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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Cuthred King of Wessex -663

Paternal Family Tree: Wessex

In 639 Bishop Birinus of Dorchester baptised King Cynegils' grandson Cuthred King of Wessex to whom he was godfather.

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 639. This year Birinus baptized King Cuthred at Dorchester [Map], and received him as his son.

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 648. This year Kenwal gave his relation Cuthred three thousand hides of land by Ashdown. Cuthred was the son of Cwichelm, Cwichelm of Cynegils. [Note. Cuthred was nephew to Kenwal.].

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 661. This year, at Easter, Kenwal fought at Pontesbury; and Wulfere [aged 21], the son of Penda, pursued him as far as Ashdown. Cuthred, the son of Cwichelm, and King Kenbert, died in one year. Into the Isle of Wight [Map] also Wulfere, the son of Penda, penetrated, and transferred the inhabitants to Ethelwald, king of the South-Saxons, because Wulfere adopted him in baptism. And Eoppa, a mass-priest, by command of Wilfrid and King Wulfere, was the first of men who brought baptism to the people of the Isle of Wight [Map].

In 663 Cuthred King of Wessex died.

Royal Ancestors of Cuthred King of Wessex -663

Kings Wessex: Grand Son of King Cynegils of Wessex

Ancestors of Cuthred King of Wessex -663

Great x 4 Grandfather: Cerdic King Wessex -2 x Great Grandson of Cerdic King Wessex

Great x 3 Grandfather: Cynric King Wessex son of Cerdic King Wessex

Great x 2 Grandfather: Cutha Wessex son of Cynric King Wessex

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ceol King Wessex Grandson of Cynric King Wessex

Grandfather: King Cynegils of Wessex son of Ceol King Wessex

Father: Cwichelm King of Wessex son of King Cynegils of Wessex

Cuthred King of Wessex Grandson of King Cynegils of Wessex