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: Seymour
On 17th February 1704 [his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway (age 24) and Mary Hyde were married. She the daughter of Lawrence Hyde 1st Earl Rochester (age 61) and Henrietta Boyle Countess Rochester. They were fourth cousin once removed.
In 1709 [his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway (age 29) and Jane Bowden were married.
In July 1716 [his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway (age 37) and [his mother] Charlotte Shorter (age 33) were married.
On 5th July 1718 Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford was born to [his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway (age 39) and [his mother] Charlotte Shorter (age 35) at Chelsea.
On 3rd February 1732 [his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway (age 52) died at Lisburn, Antrim. His son Francis (age 13) succeeded 2nd Baron Conway of Ragley in Warwickshire, 2nd Baron Conway of Killultagh in Antrim.
On 12th February 1733 [his mother] Charlotte Shorter (age 50) died.
On 29th May 1741 Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 22) and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 14) were married. She the daughter of Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton (age 57) and Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 12th February 1743 [his son] Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 24) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 16). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married (1) 4th February 1768 his fifth cousin once removed Alice Elizabeth Windsor, daughter of Herbert Windsor 2nd Viscount Windsor and Alice Clavering Viscountess Windsor (2) 20th May 1776 his sixth cousin Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford, daughter of Charles Ingram 9th Viscount Irvine and Frances Shepheard, and had issue.
On 1st August 1744 [his daughter] Anne Seymour-Conway Countess Drogheda was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 26) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 17). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married 15th February 1766 Charles Moore 1st Marquess Drogheda, son of Edward Moore 5th Earl Drogheda and Sarah Ponsonby, and had issue.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 11th August 1746 William Stanhope 2nd Earl of Harrington (age 26) and [his sister-in-law] Caroline Fitzroy Countess Harrington (age 24) were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton (age 62) and Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton. He the son of William Stanhope 1st Earl of Harrington (age 63) and Anne Griffith.
On 15th December 1746 [his son] Henry Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 28) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 20). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 27th September 1747 [his daughter] Sarah Frances Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 29) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 21). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married before 1769 Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry and had issue.
On 20th January 1748 [his son] Robert Seymour was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 29) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 21). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 2nd May 1806 Anderlechtia Clarissa Chetwynd, daughter of William Chetwynd 4th Viscount Chetwynd and Susannah Cope.
In August 1750 Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 32) was created 1st Earl Hertford, 1st Viscount Beauchamp. [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 23) by marriage Countess Hertford.
On 9th October 1750 [his daughter] Gertrude Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 32) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 24). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married 10th February 1772 her fourth cousin once removed George Mason aka Villiers 2nd Earl Grandison, son of Alan Mason Viscount Grandison and Elizabeth Fitzgerald Villiers 1st Countess Grandison, and had issue.
In 1752 [his son] Edward Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 33) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 25). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1754 [his daughter] Elizabeth Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 35) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 27). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 25th December 1755 [his daughter] Isabella Rachel Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 37) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 29). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1756 King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 72) created new Garter Knights as follows:
572nd William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire (age 35),
573rd Henry Howard 4th Earl Carlisle (age 61),
574th Hugh Percy 1st Duke Northumberland (age 40),
575th Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 37).
On 8th December 1756 William Stanhope 1st Earl of Harrington (age 73) died. His son William (age 36) succeeded 2nd Earl Harrington, 2nd Viscount Petersham, 2nd Baron Harrington. [his sister-in-law] Caroline Fitzroy Countess Harrington (age 34) by marriage Countess Harrington.
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 28th April 1759 [his son] William Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 40) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 32). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 29th April 1759 [his son] Hugh Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 40) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 32). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 1785 his second cousin once removed Anne Horatia Waldegrave, daughter of James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh, and had issue.
On 21st July 1763 [his son] George Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 45) and [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 36). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 1795 Isabella Hamilton and had issue.
On 15th February 1766 [his son-in-law] Charles Moore 1st Marquess Drogheda (age 35) and Anne Seymour-Conway Countess Drogheda (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 47) and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 39). He the son of Edward Moore 5th Earl Drogheda and Sarah Ponsonby.
On 4th February 1768 Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford (age 24) and Alice Elizabeth Windsor (age 18) were married. He the son of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 49) and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 41). They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
Before 1769 [his son-in-law] Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry (age 29) and Sarah Frances Seymour-Conway (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 50) and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 42).
On 20th July 1770 [his daughter] Sarah Frances Seymour-Conway (age 22) died.
