This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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Baron Zouche is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.
Baron Zouche Ashby is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Abeyant Baronies of England.
Summary
6th February 1299. Alan Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Ashby [aged 31] created. See 1299 Edward I Creates New Barons.
25th March 1314. Alan Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Ashby abeyant.
On 6th February 1299 King Edward I of England [aged 59] created a number of new Barons by writ of summons to Edward's 44th Parliament...
John Ferrers 1st Baron Ferrers of Chartley [aged 27] was created 1st Baron Ferrers of Chartley.
John Lovell 1st Baron Lovel [aged 45] was created 1st Baron Lovel of Titchmarsh. Joan Ros Baroness Lovel [aged 39] by marriage Baroness Lovel of Titchmarsh.
William Ros 1st Baron Ros Helmsley [aged 44] was created 1st Baron Ros Helmsley. Maud Vaux Baroness Ros [aged 42] by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley.
William Devereux 1st Baron Devereux Lyonshall [aged 55] was created 1st Baron Devereux Lyonshall. Lucy Burnell Baroness Devereux Lyonshall by marriage Baroness Devereux Lyonshall.
Adam Welles 1st Baron Welles [aged 50] was created 1st Baron Welles. Joan D'Engayne Baroness Welles and Ughtred by marriage Baroness Welles.
Robert Clinton 1st Baron Clinton [aged 41] was created 1st Baron Clinton. Ida Odingsells Baroness Clinton [aged 34] by marriage Baroness Clinton.
John Moels 1st Baron Moels [aged 30] was created 1st Baron Moels.
The next baronies may not have been created on 6th February 1299 but were created in 1299 possibly for Edward's 45th and 46th Parliaments on 10th April 1299 and 21st September 1299 respectively.
Edmund Deincourt 1st Baron Deincourt [aged 49] was created 1st Baron Deincourt.
John Strange 1st Baron Strange Knockin [aged 46] was created 1st Baron Strange Knockin. Maud Eiville Baroness Strange Knockin by marriage Baroness Strange Knockin.
John St John 1st Baron St John Lagenham [aged 49] was created 1st Baron St John of Lagenham.
Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford [aged 24] was created 1st Baron de Clifford. Maud Clare Baroness Clifford Baroness Welles [aged 23] by marriage Baroness de Clifford.
Henry Grey 1st Baron Grey of Codnor [aged 44] was created 1st Baron Grey of Codnor. Eleanor Courtenay Baroness Grey Codnor by marriage Baroness Grey of Codnor.
John Mohun 1st Baron Dunster [aged 30] was created 1st Baron Mohun of Dunster. Ada Tiptoft Baroness Dunster [aged 24] by marriage Baroness Mohun of Dunster.
Roger Scales 1st Baron Scales was created 1st Baron Scales.
John St John 1st Baron St John of Basing [aged 25] was created 1st Baron St John of Basing.
John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Somerset [aged 24] was created 1st Baron Beauchamp Somerset.
Alan Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Ashby [aged 31] was created 1st Baron Zouche Ashby.
Henry Percy 9th and 1st Baron Percy [aged 25] was created 1st Baron Percy of Alnwick. Eleanor Fitzalan Baroness Percy [aged 15] by marriage Baroness Percy of Alnwick.
William Grandison 1st Baron Grandison [aged 37] was created 1st Baron Grandison. Sibylla Tregoz Baroness Grandison by marriage Baroness Grandison. His brother was also created Baron Grandison on the same day.
Otto Grandison 1st Baron Grandison [aged 61] was created 1st Baron Grandison. His brother was also created Baron Grandison on the same day.
Thomas de Multon 1st Baron Multon was created 1st Baron Multon Egremont. Eleanor Burgh Baroness Multon Egremont [aged 17] by marriage Baroness Multon Egremont.
On 25th March 1314 Alan Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Ashby [aged 46] died. Baron Zouche Ashby abeyant between his three daughters Ellen Zouche, Maud Zouche Baroness Holand and Elizabeth Zouche.
Baron Zouche Harringworth is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Abeyant Baronies of England, Succeeded Baronesses of England, Extant Baronies of England.
Summary
1308. William Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 31] created.
11th March 1352. Grandson William Zouche 2nd Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 30] succeeded.
23rd April 1382. Son William Zouche 3rd Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 30] succeeded.
4th May 1396. Son William Zouche 4th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 23] succeeded.
3rd November 1415. Son William Zouche 5th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 13] succeeded.
25th December 1462. Son William Zouche 6th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 30] succeeded.
15th January 1469. Son John Zouche 7th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 10] succeeded.
