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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Earl Warwick is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
1449 Warwick "Kingmaker" Becomes Earl of Warwick
1499 Trial and Execution of Perkin Warbreck and Edward Earl of Warwick
There have been four creations of Earl Warwick:
1st. 1088. Henry Beaumont 1st Earl Warwick. Forfeit. 28th November 1499. Trial and Execution of Perkin Warbreck and Edward Earl of Warwick.
2nd. 1547. John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland. Extinct. 21st February 1590.
3rd. 1618. Robert Rich 1st Earl Warwick. Extinct. 7th September 1759.
4th. 1759. Francis Greville 1st Earl Brooke Warwick Castle 1st Earl Warwick. Extant.
Earl Warwick is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Succeeded Countesses of England, Forfeit Earldoms of England.
Summary
1088. Henry Beaumont 1st Earl Warwick [aged 38] created.
20th June 1119. Son Roger Beaumont 2nd Earl Warwick [aged 17] succeeded.
12th June 1153. Son William Beaumont 3rd Earl Warwick [aged 13] succeeded.
15th November 1184. Brother Waleran Beaumont 4th Earl Warwick [aged 31] succeeded.
12th December 1204. Son Henry Beaumont 5th Earl Warwick [aged 12] succeeded.
10th October 1229. Son Thomas Beaumont 6th Earl Warwick [aged 21] succeeded.
26th June 1242. Half Sister Margaret Beaumont 7th Countess Warwick succeeded.
3rd June 1253. Half First Cousin William Maudit 8th Earl Warwick [aged 33] succeeded.
8th January 1268. Nephew William Beauchamp 9th Earl Warwick [aged 31] succeeded.
1298. Son Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick [aged 26] succeeded.
12th August 1315. Son Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick [aged 2] succeeded.
13th November 1369. Son Thomas Beauchamp 12th Earl Warwick [aged 31] succeeded.
8th April 1402. Son Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick [aged 20] succeeded.
30th April 1439. Son Henry Beauchamp 1st Duke Warwick [aged 14] succeeded.
11th June 1446. Daughter Anne Beauchamp 15th Countess Warwick [aged 2] succeeded.
3rd June 1449. Aunt Anne Beauchamp 16th Countess Warwick [aged 22] succeeded. See Warwick "Kingmaker" Becomes Earl of Warwick.
20th September 1492. Grandson Edward "Last Plantagenet" York 17th Earl Warwick [aged 17] succeeded.
28th November 1499. Edward "Last Plantagenet" York 17th Earl Warwick forfeit. See Trial and Execution of Perkin Warbreck and Edward Earl of Warwick.
In 1088 Henry Beaumont 1st Earl Warwick [aged 38] was created 1st Earl Warwick.
Before 1100 Henry Beaumont 1st Earl Warwick [aged 49] and Marguerite Chateaudun Countess Warwick were married. She by marriage Countess Warwick. She the daughter of Geoffrey Chateaudun II Count Mortain III Count Perche and Beatrix de Ramerupt Montdidier Countess Mortain and Perche.
On 20th June 1119 Henry Beaumont 1st Earl Warwick [aged 69] died. His son Roger [aged 17] succeeded 2nd Earl Warwick.
In 1130 Roger Beaumont 2nd Earl Warwick [aged 28] and Gundred Warenne Countess Warwick were married. She by marriage Countess Warwick. She the daughter of William Warenne 2nd Earl of Surrey and Elizabeth Capet Countess Leicester, Meulan and Surrey [aged 45]. He the son of Henry Beaumont 1st Earl Warwick and Marguerite Chateaudun Countess Warwick.
On 12th June 1153 Roger Beaumont 2nd Earl Warwick [aged 51] died. His son William [aged 13] succeeded 3rd Earl Warwick.
On 15th November 1184 William Beaumont 3rd Earl Warwick [aged 44] died. His brother Waleran [aged 31] succeeded 4th Earl Warwick. Margery Bohun Countess Warwick by marriage Countess Warwick.
