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: Campbell
Maternal Family Tree: Susan Alinton
On 20th February 1718 [her father] John Campbell 3rd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland (age 21) and [her mother] Amabel Grey (age 19) were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 47) and [her grandmother] Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 42). He the son of [her grandfather] John Campbell 2nd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland (age 55) and [her grandmother] Henrietta Villiers Countess Breadalbaine and Holland.
On 21st July 1723 [her uncle] Anthony Grey 3rd Baron Lucas (age 28) died by choking on an ear of barley the beard of which stuck in his throat. Monument at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map]. His niece Jemima succeeded 4th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell.
Anthony Grey 3rd Baron Lucas: On 21st February 1695 he was born to Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent and Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent. On 17th February 1718 Anthony Grey 3rd Baron Lucas and Mary Tufton Countess Gower were married. She the daughter of Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet and Catherine Cavendish Countess Isle Thanet. He the son of Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent and Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent. They were sixth cousins. On 8th November 1718 Anthony Grey 3rd Baron Lucas by writ of acceleration 3rd Baron Lucas of Crudwell.
On 9th October 1723 Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey was born to [her father] John Campbell 3rd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland (age 27) and [her mother] Amabel Grey (age 25).
On 2nd August 1726 [her mother] Amabel Grey (age 28) died. Monument at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map].
On 23rd January 1730 [her father] John Campbell 3rd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland (age 33) and Arbella Pershall Countess Breadalbaine and Holland were married. He the son of [her grandfather] John Campbell 2nd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland (age 67) and [her grandmother] Henrietta Villiers Countess Breadalbaine and Holland.
In 1736 [her future husband] Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke (age 15) was appointed Teller of the Exchequer.
In 1740 Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke (age 19) and Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey (age 16) were married. She being the heiress of Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 69). She the daughter of John Campbell 3rd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland (age 43) and Amabel Grey. He the son of Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 49) and Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke.
On 5th June 1740 [her grandfather] Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 69) died without surviving male issue. Duke Kent, Marquess Kent, Earl Kent and Viscount Gooderich extinct. His granddaughter Jemima (age 16) succeeded 2nd Marchioness Grey.
Monument at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map] sculpted by Edward Shepherd.
1741. Allan Ramsay (age 27). Portrait of Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey (age 17).
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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On 22nd February 1751 [her daughter] Amabel Yorke Countess Grey was born to [her husband] Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke (age 30) and Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey (age 27).
On 23rd February 1752 [her grandfather] John Campbell 2nd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland (age 89) died. His son [her father] John (age 55) succeeded 3rd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland. Arbella Pershall Countess Breadalbaine and Holland by marriage Countess Breadalbaine and Holland.
On 9th February 1756 [her daughter] Mary Jemima Yorke Baroness Grantham was born to [her husband] Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke (age 35) and Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey (age 32). She married 1780 Thomas Robinson 2nd Baron Grantham, son of Thomas Robinson 1st Baron Grantham, and had issue.
In 1757 [her husband] Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke (age 36) was appointed Lord Lieutenant Cambridgeshire.
Before 5th May 1762 [her brother-in-law] Bishop James Yorke (age 32) and Mary Maddox were married. Some sources describe the date as 29 Jun 1762 which is inconsistent with the date of birth of their first child Charles Yorke, 5th May 1762, as described on his gravestone at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map]. She the daughter of Bishop Isaac Maddox. He the son of [her father-in-law] Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 71) and [her mother-in-law] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke.
On 6th March 1764 [her father-in-law] Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 73) died. His son [her husband] Philip (age 43) succeeded 2nd Earl Hardwicke, 2nd Viscount Royston. Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey (age 40) by marriage Countess Hardwicke.
In 1774 [her brother-in-law] Bishop James Yorke (age 43) was appointed Bishop of St David's.
In 1779 [her brother-in-law] Bishop James Yorke (age 48) was appointed Bishop of Gloucester.
In 1780 [her son-in-law] Thomas Robinson 2nd Baron Grantham (age 41) and [her daughter] Mary Jemima Yorke Baroness Grantham (age 23) were married. She by marriage Baroness Grantham. She the daughter of [her husband] Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke (age 59) and Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey (age 56).
In 1781 [her brother-in-law] Bishop James Yorke (age 50) was appointed Bishop of Ely.
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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On 26th January 1782 [her father] John Campbell 3rd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland (age 85) died. His third cousin John (age 19) succeeded 4th Earl Breadalbaine and Holland.