1526. Son John Zouche 8th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 40] succeeded.
10th August 1550. Son Richard Zouche 9th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 40] succeeded.
22nd July 1552. Son George Zouche 10th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 26] succeeded.
19th June 1569. Son Edward Zouche 11th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 13] succeeded.
18th August 1625. Edward Zouche 11th Baron Zouche Harringworth abeyant.
27th July 1815. Cecil Bishopp 12th Baron Zouche [aged 62] abeyance terminated.
11th November 1828. Cecil Bishopp 12th Baron Zouche abeyant.
8th January 1829. Daughter Harriet Anne Bishopp 13th Baroness Zouche [aged 41] abeyance terminated.
15th May 1870. Son Robert Curzon 14th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 60] succeeded.
2nd August 1873. Son Robert Curzon 15th Baron Zouche [aged 22] succeeded.
31st July 1914. Sister Darea Curzon 16th Baroness Zouche [aged 54] succeeded.
1917. First Cousin Once Removed Mary Cecil Curzon 17th Baroness Zouche [aged 41] succeeded.
25th September 1965. Grandson James Assheton Frankland 18th Baron Zouche [aged 22] succeeded.
In 1308 William Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 31] was created 1st Baron Zouche Harringworth.
Before 1333 William Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 56] and Maud Lovell Baroness Zouche Harringworth [aged 52] were married. She by marriage Baroness Zouche Harringworth. They were half sixth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
On 11th March 1352 William Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 75] died at Harringworth, Northamptonshire [Map]. He was buried at Biddlesden Abbey, Buckinghamshire [Map]. His grandson William [aged 30] succeeded 2nd Baron Zouche Harringworth. Elizabeth Ros Baroness Zouche Harringworth by marriage Baroness Zouche Harringworth.
In or before 1365 William Zouche 3rd Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 13] and Agnes Greene Baroness Zouche Harringworth [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Baroness Zouche Harringworth. They were second cousin once removed.
On 23rd April 1382 William Zouche 2nd Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 60] died. He was buried at Biddlesden Abbey, Buckinghamshire [Map]. His son William [aged 30] succeeded 3rd Baron Zouche Harringworth.
Before 4th May 1396 William Zouche 3rd Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 44] and Elizabeth Despencer Baroness Zouche, Harringworth, Maltravers and Arundel were married. She by marriage Baroness Zouche Harringworth. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 4th May 1396 William Zouche 3rd Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 44] died. He was buried at Biddlesden Abbey, Buckinghamshire [Map]. His son William [aged 23] succeeded 4th Baron Zouche Harringworth.
Before 1415 William Zouche 4th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 41] and Elizabeth Crosse Baroness Zouche Harringworth were married. She by marriage Baroness Zouche Harringworth.
On 3rd November 1415 William Zouche 4th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 42] died. His son William [aged 13] succeeded 5th Baron Zouche Harringworth.
In or before 1430 William Zouche 5th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 27] and Alice St Maur Baroness Zouche Harringworth [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Baroness Zouche Harringworth.
Before 2nd April 1450 William Zouche 5th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 48] and Elizabeth St John Baroness Scrope Bolton Baroness Zouche Harringworth were married. She by marriage Baroness Zouche Harringworth. She the daughter of Oliver St John and Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Somerset [aged 40].
On 25th December 1462 William Zouche 5th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 60] died. His son William [aged 30] succeeded 6th Baron Zouche Harringworth.
On 15th January 1469 William Zouche 6th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 37] died. He was buried at Biddlesden Abbey, Buckinghamshire [Map]. His son John [aged 10] succeeded 7th Baron Zouche Harringworth.
In or before 1486 John Zouche 7th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 26] and Joan Dynham Baroness Zouche Harringworth were married. She by marriage Baroness Zouche Harringworth. They were half fifth cousins.
In 1526 John Zouche 7th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 67] died. His son John [aged 40] succeeded 8th Baron Zouche Harringworth.
Before 1532 John Zouche 8th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 45] and Dorothy Capell Baroness Zouche Harringworth were married. She by marriage Baroness Zouche Harringworth. They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 10th August 1550 John Zouche 8th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 64] died at Harringworth, Northamptonshire [Map]. His son Richard [aged 40] succeeded 9th Baron Zouche Harringworth. Margaret Cheney Baroness Zouche Harringworth by marriage Baroness Zouche Harringworth.
On 22nd July 1552 Richard Zouche 9th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 42] died. His son George [aged 26] succeeded 10th Baron Zouche Harringworth.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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On 19th June 1569 George Zouche 10th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 43] died at Harringworth, Northamptonshire [Map]. His son Edward [aged 13] succeeded 11th Baron Zouche Harringworth.