Before 12th December 1204 Waleran Beaumont 4th Earl Warwick [aged 51] and Alice Harcourt Countess Warwick [aged 34] were married. She by marriage Countess Warwick. He the son of Roger Beaumont 2nd Earl Warwick and Gundred Warenne Countess Warwick.
On 12th December 1204 Waleran Beaumont 4th Earl Warwick [aged 51] died. His son Henry [aged 12] succeeded 5th Earl Warwick. Philipa Basset Countess Warwick by marriage Countess Warwick.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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On 10th October 1229 Henry Beaumont 5th Earl Warwick [aged 37] died. His son Thomas [aged 21] succeeded 6th Earl Warwick. Ela Longespee Countess Warwick by marriage Countess Warwick.
On 26th June 1242 Thomas Beaumont 6th Earl Warwick [aged 34] died. His half sister Margaret succeeded 7th Countess Warwick.
Before August 1242 John Marshal Earl Warwick [aged 30] and Margaret Beaumont 7th Countess Warwick were married. He by marriage Earl Warwick. She the daughter of Henry Beaumont 5th Earl Warwick and Margaret Oili. They were half fourth cousins.
Before 14th September 1243 John Plessis Earl Warwick and Margaret Beaumont 7th Countess Warwick were married. He by marriage Earl Warwick. She the daughter of Henry Beaumont 5th Earl Warwick and Margaret Oili.
On 3rd June 1253 Margaret Beaumont 7th Countess Warwick died. Her half first cousin William [aged 33] succeeded 8th Earl Warwick. Alice Segrave Countess Warwick [aged 21] by marriage Countess Warwick.
In 1298 William Beauchamp 9th Earl Warwick [aged 61] died. His son Guy [aged 26] succeeded 10th Earl Warwick.
In 1309 Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick [aged 37] and Alice Tosny Countess Warwick [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Countess Warwick. He the son of William Beauchamp 9th Earl Warwick and Maud Fitzjohn Countess Warwick. They were second cousin twice removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
On 12th August 1315 Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick [aged 43] died. Possibly poisoned - see Thomas Walsingham. He was buried at Bordesley Abbey, Worcestershire [Map]. His son Thomas [aged 2] succeeded 11th Earl Warwick. Given his young age Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick became a ward of King Edward II of England [aged 31] until 1326.
On 19th April 1319 Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick [aged 6] and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick [aged 5] were married. She by marriage Countess Warwick. An arranged marriage although not clear who arranged it or whose ward Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick was (his father Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick had died four years before) - possibly by King Edward II of England [aged 34] as a means of securing the Welsh March. The Beauchamp family established, the Mortimer family aspirational. The marriage took place after Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March [aged 31] had returned from his tenure as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and before he rebelled against King Edward II of England in opposition to Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer [aged 33]. She the daughter of Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March and Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville [aged 33]. He the son of Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick and Alice Tosny Countess Warwick [aged 34]. They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King John of England.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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On 13th November 1369 Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick [aged 56] died of plague. His son Thomas [aged 31] succeeded 12th Earl Warwick. Margaret Ferrers Countess Warwick [aged 22] by marriage Countess Warwick.
Before 1374 Thomas Beauchamp 12th Earl Warwick [aged 35] and Margaret Ferrers Countess Warwick [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Countess Warwick. He the son of Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick. They were third cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 8th April 1402 Thomas Beauchamp 12th Earl Warwick [aged 64] died. His son Richard [aged 20] succeeded 13th Earl Warwick. Elizabeth Berkeley Countess Warwick [aged 16] by marriage Countess Warwick.
Before 1425 Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick [aged 42] and Isabel Despencer Countess Warwick and Worcester [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Countess Warwick. She the daughter of Thomas Despencer 1st Earl Gloucester and Constance York Countess Gloucester. He the son of Thomas Beauchamp 12th Earl Warwick and Margaret Ferrers Countess Warwick. They were third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 30th April 1439 Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick [aged 57] died at Rouen, France [Map]. His son Henry [aged 14] succeeded 14th Earl Warwick. Cecily Neville Duchess Warwick [aged 15] by marriage Countess Warwick.
In the middle of the Beauchamp Chapel [Map] lieth upon a tomb of marble, in full statue, the effigy of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, in armour, all made of fine latten brass, doubly guilt.
