This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood is in Great Heywood, Staffordshire, Churches in Staffordshire.
Grave of Anne Clark Philips wife of Rev A T Philips at St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map].
Exterior of St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map] with the Anson graves, Earls of Lichfield, closest to the church.
On 29th July 1918 Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield [aged 62] died. He was buried at St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map]. His son Thomas [aged 34] succeeded 4th Earl Lichfield, 5th Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 5th Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire. Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield [aged 31] by marriage Countess Lichfield.
After 29th July 1918. Grave of Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield [deceased] and Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield [aged 64] at St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map].
Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield: In 1856 he was born to Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield and Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield. He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map] taking a BA in 1876. On 5th November 1878 Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield and Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield were married at St Withburga's Church, Holkham [Map]. She the daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. He the son of Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield and Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield. They were half first cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. On 7th January 1892 Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield died. His son Thomas succeeded 3rd Earl Lichfield, 4th Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 4th Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire. Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield by marriage Countess Lichfield. On 29th July 1918 Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield died. He was buried at St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map]. His son Thomas succeeded 4th Earl Lichfield, 5th Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 5th Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire. Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield by marriage Countess Lichfield.
Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield: In 1854 she was born to Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. On 12th May 1941 Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield died. She was buried at St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map].
On 12th May 1941 Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield [aged 87] died. She was buried at St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map].
On 6th October 1943 Lieutenant Edward John Anson [aged 24] died unmarried in an accident while returning to duty at a naval dockyard during the black-out whilst on active service on HMS Southdown. He was buried at St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map].
Lieutenant Edward John Anson: On 19th February 1919 he was born to Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield and Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield.
On 16th April 1945 Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield [aged 58] died. She was buried at St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map].
After 16th April 1945. Grave of Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield [deceased] at St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map].
Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield: On 15th April 1887 she was born to Edward George Keppel. On 11th July 1911 Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield and she were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. He the son of Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield and Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield. They were fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. On 16th April 1945 Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield died. She was buried at St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map].
On 18th March 1958 Thomas William Anson [aged 45] died. He was buried at St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map].
Thomas William Anson: In 1913 he was born to Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield and Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield. Before 25th April 1939 Thomas William Anson and Anne Ferelith Bowes-Lyon were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. The wedding was attended by the King and Queen, Princesses Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Princess Margaret - see Pathe. He the son of Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield and Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield. In 25th April 1939 Thomas William Anson and Anne Ferelith Bowes-Lyon were divorced.
On 14th September 1960 Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield [aged 76] died. He was buried at St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map]. His grandson Thomas [aged 21] succeeded 5th Earl Lichfield, 6th Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 6th Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire. Shugborough Hall, Staffordshire [Map] passed to the National Trust in lieu of death duties.
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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After 14th September 1960. Grave of Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield [deceased] at St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map].