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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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St Mary and All Saints Church, Chesterfield is in Chesterfield, Derbyshire [Map], Churches in Derbyshire.
St Mary and All Saints Church, Chesterfield [Map]. Monument to Thomas Foljambe.
After December 1584. Elizabethan Period monument to Godfrey Foljambe (deceased) and Troth Tyrwhitt (age 50) at the St Mary and All Saints Church, Chesterfield [Map]. She wearing a Bongrace.
Godfrey Foljambe: On 4th March 1527 he was born to James Foljambe and Alice Fitzwilliam at Walton, Derbyshire [Map]. Before 21st November 1558 Godfrey Foljambe and Troth Tyrwhitt were married. In December 1584 Godfrey Foljambe died at Chesterfield, Derbyshire [Map].
Troth Tyrwhitt: In 1534 she was born to William Tyrwhitt and Isabel Girlington at Walton, Derbyshire [Map]. On 11th April 1617 Troth Tyrwhitt died at Aldwark, North Yorkshire [Map].
On 14th June 1595 Godfrey Foljambe (age 36) died at Bedale. On 12th February 1623 Isabel Wray Baroness Darcy died. Monument in St Mary and All Saints Church, Chesterfield [Map] to Godfrey Foljambe and Isabel Wray Baroness Darcy.
Godfrey Foljambe: Godfrey Foljambe and Isabel Wray Baroness Darcy were married. On 21st November 1558 he was born to Godfrey Foljambe and Troth Tyrwhitt at Walton, Derbyshire [Map].
Isabel Wray Baroness Darcy: she was born to Christopher Wray and Anne Girlington. After 14th June 1595 William Bowes and she were married. On 7th May 1617 John Darcy 3rd Baron Darcy Aston and she were married. She by marriage Baroness Darcy of Aston.
On 27th September 1600 Francis Foljambe was buried at the Foljambe Vault of the St Mary and All Saints Church, Chesterfield [Map].
On 15th January 1604 Thomas Foljambe was buried at the Foljambe Vault of the St Mary and All Saints Church, Chesterfield [Map].