Besides these there stand round about, his tomb, eighteen lesser images, made of brass and gilt, resembling angels, with this label: Glory and for Praise to God - Mercy to the Dead.
The Inscription about his tomb, engraved in brass, in the uncouth diction and spelling, is as follows:
Preith devoutly for the Sowel whom God assoile of one of the moost worshipful Knightes, in his Dayles of Monhode and Conning. Richard Beauchamp, late Earl of Warrewyk. Lord Despenser of Bergevenny, of mony other grete Lordships; whose Body resteth here under this Tumbe in a ful seire voute of Stone set on the bare rooch, the which visited with longe sikness in the Castel of Roan therinne deceased full cristenty the last day of April, the yer of our Lord God MCCCCXXXIX. He being at that time lieutenant, genal and goverin of the Roialmes of Fraunce, and of the Duchie of Normandie by sufficient authorite of oure Sovaigne Lord the King Harry the sixth, the which body with grete deliberacon and ful worshipful Conduit by see and by lond was brought to Warrewik the iiii day of October the yer aboveseide and was leide with ful solemne exequies in a feir Chest made of Stone in this Church, afore the west dore of this Chapel according to his last Wille and Testament therein to reste, til this Chapel by him devised in his lief were made. At the whuche Chapel founded on the rooche and alle the Membres thereof, his Executors dede fully make and apparaille, by the autorite of his said wille & Testament, and thereafter by the same autorite then dide translate ful worshipfully the seide body into the vout abouesaide; honired be God therefore.
At his head there is a great helm with a crest of a swan with a Coronet around its neck.
At his right foot a muzzled bear which features on the Beauchamp Bear and Ragged Staff badge.
At his left foot a griffin.
Over the said monument is a hearse of brass, gilt, made designedly to support a covering over the curious repository of the remains of this once great Earl.
Round about his tomb, stand fourteen images of brass, all gilt; under the feet of each of them is a coat of arms. These images are resembling fourteen lords and ladies, called weepers.
At the head of the tomb: Henry Beauchamp, Duke of Warwick, and Lady Cecil, his wife, daughter to Richard Nevil, Earl of Salisbury [aged 39].
On the south side: Richard Nevil, Earl of Salisbury;
Edmund Beaufort [aged 33], Duke of Somerset;
Humphrey Stafford [aged 36], Duke of Buckingham;
John Talbot [aged 56], Earl of Shrewsbury;
Richard Nevil [aged 10], Earl of Warwick.
At the foot of the tomb: George Nevil [aged 32], Lord Lattimer, and Elizabeth [aged 22], his wife, daughter to Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick.
On the north side: Anne [aged 12], daughter to Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, wife to Richard, Earl of Warwick.
Eleanor [aged 30], daughter to Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, and wife to Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset;
Anne [aged 31], daughter to Ralph Nevill, Earl of Westmoreland, wife to Humphrey Stafford, Duke of Buckingham;
Margaret [aged 35], eldest daughter to Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, wife to John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury;
Alice [aged 32], daughter and heiress to Thomas Montague, Earl of Salisbury, wife to Richard Nevil, Earl of Salisbury;
On 14th February 1444 Anne Beauchamp 15th Countess Warwick was born to Henry Beauchamp 1st Duke Warwick [aged 18] and Cecily Neville Duchess Warwick [aged 20] at Cardiff. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
Baron Burghesh, and the representation of the three Despencers Baronies abeyant between her cousin George Neville 5th and 3rd Baron Abergavenny and her aunt Anne Beauchamp 16th Countess Warwick [aged 17].
Her subsequent death aged four (her father died when she was aged three) resulted in Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury [aged 15] unexpectedly becoming Earl of Warwick by marriage ie by right of his wife Anne Beauchamp 16th Countess Warwick who was the younger Anne's Aunt. She died aged five in 1449.
On 11th June 1446 Henry Beauchamp 1st Duke Warwick [aged 21] died at Hanley Castle, Worcestershire. Duke Warwick extinct. His daughter Anne [aged 2] succeeded 15th Countess Warwick, 7th Baroness Burghesh.
