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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Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre was crowned Queen Consort Navarre.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 1102. And the Archbishop Anselm [age 69] held a synod of clergy; and there they established many canons that belong to Christianity. And many, both French and English, were there deprived of their staves and dignity, which they either obtained with injustice, or enjoyed with dishonour. And in this same year, in the week of the feast of Pentecost, there came thieves, some from Auvergne133, some from France, and some from Flanders, and broke into the minster of Peterborough [Map], and therein seized much property in gold and in silver; namely, roods, and chalices, and candlesticks.
Note 133. "Auvergne" at that time was an independent province, and formed no part of France. About the middle of the fourteenth century we find [her step-mother] Jane, Countess of Auvergne and Boulogne, and Queen of France, assisting in the dedication of the church of the Carmelites at Paris, together with Queen Jeanne d'Evreux, third wife and widow of Charles IV., [her future sister-in-law] Blanche of Navarre, widow of Philip VI., and Jeanne de France, Queen of Navarre.-Felib. "Histoire de Paris", vol. I, p. 356.
On 28th July 1332 [her father] King John "The Good" II of France [age 13] and [her mother] Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France [age 17] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of [her grandfather] King John I of Bohemia [age 35] and [her grandmother] Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia. He the son of King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France [age 38] and Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France [age 39]. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 24th June 1343 Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre was born to [her father] King John "The Good" II of France [age 24] and [her mother] Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France [age 28].
On 16th September 1343 Philip "Noble" III King Navarre [age 37] died. His son [her future husband] Charles [age 10] succeeded II King Navarre.
In June 1348 the The Black Death arrived in England. The first of many occurrences. It is estimated to have killed between 25 to 60 percent of the population of around six million. The outbreak lasted through 1349 recurring in 1362, 1369 and regularly thereafter until its last significant outbreak in The Great Plague of 1666.
On 11th September 1349 [her mother] Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France [age 34] died of plague in Maubisson, Pontoise.
On 19th February 1350 [her father] King John "The Good" II of France [age 30] and [her step-mother] Joan Auvergne Queen Consort France [age 23] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of William Auvergne XII Count Auvergne II Count Boulogne and Margaret Évreux Countess Auvergne and Boulogne. He the son of [her grandfather] King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France [age 56] and [her grandmother] Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France. They were half second cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 8th April 1350 [her brother] King Charles V of France [age 11] and [her sister-in-law] Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France [age 12] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Peter Bourbon Duke Bourbon [age 39] and Isabella Valois Duchess Bourbon [age 37]. He the son of [her father] King John "The Good" II of France [age 30] and [her mother] Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France. They were half first cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 22nd August 1350 [her grandfather] King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France [age 56] died. His son [her father] John [age 31] succeeded II King France: Capet Valois.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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On 12th February 1352 Charles "Bad" II King Navarre [age 19] and Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre [age 8] were married at Chateau du Vivie, Coutevroult. She by marriage Queen Consort Navarre. She the daughter of King John "The Good" II of France [age 32] and Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France. He the son of Philip "Noble" III King Navarre and Joan Capet II Queen Navarre. They were second cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1354 [her future brother-in-law] Robert of Bar 1st Duke of Bar [age 9] was created 1st Duke Bar. [her sister] Marie Valois Duchess Bar [age 9] by marriage Duchess Bar.
On 8th January 1354 Charles de la Cerda [age 27] was murdered on the orders of [her husband] Charles "Bad" II King Navarre [age 21] in an inn in L'Aigle.
On 19th September 1356 the army of Edward "Black Prince" [age 26] defeated the French and Scottish army led by [her father] King John "The Good" II of France [age 37] at the Battle of Poitiers
King John "The Good" II of France was captured by three captains including Ivon aka John Fane.
The the English army included: Bernard Brocas [age 26], Thomas Felton [age 26], James Audley [age 38], Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick [age 43], Bartholomew "The Younger" Burghesh 2nd Baron Burghesh [age 28], Reginald Cobham 1st Baron Cobham [age 61], Edward Despencer 1st Baron Despencer, Baron Burghesh [age 21], Ralph Ferrers [age 27], William Scrope [age 31], William Montagu 2nd Earl Salisbury [age 28], Walter Paveley 4th Baron Burghesh [age 37], Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk [age 58], William Ufford 2nd Earl Suffolk [age 18], John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford [age 44], John Willoughby 3rd Baron Willoughby [age 33], Thomas Arderne [age 19], Enion Sais Brecon, John Chandos [age 36], Richard Pembridge [age 36], Jean Grailly [age 25], Robert de Fouleshurst [age 26] and John Sully [age 73]
John Savile of Shelley and Golcar [age 31] probably fought having received letters of protection to travel overseas.
Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon [age 53] protected the baggage train.
The French and Scottish army included: King John "The Good" II of France, [her brother] Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy [age 14], Jean Bourbon I Count La Marche [age 12], Archibald "Grim" Douglas 3rd Earl Douglas [age 26], John "Sans Terre" Artois 1st Count of Eu [age 35]; all captured.
Guichard d'Angle 1st Earl Huntingdon and William Douglas 1st Earl Douglas [age 33] fought.
Peter Bourbon Duke Bourbon [age 45] was killed. His son Louis [age 19] succeeded II Duke Bourbon.
Gauthier VI Comte de Brienne [age 54] was killed.
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In 1360 [her brother] John Valois 1st Duke Berry [age 19] was created 1st Duke Berry and 1st Duke Auvergne.
In 1360 [her brother] Louis Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou [age 20] was created I Duke Anjou.
In 1360 [her daughter] Marie Évreux was born to [her husband] Charles "Bad" II King Navarre [age 27] and Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre [age 16]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.15%.
In 1360 [her brother] Louis Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou [age 20] and [her sister-in-law] Marie Chatillon Duchess Anjou [age 15] were married. She by marriage Duchess Anjou. She the daughter of Charles of Blois Duke Brittany [age 41] and Joan "Lame" Capet Countess Penthièvre [age 41]. He the son of [her father] King John "The Good" II of France [age 40] and [her mother] Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France. They were second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
In 1361 [her son] Charles III King Navarre was born to [her husband] Charles "Bad" II King Navarre [age 28] and Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre [age 17]. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.15%. He married 1375 his fourth cousin Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort Navarre and had issue.
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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Before 1362 [her brother] John Valois 1st Duke Berry [age 21] and [her sister-in-law] Joanne Armagnac Duchess Berry [age 15] were married. She by marriage Duchess Berry. She the daughter of John I Count Armagnac [age 50] and Beatrice Clermont Countess Armagnac [age 51]. He the son of [her father] King John "The Good" II of France [age 42] and [her mother] Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France. They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1363 [her brother-in-law] Philip Évreux Count Longueville [age 27] died.
In 1363 [her brother] Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy [age 20] succeeded II Duke Burgundy.
In 1364 [her brother-in-law] Robert of Bar 1st Duke of Bar [age 19] and [her sister] Marie Valois Duchess Bar [age 19] were married. She by marriage Countess Bar. She the daughter of [her father] King John "The Good" II of France [age 44] and [her mother] Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France. He the son of Henry of Bar IV Count of Bar and Yolande Dampierre Countess of Bar [age 33]. They were second cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1364 [her daughter] Bonne Évreux was born to [her husband] Charles "Bad" II King Navarre [age 31] and Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre [age 20]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.15%.
On 8th April 1364 [her father] King John "The Good" II of France [age 44] died at Savoy Palace [Map] of an unknown illness. He was buried at the Basilica of St Denis [Map]. His son [her brother] Charles [age 25] succeeded V King France: Capet Valois.
On 19th June 1369 [her brother] Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy [age 27] and [her sister-in-law] Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy [age 21] were married. She by marriage Duchess Burgundy. She the daughter of Louis of Male III Count Nevers II Count Flanders [age 38] and Margaret of Brabant Countess Nevers and Flanders [age 46]. He the son of [her father] King John "The Good" II of France and [her mother] Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France. They were half third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
Around 1370 [her daughter] Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England was born to [her husband] Charles "Bad" II King Navarre [age 37] and Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre [age 26] at Pamplona [Map]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.15%. She married (1) 2nd October 1386 her second cousin twice removed John Montfort V Duke Brittany and had issue (2) 7th February 1403 her third cousin King Henry IV of England, son of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster and Blanche Duchess of Lancaster.
On 3rd November 1373 Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre [age 30] died at Évreux.
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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On 1st January 1387 [her former husband] Charles "Bad" II King Navarre [age 54] burned to death. His son Charles [age 26] succeeded III King Navarre. Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort Navarre [age 24] by marriage Queen Consort Navarre.
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[her son] Peter Évreux Count Mortain was born to Charles "Bad" II King Navarre and Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.15%.
Kings Wessex: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Godwinson: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France 
3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France 
Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Philip III of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raymond IV Count Provence 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Provence Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandfather: James I King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Montpellier Queen Consort Aragon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Andrew II of Hungary
Great x 3 Grandmother: Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon
GrandFather: King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Charles Capet of Sicily Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles II King Naples 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raymond IV Count Provence
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Provence Queen Consort Sicily
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Valois 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Béla IV King of Hungary
Great x 3 Grandfather: Stephen V of Hungary
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cuman
Father: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh III Duke Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Odo III Duke Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Metz Duchess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh IV Duke Burgundy 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugues Vergy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Vergy Duchess Burgundy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Capet II Count Dreux
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Capet III Count Dreux
Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux
Great x 2 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas St Valery
Great x 3 Grandmother: Aénor de Saint-Valéry
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adele Ponthieu 
GrandMother: Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip II of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile
Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile 
Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence
Great x 3 Grandfather: Raymond IV Count Provence
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Provence Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy
Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Great" Luxemburg V Count Luxemburg III Count Namur
Great x 4 Grandmother: Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg VI Count Luxemburg 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry of Bar II Count of Bar 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret of Bar Countess Luxemburg and Namur 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Capet Countess of Bar
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Avesnes
Great x 3 Grandfather: Bouchard Avesnes
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adela Guise
Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Avesnes Countess Luxemburg 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin IX Count Flanders VI Count Hainaut
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret II Countess Flanders 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Blois Countess Flanders 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
GrandFather: King John I of Bohemia 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John I Brabant
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur
Mother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Ottokar I of Bohemia
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Wenceslaus I of Bohemia
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance of Hungary
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna
GrandMother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia
Great x 4 Grandfather: Rudolph II Count of Habsburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert IV Count of Habsburg
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes of Staufen
Great x 2 Grandfather: Rudolph I King Romans
Great x 4 Grandfather: Count Ulrich of Kyburg
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hedwig of Kyburg
Great x 1 Grandmother: Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Burkhard V Count Hohenberg
Great x 2 Grandmother: Gertrude Hohenburg
Great x 4 Grandfather: Rudolph II Count Palatine of Tubingen
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mathilda of Tubingen