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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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In 1677 [his father] Walter Yonge 3rd Baronet (age 24) and Gertrude Morice Lady Yonge (age 6) were married. She by marriage Lady Yonge of Colyton in Devon.
In 1691 [his father] Walter Yonge 3rd Baronet (age 38) and [his mother] Gwen Williams were married.
Around 1693 William Yonge 4th Baronet was born to [his father] Walter Yonge 3rd Baronet (age 40) and [his mother] Gwen Williams.
In 1716 William Yonge 4th Baronet (age 23) and Mary Heathcote (age 19) were married.
In 1724 William Yonge 4th Baronet (age 31) and Mary Heathcote (age 27) were divorced. He had a number extra-marital affairs. On discovering she had taken a lover he divorced her, keeping her dowry and most of her fortune, and sued her lover for damages.
In 1724 [his wife] Mary Heathcote (age 27) died.
After 1724 William Yonge 4th Baronet (age 31) and Anne Howard Lady Yonge were married.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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On 17th July 1731 [his son] George Yonge 5th Baronet was born to William Yonge 4th Baronet (age 38) and [his wife] Anne Howard Lady Yonge.
On 18th July 1731 [his father] Walter Yonge 3rd Baronet (age 78) died. His son William (age 38) succeeded 4th Baronet Yonge of Colyton in Devon. [his wife] Anne Howard Lady Yonge by marriage Lady Yonge of Colyton in Devon.
In 1737 John Vanderbank (age 42). Portrait of William Yonge 4th Baronet (age 44).
On 10th August 1755 William Yonge 4th Baronet (age 62) died at Escot Honiton, Devon. His son George (age 24) succeeded 5th Baronet Yonge of Colyton in Devon.
On 12th September 1775 [his former wife] Anne Howard Lady Yonge died.
Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Yonge of Colyton
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Yonge 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Peryan of Exeter
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Peryan
GrandFather: Walter Yonge 2nd Baronet
Father: Walter Yonge 3rd Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Williams
Great x 1 Grandfather: Griffith Williams 1st Baronet
GrandFather: Robert Williams 2nd Baronet
Mother: Gwen Williams