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: Coventry
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Aldersley Baroness Coventry 1580-1653
In or before 1606 [her father] Thomas Coventry 1st Baron Coventry (age 27) and Sarah Sebright (age 22) were married.
In or before 1610 [her father] Thomas Coventry 1st Baron Coventry (age 31) and [her mother] Elizabeth Aldersley Baroness Coventry (age 29) were married.
In 1612 Anne Coventry Baroness Savile was born to [her father] Thomas Coventry 1st Baron Coventry (age 34) and [her mother] Elizabeth Aldersley Baroness Coventry (age 32).
In October 1624 John Pakington 1st Baronet (age 24) died. His son John (age 3) succeeded 2nd Baronet Pakington. He bacame the ward of [her father] Thomas Coventry 1st Baron Coventry (age 46) whose daughter [her sister] Dorothy Coventry Lady Pakington (age 1) he subsequently married.
In 1626 George Savile 2nd Baronet (age 15) died. His brother [her future husband] William (age 14) succeeded 3rd Baronet Savile of Thornhill. Anne Coventry Baroness Savile (age 14) by marriage Lady Savile of Thornhill.
On 2nd April 1627 [her half-brother] Thomas Coventry 2nd Baron Coventry (age 21) and [her sister-in-law] Mary Craven (age 25) were married.
On 10th April 1628 [her father] Thomas Coventry 1st Baron Coventry (age 50) was created 1st Baron Coventry. [her mother] Elizabeth Aldersley Baroness Coventry (age 48) by marriage Baroness Coventry.
On 29th December 1629 William Savile 3rd Baronet (age 17) and Anne Coventry Baroness Savile (age 17) were married.
In 1632 [her daughter] Mary Savile was born to [her husband] William Savile 3rd Baronet (age 20) and Anne Coventry Baroness Savile (age 20).
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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On 11th November 1633 [her son] George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax was born to [her husband] William Savile 3rd Baronet (age 21) and Anne Coventry Baroness Savile (age 21) at Thornhill. He married (1) 1656 his half sixth cousin Dorothy Spencer Lady Savile, daughter of Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland and Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland, and had issue (2) 1672 his third cousin Gertrude Pierrepont Marchioness Halifax and had issue.
In 1634 [her daughter] Anne Savile was born to [her husband] William Savile 3rd Baronet (age 22) and Anne Coventry Baroness Savile (age 22). She married 12th May 1656 Thomas Hickman Windsor 1st Earl Plymouth and had issue.
In 1635 [her daughter] William Savile was born to [her husband] William Savile 3rd Baronet (age 23) and Anne Coventry Baroness Savile (age 23).
On 13th August 1635 [her future husband] Thomas Chicheley of Wimpole (age 21) and Sarah Russell (age 20) were married.
In 1640 [her daughter] Margaret Savile was born to [her husband] William Savile 3rd Baronet (age 28) and Anne Coventry Baroness Savile (age 28).
On 14th January 1640 [her father] Thomas Coventry 1st Baron Coventry (age 62) died. His son [her half-brother] Thomas (age 34) succeeded 2nd Baron Coventry.
In 1642 [her daughter] Henry Savile was born to [her husband] William Savile 3rd Baronet (age 30) and Anne Coventry Baroness Savile (age 30).
In 1644 [her daughter] Talbot Savile was born to [her husband] William Savile 3rd Baronet (age 32) and Anne Coventry Baroness Savile (age 32).
On 24th January 1644 [her husband] William Savile 3rd Baronet (age 32) died. His son [her son] George (age 10) succeeded 4th Baronet Savile of Thornhill.
On 25th May 1653 [her mother] Elizabeth Aldersley Baroness Coventry (age 73) died.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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Around 1655 Thomas Chicheley of Wimpole (age 40) and Anne Coventry Baroness Savile (age 43) were married.
In 1656 [her son] George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax (age 22) and [her daughter-in-law] Dorothy Spencer Lady Savile (age 16) were married. She by marriage Lady Savile of Thornhill. She the daughter of Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland and Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland (age 38). They were half sixth cousins.
On 12th May 1656 [her son-in-law] Thomas Hickman Windsor 1st Earl Plymouth (age 29) and [her daughter] Anne Savile (age 22) were married.
In 1660. John Hayls (age 60). Portrait of Anne Coventry Baroness Savile (age 48).
On 27th October 1661 [her half-brother] Thomas Coventry 2nd Baron Coventry (age 55) died at Lincoln's Inn Fields. He was buried at St Mary Magdalene's Church, Croome D'Abitot [Map]. His son [her nephew] George (age 33) succeeded 3rd Baron Coventry.
On or before 31st July 1662, the date she was buried, Anne Coventry Baroness Savile (age 50) died.
On 1st February 1699 [her former husband] Thomas Chicheley of Wimpole (age 84) died.
GrandFather: Thomas Coventry 
GrandFather: John Aldersley of Spurstow in Cheshire
Mother: Elizabeth Aldersley Baroness Coventry