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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Baronet Lombe aka Jodrell of Salle Park in Norfolk is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically, Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronetcies of England. See Salle, Norfolk.
Summary
2nd January 1784. John 1st Lombe Baronet (age 53) created.
1817. Great Nephew Richard Paul Jodrell 2nd Baronet (age 35) succeeded.
14th January 1861. Son Edward Repps Jodrell 3rd Baronet (age 35) succeeded.
12th November 1882. First Cousin Once Removed Alfred Jodrell 4th Baronet (age 35) succeeded.
1929. Alfred Jodrell 4th Baronet extinct.
On 2nd January 1784 John 1st Lombe Baronet (age 53) was created 1st Baronet Lombe aka Jodrell of Salle Park in Norfolk with remainder in default of male issue of his own to his brother Edward Hase of Salle (age 51) and the heirs male of his body and in default thereof to the male issue of Edward Hase's daughter, Virtue Hase.
In 1817 John 1st Lombe Baronet (age 86) died. His great nephew Richard (age 35) succeeded 2nd Baronet Lombe aka Jodrell of Salle Park in Norfolk.
On 14th January 1861 Richard Paul Jodrell 2nd Baronet (age 79) died. His son Edward (age 35) succeeded 3rd Baronet Lombe aka Jodrell of Salle Park in Norfolk.
On 12th November 1882 Edward Repps Jodrell 3rd Baronet (age 57) died. His first cousin once removed Alfred (age 35) succeeded 4th Baronet Lombe aka Jodrell of Salle Park in Norfolk. In 1890 Amelia Vertue Jodrell died. On her death the estates in Salle, Norfolk were sold. Memorials in Church of St Peter and St Paul, Salle [Map] erected by Alfred Jodrell 4th Baronet.
In 1929 Alfred Jodrell 4th Baronet (age 82) died without issue. Baronet Lombe aka Jodrell of Salle Park in Norfolk extinct.