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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Paternal Family Tree: Luxemburg
Louis of Luxembourg was born to [his father] John Luxemburg Count St Pol and [his mother] Margaret Brienne. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England.
Around 1387 [his father] John Luxemburg Count St Pol [aged 17] and [his mother] Margaret Brienne [aged 22] were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Guy of Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol and Ligny and [his grandmother] Mathilde Chatillon Countess Saint Pol.
In 1397 [his father] John Luxemburg Count St Pol [aged 27] died.
On 8th May 1405 [his brother] Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol [aged 15] and [his sister-in-law] Margherita Baux [aged 11] were married. She the daughter of Francesco Baux 1st Duke Andria [aged 75] and Sueva Orsini [aged 45]. They were sixth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John of England.
Before 26th October 1415 Louis of Luxembourg was consecrated Bishop of Thérouanne.
On 26th October 1415, the day after the Battle of Agincourt, the Bishop of Thérouanne consecrated part of the battle ground as a grave-site for the fallen.
On 23rd November 1418 [his brother] John Luxemburg II Count Ligny [aged 26] and [his sister-in-law] Jeanne de Béthune Viscountess Béthune [aged 21] were married.
In 1430 [his brother] Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol [aged 40] was created I Count Saint Pol.
On 31st August 1433 [his brother] Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol [aged 43] died of plague at Rambures, Somme. His son [his nephew] Louis [aged 15] succeeded I Count Saint Pol.
In 1435 Louis of Luxembourg fled to English held Rouen, France [Map] when the French recovered Paris. He was appointed Archbishop of Rouen. His niece Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford [aged 20] married the English regent John Lancaster 1st Duke Bedford [aged 45].
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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Around 1437 Louis of Luxembourg travelled to England where he was appointed Bishop of Ely.
Around 1437 Louis of Luxembourg travelled to England where he was appointed Bishop of Ely.
Chronicle of Gregory. 21st January 1437. And that year the King [aged 15] ordaynyde the Parlyment to be holde at Caumbryge [Map], but aftyr warde by goode counselle it was tornyde and holde att Westemyster; the whyche Parlyment be ganne the xxj day of Janyver. And to that Parlyment come the Byschoppe of Tyrwynne [Thérouanne] ande the counselle of the Erle of Armanacke [aged 40].
In 1439 Louis of Luxembourg was appointed Cardinal by Pope Eugene IV [aged 56] at the request of the English.
On 5th January 1441 [his brother] John Luxemburg II Count Ligny [aged 49] died at Guise, Aisne.
On 18th September 1443 Cardinal Louis of Luxemburg died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 15 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Great" Luxemburg V Count Luxemburg III Count Namur 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Waleran I of Luxemburg 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of Bar Countess Luxemburg and Namur 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Waleran II of Luxemburg 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Dame Beaurevoir
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Luxemburg Lord of Ligby 7 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
GrandFather: Guy of Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol and Ligny 8 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Guy Dampierre Count Flanders 
4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Guillaume Dampierre 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilde Bethune
Great x 2 Grandfather: Guy of Dampierre Richebourg 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raoul II de Clermont 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alix Clermont 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alix Capet I Viscountess Châteaudun 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alix Dampierre 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Father: John Luxemburg Count St Pol 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Chatillon I Count Blois V Count Saint Pol
Great x 3 Grandfather: Guy Chatillon III Count Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Avesnes 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Guy Chatillon IV Count Saint Pol 3 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant
Great x 1 Grandfather: Jean Chatillon Count Saint Pol Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John "The Red" Capet I Duke Brittany 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John II Duke Brittany 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche "Navarre" Blois Duchess Brittany 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Capet Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry III of England 
Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Plantagenet Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England 
GrandMother: Mathilde Chatillon Countess Saint Pol 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Enguerrand Ingleram Fiennes 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Fiennes
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Provence 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Jean Fiennes 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beaumont 
2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Beaumont 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Chateaudun
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jeanne Fiennes 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Dampierre II Count Flanders
Great x 3 Grandfather: Guy Dampierre Count Flanders 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret II Countess Flanders 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabelle Dampierre 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Great" Luxemburg V Count Luxemburg III Count Namur
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabelle Luxemburg Countess Flanders 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of Bar Countess Luxemburg and Namur 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Cardinal Louis of Luxemburg 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
GrandFather: Louis Count of Enghien
Mother: Margaret Brienne