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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Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Ernle 1697-1759
In or before 1720 [her father] Henry Drax (age 26) and [her mother] Elizabeth Ernle (age 22) were married.
Around 1720 Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent was born to [her father] Henry Drax (age 27) and [her mother] Elizabeth Ernle (age 23).
On 14th July 1730 [her future husband] Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent (age 21) and Emilia Plunkett were married. She the daughter of Peter Plunkett 4th Earl of Fingall and Frances Hales Countess Fingall.
On 23rd March 1736 [her future husband] Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent (age 27) and Anne Craggs were married.
On 17th August 1736 James Berkeley 3rd Earl Berkeley (age 57) died. His son [her future husband] Augustus (age 21) succeeded 4th Earl Berkeley, 4th Viscount Dursley, 12th Baron Berkeley.
On 7th May 1744 Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley (age 29) and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Berkeley. He the son of James Berkeley 3rd Earl Berkeley and Louisa Lennox Countess Berkeley.
In 1745 [her son] Frederick Augustus Berkeley 5th Earl Berkeley was born to [her husband] Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley (age 29) and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent (age 25). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 17th December 1750 [her daughter] Elizabeth Berkeley Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach was born to [her husband] Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley (age 35) and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent (age 30). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married (1) 30th May 1767 William Craven 6th Baron Craven and had issue (2) 13th October 1791 her fifth cousin Charles Alexander Hohenzollern Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach, son of Charles William Frederick "The Wild Margrave" Hohenzollern and Frederica Louise Hohenzollern.
On 10th August 1753 [her son] George Cranfield Berkeley was born to [her husband] Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley (age 38) and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent (age 33). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 1784 his second cousin Emily Charlotte Lennox and had issue.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 9th January 1755 [her husband] Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley (age 39) died. His son [her son] Frederick (age 10) succeeded 5th Earl Berkeley, 5th Viscount Dursley, 13th Baron Berkeley.
On 24th May 1755 [her father] Henry Drax (age 62) died.
On 2nd January 1757 Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent (age 48) and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent (age 37) were married.
In 1758 [her daughter] Louisa Nugent was born to [her husband] Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent (age 49) and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent (age 38).
In 1758 [her daughter] Mary Elizabeth Nugent Marchioness Buckingham was born to [her husband] Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent (age 49) and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent (age 38). She married 1775 George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham and had issue.
Around 1759 Joshua Reynolds (age 35). Portrait of Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent (age 39).
In 1759 [her mother] Elizabeth Ernle (age 62) died.
In 1767 [her husband] Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent (age 58) was created 1st Viscount Clare, 1st Baron Nugent. Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent (age 47) by marriage Viscountess Clare.
On 30th May 1767 [her son-in-law] William Craven 6th Baron Craven (age 28) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Berkeley Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach (age 16) were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent (age 47).
In 1771 [her step-son] Lieutenant-Colonel Edmund Nugent (age 39) died unmarried.
In 1775 [her son-in-law] George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham (age 21) and [her daughter] Mary Elizabeth Nugent Marchioness Buckingham (age 17) were married. She the daughter of [her husband] Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent (age 66) and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent (age 55).
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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In 1776 [her husband] Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent (age 67) was created 1st Earl Nugent. Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent (age 56) by marriage Countess Nugent.
In 1784 [her son] George Cranfield Berkeley (age 30) and [her daughter-in-law] Emily Charlotte Lennox (age 20) were married. He the son of [her former husband] Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent (age 64). They were second cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 13th October 1788 [her husband] Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent (age 79) died. [her son-in-law] George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham (age 35) succeeded 2nd Earl Nugent. Viscount Clare, Baron Nugent extinct.
On 13th October 1791 [her son-in-law] Charles Alexander Hohenzollern Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach (age 55) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Berkeley Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach (age 40) were married at Lisbon [Map]. She by marriage Margravine Brandenburg-Ansbach. She the daughter of [her former husband] Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent (age 71). They were fifth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 29th June 1792 Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent (age 72) died.
Father: Henry Drax
Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent
GrandFather: Edward Ernle 3rd Baronet
Mother: Elizabeth Ernle