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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Around 1849 Adora Frances Olga Wells Lady Musgrave and Baroness Brougham was born to [her father] Peter Wells of Windsor Forest and Great Park.
In 1867 Richard Courtenay Musgrave 11th Baronet (age 28) and Adora Frances Olga Wells Lady Musgrave and Baroness Brougham (age 18) were married.
On 11th October 1872 [her son] Richard George Musgrave 12th Baronet was born to [her husband] Richard Courtenay Musgrave 11th Baronet (age 34) and Adora Frances Olga Wells Lady Musgrave and Baroness Brougham (age 23). He married before 1896 Eleanor Harbord Lady Musgrave, daughter of Charles Harbord 5th Baron Suffield and Cecilia Annetta Baring Baroness Suffield, and had issue.
On 29th December 1872 [her father-in-law] George Musgrave 10th Baronet (age 73) died. His son [her husband] Richard (age 34) succeeded 11th Baronet Musgrave of Hartley Castle in Westmoreland. Adora Frances Olga Wells Lady Musgrave and Baroness Brougham (age 23) by marriage Lady Musgrave of Hartley Castle in Westmoreland.
On 28th November 1875 [her son] Thomas Charles Musgrave was born to [her husband] Richard Courtenay Musgrave 11th Baronet (age 37) and Adora Frances Olga Wells Lady Musgrave and Baroness Brougham (age 26).
On 13th February 1881 [her husband] Richard Courtenay Musgrave 11th Baronet (age 42) died. His son [her son] Richard (age 8) succeeded 12th Baronet Musgrave of Hartley Castle in Westmoreland.
In 1882 Henry Brougham 3rd Baron Brougham and Vaux (age 45) and Adora Frances Olga Wells Lady Musgrave and Baroness Brougham (age 33) were married.
On 3rd January 1886 [her father-in-law] William Brougham 2nd Baron Brougham and Vaux (age 90) died. His son [her husband] Henry (age 49) succeeded 3rd Baron Brougham and Vaux. Adora Frances Olga Wells Lady Musgrave and Baroness Brougham (age 37) by marriage Baroness Brougham and Vaux.
Before 1896 [her son] Richard George Musgrave 12th Baronet (age 23) and [her daughter-in-law] Eleanor Harbord Lady Musgrave (age 27) were married. She by marriage Lady Musgrave of Hartley Castle in Westmoreland.
On 17th December 1925 Adora Frances Olga Wells Lady Musgrave and Baroness Brougham (age 76) died.
On 24th May 1927 [her former husband] Henry Brougham 3rd Baron Brougham and Vaux (age 90) died. His grandson [her grandson] Victor (age 17) succeeded 4th Baron Brougham and Vaux. His only son [her son] Henry Brougham had predeceased him twenty days before.
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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[her son] Henry Brougham was born to Henry Brougham 3rd Baron Brougham and Vaux and Adora Frances Olga Wells Lady Musgrave and Baroness Brougham.