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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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Baron Ashcombe of Dorking in Surrey and Bodiam Castle in Sussex is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronies of England.
Summary
22nd September 1892. George Cubitt 1st Baron Ashcombe (age 64) created.
26th February 1917. Son Henry Cubitt 2nd Baron Ashcombe (age 49) succeeded.
27th October 1947. Son Roland Cubitt 3rd Baron Ashcombe (age 48) succeeded.
28th October 1962. Son Henry Edward Cubitt 4th Baron Ashcombe (age 38) succeeded.
4th December 2013. First Cousin Once Removed Mark Edward Cubitt 5th Baron Ashcombe (age 49) succeeded.
The London Gazette 26328. Whitehall, September 22, 1892. THE Queen has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, dated the 22nd August, 1892, to grant the dignity of a Baron of the said United Kingdom unto the Right Honourable George Cubitt (age 64), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Ashcombe, of DorKing, in the county of Surrey, and of Bodiam Castle, in the county of Sussex
On 26th February 1917 George Cubitt 1st Baron Ashcombe (age 88) died. His son Henry (age 49) succeeded 2nd Baron Ashcombe of Dorking in Surrey and Bodiam Castle in Sussex.
On 27th October 1947 Henry Cubitt 2nd Baron Ashcombe (age 80) died at Dorking, Surrey [Map]. His son Roland (age 48) succeeded 3rd Baron Ashcombe of Dorking in Surrey and Bodiam Castle in Sussex.
On 28th October 1962 Roland Cubitt 3rd Baron Ashcombe (age 63) died. His son Henry (age 38) succeeded 4th Baron Ashcombe of Dorking in Surrey and Bodiam Castle in Sussex.
On 4th December 2013 Henry Edward Cubitt 4th Baron Ashcombe (age 89) died. His first cousin once removed Mark (age 49) succeeded 5th Baron Ashcombe of Dorking in Surrey and Bodiam Castle in Sussex.