On 2nd January 1894 Vera Edyth Griffith-Boscawen Lady Boughton was born.
On 8th July 1913 Major John Delves Broughton 11th Baronet [aged 29] and Vera Edyth Griffith-Boscawen Lady Boughton [aged 19] were married.
On 15th April 1914 [her father-in-law] Delves Louis Broughton 10th Baronet [aged 56] died. His son [her husband] John [aged 30] succeeded 11th Baronet Broughton of Broughton in Staffordshire. Vera Edyth Griffith-Boscawen Lady Boughton [aged 20] by marriage Lady Broughton of Broughton in Staffordshire.
On 2nd October 1915 [her son] Major Evelyn Delves Broughton 12th Baronet was born to [her husband] Major John Delves Broughton 11th Baronet [aged 32] and Vera Edyth Griffith-Boscawen Lady Boughton [aged 21]. He married (1) 28th January 1947 Elizabeth Florence Marion Cholmondeley, daughter of Thomas Cholmondeley 4th Baron Delamere and Phyllis Anne Montagu-Douglas-Scott Baroness Delamere (2) 1955 Helen Mary Shore and had issue.
On 20th May 1917 [her daughter] Rosamund Boughton was born to [her husband] Major John Delves Broughton 11th Baronet [aged 33] and Vera Edyth Griffith-Boscawen Lady Boughton [aged 23]. She married 10th October 1938 Christopher Fraser 15th Lord Lovat.
1922. Philip de László [aged 52]. Portrait of Vera Edyth Griffith-Boscawen Lady Boughton [aged 27].
On 10th October 1938 [her son-in-law] Christopher Fraser 15th Lord Lovat [aged 27] and [her daughter] Rosamund Boughton [aged 21] were married.
In 1940 Major John Delves Broughton 11th Baronet [aged 56] and Vera Edyth Griffith-Boscawen Lady Boughton [aged 45] were divorced.
On 5th November 1940 [her former husband] Major John Delves Broughton 11th Baronet [aged 57] and Diana Caldwell Baroness Delamere [aged 27] were married. The difference in their ages was 29 years.
On 24th January 1941 Josslyn Victor Hay 22nd Earl of Erroll [aged 39] was murdered. He was found shot dead in his Buick at a crossroads on the Nairobi-Ngong road. He had dined that evening with [her former husband] Major John Delves Broughton 11th Baronet [aged 57] and his wife, Erroll's alledged lover, Diana Caldwell Baroness Delamere [aged 28]. After dinner Erroll and Diana had gone dancing, Erroll's body was discovered half an hour after he had dropped her off. Broughton was subsequently tried, and aquitted, for the murder. His daughter Diana [aged 15] succeeded 23rd Countess Erroll.
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 5th December 1942 [her former husband] Major John Delves Broughton 11th Baronet [aged 59] committed suicide. His son Evelyn [aged 27] succeeded 12th Baronet Broughton of Broughton in Staffordshire.
On 28th January 1947 [her son] Major Evelyn Delves Broughton 12th Baronet [aged 31] and [her daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Florence Marion Cholmondeley [aged 21] were married. They divorced in 1953.
In 1955 [her son] Major Evelyn Delves Broughton 12th Baronet [aged 39] and [her daughter-in-law] Helen Mary Shore were married.
On 21st August 1968 Vera Edyth Griffith-Boscawen Lady Boughton [aged 74] died.