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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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Stockport, Cheshire is in Cheshire.
In or before 8th July 1610 Richard Bulkeley was born to Richard Bulkeley and Katherine Needham. On 8th July 1610 Richard Bulkeley was baptised at Stockport, Cheshire [Map]. He married Dorothy Hoskins and had issue.
In December 1636 John Crewe (age 38) and Mary Done (age 32) were married at Stockport, Cheshire [Map].
On 19th January 1688 William Davenport (age 24) and Margaret Warren were married at Stockport, Cheshire [Map].
On 4th March 1695 John Davenport died. On 5th June 1772 he was buried at Stockport, Cheshire [Map].
The River Mersey is formed from the River Goyt and River Tame which converge at Stockport, Cheshire [Map] from where it flows through Carrington, Lancashire [Map], Warrington, Cheshire [Map], Widnes, Lancashire [Map] and Runcorn, Cheshire [Map] to Liverpool, Lancashire [Map] after which it joins the Irish Sea.
The River Goyt rises from the Errwood [Map] and Fernilee [Map] reservoirs from which it flows through Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire [Map], Furness Vale, Derbyshire [Map], New Mills, Derbyshire [Map], Marple, Cheshire [Map] before joining the River Tame at Stockport, Cheshire [Map] to form the River Mersey.
1587. Alexander Lowe (age 47) was appointed Mayor of Stockport. He was living at Mile End Hall, Davenport [Map].
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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Mile End Hall, Davenport [Map] shown on the 1882 OS Map.
St Mary's Church, Stockport is also in Churches in Cheshire.
On 22nd September 1602 Oswald Mosley (age 19) and Anne Lowe (age 16) were married at St Mary's Church, Stockport [Map].
Before 2nd March 1608, the date he was buried at St Mary's Church, Stockport [Map], Alexander Lowe (age 68) died. He requested to be buried near the seat where he usually sat for services.