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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Charles Maccarthy Viscount Muskerry and Margaret Burke Lady Muskerry were married. She the daughter of Ulick Burke 1st Marquess Clanricarde and Anne Compton Lady Rushout. He the son of Donough Maccarthy 1st Earl Clancarty and Ellen Butler Countess Clancarty. They were first cousin three times removed.
In 1288 Enguerrand Coucy 4th Lord Coucy (age 52) and Jeanne Dampierre Lady Coucy were married. She by marriage Lord Coucy. She the daughter of Robert Dampierre III Count Flanders (age 39) and Yolande Burgundy II Countess Nevers and Flanders. They were half first cousin four times removed.
On 23rd January 1302 Ferdinand IV King Castile IV King Leon (age 16) and Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 12) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile, Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of Denis I King Portugal (age 40) and Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal (age 31). He the son of Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. They were half first cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 12th September 1309 Alfonso "Brave" IV King Portugal (age 18) and Beatrice Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. He the son of Denis I King Portugal (age 47) and Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal (age 38). They were half first cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 18th June 1318 Philip "Noble" III King Navarre (age 12) and Joan Capet II Queen Navarre (age 6) were married. She the daughter of Louis X King France I Navarre and Margaret of Burgundy Queen Consort France. He the son of Louis I Count Évreux (age 42) and Margaret Artois Countess Évreux. They were half first cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 11th January 1350 King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France (age 56) and Blanche Évreux Queen Consort France (age 19) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. The difference in their ages was 37 years. She the daughter of Philip "Noble" III King Navarre and Joan Capet II Queen Navarre. He the son of Charles Valois I Count Valois and Margaret Capet Countess Valois. They were half first cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 8th April 1350 King Charles V of France (age 11) and Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France (age 12) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Peter Bourbon Duke Bourbon (age 39) and Isabella Valois Duchess Bourbon (age 37). He the son of King John "The Good" II of France (age 30) and Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France. They were half first cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 10th October 1361 Edward "Black Prince" (age 31) and Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales (age 33) were married at Windsor Castle [Map]. She by marriage Princess of Wales. His first wife, her second (or third depending on how you count them) husband. She had four children already. They had known each other since childhood. Thirty-one and thirty-three respectively. A curious choice for the heir to the throne; foreign princesses were usual. They were married nearly fifteen years and had two children. She the daughter of Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent and Margaret Wake Countess Kent. He the son of King Edward III of England (age 48) and Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England (age 47). They were half first cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
Before 1387 David Lindsay 1st Earl Crawford (age 26) and Elizabeth Stewart Countess Crawford (age 24) were married. She the daughter of King Robert II of Scotland (age 70) and Euphemia Ross Queen Consort Scotland. They were half first cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King John of England.
After 1445 John II King Castile (age 39) and Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Castile (age 17) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. The difference in their ages was 22 years. He the son of Henry III King Castile and Catherine of Lancaster Queen Consort Castile. They were half first cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1526 Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia (age 35) and Dorothea Oldenburg (age 21) were married. She the daughter of King Frederick I of Denmark (age 54) and Anna of Brandenburg. He the son of Frederick Hohenzollern I Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach (age 65) and Sophia Jagiellon Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach. They were half first cousin once removed.
In or before June 1535 George Neville 5th and 3rd Baron Abergavenny (age 66) and Mary Brooke Baroness Bergavenny were married. She by marriage Baroness Abergavenny. They were half first cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 9th January 1541 Maurice Elector of Saxony (age 19) and Agnes of Hesse (age 13) were married. She the daughter of Landgrave Philip I of Hesse (age 36) and Christine of Saxony (age 35). They were half first cousin once removed.
After 22nd December 1553 James Fleming 4th Lord Fleming (age 19) and Barbara Hamilton Lady Fleming were married. She the daughter of James Hamilton 2nd Earl Arran (age 37) and Margaret Douglas Duchess Châtellerault. They were half first cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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In 1559 Emmanuel Philibert Duke of Savoy (age 30) and Margaret Valois Duchess Berry and Savoy (age 35) were married. She by marriage Duchess Savoy. He by marriage Duke Berry. She the daughter of King Francis I of France and Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France. He the son of Charles 3rd Duke Savoy and Beatrice Aviz Duchess Savoy. They were half first cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 18th February 1576 William Spring (age 43) and Susan Jermyn were married. They were half first cousin once removed.
On 17th February 1588 Duke John VII of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (age 29) and Sophia Oldenburg (age 18) were married. They were half first cousin once removed.
On 20th February 1609 Edward Barrett 1st Baron Barrett (age 27) and Jane Carey (age 15) were married. They were half first cousin once removed.
In or before 1640 Alexander Urquhart of Cromarty (age 26) and Jean Elphinstone were married. They were half first cousin once removed.
On 7th December 1646 Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg (age 26) and Luise Henriette Orange Nassau (age 19) were married at The Hague. They were half first cousin once removed.
After 5th December 1660 John Fleming 4th Earl Wigtown and Anne Ker Countess Wigtown were married. She the daughter of Henry Ker and Margaret Hay Countess Cassilis. He the son of John Fleming 3rd Earl Wigtown and Jean Drummond Countess Wigtown. They were half first cousin once removed.
