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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Paternal Family Tree: Stewart
In March 1734 [his father] Augustus Fitzroy [aged 17] and [his mother] Elizabeth Cosby [aged 13] were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton [aged 50] and [his grandmother] Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton.
On 28th September 1735 Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton was born to [his father] Augustus Fitzroy [aged 18] and [his mother] Elizabeth Cosby [aged 14]. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 24th May 1741 [his father] Augustus Fitzroy [aged 24] died at Jamaica.
Around 1747 Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 11] was educated at Westminster School [Map].
Around 1751 Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 15] was educated at Peterhouse College, Cambridge University [Map].
On 29th January 1756 Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 20] and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton [aged 19] were married.
On 6th May 1757 [his grandfather] Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton [aged 73] died. His grandson Augustus [aged 21] succeeded 3rd Duke Grafton, 3rd Earl Euston, 3rd Viscount Ipswich, 3rd Baron Sudbury, 4th Earl Arlington, 4th Viscount Thetford, 4th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex and 4th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex. [his wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton [aged 20] by marriage Duchess Grafton.
On 8th May 1757 [his daughter] Georgiana Fitzroy was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 21] and [his wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton [aged 20]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married 4th June 1778 John Smyth and had issue.
On 27th July 1758 [his brother] Charles Fitzroy 1st Baron Southampton [aged 21] and [his sister-in-law] Anne Warren Baroness Southampton [aged 20] were married.
On 14th January 1760 [his son] George Henry Fitzroy 4th Duke Grafton was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 24] and [his wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton [aged 23]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 16th November 1784 his fourth cousin once removed Charlotte Maria Waldegrave, daughter of James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh, and had issue.
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.
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Around 1762 Pompeo Batoni [aged 53]. Portrait of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 26].
In 1764 Anne aka Nancy Parsons Viscountess Maynard [aged 29] commenced an affair with Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 28]. FitzRoy kept Parsons at his townhouse and took her to the opera offending society's standards.
On 14th July 1764 [his son] Charles Fitzroy was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 28] and [his wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton [aged 27]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married (1) 20th June 1795 Frances Mundy and had issue (2) before 9th February 1810 Frances Stewart, daughter of Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry and Frances Pratt Marchioness Londonderry, and had issue.
Around 1765. Nathaniel Dance-Holland [aged 29]. Portrait of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 29].
In 1768 Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 32] was appointed Prime Minister.
In 1769 Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 33] was appointed 589th Knight of the Garter by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 30].
On 23rd March 1769 Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 33] and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton [aged 32] were divorced when he discovered she was pregnant by her lover John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory [aged 23] whom she subsequently married. Plans to marry his mistress Anne aka Nancy Parsons Viscountess Maynard [aged 34], if they existed, were undermined by the discovery he discovered she was having an affair with John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset [aged 23].
After 23rd March 1769 John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory [aged 23] and [his former wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton [aged 32] were married. She by marriage Countess Upper Ossory. He the son of John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory and Evelyn Leveson-Gower Countess Upper Ossory.
On 24th June 1769, three months after his divorce from his first wife Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton [aged 32], Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 33] and Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Duchess Grafton. They were sixth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 9th April 1770 [his son] Henry Fitzroy was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 34] and [his wife] Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton [aged 24]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 10th September 1800 Caroline Pigot and had issue.
On 16th September 1774 [his son] Frederick Fitzroy was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 38] and [his wife] Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton [aged 28]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
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 4th June 1778 [his son-in-law] John Smyth [aged 30] and Georgiana Fitzroy [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 42] and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton [aged 41].
In 1779 [his daughter] Augusta Fitzroy was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 43] and [his wife] Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton [aged 33]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 1st June 1780 [his daughter] Frances Fitzroy Baroness Churchill Wychwood was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 44] and [his wife] Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton [aged 34]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married 25th November 1800 her second cousin Francis Almeric Spencer 1st Baron Churchill, son of George Spencer 4th Duke of Marlborough and Caroline Russell Duchess of Marlborough, and had issue.
