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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Around 1517 Antonis Mor was born in Utrecht.
Around 1549 Antonis Mor [aged 32]. Portrait of Cardinal Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle [aged 31].
Cardinal Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle: On 20th August 1517 he was born. On 21st September 1586 he died.
1551. Antonis Mor [aged 34]. Portrait of Maria of Spain Holy Roman Empress [aged 22].
Around 1552 Antonis Mor [aged 35]. Portrait of Catherine of Austria Queen Consort Portugal [aged 44].
Around 1552 Antonis Mor [aged 35]. Portrait of Maria of Portugal Duchess Viseu [aged 30].
Maria of Portugal Duchess Viseu: On 18th June 1521 she was born to Manuel "Fortunate" I King Portugal and Eleanor of Austria Queen Consort France Queen Consort Portugal. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 7.55%. On 10th October 1577 Maria of Portugal Duchess Viseu died.
Around 1552 Antonis Mor [aged 35]. Portrait of John Manuel Aviz Prince Portugal [aged 14].
John Manuel Aviz Prince Portugal: On 3rd June 1537 he was born to John III King Portugal and Catherine of Austria Queen Consort Portugal. Coefficient of inbreeding 11.30%. In 1552 John Manuel Aviz Prince Portugal and Joanna of Austria Princess Portugal were married. She the daughter of Charles V Holy Roman Emperor and Isabel Aviz Queen Consort Spain. He the son of John III King Portugal and Catherine of Austria Queen Consort Portugal. They were double first cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. On 2nd January 1554 John Manuel Aviz Prince Portugal died.
Around 1554 Antonis Mor [aged 37]. Portrait of Queen Mary I of England and Ireland [aged 37].
Around 1558 Antonis Mor [aged 41]. Portrait of (probably) Jane Dormer Duchess Feria [aged 19].
Around 1560 Antonis Mor [aged 43]. Portrait of Anne Ferneley.
Anne Ferneley: she was born to William Ferneley of West Creeting in Suffolk. In 1544 Thomas Gresham and she were married. In 1596 she died.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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Around 1560 Antonis Mor [aged 43]. Portrait of Thomas Gresham [aged 41].
Around 1560 Antonis Mor [aged 43]. Portrait of Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain [aged 32].
Around 1560 Antonis Mor [aged 43]. Portrait of Simon Renard [aged 47].
Simon Renard: In 1513 he was born. Before 8th August 1573 he and Jeanne Lullier were married. On 8th August 1573 he died.
Around 1562 Antonis Mor [aged 45]. Portrait of Margaret Habsburg Spain [aged 39].
Margaret Habsburg Spain: On 5th July 1522 she was born illegitimately to Charles V Holy Roman Emperor and Johanna Maria van der Gheynst. On 18th January 1586 Margaret Habsburg Spain died.
Around 1562 Antonis Mor [aged 45]. Portrait of Henry Lee of Ditchley [aged 28].
1564. Antonis Mor [aged 47]. Portrait of Steven Cornelisz van Herwijck [aged 34].
Steven Cornelisz van Herwijck: Around 1530 he was born at Utrecht. In 1567 he died.
In 1577 Antonis Mor [aged 60] died.