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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Paternal Family Tree: Loraine
On 17th November 1838 Lambton Loraine 11th Baronet was born to [his father] John Lambton Loraine 10th Baronet [aged 54].
On 1st March 1851 [his uncle] William Loraine 9th Baronet [aged 70] died. He was buried at Jesmond Old Cemetery, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map] on 7th March 1851. His brother [his father] John [aged 66] succeeded 10th Baronet Loraine of Kirkharle in Northumberland.
Newcastle Journal 8th March 1851: "The remains of the late Sir William Loraine, Bart. were interred yesterday with masonic honours in the public cemetery at Jesmond. In consequence of the death of the venerable gentleman without heirs, the baronetcy of that ancient family has devolved on John Lambton Loraine, Esq. of this town. The deceased Baronet was a magistrate of this borough. He was the second son of Charles, the fifth baronet. The title descended to him through three nephews— William, Charles Vincent, and Henry Claude and fell upon him in the early part of the present year. It is remarkable that in twenty-two months there have been four different baronets in the family."
On 11th July 1852 [his father] John Lambton Loraine 10th Baronet [aged 67] died. His son Lambton [aged 13] succeeded 11th Baronet Loraine of Kirkharle in Northumberland. Memorial at Cathedral Church St Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne [Map].
John Lambton Loraine 10th Baronet: On 30th July 1784 he was born to William Loraine 4th Baronet and Hannah Allgood Lady Loraine.
On 3rd September 1879 [his son] Eustace Broke Loraine was born to Lambton Loraine 11th Baronet [aged 40].
In 1881 [his son] Percy Lyham Loraine 12th Baronet was born to Lambton Loraine 11th Baronet [aged 42].
1884s. Anne Lea aka Merritt [aged 39]. Portrait of Lambton Loraine 11th Baronet [aged 45]xSR0d9gZ.
On 5th July 1912 [his son] Eustace Broke Loraine [aged 32] died in a plane crash at Airmans's Corner [Map]. The first Royal Flying Corps officer to be killed in an aircraft crash while flying on duty. A cross was erected at the site but has since been relocated to the Stonehenge Vistors Centre.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle, 6 July 1912: "Aviation Tragedy. How the Accident Occurred. The inquest was held at Bulford Camp Hospital, Salisbury Plain, yesterday evening on Capt Eustace Brooke Loraine, 33, and Staff-Sergt. Wilson, 29, victims of the Army aeroplane accident. Capt. Loraine was in the Grenadier Guards, and Wilson in the Royal Engineers, and both were attached to the Flying Corps. A verdict of accidental death was returned."
After July 1913 a memorial cross was erected to [his son] Eustace Broke Loraine. His family, including his father Lambton Loraine 11th Baronet [aged 74] attended.
On 13th May 1917 Lambton Loraine 11th Baronet [aged 78] died. His son Percy [aged 36] succeeded 12th Baronet Loraine of Kirkharle in Northumberland.
Saturday 19th May 1917
The funeral of Rear-Admiral Sir Lambton Loraine [deceased] took place on Saturday at Bramford. The coffin, which was covered with a flag and bore upon it the deceased's hat, epaulettes, and sword, was borne from Bramford Hall to the church on a farm waggon, the pall bearers being Mr Philip Palmer (agent), Mr Edgar Fiske, Mr Harry Fiske, Mr W Jolly, Mr R Steward and Mr R Watkins, tenant farmers, whilst a number of the workpeople on the estate followed. The principal mourners were, Sir Percival Loraine (son), Miss Loraine (daughter), Mrs Barrett Lennard (sister), the Hon. Evelyn de Saumarez, the Hon. Marion de Saumarez, the Hon. Gladys de Saumarez and the servants at the hall. Amongst those who were present at the church were Commander Henderson, Mr David Bevan, Col. Sir Richard Temple, Bart. and Mr Francis W Pixley representing the Standing Council of the Baronetage, Mrs A T Cobbold, Miss Jackson, Mrs Edwin Day and a large number of villagers.
The service was choral, the organist being Mr J Job, whilst the village choir was augmented by several of the boys from St Margarets choir Ipswich, in the charge of Mr H P Ward. As the cortege entered the church the organist played the "Dead March" in "Saul". The hymns were "Eternal Father", and "Abide with me", whilst there was also an organ solo, "Blessed are the departed". At the conclusion of the first part of the service the organist played Chopin's "Funeral March". The officiating clergy were the Rev Canon Sydney James C F, assisted by the Rev F C B Butler, vicar of Bramford, and the Rev G F C Dobson, curate.
The coffin was placed in a flower lined brick grave at the north-west corner of the church, next to that of the deceased's eldest son, Captain Loraine, who was buried there in July 1912. The body had been cremated and the ashes were placed in a shell which was contained in a polished oak coffin with solid brass fittings. On the breastplate was the inscription "Rear-Admiral Sir Lambton Loraine, 11th Baronet of Kirkharle, born Nov 17th 1838, died May 13th 1917".
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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Army and Navy Gazette – Saturday 19 May 1917
OBITUARY
Rear-Admiral Sir Lambton Loraine [deceased], 11th baronet, of Kirkharle, who died on May 13, in his seventy-ninth year, succeeded to the title on the death of his father in 1852. The same year he entered the Navy and served as Sub-Lieutenant on Queen Victoria's yacht. In 1858 he became Lieutenant, in 1887 Commander, and in 1874 Captain. He retired in 1885 and was promoted Rear- Admiral in 1889. When Commander of the Niobe he bombarded the fort of Omoa during the Civil War in Honduras in 1873, in consequence of an insult offered to the British Flag. He was specially promoted for his services when sent to St. Jago de Cuba on the occasion of the capture of the Virginius and massacre of her crew. Sir Lambton Loraine was the first chairman of the Standing Council of the Baronetage. He married, in 1878, a daughter of Captain Charles Acton Broke, R.E., and co-heiress of the Brokes of Nacton. He is succeeded by his second son, Percy Lyham Loraine, born in 1880, who served in the South African War 1899-1902.
Cuban Navy Visit To Bramford.
In May 1937 representatives of the Cuban Navy came to Bramford to unveil a plaque on the grave of Sir Lambton Loraine to honour his part in the "Virginius Affair".
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 31 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Loraine 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Loraine 2nd Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fenwick 2nd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Grace Fenwick Lady Loraine 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Stapilton
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Loraine 3rd Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Smith of Preston in Buckinghamshire
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Smith Lady Loraine
GrandFather: William Loraine 4th Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Mylott of Whitehill, County Durham
Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Myloyt
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Hixon
Father: John Lambton Loraine 10th Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Lancelot Allgood of Nunwick
GrandMother: Hannah Allgood Lady Loraine
Lambton Loraine 11th Baronet 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England