Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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In 1319 John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth (age 39) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
On 19th November 1341 Nicholas Longford (age 56) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
On 11th November 1394 Nicholas III Longford (age 43) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1448 and 1466 Nicholas Fitzherbert (age 48) was Sheriff of Derbyshire.
Before 1593 William Bassett (age 41) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1595 William Cavendish 1st Earl Devonshire (age 42) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
On 7th December 1602 Francis Fitzherbert (age 63) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1609 John Curzon (age 58) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1610 Thomas Burdett 1st Baronet (age 24) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1619 Roger Manners (age 44) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1629 John Stanhope (age 39) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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In 1632 John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland (age 27) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1633 Francis Foljambe 1st Baronet (age 43) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1637 John Curzon 1st Baronet (age 38) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1644 George Gresley 1st Baronet (age 64) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1648 Samuel Sleigh of Ash and Etwall (age 43) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1649 Francis Burdett 2nd Baronet (age 41) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1661 William Boothby 1st Baronet (age 23) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1662 Thomas Gresley 2nd Baronet (age 34) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1666 Samuel Sleigh of Ash and Etwall (age 61) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1671 Francis Sitwell (age 39) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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In 1675 Gilbert Carke of Chilcote (age 30) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1703 William Gresley 3rd Baronet (age 41) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1705 Godfrey Clarke (age 21) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1723 Thomas Gresley 4th Baronet (age 24) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1737 Wrightson Mundy (age 22) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1738 Robert Burdett 4th Baronet (age 21) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1751 Thomas Gresley 5th Baronet (age 28) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1758 Hugo Meynell (age 22) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1759 Nigel Gresley 6th Baronet (age 31) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1780 Nigel Bowyer Gresley 7th Baronet (age 27) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In 1796 Robert Meade Wilmot 2nd Baronet (age 44) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire. They had four other sons and two daughters
In 1821 George Crewe 8th Baronet (age 25) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1823 Thomas Bateman (age 62) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1825 Charles Abney-Hastings 2nd Baronet (age 32) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1826 Roger Gresley 8th Baronet (age 26) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1866 Henry Chandos-Pole-Gell (age 36) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1890 William Arkwright (age 32) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1908 Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Arthur Clowes (age 40) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.