On 3rd June 1449 Anne Beauchamp 15th Countess Warwick [aged 5] died at Ewelme, Oxfordshire aged four whilst in the care of Alice Chaucer Duchess Suffolk [aged 45]. She was buried at Reading Abbey, Berkshire [Map]. Baron Burghesh abeyant between her three-half aunts and her full aunt Anne Beauchamp 16th Countess Warwick [aged 22]. It isn't clear why the barony was not subject to the same legal dispute that the Earldom of Warwick was subject to - see following.
After a prolonged legal dispute between her three half-aunts, Margaret Beauchamp Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford [aged 45], Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset [aged 40], Elizabeth Beauchamp Baroness Latimer [aged 32] and her full aunt Anne Beauchamp 16th Countess Warwick, the courts decided her full aunt Anne Beauchamp should succeed. Anne Beauchamp succeeded 16th Countess Warwick. Her husband Richard Neville [aged 20] by marriage Earl Warwick; the first step on his journey to becoming Kingmaker.
The decision of the court was not subscribed to by Edmund Beaufort Earl Somerset [aged 43] who was married to Anne's half-sister Eleanor; he wanted his share of the considerable Beauchamp inheritance.
Letters. 1471. Letter XXXVIII. Anne Countess of Warwick [aged 14] to the House of Commons.
To the right worshipful and discreet Commons of this present Parliament.
Sheweth unto your wisdoms and discretions the king's true liege woman, Anne countess of Warwick, which never offended his most redoubted highness; for she, immediately after the death of her lord and husband [aged 17] - on whose soul God have mercy - for none offence by her done, but dreading only trouble, being that time within this realm, entered into the sanctuary of Beaulieu [Map] for surety of her person, to dispose for the weal and health of the soul of her said lord and husband, as right and conscience required her so to do; making within five days, or near thereabouts, after her entry into the said sanctuary, her labours, suits, and means to the king's highness for her safeguard, to be had as diligently and effectually as her power would extend. She not ceasing, but after her power continiling in such labours, suits, and means, insomuch that, in absence of clerks, she hath written letters in that behalf to the king's highness with her own hand, and not only making such labours, suits, and means to the king's highness, soothly also to the queen's [aged 34] good grace, to my right redoubted lady the king's mother, to my lady the king's eldest daughter, to my lords the king's brethren, to my ladies the king's sisters, to my lady of Bedford [aged 56], mother to the queen, and to other ladies noble of this realm; in which labours, suits, and means, she hath continued hitherto, and so will continue, as she owes to do, till it may please the king, of his most good and noble grace, to have consideration that, during the life of her said lord and husband, she was covert baron, which point she remits to your great wisdoms, and that after his decease, all the time of her being in the said sainctuary, she hath duly kept her fidelity and liegeance, and obeyed the king's commandments. Howbeity it hath pleased the king's highness, by some sinister information to his said highness made, to direct his most dread letters to the abbot of the monastery of Beaulieu, with right sharp commandment that such persons as his highness sent to the said monastery should have guard and strait keeping of her person, which was and is to her great heart's grievance, she specially fearing that the privileges and liberties of the church, by such keeping of her person, might be interrupted and violated, where the privileges of the said sanctuary were never so largely attempted unto this time, as is said; yet the said Anne and Countess, under protestations by her made, hath suffered strait keeping of her person and yet doth, that her fidelity and liegeance to the king's highness the better might be understood, hoping she might the rather have had largess to make suits to the king's highness in her own person for her livelihood and rightful inheritance, which livelihood and inheritance, with all revenues and profits thereto pertaining, with her jointure also, and dower of the earldom of Salisbury, fully and wholly hath been restrained from her, from the time of the death of her said lord and husband unto this day. And forasmuch as our sovereign lord the king of his great grace hath set and assembled his high court of Parliament for reformations, right, and equity to all his subjects and liege people duly to be ministered, the said Anne and Countess humbly beseecheth your great wisdom to ponder and weigh in your consciences her right and true title of her inheritance, as the earldom of Warwick and Spencer's lands, to which she is rightfully born by lineal succession, and also her jointure and dower of the earldom of Salisbury aforesaid. And to shew her your benevolence, that by the king's good grace and authority of this his noble Parliament she may to her foresaid livelihood and rightful inheritance duly be restored and it enjoy, as the laws of Almighty God and of this noble realm, right, also, and conscience doth require; beseeching heartily your great goodnesses, in the reverence of Almighty God and of his most blessed mother, will of grace to consider the poor estate she stands in, how in her own person she may not solicit the premises as she would, an she might, nor is of power any sufficient solicitor in this behalf to make; and though she might, as (she; may not, there is none that dare take it upon him; to have also this poor bill in your tender remembrance, that your perfect charity and good will may solicit the eflFect of the same, which to do, her power at this time may not extend. And shall pray and do pray to God for you.
