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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In 1848 Mary Hadfield Waterhouse was born to [her father] Jabez Waterhouse (age 32).
30th March 1851. Census. 4 Swallowhouses, Hayfield.
[her father] Jabez Waterhouse (age 35).? Maker.
Mary (age 3).
On 1st January 1879 Edward Henry Redfern (age 27) and Mary Hadfield Waterhouse (age 31) were married at Glossop.
On 17th November 1879 [her son] Jabez Henry Bond Redfern was born to [her husband] Edward Henry Redfern (age 27) and Mary Hadfield Waterhouse (age 31) in Hayfield, Derbyshire [Map].
3rd April 1881. Census. Steeple Fold, Hayfield.
[her husband] Edward H Redfern (age 29). Print rks Labourer.
Mary Redfern (age 33).
[her son] Jabez H B Redfern (age 1)
etc.
5th April 1891. Census. Rock Hall, Hayfield.
[her husband] Edward H Redfern (age 39). Labourer in Calico Print Works.
Mary Redfern (age 43).
[her son] Jabez H B Redfern (age 11)
etc.
On or before 18th April 1896 [her father] Jabez Waterhouse (age 80) died. He was buried on 18th April 1896 at St Matthew's Church, Hayfield [Map].
31st March 1901. Census. Arden or Chapel Street, Hayfield.
[her husband] Edward H Redfern (age 49). Print Works Labourer.
Mary Redfern (age 53).
[her son] Jabez H B Redfern (age 21)
etc.
On 30th July 1910 [her husband] Edward Henry Redfern (age 58) died. He was living at 3 Jumble Lane, Hayfield at the time of his death. He was buried on 3rd August 1910 at St Matthew's Church, Hayfield [Map] where his gravestone is in the churchyard.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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2nd April 1911. Census. 3 Jumble Lane, Hayfield.
Mary Redfern (age 63).
[her son] Jabez H B Redfern (age 31). Single. General Labourer.
etc.
On 22nd August 1916 [her son] Jabez Henry Bond Redfern (age 36) was killed in action. He was buried in the Yorkshire Regiment War Graves section of the Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay, Pas de Calais, France. Private 29842 13th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, formerly 29842 Notts & Derby Regt.
On 2nd March 1919 Mary Hadfield Waterhouse (age 71) died. She was buried on 7th March 1919 at St Matthew's Church, Hayfield [Map] with her husband.