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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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Baronet Halford is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically.
There have been one creations of Baronet Halford:
1st. 2nd September 1809. Henry Vaughan aka Halford 1st Baronet. Extinct. 4th April 1897.
Baronet Vaughan aka Halford of Wistow in Leicestershire is also in Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronetcies of England.
Summary
2nd September 1809. Henry Vaughan aka Halford 1st Baronet (age 42) created.
1844. Son Henry Halford 2nd Baronet (age 47) succeeded.
22nd May 1868. Son Henry St John Halford 3rd Baronet (age 39) succeeded.
4th January 1897. Brother Reverend John Frederick Halford 4th Baronet (age 66) succeeded.
4th April 1897. Reverend John Frederick Halford 4th Baronet extinct.
The London Gazette 16293. Whitehall, September 2nd, 1809. The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the following Gentlemen, and the respective Heirs Male of their Bodies lawfully begotten, viz.
Paulus Arnelius Irving, of Woodhottse and Robgill Tower, in the County of Dumfries, Esq; Lieutenant-General of His Majesty's Forces.
Thomas Roberts, of Roberts's Cove, in the County of Cork, Esq.
James Shaw, of the City of London, and of Kilmarnock, in the County of Ayr, Esq.
Rowland Blennerhassett, of Blennerville, in the County of Kerry, Esq.
William Smith, of Eardiston, in the County of Worcester, Esq.
Charles Cockcrell (age 54), of Sezincot, in the County of Gloucester, and of Piccadilly, in the County of Middlesex, Esq.
Edwin Bayntun-Sandys (age 35), of Miserden Castle, in the County of Gloucester, and of Chadlington-Hall, in the County of Oxford, Esq.
Henry Halford (age 42), of St. George's Hanover-Square, in the County of Middlesex, Doctor of Physic, and of one of His Majesty's Physicians in Extraordinary. [Elizabeth Barbara St John Lady Halford (age 47) by marriage Lady Vaughan aka Halford of Wistow in Leicestershire.]
John Tyrell (age 47), of Boreham-House, in the County of Essex, Esq.
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In 1844 Henry Vaughan aka Halford 1st Baronet (age 77) died. His son Henry (age 47) succeeded 2nd Baronet Vaughan aka Halford of Wistow in Leicestershire.
On 22nd May 1868 Henry Halford 2nd Baronet (age 71) died. His son Henry (age 39) succeeded 3rd Baronet Vaughan aka Halford of Wistow in Leicestershire.
On 4th January 1897 Henry St John Halford 3rd Baronet (age 68) died. His brother John (age 66) succeeded 4th Baronet Vaughan aka Halford of Wistow in Leicestershire; he died three months later.
On 4th April 1897 Reverend John Frederick Halford 4th Baronet (age 66) died without male isse. Baronet Vaughan aka Halford of Wistow in Leicestershire extinct.