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: Astor
In On 3rd May 1906 Waldorf Astor 2nd Viscount Astor [aged 26] and Nancy Witcher Langhorne Viscountess Astor [aged 26] were married. The groom's father gave the couple the family estate of Cliveden, Buckinghamshire [Map]. They had met on an Atlantic voyage returning to Britain
On 13th August 1907 William Waldorf Astor 3rd Viscount Astor was born to [his father] Waldorf Astor 2nd Viscount Astor [aged 28] and [his mother] Nancy Witcher Langhorne Viscountess Astor [aged 28].
On 18th October 1919 [his grandfather] William Waldorf Astor 1st Viscount Astor [aged 71] died. His son [his father] Waldorf [aged 40] succeeded 2nd Viscount Astor, 2nd Baron Astor.
On 27th July 1933 [his brother-in-law] Gilbert James Heathcote-Willoughby-Drummond 3rd Earl Ancaster [aged 25] and [his sister] Nancy Phyllis Louise Astor Countess Astor [aged 24] were married. He the son of Gilbert Heathcote-Willoughby-Drummond 2nd Earl Ancaster [aged 65] and Eloise Lawrence Breese Countess Ancaster [aged 51].
On 14th June 1945 William Waldorf Astor 3rd Viscount Astor [aged 37] and Sarah Norton Viscountess Astor [aged 25] were married. They had met one month before at a VE Day cocktail party given by her aunt Katherine "Kitty" Kinloch Baroness Brownlow [aged 39] having become engaged five days later.
On 19th September 1951 Gilbert Heathcote-Willoughby-Drummond 2nd Earl Ancaster [aged 84] died. His son [his brother-in-law] Gilbert [aged 43] succeeded 3rd Earl Ancaster in Lincolnshire, 27th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, 4th Baron Aveland, 8th Baronet Heathcote of London. [his sister] Nancy Phyllis Louise Astor Countess Astor [aged 42] by marriage Countess Ancaster in Lincolnshire.
On 27th December 1951 [his son] William Astor 4th Viscount Astor was born to William Waldorf Astor 3rd Viscount Astor [aged 44] and [his wife] Sarah Norton Viscountess Astor [aged 31].
On 30th September 1952 [his father] Waldorf Astor 2nd Viscount Astor [aged 73] died. His son William [aged 45] succeeded 3rd Viscount Astor, 3rd Baron Astor. [his wife] Sarah Norton Viscountess Astor [aged 32] by marriage Viscountess Astor.
In 1953 William Waldorf Astor 3rd Viscount Astor [aged 45] and Sarah Norton Viscountess Astor [aged 32] were divorced.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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On 17th April 1953 Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Michael Baring [aged 25] and [his former wife] Sarah Norton [aged 33] were married.
On 26th April 1955 William Waldorf Astor 3rd Viscount Astor [aged 47] and Phillipa Victoria Hunloke Viscountess Astor [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Viscountess Astor. The difference in their ages was 23 years. She the daughter of Henry Philip Hunloke [aged 48] and Anne Cavendish Countess Sandwich [aged 45].
On 3rd June 1960 William Waldorf Astor 3rd Viscount Astor [aged 52] and Phillipa Victoria Hunloke Viscountess Astor [aged 29] were divorced.
On 14th October 1960 William Waldorf Astor 3rd Viscount Astor [aged 53] and Janet Bronwen Alun-Pugh Viscountess Astor [aged 30] were married. She by marriage Viscountess Astor. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
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Janet Bronwen Alun-Pugh Viscountess Astor: On 6th June 1930 she was born. On 28th December 2017 she died.
On 1st December 1961 [his daughter] Janet Elizabeth Astor Duchess of Richmond and Gordon was born to William Waldorf Astor 3rd Viscount Astor [aged 54] and [his wife] Janet Bronwen Alun-Pugh Viscountess Astor [aged 31]. She married 30th November 1991 Charles Gordon-Lennox 11th Duke of Richmond and Lennox 6th Duke of Gordon, son of Charles Gordon-Lennox 10th Duke of Richmond and Lennox 5th Duke of Gordon.
On 2nd May 1964 [his mother] Nancy Witcher Langhorne Viscountess Astor [aged 84] died.
In 1965 Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Michael Baring [aged 37] and [his former wife] Sarah Norton [aged 44] were divorced.
On 7th March 1966 William Waldorf Astor 3rd Viscount Astor [aged 58] died. His son William [aged 14] succeeded 4th Viscount Astor, 4th Baron Astor.
On 20th July 2005 [his former wife] Phillipa Victoria Hunloke Viscountess Astor [aged 74] died.
On 4th February 2013 [his former wife] Sarah Norton Viscountess Astor [aged 93] died.
On 28th December 2017 [his former wife] Janet Bronwen Alun-Pugh Viscountess Astor [aged 87] died.
GrandFather: William Waldorf Astor 1st Viscount Astor
Father: Waldorf Astor 2nd Viscount Astor
GrandMother: Mary Dahlgren Paul
William Waldorf Astor 3rd Viscount Astor
Mother: Nancy Witcher Langhorne Viscountess Astor