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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: Ughtred
In 1292 Thomas Ughtred 1st Baron Ughtred was born to [his father] Robert Ughtred of Scarborough and Catton in Yorkshire.
In 1310 [his father] Robert Ughtred of Scarborough and Catton in Yorkshire died.
In 1319 Thomas Ughtred 1st Baron Ughtred (age 27) was appointed Governor of Scarborough Castle.
In 1324 Thomas Ughtred 1st Baron Ughtred (age 32) was knighted.
In 1325 [his son] Thomas Ughtred 2nd Baron Ughtred was born to Thomas Ughtred 1st Baron Ughtred (age 33) and [his future wife] Margaret Burden Baroness Ughtred. He married 1345 Catherine Mauley Countess Suffolk, daughter of Piers Mauley 3rd Baron de Mauley and Margaret Clifford Baroness Mauley, and had issue.
Before January 1329 Thomas Ughtred 1st Baron Ughtred (age 37) and Margaret Burden Baroness Ughtred were married.
On 12th August 1332 Battle of Dupplin Moor was fought between the supporters of the infant King David II of Scotland (age 8), son of King Robert the Bruce I of Scotland, and the supporters of King Edward I of Scotland (age 49), supported by the English. The Bruce army included Robert Bruce Lord of Liddesdale and Domhnall Mar II Earl of Mar (age 39). The Balliol army included David III Strathbogie 11th Earl Atholl (age 23), Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford (age 30), Thomas Ughtred 1st Baron Ughtred (age 40) and Walter Manny 1st Baron Manny (age 22). The battle is notable for being the first to use dismounted men-at-arms supported by archers; a formation that would bring repeated success to the English both in Scotland and France.
Robert Bruce Lord of Liddesdale was killed leading a charge.
Nicholas Hay (age 47) was killed.
Thomas Randolph 2nd Earl Moray was killed. His brother John (age 26) succeeded 3rd Earl Moray.
Domhnall Mar II Earl of Mar was killed.
In 1337 Thomas Ughtred 1st Baron Ughtred (age 45) was appointed Knight Banneret.
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 30th April 1343 Thomas Ughtred 1st Baron Ughtred (age 51) was created 1st Baron Ughtred. [his wife] Margaret Burden Baroness Ughtred by marriage Baroness Ughtred.
In 1345 [his son] Thomas Ughtred 2nd Baron Ughtred (age 20) and [his daughter-in-law] Catherine Mauley Countess Suffolk (age 15) were married.
In 1360 King Edward III of England (age 47) created new Garter Knights:
31st Thomas Ughtred 1st Baron Ughtred (age 68).
32nd Walter Manny 1st Baron Manny (age 50).
33rd Frank Hale.
34th Thomas Ufford (age 27).
In 1365 [his wife] Margaret Burden Baroness Ughtred died.
Before 28th May 1365 Thomas Ughtred 1st Baron Ughtred (age 73) died. He was buried at Catton Church Catton. His son Thomas (age 40) succeeded 2nd Baron Ughtred although it appears he was never summoned to Parliament. [his daughter-in-law] Catherine Mauley Countess Suffolk (age 35) by marriage Baroness Ughtred.