On 17th October 1780 [his brother] Charles Fitzroy 1st Baron Southampton [aged 43] was created 1st Baron Southampton. [his sister-in-law] Anne Warren Baroness Southampton [aged 42] by marriage Baroness Southampton.
On 1st June 1782 [his son] William Fitzroy was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 46] and [his wife] Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton [aged 36]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 16th November 1784 George Henry Fitzroy 4th Duke Grafton [aged 24] and Charlotte Maria Waldegrave [aged 23] were married at Navestock, Essex. She the daughter of James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave and Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh [aged 48]. He the son of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 49] and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton [aged 47]. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 24th September 1785 [his son] John Edward Fitzroy was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 49] and [his wife] Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton [aged 39]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
After 24th September 1785 [his daughter] Charlotte Fitzroy was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 49] and [his wife] Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton [aged 39]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
After 24th September 1785 [his daughter] Elizabeth Fitzroy was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 49] and [his wife] Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton [aged 39]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married 4th July 1811 her first cousin William Fitzroy, son of Charles Fitzroy 1st Baron Southampton and Anne Warren Baroness Southampton.
On 21st December 1788 [his mother] Elizabeth Cosby [aged 67] died.
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 20th June 1795 Charles Fitzroy [aged 30] and Frances Mundy were married. He the son of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 59] and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton [aged 58].
On 21st March 1797 [his brother] Charles Fitzroy 1st Baron Southampton [aged 59] died at his home on Stanhope Street. His son [his nephew] George [aged 35] succeeded 2nd Baron Southampton.
On 10th January 1799 [his daughter] Georgiana Fitzroy [aged 41] died.
On 10th September 1800 Henry Fitzroy [aged 30] and Caroline Pigot [aged 25] were married. He the son of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 64] and Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton [aged 54].
On 25th November 1800 [his son-in-law] Francis Almeric Spencer 1st Baron Churchill [aged 20] and Frances Fitzroy Baroness Churchill Wychwood [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 65] and Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton [aged 55]. He the son of George Spencer 4th Duke of Marlborough [aged 61] and Caroline Russell Duchess of Marlborough [aged 57]. They were second cousins. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1804 [his former wife] Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton [aged 67] died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia.
Before 9th February 1810 Charles Fitzroy [aged 45] and Frances Stewart [aged 32] were married. She the daughter of Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry [aged 70] and Frances Pratt Marchioness Londonderry [aged 59]. He the son of Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 74] and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton.
On 14th March 1811 Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton [aged 75] died. His son George [aged 51] succeeded 4th Duke Grafton, 4th Earl Euston, 4th Viscount Ipswich, 4th Baron Sudbury, 5th Earl Arlington, 5th Viscount Thetford, 5th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex and 5th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex.
On 25th May 1822 [his former wife] Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton [aged 76] died.
[his daughter] Isabella Fitzroy was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton and Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Fitzroy was born to Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton and Elizabeth Wrottesley Duchess Grafton. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married 4th July 1811 her first cousin Lieutenant-General William Fitzroy, son of Charles Fitzroy 1st Baron Southampton and Anne Warren Baroness Southampton.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 27 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 4 Grand Son of Henry IV King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland 
Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 
12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry IV King France 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie de Medici Queen Consort France 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Fitzroy 1st Duke Grafton Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Villiers 2nd Viscount Grandison 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara St John 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Paul Bayning 1st Viscount Bayning 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Bayning Countess Anglesey 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Glemham Viscountess Bayning 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton 
Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Bennet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Bennet 1st Earl Arlington 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Crofts 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Crofts 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Shirley 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella Bennet Duchess Grafton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince Maurice I of Orange 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Nassau Beverweert 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaretha van Mechelen
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elisabeth Nassau Beverweert Countess Arlington 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: Augustus Fitzroy Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 1st Marquess Worcester 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Russell Countess Worcester 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Dormer 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dormer 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Molyneux 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Capell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Theodosia Montagu 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Morrison 1st Baronet 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Morrison Baroness Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hicks Lady Cooper and Morrison
GrandMother: Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Child
Great x 2 Grandfather: Josiah Child
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Roycroft
Great x 1 Grandmother: Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester
Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
GrandFather: Colonel William Cosby
Mother: Elizabeth Cosby