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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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Paternal Family Tree: Middleton of Belsay Castle
On 20th April 1774 [his father] William Middleton 5th Baronet (age 36) and [his mother] Jane Monck Lady Middleton were married. She by marriage Lady Middleton of Belsay Castle in Northumberland.
On 7th April 1779 Charles Miles Lambert Monck 6th Baronet was born to [his father] William Middleton 5th Baronet (age 41) and [his mother] Jane Monck Lady Middleton.
In 1794 [his mother] Jane Monck Lady Middleton died.
In 1795 [his father] William Middleton 5th Baronet (age 57) died. His son Charles (age 15) succeeded 6th Baronet Middleton of Belsay Castle in Northumberland.
In 1798 Charles Miles Lambert Monck 6th Baronet (age 18) changed his surname from Middleton to Monck when he inherited from his maternal grandfather [his grandfather] Lawrence Monck of Caenby Hall in Lincolnshire in compliance with his will.
In 1801 Charles Miles Lambert Monck 6th Baronet (age 21) was appointed High Sheriff of Northumberland.
In 1804 Charles Miles Lambert Monck 6th Baronet (age 24) and Louisa Lucia Cook were married. They had two sons and four daughters.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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In 1805 [his son] Charles Atticus Monck was born to Charles Miles Lambert Monck 6th Baronet (age 25) and [his wife] Louisa Lucia Cook. He married 1835 Laura Ridley, daughter of Matthew White Ridley 3rd Baronet, and had issue.
In 1812 Charles Miles Lambert Monck 6th Baronet (age 32) was elected MP Northumberland which seat he held until 1820.
In 1824 [his wife] Louisa Lucia Cook died.
In 1830 [his son-in-law] Edward Blackett 6th Baronet (age 24) and [his daughter] Julia Monck Lady Blackett were married. She by marriage Lady Blackett of Newcastle in Northumberland.
On 26th July 1831 Charles Miles Lambert Monck 6th Baronet (age 52) and Mary Elizabeth Bennet (age 46) were married. She the daughter of Charles Bennet 4th Earl Tankerville and Emma Colebrooke Countess Tankerville (age 79).
In 1835 [his son] Charles Atticus Monck (age 30) and [his daughter-in-law] Laura Ridley were married.
In or before 1851 [his daughter] Julia Monck Lady Blackett died.
In 1856 [his son] Charles Atticus Monck (age 51) died.
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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On 25th June 1859 [his brother-in-law] Charles Augustus Bennet 5th Earl Tankerville (age 83) died. His son Charles (age 49) succeeded 6th Earl Tankerville, 7th Baron Ossulston of Ossulston in Middlesex. Olivia Montagu Countess Tankerville (age 28) by marriage Countess Tankerville.
On 27th February 1861 [his wife] Mary Elizabeth Bennet (age 75) died.
On 20th July 1867 Charles Miles Lambert Monck 6th Baronet (age 88) died. His grandson [his grandson] Arthur (age 29) succeeded 7th Baronet Monck of Belsay Castle in Northumberland.
[his daughter] Julia Monck Lady Blackett was born to Charles Miles Lambert Monck 6th Baronet and Louisa Lucia Cook. She married 1830 Edward Blackett 6th Baronet, son of William Blackett 5th Baronet, and had issue.
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Middleton 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Middleton 2nd Baronet
GrandFather: John Lambert Middleton 4th Baronet
Father: William Middleton 5th Baronet
Charles Miles Lambert Monck 6th Baronet
GrandFather: Lawrence Monck of Caenby Hall in Lincolnshire 
Mother: Jane Monck Lady Middleton
GrandMother: Jane Cunnington