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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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Earl Plymouth is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
There have been three creations of Earl Plymouth:
1st. 28th July 1675. Charles "Don Carlo" Fitzcharles 1st Earl Plymouth. Extinct. 17th October 1680. Siege of Tangier.
2nd. 6th December 1682. Thomas Hickman Windsor 1st Earl Plymouth. Extinct. 8th December 1843.
3rd. 1905. Robert George Windsor-Clive 1st Earl Plymouth. Extant.
Earl Plymouth is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
28th July 1675. Charles "Don Carlo" Fitzcharles 1st Earl Plymouth (age 18) created.
17th October 1680. Charles "Don Carlo" Fitzcharles 1st Earl Plymouth extinct. See Siege of Tangier.
On 28th July 1675 Charles "Don Carlo" Fitzcharles 1st Earl Plymouth (age 18) was created 1st Earl Plymouth, 1st Viscount Totnes, 1st Baron Dartmouth.
On 19th September 1678 Charles "Don Carlo" Fitzcharles 1st Earl Plymouth (age 21) and Bridget Osborne Countess Plymouth were married in Wimbledon, Surrey. She by marriage Countess Plymouth. She the daughter of Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds (age 46) and Bridget Bertie Duchess Leeds (age 49). He the illegitmate son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 48) and Catherine Pegge (age 43).
On 17th October 1680 Charles "Don Carlo" Fitzcharles 1st Earl Plymouth (age 23) died of dysentery at Tangier [Map] during the Siege of Tangier. Earl Plymouth, Viscount Totnes and Baron Dartmouth extinct.
Earl Plymouth is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
6th December 1682. Thomas Hickman Windsor 1st Earl Plymouth (age 55) created.
3rd November 1687. Grandson Other Windsor 2nd Earl Plymouth (age 8) succeeded.
26th December 1727. Son Other Windsor 3rd Earl Plymouth (age 20) succeeded.
1732. Son Other Lewis Windsor 4th Earl Plymouth succeeded.
21st April 1771. Son Other Windsor 5th Earl Plymouth (age 19) succeeded.
12th June 1799. Son Other Archer Windsor 6th Earl Plymouth (age 9) succeeded.
20th July 1833. Uncle Andrew Windsor 7th Earl (age 69) succeeded.
19th January 1837. Brother Henry Windsor 8th Earl Plymouth (age 68) succeeded.
8th December 1843. Henry Windsor 8th Earl Plymouth extinct.
On 6th December 1682 Thomas Hickman Windsor 1st Earl Plymouth (age 55) was created 1st Earl Plymouth. Ursula Widdrington Countess Plymouth (age 35) by marriage Countess Plymouth.
On 3rd November 1687 Thomas Hickman Windsor 1st Earl Plymouth (age 60) died. His grandson Other (age 8) succeeded 2nd Earl Plymouth, 8th Baron Windsor of Stanwell in Buckinghamshire.
On 26th December 1727 Other Windsor 2nd Earl Plymouth (age 48) died. His son Other (age 20) succeeded 3rd Earl Plymouth, 9th Baron Windsor of Stanwell in Buckinghamshire.
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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In 1732 Other Windsor 3rd Earl Plymouth (age 25) died. His son Other succeeded 4th Earl Plymouth, 10th Baron Windsor of Stanwell in Buckinghamshire.
On 11th August 1750 Other Lewis Windsor 4th Earl Plymouth (age 19) and Catherine Archer Countess Plymouth (age 14) were married. She by marriage Countess Plymouth. He the son of Other Windsor 3rd Earl Plymouth.
On 21st April 1771 Other Lewis Windsor 4th Earl Plymouth (age 39) died. His son Other (age 19) succeeded 5th Earl Plymouth, 11th Baron Windsor of Stanwell in Buckinghamshire.
In 1778 Other Windsor 5th Earl Plymouth (age 26) and Sarah Archer Countess Plymouth and Amherst (age 16) were married. She by marriage Countess Plymouth. He the son of Other Lewis Windsor 4th Earl Plymouth and Catherine Archer Countess Plymouth (age 41). They were first cousins.
On 12th June 1799 Other Windsor 5th Earl Plymouth (age 48) died. His son Other (age 9) succeeded 6th Earl Plymouth, 12th Baron Windsor of Stanwell in Buckinghamshire.
On 5th August 1811 Other Archer Windsor 6th Earl Plymouth (age 22) and Mary Sackville Countess Plymouth Amherst (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Plymouth. She the daughter of John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset and Arabella Diana Cope 3rd Duchess Dorset (age 42). He the son of Other Windsor 5th Earl Plymouth and Sarah Archer Countess Plymouth and Amherst (age 49).
On 20th July 1833 Other Archer Windsor 6th Earl Plymouth (age 44) died aboard his yacht at Deptford, Kent [Map]. His uncle Andrew (age 69) succeeded 7th Earl Plymouth. Baron Windsor of Stanwell in Buckinghamshire abeyant between his daughters Maria Windsor Marchioness Downshire (age 43) and Harriet Windsor (age 35).
On 19th January 1837 Andrew Windsor 7th Earl (age 72) died unmarried. His brother Henry (age 68) succeeded 8th Earl Plymouth.
On 8th December 1843 Henry Windsor 8th Earl Plymouth (age 75) died without issue. Earl Plymouth extinct.
Earl Plymouth in Devon is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
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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Summary
1905. Robert George Windsor-Clive 1st Earl Plymouth (age 47) created.
6th March 1923. Son Ivor Windsor-Clive 2nd Earl Plymouth (age 34) succeeded.
1st October 1943. Son Other Windsor-Clive 3rd Earl of Plymouth (age 19) succeeded.
7th March 2018. Son Ivor Windsor-Clive 4th Earl of Plymouth (age 66) succeeded.
In 1905 Robert George Windsor-Clive 1st Earl Plymouth (age 47) was created 1st Earl Plymouth in Devon. Alberta Victoria Sarah Caroline Paget Countess Plymouth (age 42) by marriage Countess Plymouth in Devon.
On 6th March 1923 Robert George Windsor-Clive 1st Earl Plymouth (age 65) died at Great Cumberland Place. He was buried at Windsor Clive Family Plot, St Bartholomew's Church, Tardebigge. His son Ivor (age 34) succeeded 2nd Earl Plymouth in Devon. Irene Corona Charteris Countess Plymouth (age 21) by marriage Countess Plymouth in Devon.
On 1st October 1943 Ivor Windsor-Clive 2nd Earl Plymouth (age 54) died. His son Other (age 19) succeeded 3rd Earl Plymouth in Devon.
On 7th March 2018 Other Windsor-Clive 3rd Earl of Plymouth (age 94) died. His son Ivor (age 66) succeeded 4th Earl Plymouth in Devon.