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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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Around 850 or 853 Adelaide Paris Queen Consort Aquitaine and West Francia was born to [her father] Adalard Count of Paris (age 20).
Before 863 [her future husband] Louis "Stammerer" II King Aquitaine III King West Francia (age 16) and Ansgarde Burgundy Queen Consort Aquitaine Queen Consort West Francia were married in secret. She by marriage Queen Consort Aquitaine, Queen Consort West Francia. He the son of [her future father-in-law] Charles "Bald" I King West Francia (age 39) and Ermentrude Orléans Queen Consort West Francia.
In 866 [her future husband] Louis "Stammerer" II King Aquitaine III King West Francia (age 19) succeeded II King Aquitaine.
Before February 875 [her future husband] Louis "Stammerer" II King Aquitaine III King West Francia (age 28) repudiated his wife Adelaide Paris Queen Consort Aquitaine and West Francia (age 25) so that he could marry Adelaide Paris Queen Consort Aquitaine and West Francia in accordance with his father's wishes.
In February 875 Louis "Stammerer" II King Aquitaine III King West Francia (age 28) and Adelaide Paris Queen Consort Aquitaine and West Francia (age 25) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aquitaine, Queen Consort West Francia. He the son of Charles "Bald" I King West Francia (age 51) and Ermentrude Orléans Queen Consort West Francia.
In 877 [her husband] Louis "Stammerer" II King Aquitaine III King West Francia (age 30) succeeded III King West Francia.
On 10th April 879 [her husband] Louis "Stammerer" II King Aquitaine III King West Francia (age 32) died. His son [her step-son] Louis (age 16) succeeded III King West Francia. His son [her step-son] Carloman (age 13) succeeded King West Francia. Engelberge Bivinids Queen Consort West Francia by marriage Queen Consort West Francia.
On 17th September 879 [her son] Charles "Simple" III King West Francia was born to [her former husband] Louis "Stammerer" II King Aquitaine III King West Francia and Adelaide Paris Queen Consort Aquitaine and West Francia (age 29). He married (1) May 907 Frederuna von Ringelheim Queen Consort West Francia and had issue (2) 7th October 919 Eadgifu Wessex Queen Consort West Francia and had issue.
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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On 10th October 890 [her father] Adalard Count of Paris (age 60) died.
On 10th November 901 Adelaide Paris Queen Consort Aquitaine and West Francia (age 51) died.