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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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Earl Normanton is in Earl Ireland.
In 1806 Charles Agar 1st Earl Normanton (age 69) was created 1st Earl Normanton. Jane Benson Countess Northampton by marriage Countess Normanton.
On 14th July 1809 Charles Agar 1st Earl Normanton (age 72) died. He was buried at North Transept Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son Welbore (age 31) succeeded 2nd Earl Normanton.
Before 17th September 1818 Welbore Ellis Agar 2nd Earl Normanton (age 40) and Diana Herbert Countess Normanton (age 28) were married. She by marriage Countess Normanton. She the daughter of George Augustus Herbert 11th Earl Pembroke 8th Earl Montgomery (age 59) and Elisabeth Beauclerk. He the son of Charles Agar 1st Earl Normanton and Jane Benson Countess Northampton.
In 1868 Welbore Ellis Agar 2nd Earl Normanton (age 90) died. His son James (age 49) succeeded 3rd Earl Normanton. Caroline Susan Augusta Barrington Countess Normanton (age 33) by marriage Countess Normanton.
On 19th December 1896 James Charles Agar 3rd Earl Normanton (age 78) died. His son Sidney (age 31) succeeded 4th Earl Normanton.
Before 1910 Sidney James Agar 4th Earl Normanton (age 44) and Amy Frederica Alice Byng Countess Normanton were married. She by marriage Countess Normanton. She the daughter of Henry Byng 4th Earl Strafford and Henrietta Louisa Elizabeth Danneskiold Samsøe. He the son of James Charles Agar 3rd Earl Normanton and Caroline Susan Augusta Barrington Countess Normanton (age 75). They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1933 Sidney James Agar 4th Earl Normanton (age 68) died. His son Edward (age 22) succeeded 5th Earl Normanton.
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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On 30th October 1944 Edward Agar 5th Earl Normanton (age 34) and Fiona Pratt Countess Normanton were married. She by marriage Countess Normanton. She the daughter of John Pratt 4th Marquess Camden and Joan Marion Neville Marchioness Camden (age 67). He the son of Sidney James Agar 4th Earl Normanton and Amy Frederica Alice Byng Countess Normanton. They were fifth cousins.
On 28th January 1967 Edward Agar 5th Earl Normanton (age 56) died. His son Shaun (age 21) succeeded 6th Earl Normanton.
On 13th February 2019 Shaun Agar 6th Earl Normanton (age 73) died. His son James (age 37) succeeded 6th Earl Normanton, 10th Baron Mendip of Mendip in Somerset.