On 20th May 1665 Charles Emmanuel II Duke of Savoy (age 30) and Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Charles Amadeus Duke of Nemours and Élisabeth Bourbon Vendôme. He the son of Victor Amadeus I Duke of Savoy and Christine Marie Bourbon Duchess Savoy. They were half first cousin once removed.
Before 2nd June 1718 Charles Crispe 5th Baronet (age 38) and Anne Crispe (age 33) were married. They were half first cousin once removed.
On 20th January 1722 Louis I King Spain (age 14) and Louise Élisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain (age 12) were married. She the daughter of Philippe Bourbon II Duke Orléans (age 47) and Françoise Marie Bourbon Duchess Orléans (age 44). He the son of Philippe V King Spain (age 38) and Maria Luisa Savoy. They were half first cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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Before 14th November 1735 John Eyles 2nd Baronet (age 52) and Mary Haskin Styles were married. They were half first cousin once removed.
On 29th November 1786 Charles Clifford Clifford 6th Baron Clifford Chudleigh (age 27) and Eleanor Mary Arundell Baroness Clifford Chudleigh (age 20) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. They were half first cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
Before 27th June 1791 James Henry Leigh of Adlestrop (age 26) and Julia Judith Twisleton (age 19) were married. They were half first cousin once removed.
In 1815 King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark (age 28) and Caroline Amalie Oldenburg Queen Norway (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Norway. She the daughter of Frederick Christian Oldenburg II Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg and Louise Auguste Oldenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg (age 43). They were half first cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
In 1837 Walter Frederick Campbell (age 39) and Katherine Isabella Cole were married. They were half first cousin once removed.
In 1857 Mayer Alphonse James Rothschild (age 29) and Leonara de Rothschild (age 20) were married. They were half first cousin once removed.
Before 14th May 1864 Salomon James de Rothschild (age 29) and Adèle von Rothschild (age 21) were married. They were half first cousin once removed.
On 28th October 1907 Francis Curzon 5th Earl Howe (age 23) and Mary Curzon Countess Howe (age 19) were married. They divorced in 1937. He the son of Richard George Penn Curzon 4th Earl Howe (age 46) and Georgiana Elizabeth Spencer-Churchill Countess Howe. They were half first cousin once removed.
William Normandy II Count of Eu and Helisende Avranches Countess Eu were married. She by marriage Countess Eu. He the son of Robert Normandy III Count of Eu and Beatrix Falaise Countess Eu. They were half first cousin once removed.
William Sinclair 3rd Earl Orkney 1st Earl Caithness and Elizabeth Douglas Countess Buchan and Orkney were married. She by marriage Countess Orkney. She the daughter of Archibald Douglas 1st Duke Touraine and Margaret Stewart Duchess Touraine. He the son of Henry Sinclair 2nd Earl Orkney and Egidia "Fair Maid of Nithsdale" Douglas Countess Orkney. They were half first cousin once removed.
Henry Boteler and Isabella Boteler were married. They were half first cousin once removed.
Alexander Stewart and Egidia "Fair Maid of Nithsdale" Douglas Countess Orkney were married. He the son of Murdoch Stewart 2nd Duke Albany and Isabel Countess Lennox Duchess Albany. They were half first cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John of England.
Before 8th August 1303 Henry Ivrea (age 73) and Juana "La Palomilla" Núñez de Lara (age 17) were married. The difference in their ages was 55 years. He the son of Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon and Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. They were half first cousin twice removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
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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On Before 1318 Juan Manuel Prince of Villena (age 35) and Constance Barcelona were married. She the daughter of James "The Just" II King Aragon (age 50) and Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon. They were half first cousin twice removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1321 Aymer de Valence 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 46) and Marie Chatillon Countess Pembroke (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. The difference in their ages was 28 years. She the daughter of Guy Chatillon IV Count Saint Pol and Marie Capet (age 53). He the son of William de Valence 1st Earl Pembroke and Joan Munchensi Countess Pembroke. They were half first cousin twice removed. She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
In 1477 William Beaumont 2nd Viscount Beaumont (age 38) and Elizabeth Scrope Countess of Oxford (age 9) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Beaumont. The difference in their ages was 29 years. He the son of John Beaumont 1st Viscount Beaumont and Katherine Neville Duchess Norfolk (age 77). They were half first cousin twice removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 19th January 1511 John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox (age 21) and Isabel or Elizabeth Stewart Countess Lennox (age 16) were married. She by marriage Countess Lennox. She the daughter of John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl (age 71) and Eleanor Sinclair Countess Atholl (age 54). He the son of Matthew Stewart 2nd Earl Lennox and Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Lennox (age 36). They were half first cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
Before 1552 William Douglas 9th Earl Angus (age 18) and Egidia Graham Countess of Angus (age 15) were married. She the daughter of Robert Graham Master of Montrose and Margaret Fleming Countess Atholl (age 22). They were half first cousin twice removed.
In July 1563 Charles Howard 1st Earl Nottingham (age 27) and Katherine Carey Countess Nottingham (age 13) were married. They were half first cousin twice removed.
On 8th January 1673 John Manners 1st Duke Rutland (age 34) and Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland (age 16) were married. He the son of John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland (age 68) and Frances Montagu Countess Rutland. They were half first cousin twice removed.
On 5th November 1878 Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield (age 22) and Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield (age 24) were married at St Withburga's Church, Holkham [Map]. She the daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 55) and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. He the son of Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield (age 53) and Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield (age 44). They were half first cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.