Historical sources: WOTR

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  • Gregory's Chronicle
    • William Gregory- born in Mildenhall, Suffolk around 1400. Lord Mayor of London
    • Events of 1450s + 1460s continued by an anonymous (possibly clerical) author wring in the 1470s
    • Southern bias with well informed accounts
    • Chronicle's record of the events of London is supported by a detailed assessment of the wider events of 1459-61
    • Knew someone or took part
    • 'Eye witness'- prominent citizen of London at this time, giving added credibility to this as a source of evidence
  • Gregory's Chronicle (p2)
    • Helpful on the Lancastrian resistance of 1461 to 1464 and Edwards attempts to reach agreements with the Beaufort family
    • Gives an insight into the attitudes of London's mercantile elite as well as interesting detail on the wider problems faced by Edward IV in the 1460s
  • Jean De Waurin
    • Burgundian soldier, politician, chronicler and complier
    • Belonged to a noble family + witnessed the battle of Agincourt from the French side
    • Pro-Yorkist leanings
    • Account varies a great deal in accuracy
    • Provides a unique view from Europe of the WOTR
    • Includes contemporary viewpoints + opinions + some very detailed information
    • Don't know who provided much of his information
    • Used letters, accounts such as the Arrivalle of Edward IV
    • The Chronicle of the Rebellion in Lincolnshire
    • Information from those he met
    • Loved good stories, may well have made up material to fill gaps
  • Annales Rerum Anglicarum
    • Written in Latin by an unknown author
    • Seems particularly well informed about the Battles of Wakefield, Mortimer's Cross and the 2nd Battle of St Albans
    • Greatest Value: For events when the writer had been present
    • E.g. when Edward was acclaimed King by the people of London- 1461
    • Not always accurate in its chronology
  • English Chronicle
    • Events of 1450-61 were written in the early 1460s in Edward IVs reign by an unknown but decidedly Pro-Yorkist author
    • Chronicle ends in 1462
    • Many London citizens supported York +the war with France
    • Brought wealth
  • Croyland Chronicle: First continuation
    • Hostile toward Northerners
    • As a result of the threat to the abbey from M of A's army early in 1461 as it marched South towards London
    • Value for historians= very limited
    • The author didn't have direct knowledge of many outside events
    • Chief Value:
    • Reflecting contemporary opinion
    • Tolerate of Henry VI
    • Moderately supportive of Yorkist policies
    • Critical of the influence exercise by the Woodville's after Edward VI's marriage to Elizabeth Woodville in 1464