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On 20th September 1492 Anne Beauchamp 16th Countess Warwick [aged 66] died. Arguably, Her grandson Edward [aged 17] succeeded 17th Earl Warwick. His succession was unaffected by his father's attainder since the Earldom was held by his mother.
Her two daughters Isabel Neville Duchess Clarence and Anne Neville Queen Consort England had both predeceased her. Her remaining descendants were Isabel's children Margaret [aged 19] and Edward.
The succession is further complicated by Ann Beauchamp having been declared legally dead in 1471 at which time the Earldom was, arguably, abeyant between her two daughters.
Both Margaret and Edward were executed by the Tudors, in 1541 and 1499, respectively.
On 28th November 1499 Edward "Last Plantagenet" York 17th Earl Warwick [aged 24] was executed at Tower Hill [Map]. Earl Warwick, Baron Montagu, Baron Montagu, Baron Monthermer forfeit.
Documentation held in Spain apparently describes Catherine of Aragon's [aged 13] parents Ferdinand II King Aragon [aged 47] and Isabella Queen Castile [aged 48] expressing concern that Edward "Last Plantagenet" York 17th Earl Warwick was a potential claimant to throne, and being reluctant for their daughter to marry Arthur Prince of Wales [aged 13] whilst there was a threat to his accession causing King Henry VII of England and Ireland [aged 42] to use Perkin Warbreck's [deceased] attempted escape with Edward "Last Plantagenet" York 17th Earl Warwick as a means to an end.
Earl Warwick is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Forfeit Earldoms of England, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
1547. John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland [aged 43] created.
January 1553. Son John Dudley 2nd Earl Warwick [aged 26] by writ of acceleration.
August 1553. John Dudley 2nd Earl Warwick forfeit.
1561. Brother Ambrose Dudley 3rd Earl Warwick [aged 31] restored.
21st February 1590. Ambrose Dudley 3rd Earl Warwick extinct.
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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In 1547 John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland [aged 43] was created 1st Earl Warwick.
In January 1553 John Dudley 2nd Earl Warwick [aged 26] by writ of acceleration 2nd Earl Warwick through a summons to Parliament. Anne Seymour Countess of Warwick [aged 15] by marriage Countess Warwick.
In August 1553 John Dudley 2nd Earl Warwick [aged 26] was attainted. Earl Warwick forfeit. However, his brother Ambrose Dudley 3rd Earl Warwick [aged 23] was restored to the Earldom in 1561.
On 26th December 1554 Ambrose Dudley 3rd Earl Warwick [aged 24] was created 1st Baron Lisle. Elizabeth Tailboys Countess Warwick [aged 32] by marriage Countess Warwick.
In 1561 Ambrose Dudley 3rd Earl Warwick [aged 31] was restored 3rd Earl Warwick. Elizabeth Tailboys Countess Warwick [aged 38] by marriage Countess Warwick.
On 11th November 1565 Ambrose Dudley 3rd Earl Warwick [aged 35] and Anne Russell Countess Warwick [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Countess Warwick. She the daughter of Francis Russell 2nd Earl Bedford [aged 38] and Margaret St John Countess Bedford. He the son of John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland and Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland.
On 21st February 1590 Ambrose Dudley 3rd Earl Warwick [aged 60] died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Warwick [Map]. Earl Warwick and Baron Lisle extinct.