On 16th May 1790 [her husband] Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke (age 69) died. His nephew Philip (age 32) succeeded 3rd Earl Hardwicke, 3rd Viscount Royston. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map]. Monument at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map] sculpted by Thomas Banks (age 54)..
On 11th January 1797 Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey (age 73) died at the family's London House, 4 Saint James' Square. Marquess Grey extinct. Her daughter [her daughter] Amabel (age 45) succeeded 5th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell. She was buried at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map] on 21st January 1797. Her will stated that she was to be buried in the vault "in as private a manner as may be consistent with proper decency. A Hearse with six horses, without any Ornament or Escutcheons and two Coaches with six horses each will be sufficient, without any Family Coach or Livery Servant. I would not have the Church hung with black or any Escutcheons to be used there nor any mourning rings given". It went on to give £50 to the poor of Flitton with Silsoe and of Clophill. She also gave her servant Jane Band an annuity of £40 per annum. She also stated: "It is my intention to erect a Monument in the Church at Flitton to the memory of my late Lord. If it shall happen that I do not carry this my intention into execution I then direct that one shall be placed there to his memory and mine plain and neat in the design but not magnificent or expensive and that the same be placed in the Division now empty on the right hand side of the Duke of Kent's Monument". In fact she did raise Hardwicke's monument in his lifetime as it states that she did so and 'waits to follow him'. The eulogy on the monument reads: "Her excellent & cultivated understanding, her serene & benevolent temper, her polished manners, her domestic virtues and exemplary piety will ever be revered and regretted by her children, relations and friends". In a codicil to her will she wrote: "I desire my Body to be kept as long as is proper and then buried with Lime in the Coffin to promote a speedier dissolution". She also willed "If any letters or papers are found in my handwriting which have been returned to me from Friends I correspond with not burnt (which it is my intention to do) I desire my Executrix will burn them".
Amabel Yorke Countess Grey: On 22nd February 1751 she was born to Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke and Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey. In 1816 Amabel Yorke Countess Grey was created 1st Countess de Grey with a special remainder to her sister Mary Jemima Yorke Baroness Grantham and her sister's male heirs.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Philip V King France I King Navarre
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duncan Campbell 1st Baronet 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Campbell 3rd Baronet 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Janet Stewart 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Campbell 4th Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Campbell 1st Earl Breadalbaine and Holland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: John Campbell 2nd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Rich 2nd Baron Rich of Leez 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Rich 1st Earl Warwick
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Baldry Baroness Rich Leez
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Penelope Devereux Countess Devonshire 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lettice Knollys Countess Essex and Leicester 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Rich 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Cope
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Cope 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mohun 
12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Cope Countess Holland 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Grenville 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Granville
Father: John Campbell 3rd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Villiers of Brooksby Leicestershire 
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby
Great x 4 Grandmother: Collette Clarke
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Villiers
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Saunders of Harrington Northamptonshire
Great x 3 Grandmother: Audrey Saunders
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas St John 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John St John 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Blount 
13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Barbara St John 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Hungerford 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Hungerford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Dormer 
GrandMother: Henrietta Villiers Countess Breadalbaine and Holland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Knyvet 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stumpe
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Howard 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Manderston Home
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Home 1st Earl Dunbar
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Gordon 3rd of Gight 13 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gordon Countess Dunbar 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Beaton
Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Grey 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Grey 9th Earl Kent 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Salvaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Grey 10th Earl Kent 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Purefoy 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Magdelane Purefoy Countess Kent 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Anthony Grey 11th Earl Kent 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Benn
Great x 2 Grandmother: Amabel Benn Countess Kent
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Evelyn of Godstone
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Evelyn
GrandFather: Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Lucas 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Lucas
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Fermor 
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Lucas 1st Baron Lucas Shenfield
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Lucas Countess Kent 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Neville 1st Baron Abergavenny 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher Neville 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Lennard Baroness Bergavenny
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Neville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Darcy 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Darcy 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Camilla Guicciardini
Mother: Amabel Grey 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Crew 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Crew
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Crew 1st Baron Crew
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Bray of Stene and Hinton 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Temperance Bray
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Crew 2nd Baron Crew 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Waldegrave 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Waldegrave 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jemima Waldegrave Baroness Crew 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Higham
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Higham
Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Yelverton
GrandMother: Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Armyn of Osgodby South Kesteven Lincolnshire
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Armine 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Eure 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Armine 2nd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Hicks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hicks Lady Armine
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Colston
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Armine 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Crane 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Crane
Great x 4 Grandfather: Giles Alington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Susan Alinton