On 10th February 1772 [his son-in-law] George Mason aka Villiers 2nd Earl Grandison (age 20) and Gertrude Seymour-Conway (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 53) and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 45). He the son of Alan Mason Viscount Grandison and Elizabeth Fitzgerald Villiers 1st Countess Grandison. They were fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 21st May 1775 [his son-in-law] Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton (age 24) and Frances Seymour-Conway were married. She the daughter of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 56) and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 48). He the son of Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton 2nd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne (age 55) and Catherine Pelham Countess of Lincoln. They were sixth cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
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 20th May 1776 Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford (age 33) and Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford (age 16) were married. He the son of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 57) and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 49). They were sixth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 10th November 1782 [his wife] Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford (age 56) died.
On 4th November 1784 [his daughter] Anne Seymour-Conway Countess Drogheda (age 40) died.
1785. Joshua Reynolds (age 61). Portrait of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 66).
In 1785 [his son] Edward Seymour-Conway (age 33) died.
In 1785 Hugh Seymour-Conway (age 25) and Anne Horatia Waldegrave (age 23) were married. She the daughter of James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh (age 48). He the son of Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 66) and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
The London Gazette 13541. Whitehall, June 29 [1793]. The King has been. pleased, to grant the Dignity of an Earl and Marquess of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honorable Francis Seymour Conway (age 74), Earl of Hertford, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully, begotten, by the Names, Stiles, and Titles of Earl of Yarmouth in the County of Norfolk, and Marquess of Hertford.
The King has also been, pleased to grant the Dignity of an Earl of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honorable Henry Lord Porchester (age 51), and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully, begotten by the Name, Stile and Title of Earl of the Town And County of Carnarvon, in the Principality of Wales. [Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham Countess Carnarvon (age 40) by marriage Countess Carnarvon]
The King has been pleased to appoint George Poyntz Ricketts, Esq; to be Captain-General and Governor in Chief of the Island of Tobago.
The King has been pleased to approve of the Appointment of Lawrence Hansen, Esq; to be His Danish Majesty's Consul in the Town and Port of Liverpool, and in all other Ports in die County Palatine of Lancaster.
In September 1793 [his daughter] Gertrude Seymour-Conway (age 42) died.
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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On 14th June 1794 Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford (age 75) died. His son Francis (age 51) succeeded 2nd Marquess Hertford, 2nd Earl Hertford, 2nd Earl of Yarmouth, 2nd Viscount Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Conway of Ragley in Warwickshire, 3rd Baron Conway of Killultagh in Antrim. Isabella Anne Ingram Marchioness Hertford (age 35) by marriage Marchioness Hertford. The estate was worth £70000 a year, and included Ragley Hall, Alcester, Sudbourne Hall, Sudbourne and estates in Ireland.
[his daughter] Frances Seymour-Conway was born to Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford and Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married 21st May 1775 her sixth cousin Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, son of Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton 2nd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne and Catherine Pelham Countess of Lincoln, and had issue.
Church of the Holy Trinity Arrow, Warwickshire [Map]. Wall Plaque text as follows ... In a Vault under this Chancel are interred the remains of the following members of the Seymour Conway Family ...
Frances Popham Viscountess Conway.
Elizabeth Booth Countess Conway.
Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway.
[his uncle] Popham Seymour-Conway.
[his father] Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway.
[his half-sister] Catherine Seymour-Conway.
Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford.
Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford.
Field Marshal Henry Seymour-Conway.
Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford.
Francis Charles Seymour-Conway 3rd Marquess Hertford.
This tablet was erected by Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford.
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Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 27 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Walshe
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 2nd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Champernowne
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Champernowne Baroness Seymour
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 3rd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Killigrew 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Killigrew
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Killigrew Baroness Seymour 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Cooke
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Cooke 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Fitzwilliam 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
GrandFather: Edward Seymour 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Portman 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Portman
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Portman 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Portman Baroness Seymour
Father: Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Popham of Huntworth in Somerset
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Popham 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane aka Joan Stradling 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Popham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Popham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Letitia Popham Baroness Seymour 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Shorter
GrandFather: John Shorter
Mother: Charlotte Shorter 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Morgan Philipps
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Philipps 1st Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fletcher
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Philipps 2nd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Perrot 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Elizabeth Perrot Lady Philips 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Prust
Great x 1 Grandfather: Erasmus Philipps 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Elizabeth Philipps 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Darcy 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Darcy 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Darcy 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Darcy Lady Philips 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England