Monument at St Mary's Church, Warwick [Map] with the inscription: Heare under this Tombe lieth the Corps of the Lord Ambrose Dudley ... deceases of his elder Brethren with out Issue , was Sonne and Heir to John Duke of Northumber- lande ; to whom Quene Elizabeth in the First Yeare of her Reigne gave the Mannour of Kibworth - Beauchamp , in the County of Leicester , to be held by the Service of beinge Pant- ler to the Kings and Quenes of this Reamle , at their Corona- tions , which Office and Mannour his said Father , and other his Ancesters , Erles of Warwick , helde ; In the second Yeare of her Reigne , the said Quene gave him the Office of Mayster of the Ordinaunce ; - 10 the fowrth Yeare of her sayd Reigne , She created Him Baron Lisle and Erle of War- wick ; In the same Yeare she made Him her Lieutenant Generall in Normandy , and during the Tyme of his Service there , He was chosen Knight of the noble Order of the Garter ; In the Twelvth Yeare of her Reigne the said Erle and Edward Lord Cinton , Lord Admerall of England , where made Live - tenantes Generall joinctely , and severally , of her Majesty's Army in the North Parts . In the Thirteenth Yeare of her Reigne the said Quene bestowed on him the Office of Chief Butler of England ; -and in the XVth Yeare of her Reigne he was sworn of her Privy Council ; -who departinge this Lief without Issue , the 21st Day of February , 1589. at Bedford House near the City of London , from whence as himself desired , his Corps was conveyed and interr'd in this Place ; - near his Brother Robert Erle of Leicester and others his noble Ancestors , which was accomplish'd by his last and weli - beloved Wief the Lady Anne Countess of Warwick , who in further testimony of her faithful Love towards Him , bestowed this Monument as a Remembrance of him .
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Earl Warwick is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
1618. Robert Rich 1st Earl Warwick [aged 58] created.
20th March 1619. Son Robert Rich 2nd Earl Warwick [aged 31] succeeded.
19th April 1658. Son Robert Rich 3rd Earl Warwick [aged 46] succeeded.
29th May 1659. Brother Charles Rich 4th Earl Warwick [aged 44] succeeded.
24th August 1673. First Cousin Robert Rich 5th Earl Warwick 2nd Earl Holland [aged 54] succeeded.
16th April 1675. Son Edward Rich 6th Earl Warwick 3rd Earl Holland [aged 2] succeeded.
31st July 1710. Son Edward Rich 7th Earl Warwick 4th Earl Holland [aged 12] succeeded.
16th August 1721. Second Cousin Edward Richard 8th Earl Warwick 5th Earl Holland [aged 26] succeeded.
7th September 1759. Edward Richard 8th Earl Warwick 5th Earl Holland extinct.
In 1618 Robert Rich 1st Earl Warwick [aged 58] was created 1st Earl Warwick. Frances Wray Countess Warwick by marriage Countess Warwick.
On 20th March 1619 Robert Rich 1st Earl Warwick [aged 59] died. His son Robert [aged 31] succeeded 2nd Earl Warwick, 4th Baron Rich of Leez. Frances Hatton Countess Warwick [aged 29] by marriage Countess Warwick.
He was buried at St Lawrence's Church, Snarford [Map]. Unusual head and shoulder portrait sculpture of deceased full face, with a profile of his wife Frances Wray Countess Warwick behind, set in a circular medallion. To either side are pelleted Pilasters supporting an entablature with scrolled Cartouche of arms and flanked by heraldic supporters. The whole is painted and gilded and beneath is a panel containing an inscribed poem. Above his Arms implaled with hers. His are quartered 1&4 
Rich Arms 2&3 Baldry Arms (his mother), hers quartered 1&4 Wray 2&3 Unknown. the monument is perhaps the work of Epiphanius Evesham. Sculpted by Epiphanius Evesham.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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Before 20th January 1626 Robert Rich 2nd Earl Warwick [aged 38] and Susan Rowe Countess Warwick [aged 44] were married. She by marriage Countess Warwick. He the son of Robert Rich 1st Earl Warwick and Penelope Devereux Countess Devonshire.
