6th Baron Hastings was descended from John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings and Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny.
In 1391 John Dunbar 1st Earl of Moray (age 49) was killed in a tournament at York [Map] from wounds received from Thomas Mowbray 4th Earl Norfolk 2nd Earl Nottingham (age 5). His son Thomas (age 20) succeeded 5th Earl Moray.
On 10th August 1443 Christopher Talbot (age 24) was killed in a tournament at Caus Castle [Map] by Gruffudd Vychan (age 48) who was outlawed, captured and beheaded in 1447.
In 1470 Gaston V Count Foix (age 27) was killed in a tournament.