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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Biography of Andrew Archer 2nd Baron Archer 1736-1778

Paternal Family Tree: Archer

Maternal Family Tree: Penelope Hill 1602-1694

On 29th July 1736 Andrew Archer 2nd Baron Archer was born to [his father] Thomas Archer 1st Baron Archer [aged 41] and [his mother] Catherine Tipping Baroness Archer.

In 1747 [his father] Thomas Archer 1st Baron Archer [aged 51] was created 1st Baron Archer of Umberslade. [his mother] Catherine Tipping Baroness Archer by marriage Baroness Archer of Umberslade.

On 20th July 1754 [his mother] Catherine Tipping Baroness Archer died.

In 1761 Andrew Archer 2nd Baron Archer [aged 24] was elected MP Coventry during the General Election.

In 1761 Andrew Archer 2nd Baron Archer [aged 24] was elected MP Bramber during the General Election.

Before 1762 Andrew Archer 2nd Baron Archer [aged 25] and Sarah West Baroness Archer were married.

In 1762 [his daughter] Sarah Archer Countess Plymouth and Amherst was born to Andrew Archer 2nd Baron Archer [aged 25] and [his wife] Sarah West Baroness Archer. She married (1) 1778 her first cousin Other Windsor 5th Earl Plymouth, son of Other Lewis Windsor 4th Earl Plymouth and Catherine Archer Countess Plymouth, and had issue (2) 1800 William Pitt Amherst 1st Earl Amherst and had issue.

Around 1768 [his daughter] Maria Archer was born to Andrew Archer 2nd Baron Archer [aged 31] and [his wife] Sarah West Baroness Archer. She married 22nd November 1788 Henry Howard.

On 19th October 1768 [his father] Thomas Archer 1st Baron Archer [aged 73] died. His son Andrew [aged 32] succeeded 2nd Baron Archer of Umberslade. [his wife] Sarah West Baroness Archer by marriage Baroness Archer of Umberslade.

In 1778 [his son-in-law] Other Windsor 5th Earl Plymouth [aged 26] and [his daughter] Sarah Archer Countess Plymouth and Amherst [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Countess Plymouth. He the son of [his former brother-in-law] Other Lewis Windsor 4th Earl Plymouth and [his sister] Catherine Archer Countess Plymouth [aged 41]. They were first cousins.

Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans

Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.

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On 18th April 1778 Andrew Archer 2nd Baron Archer [aged 41] died at Portland Square Marylebone. Baron Archer of Umberslade extinct.

[his daughter] Harriet Archer was born to Andrew Archer 2nd Baron Archer and Sarah West Baroness Archer. She married December 1790 Edward Bolton Clive and had issue.

[his daughter] Elizabeth Archer was born to Andrew Archer 2nd Baron Archer and Sarah West Baroness Archer. She married Christopher Musgrave, son of Philip Musgrave 6th Baronet and Jane Turton.

[his father] Thomas Archer 1st Baron Archer and [his mother] Catherine Tipping Baroness Archer were married.

Royal Ancestors of Andrew Archer 2nd Baron Archer 1736-1778

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 27 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Kings France: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Andrew Archer 2nd Baron Archer 1736-1778

Great x 2 Grandfather: Simon Archer

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Archer 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Ferrers 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Ferrers of Tamworth Castle 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Bradbourne 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Ferrers 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

GrandFather: Andrew Archer 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Leigh

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Leigh

Father: Thomas Archer 1st Baron Archer 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Samuel Dashwood

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Dashwood

Great x 1 Grandfather: Samuel Dashwood

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Sleigh

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Sleigh

GrandMother: Elizabeth Dashwood

Andrew Archer 2nd Baron Archer 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Tipping

GrandFather: Thomas Tipping 1st Baronet

Mother: Catherine Tipping Baroness Archer 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cheke

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Cheeke

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Cheeke 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Radclyffe 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Radclyffe 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Harvey

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Cheke of Pirgo 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Rich 2nd Baron Rich of Leez

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Rich 1st Earl Warwick

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Baldry Baroness Rich Leez

Great x 2 Grandmother: Essex Rich 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Penelope Devereux Countess Devonshire 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lettice Knollys Countess Essex and Leicester 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Anne Cheke 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Russell 1st Baron Russell 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Long Baroness Russel Thornhaugh

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Russell 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Clinton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Laetitia Russell 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Hill

Great x 3 Grandfather: Moyses Hill Marshall of Ulster

Great x 2 Grandmother: Penelope Hill