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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11th June 1850. Charles Christopher Pepys 1st Earl of Cottenham (age 69) created.
29th April 1851. Son Charles Edward Pepys 2nd Earl of Cottenham (age 26) succeeded.
18th February 1863. Brother William John Pepys 3rd Earl of Cottenham (age 37) succeeded.
20th January 1881. Son Kenelm Charles Pepys 4th Earl of Cottenham (age 6) succeeded.
22nd April 1919. Son Kenelm Charles (age 17) succeeded.
29th December 1922. Brother Mark Everard Pepys 6th Earl of Cottenham (age 19) succeeded.
19th July 1943. Brother John Digby Pepys 7th Earl of Cottenham (age 36) succeeded.
12th May 1968. Son Kenelm Charles Pepys 8th Earl of Cottenham (age 19) succeeded.
20th October 2000. Son Mark John Pepys 9th Earl of Cottenham (age 17) succeeded.
On 11th June 1850 Charles Christopher Pepys 1st Earl of Cottenham (age 69) was created 1st Earl of Cottenham, 1st Viscount Crowhurst of Crowhurst in Surrey.
On 29th April 1851 Charles Christopher Pepys 1st Earl of Cottenham (age 70) died. His son Charles (age 26) succeeded 2nd Earl of Cottenham, 2nd Viscount Crowhurst of Crowhurst in Surrey, 2nd Baron Cottenham of Cottenham in Cambridgshire, 4th Baronet Pepys of Wimpole Street, 5th Baronet Pepys of Brook Street.
On 18th February 1863 Charles Edward Pepys 2nd Earl of Cottenham (age 38) died unmarried. His brother William (age 37) succeeded 3rd Earl of Cottenham, 3rd Viscount Crowhurst of Crowhurst in Surrey, 3rd Baron Cottenham of Cottenham in Cambridgshire, 5th Baronet Pepys of Wimpole Street, 6th Baronet Pepys of Brook Street.
On 11th October 1870 William John Pepys 3rd Earl of Cottenham (age 45) and Theodesia Selina Dallas Countess Cottenham (age 25) were married at St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge. She by marriage Countess of Cottenham. He the son of Charles Christopher Pepys 1st Earl of Cottenham and Charlotte Maria Wingfield.
On 20th January 1881 William John Pepys 3rd Earl of Cottenham (age 55) died. His son Kenelm (age 6) succeeded 4th Earl of Cottenham, 4th Viscount Crowhurst of Crowhurst in Surrey, 4th Baron Cottenham of Cottenham in Cambridgshire, 6th Baronet Pepys of Wimpole Street, 7th Baronet Pepys of Brook Street.
On 29th November 1899 Kenelm Charles Pepys 4th Earl of Cottenham (age 25) and Rose Neville Countess Cottentham (age 32) were married. She by marriage Countess of Cottenham. She the daughter of William Neville 1st Marquess Abergavenny (age 73) and Caroline Vanden Bempte Johnston Marchioness Abergavenny. He the son of William John Pepys 3rd Earl of Cottenham and Theodesia Selina Dallas Countess Cottenham (age 54).
On 16th August 1916 Kenelm Charles Pepys 4th Earl of Cottenham (age 42) and Patricia Burke Countess Cottenham were married. She by marriage Countess of Cottenham. He the son of William John Pepys 3rd Earl of Cottenham and Theodesia Selina Dallas Countess Cottenham (age 71).
On 22nd April 1919 Kenelm Charles Pepys 4th Earl of Cottenham (age 44) died. His son Kenelm (age 17) succeeded 5th Earl of Cottenham, 5th Viscount Crowhurst of Crowhurst in Surrey, 5th Baron Cottenham of Cottenham in Cambridgshire, 7th Baronet Pepys of Wimpole Street, 8th Baronet Pepys of Brook Street.
On 29th December 1922 Kenelm Charles (age 21) died of pneumonia unmarried. His brother Mark (age 19) succeeded 6th Earl of Cottenham, 6th Viscount Crowhurst of Crowhurst in Surrey, 6th Baron Cottenham of Cottenham in Cambridgshire, 8th Baronet Pepys of Wimpole Street, 9th Baronet Pepys of Brook Street.
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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On 19th July 1943 Mark Everard Pepys 6th Earl of Cottenham (age 40) without male issue. John Digby Pepys 7th Earl of Cottenham (age 36) succeeded 7th Earl of Cottenham, 7th Viscount Crowhurst of Crowhurst in Surrey, 7th Baron Cottenham of Cottenham in Cambridgshire, 9th Baronet Pepys of Wimpole Street, 10th Baronet Pepys of Brook Street. Angela Neville Countess Cottenham (age 33) by marriage Countess of Cottenham.
On 12th May 1968 John Digby Pepys 7th Earl of Cottenham (age 60) died. His son Kenelm (age 19) succeeded 8th Earl of Cottenham, 8th Viscount Crowhurst of Crowhurst in Surrey, 8th Baron Cottenham of Cottenham in Cambridgshire, 10th Baronet Pepys of Wimpole Street, 11th Baronet Pepys of Brook Street.
On 20th October 2000 Kenelm Charles Pepys 8th Earl of Cottenham (age 51) died. His son Mark (age 17) succeeded 9th Earl of Cottenham, 9th Viscount Crowhurst of Crowhurst in Surrey, 9th Baron Cottenham of Cottenham in Cambridgshire, 11th Baronet Pepys of Wimpole Street, 12th Baronet Pepys of Brook Street.