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: Lyon
On 24th February 1767 [his father] John Lyon 9th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 29) and [his mother] Mary Bowes Countess Strathmore (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne. He the son of [his grandfather] Thomas Lyon 8th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne and [his grandmother] Jean Nicholson.
On 3rd May 1773 Thomas Lyon Bowes 11th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne was born to [his father] John Lyon 9th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 35) and [his mother] Mary Bowes Countess Strathmore (age 24).
On 7th March 1776 [his father] John Lyon 9th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 38) died. His son [his brother] John (age 6) succeeded 10th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne.
On 25th March 1800 Thomas Lyon Bowes 11th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 26) and Mary Louisa Elizabeth Rodney Carpenter (age 17) were married. He the son of John Lyon 9th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne and Mary Bowes Countess Strathmore (age 51).
On 28th April 1800 [his mother] Mary Bowes Countess Strathmore (age 51) died.
On 6th February 1801 [his son] Thomas George Lyon Bowes was born to Thomas Lyon Bowes 11th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 27) and [his wife] Mary Louisa Elizabeth Rodney Carpenter (age 18). He married 21st December 1820 Charlotte Grimstead and had issue.
On 8th August 1802 [his daughter] Mary Isabella Lyon Bowes was born to Thomas Lyon Bowes 11th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 29) and [his wife] Mary Louisa Elizabeth Rodney Carpenter (age 19).
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 1st June 1811 [his wife] Mary Louisa Elizabeth Rodney Carpenter (age 28) died.
After 1st June 1811 Thomas Lyon Bowes 11th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 38) and Eliza Northcote were married. He the son of John Lyon 9th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne and Mary Bowes Countess Strathmore.
On 8th August 1813 [his daughter] Sarah Bowes-Lyon was born to Thomas Lyon Bowes 11th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 40) and [his wife] Eliza Northcote.
On 8th December 1817 Thomas Lyon Bowes 11th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 44) and Marianna Cheape Countess Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 44) were married at the Charlotte Square Chapel, Edinburgh. He the son of John Lyon 9th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne and Mary Bowes Countess Strathmore.
On 3rd July 1820 John Lyon 10th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 51) died. His brother Thomas (age 47) succeeded 11th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne. Marianna Cheape Countess Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 47) by marriage Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne.
On 21st December 1820 Thomas George Lyon Bowes (age 19) and Charlotte Grimstead (age 23) were married at St James'. He the son of Thomas Lyon Bowes 11th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 47) and Mary Louisa Elizabeth Rodney Carpenter.
On 27th January 1834 [his son] Thomas George Lyon Bowes (age 32) died.
On 11th September 1836 [his daughter] Mary Isabella Lyon Bowes (age 34) died.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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On 27th August 1846 Thomas Lyon Bowes 11th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 73) died. His grandson Thomas (age 23) succeeded 12th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne.
On 23rd October 1849 [his former wife] Marianna Cheape Countess Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 76) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 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 23 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 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 28 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Patrick Lyon 1st Earl Kinghorne 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lyon 2nd Earl Kinghorne 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Patrick Lyon 3rd Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Patrick Maule 1st Earl Panmure 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Maule Countess Kinghorne and Linlithgow 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Stanhope 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Lyon 4th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Middleton of Caldhame
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Middleton 1st Earl Middleton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Helen Middleton Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne
Great x 3 Grandmother: Grizel Durham Countess Middleton
GrandFather: Thomas Lyon 8th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Stanhope 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Hastings Countess Chesterfield 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Chesterfield 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wotton 2nd Baron Wotton 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stanhope Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Butler Viscount Thurles 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Poyntz 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Butler Countess Chesterfield 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Preston 1st Earl Desmond 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Butler 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: John Lyon 9th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Jean Nicholson
Thomas Lyon Bowes 11th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 
12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Bowes
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Bowes
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Bowes
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Bowes of Streatlam
Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Maxton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Maxton
GrandFather: George Bowes
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Blakiston 3rd Baronet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Blakiston
Mother: Mary Bowes Countess Strathmore
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Gilbert
GrandMother: Mary Gilbert