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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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Hans Eworth is in Painters.
Around 1520 Hans Eworth was born.
In 1550 Hans Eworth (age 30). Portrait of Henry Fitzalan 12th or 19th Earl of Arundel (age 37) with the motto Invidia Torquet Autorem meaning Let envy torment its author.
In 1550 Hans Eworth (age 30). Portrait of Mary Dudley (age 20).
Around 1556 Hans Eworth (age 36). Portrait of Mary Neville Baroness Dacre of Gilsland (age 32) with an inset portrait of husband Thomas Fiennes 9th Baron Dacre Gilsland.
Mary Neville Baroness Dacre of Gilsland: In 1524 she was born to George Neville 5th and 3rd Baron Abergavenny and Mary Stafford Baroness Bergavenny. In 1536 Thomas Fiennes 9th Baron Dacre Gilsland and she were married. She by marriage Baroness Dacre Gilsland. He had been a ward of her father George Neville 5th and 3rd Baron Abergavenny. They were third cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. In 1576 Mary Neville Baroness Dacre of Gilsland died.
Around 1556 Hans Eworth (age 36). Portrait of Queen Mary I of England and Ireland (age 39).
In 1559 Hans Eworth (age 39). Portrait of Mary Neville Baroness Dacre of Gilsland (age 35) and her son Gregory Fiennes 10th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 19).
In 1559 Hans Eworth (age 39). Portrait of Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu (age 30) wearing a Garter Collar and St George Pendant.
In 1561 Hans Eworth (age 41). Portrait of James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent (age 30).
In 1562 Hans Eworth (age 42). Portrait of Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk (age 22).
In 1563 Hans Eworth (age 43). Portrait of Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk (age 26).
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.
1563. Hans Eworth (age 43). Portrait of either Eleanor Brandon Countess Cumberland or her daughter Margaret Clifford Countess Derby (age 23).
Around 1565 Hans Eworth (age 45). Portrait of Mary Browne Countess Southampton (age 12).
In 1567 attrbuted to Hans Eworth (age 47). Portrait of Richard Knightley (age 34).
1567. Attributed to Hans Eworth (age 47). Portrait of Richard Knightley (age 34).
1568. Formerly attributed to Hans Eworth (age 48). Portrait of Thomas Wentworth 2nd Baron Wentworth (age 43).
Around 1570 Hans Eworth (age 50). Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 36).
In 1574 Hans Eworth (age 54) died.