On 18th August 1625 Edward Zouche 11th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 69] died. Baron Zouche Harringworth abeyant between his two daughters Elizabeth Zouche and Mary Zouche [aged 43].
The London Gazette 17046. Whitehall, July 27, 1815.
His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, has been graciously pleased to order a writ to be issued, under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for summoning Sir Cecil Bisshopp [aged 62], of Parham-Park, in the county of Sussex, Baronet, up to the House of Peers, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Zouche, of Haryngworth, he being lineally descended from the eldest of the two daughters [Note. Elizabeth Zouche and Mary Zouche] of Edward the last Lord Zouche, of Haryngworth, who died without issue male in 1625 and one of the rightful heirs of the said Barony, which was created by writ of summons in the reign of King Edward the Second.
Note. The descent from Elizabeth Zouche as follows: Zouche Tate, William Tate, Bartholomew Tate, Catherine Tate, Susan Hedges Lady Bishopp, Cecil Bishopp 12th Baron Zouche.
On 11th November 1828 Cecil Bishopp 12th Baron Zouche [aged 75] died. Baron Zouche Harringworth abeyant. His first cousin George [aged 37] succeeded 9th Baronet Bishopp of Parham in Sussex.
The London Gazette 18540. Whitehall, January 8, 1829.
The King has been pleased to direct letter patent to be passed under the Great Seal, declaring that the Honourable Harriet-Anne Curzon [aged 41] (wife of the Honourable Robert Curzon [aged 54]), being one of the two surviving daughters [Note. the other being Katharine Anabella Bisshop Lady Brooke-Pechell [aged 37]] and coheirs of the body of Cecil, late Baron Zouche of Haryngworth and shall be Baroness Zouche of Haryngworth and shall have and enjoy the said ancient Barony of Zouche of Haryngworth, to her and the heirs of her body in as full and ample manner as the said Cecil Baron Zouche of Haryngworth, or any of his ancestors, Barons Zouche of Haryngworth, held and enjoyed the same.
On 15th May 1870 Harriet Anne Bishopp 13th Baroness Zouche [aged 82] died. Her son Robert [aged 60] succeeded 14th Baron Zouche Harringworth.
On 2nd August 1873 Robert Curzon 14th Baron Zouche Harringworth [aged 63] died. His son Robert [aged 22] succeeded 15th Baron Zouche Harringworth.
On 31st July 1914 Robert Curzon 15th Baron Zouche [aged 63] died. His sister Darea [aged 54] succeeded 16th Baroness Zouche Harringworth.
In 1917 Darea Curzon 16th Baroness Zouche [aged 57] died. Her first cousin once removed Mary [aged 41] succeeded 17th Baroness Zouche Harringworth.
On 25th September 1965 Mary Cecil Curzon 17th Baroness Zouche [aged 90] died. Her grandson James [aged 22] succeeded 18th Baron Zouche Harringworth.
Baron Zouche Mortimer is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
Summary
1323. William Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Mortimer [aged 58] created.
28th February 1336. Son Alan Zouche 2nd Baron Zouche Mortimer [aged 18] succeeded.
12th November 1346. Son Hugh Zouche 3rd Baron Zouche Mortimer [aged 8] succeeded.
1368. Uncle Robert Zouche 4th Baron Zouche Mortimer [aged 37] succeeded.
1399. Robert Zouche 4th Baron Zouche Mortimer extinct.
In 1323 William Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Mortimer [aged 58] was created 1st Baron Zouche Mortimer. Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer [aged 30] by marriage Baroness Zouche Mortimer.
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This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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On 28th February 1336 William Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Mortimer [aged 71] died at Tewkesbury Abbey [Map]. He was buried at Tewkesbury Abbey [Map]. His son Alan [aged 18] succeeded 2nd Baron Zouche Mortimer. Eleanor Damory Baroness Zouche Mortimer [aged 17] by marriage Baroness Zouche Mortimer.
On 12th November 1346 Alan Zouche 2nd Baron Zouche Mortimer [aged 29] died. His son Hugh [aged 8] succeeded 3rd Baron Zouche Mortimer.
In 1368 Hugh Zouche 3rd Baron Zouche Mortimer [aged 30] died. His uncle Robert [aged 37] succeeded 4th Baron Zouche Mortimer.
In 1399 Robert Zouche 4th Baron Zouche Mortimer [aged 68] died. Baron Zouche Mortimer extinct. Some sources describe Joyce Burnell as 5th Baroness Zouche of Mortimer although it is unclear whose daughter she was?