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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 Warkworth is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
Summary
1178. Roger Fitzrichard 1st Baron Warkworth created.
1178. Son Robert Fitzroger 2nd Baron Warkworth (age 17) succeeded.
1214. Son John Fitzrobert 3rd Baron Warkworth (age 24) succeeded.
20th February 1241. Son Roger Fitzjohn 4th Baron Warkworth succeeded.
26th May 1249. Son Robert Fitzroger 5th Baron Warkworth (age 9) succeeded.
29th April 1310. Robert Fitzroger 5th Baron Warkworth extinct.
Before 1178 Roger Fitzrichard 1st Baron Warkworth was created 1st Baron Warkworth. Alice Vere Baroness Warkworth by marriage Baroness Warkworth.
Around 1178 Roger Fitzrichard 1st Baron Warkworth died at Warkworth Castle, Northumberland [Map]. His son Robert (age 17) succeeded 2nd Baron Warkworth. Margaret Chesney Baroness Warkworth (age 18) by marriage Baroness Warkworth.
In 1214 Robert Fitzroger 2nd Baron Warkworth (age 53) died at Warkworth Castle, Northumberland [Map]. His son John (age 24) succeeded 3rd Baron Warkworth. Ada Balliol Baroness Warkworth by marriage Baroness Warkworth.
Around 20th February 1241 John Fitzrobert 3rd Baron Warkworth (age 51) died at Warkworth Castle, Northumberland [Map]. His son Roger succeeded 4th Baron Warkworth.
On 26th May 1249 Roger Fitzjohn 4th Baron Warkworth died. His son Robert (age 9) succeeded 5th Baron Warkworth.
After 1307 Robert Fitzroger 5th Baron Warkworth (age 67) and Margaret Zouche Baroness Warkworth (age 56) were married. She by marriage Baroness Warkworth.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 29th April 1310 Robert Fitzroger 5th Baron Warkworth (age 70) died at Clavering, Essex. Baron Warkworth extinct.