On 9th April 1632 Robert Rich 3rd Earl Warwick [aged 20] and Anne Cavendish Countess Warwick [aged 21] were married at Battersea, Surrey. She by marriage Countess Warwick. She the daughter of William Cavendish 2nd Earl Devonshire and Christian Bruce Countess Devonshire. He the son of Robert Rich 2nd Earl Warwick [aged 44] and Frances Hatton Countess Warwick.
After 1638 Robert Rich 3rd Earl Warwick [aged 26] and Anne Cheeke Countess Warwick [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Countess Warwick. He the son of Robert Rich 2nd Earl Warwick [aged 50] and Frances Hatton Countess Warwick. They were first cousins.
After 1646 Robert Rich 2nd Earl Warwick [aged 58] and Eleanor Wortley Countess Sussex Warwick Manchester were married. She by marriage Countess Warwick. She the daughter of Richard Wortley and Elizabeth Boughton Countess Devonshire. He the son of Robert Rich 1st Earl Warwick and Penelope Devereux Countess Devonshire. They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 19th April 1658 Robert Rich 2nd Earl Warwick [aged 70] died. His son Robert [aged 46] succeeded 3rd Earl Warwick, 5th Baron Rich of Leez.
On 29th May 1659 Robert Rich 3rd Earl Warwick [aged 47] died. His brother Charles [aged 44] succeeded 4th Earl Warwick, 6th Baron Rich of Leez. Mary Boyle Countess Warwick [aged 33] by marriage Countess Warwick.
On 24th August 1673 Charles Rich 4th Earl Warwick [aged 58] died. His first cousin Robert [aged 54] succeeded 5th Earl Warwick, 7th Baron Rich of Leez. Anne Montagu Countess Warwick and Holland by marriage Countess Warwick.
On 16th April 1675 Robert Rich 5th Earl Warwick 2nd Earl Holland [aged 56] died. His son Edward [aged 2] succeeded 6th Earl Warwick, 3rd Earl Holland, 8th Baron Rich of Leez.
In 1697 Edward Rich 6th Earl Warwick 3rd Earl Holland [aged 24] and Charlotte Myddelton Countess Warwick and Holland [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Countess Warwick. He the son of Robert Rich 5th Earl Warwick 2nd Earl Holland and Anne Montagu Countess Warwick and Holland.
On 31st July 1710 Edward Rich 6th Earl Warwick 3rd Earl Holland [aged 37] died. His son Edward [aged 12] succeeded 7th Earl Warwick, 4th Earl Holland, 9th Baron Rich of Leez.
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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On 16th August 1721 Edward Rich 7th Earl Warwick 4th Earl Holland [aged 23] died. His second cousin Edward [aged 26] succeeded 8th Earl Warwick, 5th Earl Holland, 10th Baron Rich of Leez. Mary Stanton Countess Warwick and Holland by marriage Countess Warwick, Countess Holland.
On 7th September 1759 Edward Richard 8th Earl Warwick 5th Earl Holland [aged 64] died without male issue. He was buried at St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington. Earl Warwick, Earl Holland, and Baron Rich of Leez extinct.
Earl Warwick is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
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1759. Francis Greville 1st Earl Brooke Warwick Castle 1st Earl Warwick [aged 39] created.
8th July 1773. Son George Greville 2nd Earl Warwick and Brooke [aged 26] succeeded.
1816. Son Henry Greville 3rd Earl Warwick 3rd Earl Brooke Warwick Castle [aged 36] succeeded.
10th August 1853. Son George Greville 4th Earl Warwick 4th Earl Brooke [aged 35] succeeded.
2nd December 1893. Son Francis Greville 5th Earl Warwick 5th Earl Brooke [aged 40] succeeded.
15th January 1924. Son Leopold Guy Greville 6th Earl Warwick 6th Earl Brooke [aged 41] succeeded.
31st January 1928. Son Charles Greville 7th Earl of Warwick [aged 16] succeeded.
20th January 1984. Son David Greville 8th Earl of Warwick, 8th Earl Brooke [aged 50] succeeded.
