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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Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg
Maternal Family Tree: Beatrice of Sicily 1326-1365
On 6th September 1478 [his father] John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 23) and [his mother] Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 16) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Christian I King of Denmark (age 52) and [his grandmother] Dorothea of Brandenburg (age 47).
On 1st July 1481 Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway was born to [his father] John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 26) and [his mother] Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 19).
In 1483 [his father] John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 27) succeeded King Norway. [his mother] Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 21) by marriage Queen Consort Norway.
On 6th October 1497 [his father] John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 42) succeeded King Sweden. [his mother] Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 35) by marriage Queen Consort Sweden.
On 20th February 1513 [his father] John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 58) died. His son Christian (age 31) succeeded II King of Denmark, II King Norway.
Around 1514. Michael Sittow (age 45). Portrait of Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 32).
In 1515 Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 33) and Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 13) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark, Queen Consort Norway. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 36). He the son of John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden and Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 53). They were third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 12th August 1515 [his wife] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 14) was crowned Queen Consort Denmark.
On 21st February 1518 [his son] John Oldenburg was born to Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 36) and [his wife] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 16) at Copenhagen.
On 16th July 1518 Manuel "Fortunate" I King Portugal (age 49) and [his sister-in-law] Eleanor of Austria Queen Consort France Queen Consort Portugal (age 19) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. The difference in their ages was 29 years. She the daughter of Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and [his mother-in-law] Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 39). They were first cousin twice removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
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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On 12th January 1519 Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor (age 59) died. His grandson [his brother-in-law] Charles (age 18) succeeded V Holy Roman Emperor.
On 4th July 1519 [his son] Maximilian Oldenburg was born to Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 38) and [his wife] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 17). He died aged less than one years old.
On 4th July 1519 [his son] Philip Ferdinand Oldenburg was born to Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 38) and [his wife] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 17). He died aged less than one years old.
After 4th July 1519 [his son] Maximilian Oldenburg (deceased) died before his first birthday.
In 1520 [his son] Philip Ferdinand Oldenburg died.
On 10th November 1520 [his daughter] Dorothea Oldenburg was born to Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 39) and [his wife] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 19).
In November 1521 [his daughter] Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine was born to Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 40) and [his wife] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 20). She married before 1543 her third cousin Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine, son of Antoine Lorraine II Duke Lorraine and Renée Bourbon Duchess Lorraine, and had issue.
On 8th December 1521 [his mother] Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 59) died.
In 1522 [his brother-in-law] Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor (age 18) was appointed 279th Knight of the Garter by King Henry VIII of England and Ireland (age 30).
In January 1523 [his son] Stillborn Oldenburg was born to Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 41) and [his wife] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 21).
On 10th February 1525 John III King Portugal (age 22) and [his sister-in-law] Catherine of Austria Queen Consort Portugal (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. She the daughter of Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and [his mother-in-law] Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 46). He the son of Manuel "Fortunate" I King Portugal and Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal. They were first cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
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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On 10th February 1525 [his sister-in-law] Catherine of Austria Queen Consort Portugal (age 18) was crowned Queen Consort Portugal.
On 20th January 1526 [his wife] Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 24) died at Ghent [Map].
On 2nd August 1532 [his son] John Oldenburg (age 14) died.
Before 1543 [his son-in-law] Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine (age 25) and Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 61) and Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. He the son of Antoine Lorraine II Duke Lorraine (age 53) and Renée Bourbon Duchess Lorraine. They were third cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 25th January 1559 Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 77) died.
[his mother] Queen Margaret to Christiern King (sic) of Norway. In favour of Magnus Beld, on his being recalled to Denmark. Edinburgh.
Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Godwinson: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: Dietrich Count of Oldenburg 
GrandFather: Christian I King of Denmark
Great x 1 Grandmother: Helvig of Schauenburg
Father: John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hohenzollern II Burgrave Nuremburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Hohenzollern V Burgrave Nuremburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick I Elector Brandenburg
Great x 1 Grandfather: John "The Alchemist" Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
GrandMother: Dorothea of Brandenburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: Rudolf III Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
Great x 1 Grandmother: Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg
Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick I Duke Saxony
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick II Duke Saxony 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Magnus "Pious" Welf II Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "The Mild" Welf 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Wartislaw Griffins VI Duke Pomerania
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie Griffins
GrandFather: Ernest Elector Saxony 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg II Duke Austria
Great x 3 Grandfather: Leopold "The Just" Habsburg III Duke Austria
Great x 4 Grandmother: Johanna Pfirt Duchess Austria
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest "The Iron" Habsburg I Duke Austria
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernabò Visconti
Great x 3 Grandmother: Viridis Visconti Duchess Austria
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Regina della Scala
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret of Austria
Great x 4 Grandfather: Siemowit III Duke of Masovia
Great x 3 Grandfather: Siemowit IV Duke of Masovia
Great x 4 Grandmother: Euphemia Opava
Great x 2 Grandmother: Cymburgis Masovia Duchess Austria
Great x 4 Grandfather: Algirdas Grand Duke of Lithuania
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alexandra of Lithuania
Great x 4 Grandmother: Uliana of Tver
Mother: Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephen Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth Barcelona Duchess Bavaria 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Meinhard Gorizia VI Count Gorizia
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Gorizia Duchess Bavaria
Great x 1 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephano Visconti
Great x 3 Grandfather: Bernabò Visconti
Great x 4 Grandmother: Valentina Doria
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elisabetta Visconti Duchess Bavaria
Great x 4 Grandfather: Mastino II della Scala
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Regina della Scala
Great x 4 Grandmother: Taddea da Carrara
GrandMother: Elisabeth Wittelsbach Electress of Saxony 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert I Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
Great x 2 Grandfather: Eric Brunswick Grubenhagen 1st Duke Brunswick Grubenhagen 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Magnus II Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Guelph 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anna Brunswick Grubenhagen Duchess Bavaria 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Otto I Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Göttingen 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William II of Berg 6 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margarete of Berg 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna of the Palatinate 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England