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Kedleston, Derbyshire is in Amber Valley, Derbyshire.
Around 1380 John Curzon was born to Richard Curzon at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map]. He married before 1412 Joan Bagot and had issue.
Around 1412 Richard Curzon was born to John Curzon (age 32) and Joan Bagot (age 12). at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map]. He married in or before 1432 Alice Willoughby and had issue.
Around 1425 John Curzon was born to John Curzon (age 45) and Joan Bagot (age 25). at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
Around 1474 John Curzon was born to Richard Curzon (age 62) and Alice Willoughby at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map]. He married Elizabeth Eyre and had issue.
In 1490 Thomas Curzon was born to John Curzon (age 30) in Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map]. He married Elizabeth Lygon and had issue.
Around 1495 Richard Curzon was born to John Curzon (age 21) and Elizabeth Eyre at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map]. He married Eleanor Pole and had issue.
On 3rd August 1496 Richard Curzon (age 84) died at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
All Saints Church, Kedleston [Map]. Brass to Richard Curzon and Alice Willoughby.
Richard Curzon: Around 1412 he was born to John Curzon and Joan Bagot. at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map]. In or before 1432 Richard Curzon and Alice Willoughby were married.
Alice Willoughby: she was born to Henry Willoughby and Ellen Egerton. In 1523 Richard Draycott and she were married.
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 1521 John Curzon was born to Richard Curzon (age 26) and Eleanor Pole (age 22) at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1524 Francis Curzon was born to Richard Curzon (age 29) at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map]. He married Eleanor Vernon and had issue.
In 1526 Richard Curzon was born to Richard Curzon (age 31) and Eleanor Pole (age 27) at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1532 Christopher Curzon was born to Richard Curzon (age 37) and Eleanor Pole (age 33) at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1534 William Curzon was born to Richard Curzon (age 39) and Eleanor Pole (age 35) at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1551 John Curzon was born to Francis Curzon (age 27) and Eleanor Vernon (age 21) at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map]. He married 1571 Millicent Sacheverell and had issue.
In 1553 Thomas Curzon was born to Francis Curzon (age 29) and Eleanor Vernon (age 23) at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
On 3rd November 1598 John Curzon 1st Baronet was born to John Curzon (age 47) and Millicent Sacheverell at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map]. He married before 1640 Patience Crewe Baroness Curzon and had issue.
In 1628 John Stanhope was born to John Stanhope (age 38) and Mary Radclyffe Lady Gell (age 23) at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map]. He married 1647 Jane Curzon, daughter of John Curzon 1st Baronet and Patience Crewe Baroness Curzon, and had issue.
On 6th May 1632 John Curzon (age 81) died at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
On 16th December 1850 Félicité Anne Josephe de Wattines Lady Scarsdale (age 85) died. She was buried at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].
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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Alice Willoughby died at Kedleston, Derbyshire [Map].