1996. Son Guy David Greville 9th Earl of Warwick 9th Earl Brooke [aged 38] succeeded.
In 1759 Francis Greville 1st Earl Brooke Warwick Castle 1st Earl Warwick [aged 39] was created 1st Earl Warwick. Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Brooke Warwick Castle and Warwick [aged 39] by marriage Countess Warwick.
On 8th July 1773 Francis Greville 1st Earl Brooke Warwick Castle 1st Earl Warwick [aged 53] died. His son George [aged 26] succeeded 2nd Earl Warwick, 2nd Earl Brooke Warwick Castle, 9th Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court in Warwickshire.
On 14th July 1776 George Greville 2nd Earl Warwick and Brooke [aged 29] and Henrietta Vernon Countess Warwick and Brooke [aged 15] were married at Whitehall Palace [Map]. She by marriage Countess Warwick, Countess Brooke Warwick Castle. She the daughter of Richard Vernon [aged 50] and Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory. He the son of Francis Greville 1st Earl Brooke Warwick Castle 1st Earl Warwick and Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Brooke Warwick Castle and Warwick [aged 56]. They were fourth cousin once removed.
In 1816 George Greville 2nd Earl Warwick and Brooke [aged 69] died. His son Henry [aged 36] succeeded 3rd Earl Warwick, 3rd Earl Brooke Warwick Castle, 10th Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court in Warwickshire.
In 1816 Henry Greville 3rd Earl Warwick 3rd Earl Brooke Warwick Castle [aged 36] and Sarah Elizabeth Savile Countess Warwick [aged 29] were married. She by marriage Countess Warwick. She the daughter of John Savile 2nd Earl Mexborough [aged 54] and Elizabeth Stephenson Countess Mexborough [aged 54]. He the son of George Greville 2nd Earl Warwick and Brooke [aged 69] and Henrietta Vernon Countess Warwick and Brooke [aged 55].
On 10th August 1853 Henry Greville 3rd Earl Warwick 3rd Earl Brooke Warwick Castle [aged 74] died. His son George [aged 35] succeeded 4th Earl Warwick, 4th Earl Brooke Warwick Castle, 11th Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court in Warwickshire. Anne Charteris Countess Warwick [aged 24] by marriage Countess Warwick.
On 2nd December 1893 George Greville 4th Earl Warwick 4th Earl Brooke [aged 75] died at Warwick Castle [Map]. His son Francis [aged 40] succeeded 5th Earl Warwick, 5th Earl Brooke Warwick Castle, 12th Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court in Warwickshire. Frances Evelyn "Daisy" Maynard Countess Warwick [aged 31] by marriage Countess Warwick.
On 15th January 1924 Francis Greville 5th Earl Warwick 5th Earl Brooke [aged 70] died. His son Leopold [aged 41] succeeded 6th Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Brooke Warwick Castle, 13th Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court in Warwickshire. Elfrida Marjorie Eden Countess Warwick and Brooke [aged 37] by marriage Countess Warwick, Countess Brooke Warwick Castle.
On 31st January 1928 Leopold Guy Greville 6th Earl Warwick 6th Earl Brooke [aged 45] died. His son Charles [aged 16] succeeded 7th Earl Warwick, 7th Earl Brooke Warwick Castle, 14th Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court in Warwickshire.
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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On 11th July 1933 Charles Greville 7th Earl of Warwick [aged 22] and Rosa Bingham Countess Warwich and Brooke [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Warwick, Countess Brooke Warwick Castle. He the son of Leopold Guy Greville 6th Earl Warwick 6th Earl Brooke and Elfrida Marjorie Eden Countess Warwick and Brooke [aged 46]. They were half second cousins.
On 20th January 1984 Charles Greville 7th Earl of Warwick [aged 72] died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Warwick [Map]. His son David [aged 50] succeeded 8th Earl Warwick, 8th Earl Brooke Warwick Castle, 15th Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court in Warwickshire.
In 1996 David Greville 8th Earl of Warwick, 8th Earl Brooke [aged 62] died. His son Guy [aged 38] succeeded 9th Earl Warwick, 9th Earl Brooke Warwick Castle, 16th Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court in Warwickshire.