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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: Danvers
Maternal Family Tree: Aoife ni Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham 1145-1188
In or before 1568 [his uncle] John Danvers (age 27) and [his mother] Elizabeth Neville (age 17) were married. They were half fourth cousin once removed.
Before 3rd March 1582 Richard Herbert (age 25) and [his future wife] Magdalen Newport were married.
On 28th June 1588 John Danvers was born to [his uncle] John Danvers (age 48) and [his mother] Elizabeth Neville (age 38).
On 19th December 1594 [his uncle] John Danvers (age 54) died said to have been of a broken heart following the disgrace of his sons [his brother] Charles Danvers (age 26) and [his brother] Henry Danvers 1st Earl Danby (age 21).
In 1598 [his step-father] Edmund Carey (age 40) and [his mother] Elizabeth Neville (age 48) were married. The marriage was, perhaps, a means of procuring a pardon for her two sons who had previously shot and killed a neighbour, and fled abroad. A payment was made to the bereaved family and the sons were allowed to return. They were fourth cousins.
In March 1609 John Danvers (age 20) and Magdalen Newport were married. They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 22nd May 1622 John Astley was appointed Master of the Revels but sold his interest to [his step-son] Henry Herbert (age 27) by 1623.
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 5th January 1626 [his brother] Henry Danvers 1st Earl Danby (age 52) was created 1st Earl Danby.
On 10th July 1628 John Danvers (age 40) and Elizabeth Dauntsey were married.
On 1st May 1629 [his daughter] Elizabeth Danvers was born to John Danvers (age 40) and [his wife] Elizabeth Dauntsey. She married 23rd November 1648 her second cousin once removed Robert Wright aka Villiers aka Danvers, son of Robert Howard and Frances Coke Viscountess Purbeck, and had issue.
On 7th May 1629 [his step-son] Edward Herbert 1st Baron Herbert Chirbury (age 47) was created 1st Baron Herbert Chirbury. Mary Herbert Baroness Herbert Chirbury by marriage Baroness Herbert Chirbury.
In 1630 [his mother] Elizabeth Neville (age 80) died.
On 1st March 1633 [his step-son] George Herbert (age 39) died.
On 5th December 1633 [his son] Henry Danvers was born to John Danvers (age 45) and [his wife] Elizabeth Dauntsey.
On 9th July 1636 [his wife] Elizabeth Dauntsey died.
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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In 1641 [his step-son] Henry Herbert (age 46) was appointed Master of the Revels.
On 20th January 1644 [his brother] Henry Danvers 1st Earl Danby (age 70) died at Earl of Danby's House Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire. He was reburied at St James' the Great Church, Dauntsey. Earl Danby extinct.
On 5th August 1648 [his step-son] Edward Herbert 1st Baron Herbert Chirbury (age 66) died. His son Richard (age 44) succeeded 2nd Baron Herbert Chirbury.
On 23rd November 1648 [his son-in-law] Robert Wright aka Villiers aka Danvers (age 24) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Danvers (age 19) were married. They were second cousin once removed.
On 6th January 1649 John Danvers (age 60) and Grace Hewett were married.
On 29th January 1649 King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 48) fifty-seven commissioners signed King Charle's Death Warrant at Westminster Hall [Map]. Two further names were added subsequently.
7 John Danvers
14 Major-General William Goffe
21 Admiral Richard Deane
42 John Jones
45 Major General Charles Fleetwood
55 John Downes
57 Thomas Scot
58 John Carew
The commissioners who sat at the trial but did not sign the Death Warrant included:
William Monson 1st Viscount Monson (age 50)
James Harington 3rd Baronet (age 41)
The Captain of the Guard was Daniel Axtell (age 27). The guards included Francis Hacker, Matthew Tomlinson (age 31).
The Solicitor-General was John Cook (age 41).
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On 10th August 1650 [his son] John Danvers of Predsot was born to John Danvers (age 62) and [his wife] Grace Hewett. He married after 1693 Elizabeth Morewood.
In November 1654 [his son] Henry Danvers (age 20) died.
On 16th April 1655 John Danvers (age 66) died.
[his daughter] Mary Danvers was born to John Danvers and Elizabeth Dauntsey.
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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[his son] Charles Danvers was born to John Danvers and Elizabeth Dauntsey.
Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 20 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Danvers 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Danvers
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Danvers
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Danvers
GrandFather: Sylvester Danvers
Father: John Danvers
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Mordaunt 
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Mordaunt
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Peake
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Peake
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Latimer
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Latimer
Great x 2 Grandmother: Edith Latimer
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hody
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Hody
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Jewel
GrandMother: Elizabeth Mordaunt
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Vere 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vere Baroness Mordaunt
John Danvers 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Neville 1st Baron Latimer of Snape 
Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Neville 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Beauchamp Baroness Latimer 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Neville 2nd Baron Latimer of Snape 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bourchier 1st Baron Berners 
Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Bourchier 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Berners Baroness Berners
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Neville 3rd Baron Latimer 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Aylesbury 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Stafford Baroness Latimer 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fray
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Fray
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Danvers Baroness Wenlock
GrandFather: John Neville 4th Baron Latimer of Snape 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard de Vere 11th Earl of Oxford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John de Vere 12th Earl of Oxford 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Sergeaux Countess Oxford
Great x 2 Grandfather: George de Vere 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Howard 
4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess of Oxford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Walton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy de Vere 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Stafford 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Stafford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Chideock 6th Baron Fitzpayn 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Chideocke 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Lumley 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Mother: Elizabeth Neville 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke of Somerset 
Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke of Somerset 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Somerset 1st Earl of Worcester 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Hill of Shilston
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Hill
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Champernoun
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Huntingdon 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Devereux 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Herbert 3rd Baroness Herbert Raglan 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Woodville Countess Pembroke and Huntingdon 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
GrandMother: Lucy Somerset Baroness Latimer Snape 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Browne 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Fitzalan 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Fitzalan 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Moyns
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Browne Countess of Worcester 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Neville Earl Salisbury Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Lucy Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Ingaldsthorpe
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Ingaldsthorpe 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Tiptoft 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England