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: Berkeley
Maternal Family Tree: Aoife ni Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham 1145-1188
Thomas Rich Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley and Isabel Hamelin were married.
In 1289 [his father] Maurice Berkeley 7th and 2nd Baron Berkeley (age 17) and [his mother] Eva Zouche (age 8) were married. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King John of England.
Around 1296 Thomas Rich Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley was born to Maurice Berkeley 7th and 2nd Baron Berkeley (age 24) and Eva Zouche (age 15). He a great x 3 grandson of King John of England.
On 5th December 1314 [his mother] Eva Zouche (age 33) died. She was buried at Portbury Church, Somerset.
In 1316 [his father] Maurice Berkeley 7th and 2nd Baron Berkeley (age 44) and [his step-mother] Isabella Clare Baroness Berkeley (age 53) were married. She the daughter of Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford and Alice or Alix Lusignan Countess Gloucester and Hertford. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
Before 1320 Thomas Rich Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley (age 23) and Margaret Mortimer Baroness Berkeley (age 15) were married. She the daughter of Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 32) and Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville (age 33). They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King John of England.
In 1320 [his son] Maurice Berkeley 9th and 4th Baron Berkeley was born to Thomas Rich Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley (age 24) and [his wife] Margaret Mortimer Baroness Berkeley (age 16) at Berkeley Castle [Map].
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 1325 [his son] Thomas Berkeley was born to Thomas Rich Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley (age 29) and [his future wife] Katherine Clivedon Baroness Berkeley (age 15).
In 1326 [his son] Roger Berkeley was born to Thomas Rich Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley (age 30) and [his wife] Margaret Mortimer Baroness Berkeley (age 22).
On 31st May 1326 [his father] Maurice Berkeley 7th and 2nd Baron Berkeley (age 55) died at Wallingford Castle [Map]. He was buried at St Augustine's Abbey, Bristol [Map]. His son Thomas (age 30) succeeded 8th Baron Berkeley Feudal, 3rd Baron Berkeley. [his wife] Margaret Mortimer Baroness Berkeley (age 22) by marriage Baroness Berkeley Feudal.
In 1327 [his son] Alphonsus Berkeley was born to Thomas Rich Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley (age 31) and [his wife] Margaret Mortimer Baroness Berkeley (age 23).
On 3rd April 1327 Thomas Rich Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley (age 31) and John Maltravers 1st Baron Maltravers (age 37) were made keepers of King Edward II of England (age 42).
In 1330 [his daughter] Joan Berkeley Baroness Cobham Sternborough was born to Thomas Rich Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley (age 34) and [his wife] Margaret Mortimer Baroness Berkeley (age 26).
On 5th May 1337 [his wife] Margaret Mortimer Baroness Berkeley (age 33) died.
In August 1338 [his son] Maurice Berkeley 9th and 4th Baron Berkeley (age 18) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Despencer Baroness Berkeley (age 13) were married. She by marriage Baroness Berkeley Feudal Baroness Berkeley. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King John of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
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 1344 [his son-in-law] Reginald Cobham 1st Baron Cobham (age 49) and [his daughter] Joan Berkeley Baroness Cobham Sternborough (age 14) were married at Lingfield, Surrey. The difference in their ages was 35 years. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King John of England.
On 30th May 1347 Thomas Rich Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley (age 51) and Katherine Clivedon Baroness Berkeley (age 37) were married. She by marriage Baroness Berkeley Feudal.
On 7th June 1348 [his son] Thomas Berkeley was born to Thomas Rich Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley (age 52) and [his wife] Katherine Clivedon Baroness Berkeley (age 38).
On 27th May 1349 [his son] Maurice Berkeley was born to Thomas Rich Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley (age 53) and [his wife] Katherine Clivedon Baroness Berkeley (age 39).
On 10th July 1350 [his son] Edmund Berkeley was born to Thomas Rich Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley (age 54) and [his wife] Katherine Clivedon Baroness Berkeley (age 40).
On 21st January 1352 [his son] John Berkeley was born to Thomas Rich Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley (age 56) and [his wife] Katherine Clivedon Baroness Berkeley (age 42) at Corston, Leicestershire.
On 27th October 1361 Thomas Rich Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley (age 65) died at Berkeley Castle [Map]. His son [his son] Maurice (age 41) succeeded 9th Baron Berkeley Feudal, 4th Baron Berkeley.
On 13th March 1385 [his former wife] Katherine Clivedon Baroness Berkeley (age 75) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 10 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 12 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 10 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Son of King John of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 13 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Fitzharding 1st Baron Berkeley 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Maurice Fitzharding aka Berkeley 2nd Baron Berkeley
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eva Unknown Baroness Berkeley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Berkeley 4th Baron Berkeley
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Berkeley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Berkeley Baroness Berkeley
Great x 1 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Somery 1st Baron Dudley
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Somery Baroness Berkeley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Gras Baroness Dudley
GrandFather: Thomas Berkeley 6th and 1st Baron Berkeley Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England 
Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King John of England Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Fitzroy Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hamelin Warenne Earl of Surrey
Great x 3 Grandmother: Adela Plantagenet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Warenne Countess Boulogne 4th Countess of Surrey 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella Plantagenet Baroness Berkeley Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Fulbert de Dover
Great x 2 Grandmother: Rohese de Dover
Father: Maurice Berkeley 7th and 2nd Baron Berkeley 2 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Ferrers 2nd Earl of Derby 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ferrers 3rd Earl of Derby
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Peverell Countess Derby
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Ferrers 4th Earl of Derby
Great x 4 Grandfather: William de Braose 3rd Baron Bramber 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sybil de Braose Countess Derby
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bertha Gloucester Baroness Bramber
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Ferrers 5th Earl of Derby 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ranulf Gernon 4th Earl Chester
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh de Kevelioc Gernon 5th Earl Chester Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Fitzrobert Countess Chester 
Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Gernon Countess Derby 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Simon "Chauve" Montfort 4th Count Évreux
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bertrade Montfort Countess Chester
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilde Unknown Countess Évreux
GrandMother: Joan Ferrers Baroness Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Quincy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Saer Quincy 1st Earl Winchester
Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger de Quincy 2nd Earl Winchester
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Beaumont 3rd Earl of Leicester 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Beaumont Countess Winchester
Great x 4 Grandmother: Petronilla Grandesmil Countess Leicester
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Quincy Countess Derby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alan Lord of Galloway
Great x 2 Grandmother: Helen Galloway Countess Winchester 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: David Dunkeld 8th Earl Huntingdon 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Dunkeld 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Gernon Countess Huntingdon 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Thomas Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley 3 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alain Zouche 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Roger Zouche
Great x 2 Grandmother: Adelicia Belmeis
GrandFather: Eudo Zouche
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Bisset
Mother: Eva Zouche
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Cantilupe 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cantilupe Baron
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cantilupe
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cantilupe
GrandMother: Millicent Cantilupe
Great x 4 Grandfather: William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber
Great x 3 Grandfather: Reginald de Braose 8th Baron Abergavenny 6th Baron Bramber
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber
Great x 2 Grandfather: William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber
Great x 3 Grandmother: Graecia Briwere
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eva de Braose
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzgilbert 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sybil of Salisbury
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eva Marshal
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard "Strongbow" Clare 2nd Earl Pembroke
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aoife ni Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham