Text this colour links to Pages. Text this colour links to Family Trees. Text this colour are links that disabled for Guests.
Place the mouse over images to see a larger image. Click on paintings to see the painter's Biography Page.
Mouse over links for a preview. Move the mouse off the painting or link to close the popup.
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.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
Earl Antrim 2C is in Earl Antrim.
On 19th June 1785 Randal William MacDonnell 1st Marquess of Antrim (age 35) was created 1st Earl Antrim 2C, 1st Viscount Dunluce with a special remainder of those dignities, failing heirs male of his body, to his daughters in order of seniority, and the heirs male of their bodies respectively.
On 29th July 1791 Randal William MacDonnell 1st Marquess of Antrim (age 41) died. Marquess of Antrim 2C extinct. His daughter Anne (age 13) succeeded 2nd Countess Antrim 2C, 2nd Viscountess Dunluce.
In 1834 Anne MacDonnell 2nd Countess of Antrim (age 55) died. Her nephew Hugh (age 21) succeeded 4th Earl Antrim 2C, 4th Viscount Dunluce.
On 19th July 1855 Hugh Kerr aka McDonnell 4th Earl of Antrim (age 42) died. His brother Mark (age 41) succeeded 5th Earl Antrim 2C, 5th Viscount Dunluce. Jane Macan Countess of Antrim (age 30) by marriage Countess Antrim 2C.
On 19th December 1869 Mark Kerr aka McDonnell 5th Earl of Antrim (age 55) died. His son William (age 18) succeeded 6th Earl Antrim 2C, 6th Viscount Dunluce.
On 1st June 1875 William Randall McDonnell 6th Earl of Antrim (age 24) and Louisa Grey Countess of Antrim (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Antrim 2C. He the son of Mark Kerr aka McDonnell 5th Earl of Antrim and Jane Macan Countess of Antrim (age 50).
On 19th July 1918 William Randall McDonnell 6th Earl of Antrim (age 67) died. His son Randall (age 39) succeeded 7th Earl Antrim 2C, 7th Viscount Dunluce. Margaret Isabel Talbot Countess of Antrim by marriage Countess Antrim 2C.
On 15th June 1932 Randall McDonnell 7th Earl of Antrim (age 53) died. His son Randal (age 21) succeeded 8th Earl Antrim 2C, 8th Viscount Dunluce.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
On 11th May 1934 Randal McDonnell 8th Earl of Antrim (age 22) and Angela Christina Sykes Countess of Antrim (age 22) were married. She by marriage Countess Antrim 2C. He the son of Randall McDonnell 7th Earl of Antrim and Margaret Isabel Talbot Countess of Antrim. They were sixth cousins.
On 26th September 1977 Randal McDonnell 8th Earl of Antrim (age 66) died. His son Alexander (age 42) succeeded 9th Earl Antrim 2C, 9th Viscount Dunluce.
On 21st October 1977 Alexander McDonnell 9th Earl of Antrim (age 42) and Elizabeth Hannah Sacher Countess of Antrim were married. She by marriage Countess Antrim 2C. He the son of Randal McDonnell 8th Earl of Antrim (deceased) and Angela Christina Sykes Countess of Antrim (age 66).