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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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Mary Ford Viscountess Fairfax Lady Bamburgh was born to [her father] Robert Ford of Butley and [her mother] Frances Glemham.
In 1594 [her future husband] Thomas Fairfax 1st Viscount Fairfax (age 20) and Katherine Constable (age 15) were married. They had six sons and five daughters. They were fifth cousins.
In or before 1606 William Bamburgh 1st Baronet and Mary Ford Viscountess Fairfax Lady Bamburgh were married.
In 1607 [her son] Thomas Bamburgh 2nd Baronet was born to [her husband] William Bamburgh 1st Baronet and Mary Ford Viscountess Fairfax Lady Bamburgh.
In 1613 [her son] John Bamburgh 3rd Baronet was born to [her husband] William Bamburgh 1st Baronet and Mary Ford Viscountess Fairfax Lady Bamburgh.
On 1st December 1619 [her husband] William Bamburgh 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Bamburgh of Howsham in Yorkshire. Mary Ford Viscountess Fairfax Lady Bamburgh by marriage Lady Bamburgh of Howsham in Yorkshire.
On 23rd July 1623 [her husband] William Bamburgh 1st Baronet died. His son [her son] Thomas (age 16) succeeded 2nd Baronet Bamburgh of Howsham in Yorkshire.
On 3rd June 1624 [her son] Thomas Bamburgh 2nd Baronet (age 17) died. His brother [her son] John (age 11) succeeded 3rd Baronet Bamburgh of Howsham in Yorkshire.
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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In 1627 Thomas Fairfax 1st Viscount Fairfax (age 53) and Mary Ford Viscountess Fairfax Lady Bamburgh were married.
On 10th February 1629 [her husband] Thomas Fairfax 1st Viscount Fairfax (age 55) was created 1st Viscount Fairfax of Emley in Tipperary. Mary Ford Viscountess Fairfax Lady Bamburgh by marriage Viscountess Fairfax of Emley in Tipperary.
On 27th October 1631 [her son-in-law] John Hotham 1st Baronet (age 42) and [her daughter] Katherine Bamburgh were married.
On 12th December 1631 [her son] John Bamburgh 3rd Baronet (age 18) died unmarried. Baronet Bamburgh of Howsham in Yorkshire extinct.
On 31st August 1634 [her daughter] Katherine Bamburgh died.
On 23rd December 1636 [her husband] Thomas Fairfax 1st Viscount Fairfax (age 62) died. His son [her step-son] Thomas (age 37) succeeded 2nd Viscount Fairfax of Emley in Tipperary. Alathea Howard Viscountess Fairfax by marriage Viscountess Fairfax of Emley in Tipperary.
After 1638 [her son-in-law] William Robinson and [her daughter] Mary Bamburgh were married.
On 22nd March 1639 Mary Ford Viscountess Fairfax Lady Bamburgh died.
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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[her daughter] Mary Bamburgh was born to William Bamburgh 1st Baronet and Mary Ford Viscountess Fairfax Lady Bamburgh. She married after 1638 William Robinson.
[her daughter] Katherine Bamburgh was born to William Bamburgh 1st Baronet and Mary Ford Viscountess Fairfax Lady Bamburgh. She married 27th October 1631 John Hotham 1st Baronet.
Father: Robert Ford of Butley 
Mary Ford Viscountess Fairfax Lady Bamburgh
GrandFather: Edward Glemham of Glemham
Mother: Frances Glemham