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 1320 Bertrand Geusclin was born at Motte Broons.
On 29th September 1364 Battle of Auray decided the Breton Succession in favour of John Montfort V Duke Brittany. The Breton and English army was commanded by John Chandos and included William Latimer 4th Baron Latimer of Corby, Miles Stapleton and Hugh Calverley. Charles of Blois Duke Brittany was killed. Bertrand Geusclin surrendered.
On 3rd April 1367 the forces of Peter "Cruel" I King Castile commanded by Edward "Black Prince" defeated the army of Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile at the Battle of Nájera at Nájera. The English forces included John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster, William Scrope, Peter Courtenay, John Devereux 1st Baron Devereux, John Savile of Shelley and Golcar, Bernard Brocas and Thomas Banastre.
The forces of Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile included Bertrand Geusclin. The battle achieved little since Bertrand Geusclin escaped.
John Ferrers 4th Baron Ferrers of Chartley was killed. Robert Ferrers 5th Baron Ferrers of Chartley succeeded 5th Baron Ferrers of Chartley. Margaret Despencer Baroness Ferrers of Chartley by marriage Baroness Ferrers of Chartley.
Edward "Black Prince" thereafter returned home, taking Peter's daughters Constance and Isabella as hostages to ensure Peter would pay the money owed to Edward. Constance married John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster, Isabella married Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York.
On 14th March 1369 the army of Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile defeated that of his half-brother Peter "Cruel" I King Castile at the Battle of Montiel. Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile 1334-1379's army was commanded by Bertrand Geusclin. Peter "Cruel" I King Castile escaped to the castle of Montiel, La Mancha.
On 21st March 1373 John Devereux 1st Baron Devereux was captured during the Battle of Chiset at Chizé at which the English were defeated by the French forces commanded by Bertrand Geusclin. The battle brought an end to English control in Poitou.
In 1380 Bertrand Geusclin died at Châteauneuf de Randon.