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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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Maternal Family Tree: Jane Yarner 1708
Before 21st January 1772 [her father] Abraham Hume 2nd Baronet (age 22) and [her mother] Amelia Egerton (age 20) were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Bishop John Egerton (age 50) and [her grandmother] Anne Sophia Grey (age 42).
On 31st July 1788 Amelia Sophia Hume was born to [her father] Abraham Hume 2nd Baronet (age 39) and [her mother] Amelia Egerton (age 36).
In 1793 [her brother-in-law] Charles Long 1st Baron Farnborough (age 32) and [her sister] Amelia Hume Baroness Farnborough (age 20) were married. There was no issue from the marriage.
On 25th December 1807 Brownlow Cust 1st Baron Brownlow (age 63) died. His son [her future husband] John (age 28) succeeded 2nd Baron Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire, 5th Baronet Cust of Stamford in Lincolnshire, and inherited Belton House [Map]. Monument in St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton [Map] sculpted by Richard "The Elder" Westmacott (age 60).
On 8th August 1809 [her mother] Amelia Egerton (age 57) died.
On 24th July 1810 John Cust 1st Earl Brownlow (age 30) and Amelia Sophia Hume (age 21) were married. She by marriage Baroness Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire.
On 14th April 1811 [her daughter] Sophia Frances Cust was born to [her husband] John Cust 1st Earl Brownlow (age 31) and Amelia Sophia Hume (age 22). She died aged eleven in 1822.
On 15th October 1812 [her son] John Hume Egerton was born to [her husband] John Cust 1st Earl Brownlow (age 33) and Amelia Sophia Hume (age 24). He married 1841 Marianne Margaret Compton, daughter of Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton and Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton, and had issue.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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In 1813 [her son] Charles Henry Cust was born to [her husband] John Cust 1st Earl Brownlow (age 33) and Amelia Sophia Hume (age 24).
1813. William Owen (age 44). Portrait of Amelia Sophia Hume (age 24).
Before 1814. John Rising (age 57). Portrait of Amelia Sophia Hume (age 25).
On 21st February 1814 Amelia Sophia Hume (age 25) died.
After 21st February 1814. Monument to Amelia Sophia Hume (deceased) in St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton [Map]. Sculpted by Antonio Canova (age 56).
Before 1819 [her former husband] John Cust 1st Earl Brownlow (age 39) and Caroline Fludyer Countess Brownlow (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Brownlow.
On 17th July 1828 [her former husband] John Cust 1st Earl Brownlow (age 48) and Emma Sophie Edgecumbe Countess Brownlow (age 36) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Countess Brownlow. She the daughter of Richard Edgecumbe 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (age 63) and Sophia Hobart Countess Mount Edgcumbe.
On 15th September 1853 [her former husband] John Cust 1st Earl Brownlow (age 74) died. His grandson [her grandson] John (age 11) succeeded 2nd Earl Brownlow, 2nd Viscount Alford, 3rd Baron Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire, 6th Baronet Cust of Stamford in Lincolnshire, and inherited Belton House [Map].
After 1966. Monument to Amelia Sophia Hume in St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton [Map].
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Home aka Hume of Ayton in Berwickshire
GrandFather: Abraham Hume 1st Baronet
Father: Abraham Hume 2nd Baronet
Amelia Sophia Hume 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Egerton 1st Earl Bridgewater 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Egerton 2nd Earl Bridgewater 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Stanley Countess Bridgewater 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Bridgewater 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne 
12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Bishop Henry Egerton 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Paulet 5th Marquess Winchester 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Savage Marchioness Winchester 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Emanuel Scrope 1st Earl of Sunderland 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Scrope 6th Marchioness Winchester 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Jeanes
GrandFather: Bishop John Egerton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Adriana Bentinck
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Temple of Dublin 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Temple
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Abraham Yarner
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Yarner
Mother: Amelia Egerton 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Grey 9th Earl Kent 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Grey 10th Earl Kent 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Magdelane Purefoy Countess Kent 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Grey 11th Earl Kent 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Benn
Great x 3 Grandmother: Amabel Benn Countess Kent
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Evelyn
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Lucas 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lucas 1st Baron Lucas Shenfield
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Lucas Countess Kent 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christopher Neville 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Neville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Darcy 
12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
GrandMother: Anne Sophia Grey 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sophia Bentinck Duchess Kent
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Temple of Dublin
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Temple
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Abraham Yarner
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Yarner