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: Lloyd
On 13th January 1795 Edward Lloyd aka Lloyd-Mostyn 2nd Baron Mostyn was born to Edward Lloyd 1st Baron Mostyn [aged 26].
On 23rd January 1830 [his son] Thomas Edward Lloyd-Mostyn was born to Edward Lloyd aka Lloyd-Mostyn 2nd Baron Mostyn [aged 35]. He married 19th July 1855 Henrietta Augusta Neville, daughter of William Neville 4th Earl Abergavenny and Caroline Leeke Countess Abergavenny, and had issue.
In 1831 Edward Lloyd aka Lloyd-Mostyn 2nd Baron Mostyn [aged 35] was elected MP Flintshire which seat he held until 1837.
On 10th September 1831 [his father] Edward Lloyd 1st Baron Mostyn [aged 62] was created 1st Baron Mostyn of Mostyn in Flintshire.
In 1839 Edward Lloyd aka Lloyd-Mostyn 2nd Baron Mostyn [aged 43] was appointed High Sheriff of Merionethshire.
In 1840 Edward Lloyd aka Lloyd-Mostyn 2nd Baron Mostyn [aged 44] was appointed High Sheriff of Caernarfonshire.
In 1841 Edward Lloyd aka Lloyd-Mostyn 2nd Baron Mostyn [aged 45] was elected MP Flintshire which seat he held until 1842.
In 1846 Edward Lloyd aka Lloyd-Mostyn 2nd Baron Mostyn [aged 50] was elected MP Lichfield which seat he held until 1847.
In 1847 Edward Lloyd aka Lloyd-Mostyn 2nd Baron Mostyn [aged 51] was elected MP Flintshire which seat he held until 1850.
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 3rd April 1854 [his father] Edward Lloyd 1st Baron Mostyn [aged 85] died. His son Edward [aged 59] succeeded 2nd Baron Mostyn of Mostyn in Flintshire, 3rd Baronet Lloyd of Pengwerra in Flintshire.
On 19th July 1855 [his son] Thomas Edward Lloyd-Mostyn [aged 25] and [his daughter-in-law] Henrietta Augusta Neville [aged 25] were married. She the daughter of William Neville 4th Earl Abergavenny [aged 63] and Caroline Leeke Countess Abergavenny.
On 8th May 1861 [his son] Thomas Edward Lloyd-Mostyn [aged 31] died.
On 17th March 1884 Edward Lloyd aka Lloyd-Mostyn 2nd Baron Mostyn [aged 89] died. His grandson Llewelyn [aged 27] succeeded 3rd Baron Mostyn of Mostyn in Flintshire, 4th Baronet Lloyd of Pengwerra in Flintshire.
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Lloyd
GrandFather: Bell Lloyd of Pontryffyd and Bodfach
Father: Edward Lloyd 1st Baron Mostyn