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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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Paternal Family Tree: Onslow
On 11th July 1848 [his father] George Augustus Cranley Onslow (age 35) and [his mother] Mary Harriet Anne Loftus were married at St Nicholas' Church, Kenilworth.
On 7th March 1853 William Onslow 4th Earl Onslow was born to [his father] George Augustus Cranley Onslow (age 39) and [his mother] Mary Harriet Anne Loftus at Old Alresford, Hampshire.
In 1855 [his father] George Augustus Cranley Onslow (age 41) died.
In October 1870 Arthur George Onslow 3rd Earl Onslow (age 92) died. His great nephew William (age 17) succeeded 4th Earl Onslow, 4th Viscount Cranley, 7th Baron Onslow, 8th Baronet Onslow of West Clandon in Surrey, 9th Baronet Foote of London. [his future wife] Florence Coulston Gardner Countess Onslow (age 17) by marriage Countess Onslow.
In 1875 William Onslow 4th Earl Onslow (age 21) and Florence Coulston Gardner Countess Onslow (age 21) were married.
On 23rd August 1876 [his son] Richard William Alan Onslow 5th Earl Onslow was born to William Onslow 4th Earl Onslow (age 23) and [his wife] Florence Coulston Gardner Countess Onslow (age 23). He married 22nd February 1906 Violet Marcia Bampfylde Countess Onslow, daughter of Coplestone Richard Bampfylde 3rd Baron Poltimore and Margaret Harriet Beaumont Baroness Poltimore, and had issue.
On 22nd July 1881 [his daughter] Gwendolen Florence Mary Onslow Countess Iveagh was born to William Onslow 4th Earl Onslow (age 28) and [his wife] Florence Coulston Gardner Countess Onslow (age 28). She married before 15th October 1906 Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness 2nd Earl Iveagh, son of Edward Guiness 1st Earl Iveagh and Adelaide "Dodo" Guinness, and had issue.
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 1885 [his daughter] Dorothy Evelyn Augusta Onslow Countess Halifax was born to William Onslow 4th Earl Onslow (age 31) and [his wife] Florence Coulston Gardner Countess Onslow (age 31). She married 21st September 1909 Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 1st Earl Halifax, son of Charles Lindley Wood 2nd Viscount Halifax and Agnes Elizabeth Courtenay Viscountess Halifax, and had issue.
The London Gazette 25615. St. James's Palace, August 5, 1886. To be Lords in Waiting in Ordinary to Her Majesty:—
William Hillier (age 33), Earl of Onslow, in the room of William, Lord Kensington, resigned.
William Hale John Charles (age 46), Earl of Limerick, in the room of Henry James, Lord Hothfield, resigned.
John-Major (age 43), Lord Henniker, in the room of Thomas, Lord Ribblesdale, resigned.
John Adrian Louis, Earl of Hopetoun, in the room of Frederick Henry Paul, Lord Methuen, resigned.
William Buller Fullerton, Lord Elphinstone, in the room of Thomas John, Lord Thurlow, resigned.
On 13th November 1890 [his son] Victor Alexander Herbert Huia Onslow was born to William Onslow 4th Earl Onslow (age 37) and [his wife] Florence Coulston Gardner Countess Onslow (age 37). He married 3rd February 1919 Muriel Wheldale.
In 1903. John Collier (age 52). Portrait of William Onslow 4th Earl Onslow (age 49).
On 22nd February 1906 [his son] Richard William Alan Onslow 5th Earl Onslow (age 29) and [his daughter-in-law] Violet Marcia Bampfylde Countess Onslow (age 21) were married. He the son of William Onslow 4th Earl Onslow (age 52) and [his wife] Florence Coulston Gardner Countess Onslow (age 53).
Before 15th October 1906 [his son-in-law] Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness 2nd Earl Iveagh (age 32) and [his daughter] Gwendolen Florence Mary Onslow Countess Iveagh (age 25) were married. She by marriage Countess Iveagh. She the daughter of William Onslow 4th Earl Onslow (age 53) and [his wife] Florence Coulston Gardner Countess Onslow (age 53). He the son of Edward Guiness 1st Earl Iveagh (age 58) and Adelaide "Dodo" Guinness (age 62).
On 21st September 1909 [his son-in-law] Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 1st Earl Halifax (age 28) and [his daughter] Dorothy Evelyn Augusta Onslow Countess Halifax (age 24) were married. She the daughter of William Onslow 4th Earl Onslow (age 56) and [his wife] Florence Coulston Gardner Countess Onslow (age 56).
On 23rd October 1911 William Onslow 4th Earl Onslow (age 58) died at Hendon Barnet. His son Richard (age 35) succeeded 5th Earl Onslow, 5th Viscount Cranley, 8th Baron Onslow, 9th Baronet Onslow of West Clandon in Surrey, 10th Baronet Foote of London. [his daughter-in-law] Violet Marcia Bampfylde Countess Onslow (age 26) by marriage Countess Onslow.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 3rd August 1934 [his former wife] Florence Coulston Gardner Countess Onslow (age 81) died.
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 20 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 24 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Foot Onslow 
13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Arthur Onslow 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Onslow 1st Earl Onslow 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Onslow 2nd Earl Onslow 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Shelley 3rd Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Shelley 4th Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Gage Lady Shelley 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Henrietta Shelley Countess Onslow 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Pelham 1st Baron Pelham of Laughton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Pelham Lady Shelley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Grace Holles 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Thomas Cranley Onslow 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Eaton Ellerker
Great x 1 Grandmother: Arabella Mainwaring Ellerker
Father: George Augustus Cranley Onslow 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Susannah Elizabeth Hillier
William Onslow 4th Earl Onslow 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Mother: Mary Harriet Anne Loftus 