In 1782 Frances Talbot Countess Morley was born to Thomas Talbot of Wymondham.
On 27th April 1788 John Parker 1st Baron Boringdon [aged 53] died. His son [her future husband] John [aged 15] succeeded 2nd Baron Boringdon.
Around 1795 [her father] Thomas Talbot of Wymondham died.
In 1804 [her future husband] John Parker 1st Earl Morley [aged 31] and Augusta Fane Baroness Boringdon [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Baroness Boringdon. She the daughter of John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland [aged 44] and Sarah Anne Child Countess of Westmoreland. They were fourth cousin once removed.
Around 1805. Thomas Phillips [aged 34]. Portrait of Frances Talbot Countess Morley [aged 23] as Lavinia.
In 1809 [her husband] John Parker 1st Earl Morley [aged 36] and Augusta Fane Baroness Boringdon [aged 23] were divorced.
In 1809 John Parker 1st Earl Morley [aged 36] and Frances Talbot Countess Morley [aged 27] were married.
On 10th June 1810 [her son] Edmund Parker 2nd Earl Morley was born to [her husband] John Parker 1st Earl Morley [aged 38] and Frances Talbot Countess Morley [aged 28]. He married 1842 his second cousin Harriet Sophia Parker Countess Morley and had issue.
1830. Frederick Richard Say [aged 25]. Portrait of Frances Talbot Countess Morley [aged 48].
On 14th March 1840 [her husband] John Parker 1st Earl Morley [aged 67] died. His son Edmund [aged 29] succeeded 2nd Earl Morley, 2nd Viscount Boringdon of North Malton in Devon, 3rd Baron Boringdon.
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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In 1842 Edmund Parker 2nd Earl Morley [aged 31] and Harriet Sophia Parker Countess Morley [aged 33] were married. She by marriage Countess Morley. He the son of John Parker 1st Earl Morley and Frances Talbot Countess Morley [aged 60]. They were second cousins.
Around 1852. James Sant [aged 31]. Portrait of Frances Talbot Countess Morley [aged 70].
On 6th December 1857 Frances Talbot Countess Morley [aged 75] died.