Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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Paternal Family Tree: Carew
Before 1580 [his father] Richard Carew (age 24) and [his mother] Juliana Arundell (age 16) were married.
Around 1580 Richard Carew 1st Baronet was born to [his father] Richard Carew (age 24) and [his mother] Juliana Arundell (age 17).
Around 1596 Richard Carew 1st Baronet (age 16) educated at Middle Temple.
Before 30th August 1608 Richard Carew 1st Baronet (age 28) and Bridget Chudleigh (age 24) were married.
On 30th August 1608 [his son] Alexander Carew 2nd Baronet was born to Richard Carew 1st Baronet (age 28) and [his wife] Bridget Chudleigh (age 24) at Antony, Cornwall. He was baptised on 4th September 1608 at St James' Church, Antony [Map]. He married December 1631 Jane Rolle Lady Carew and had issue.
On 13th April 1612 [his wife] Bridget Chudleigh (age 28) died.
After 13th April 1612, the date of the death of his first wife Bridget Chudleigh (deceased), Richard Carew 1st Baronet (age 32) and Grace Rolle Lady Rolle (age 19) were married.
In 1614 Richard Carew 1st Baronet (age 34) was elected MP Cornwall.
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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On 6th November 1620 [his father] Richard Carew (age 65) died.
In 1621 Richard Carew 1st Baronet (age 41) was elected MP Mitchell Cornwall.
In 1622 [his son] John Carew was born to Richard Carew 1st Baronet (age 42) and [his wife] Grace Rolle Lady Rolle (age 29) at Antony, Cornwall.
In December 1631 [his son] Alexander Carew 2nd Baronet (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Jane Rolle Lady Carew were married at St Petroc's Church, Petrockstowe [Map]. She being his step-aunt, sister of his step-mother [his wife] Grace Rolle Lady Rolle (age 38).
On 9th August 1641 Richard Carew 1st Baronet (age 61) was created 1st Baronet Carew of Antony in Cornwall. [his wife] Grace Rolle Lady Rolle (age 48) by marriage Lady Carew of Antony in Cornwall.
On 14th March 1643 Richard Carew 1st Baronet (age 63) died. His son Alexander (age 34) succeeded 2nd Baronet Carew of Antony in Cornwall. [his daughter-in-law] Jane Rolle Lady Carew by marriage Lady Carew of Antony in Cornwall.
On 14th February 1658 [his former wife] Grace Rolle Lady Rolle (age 65) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 23 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Carew 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Carew 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Courtenay 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Carew 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Wymond Carew 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Thomas Carew 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Denny 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Denny
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edmund Denny
Great x 1 Grandmother: Martha Denny 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Troutbeck
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Troutbeck 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Stanley Baroness Grey Codnor 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Troutbeck 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Father: Richard Carew 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Edgecombe
Great x 2 Grandfather: Piers Edgecombe
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Edgecombe 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John 
7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John St John 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Bradshaigh
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine St John 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Morgan ap Jenkin Lord of Langstone
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sybil of Lansgtone Manor
GrandMother: Elizabeth Edgecombe 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Richard Carew 1st Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Arundell 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Arundell
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Arundell
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Moyle
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Moyle
Great x 1 Grandfather: John "Tilbury Jack" Arundell
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grenville
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Grenville
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gorges 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Grenville
GrandFather: John Arundell
Mother: Juliana Arundell
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Coswarth
GrandMother: Catherine Coswarth