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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Aelfgifu of York Queen Consort England was born to [her father] Thored Northumbria.
On 18th March 978 King Edward I of England (age 16) was murdered at Corfe Castle, Dorset [Map] when visiting his younger half-brother [her future husband] Æthelred (age 12) and his [Æthelred's] mother [her future mother-in-law] Aelfthryth (age 33). He was buried in Wareham, Dorset [Map] without ceremony. His half brother Æthelred succeeded II King of England.
Around 985 King Æthelred II of England (age 19) and Aelfgifu of York Queen Consort England were married. She by marriage Queen Consort England. She the daughter of Thored Northumbria. He the son of King Edgar I of England and Aelfthryth Queen Consort England (age 40).
Around 990 [her son] King Edmund "Ironside" I of England was born to [her husband] King Æthelred II of England (age 24) and Aelfgifu of York Queen Consort England. He married 1015 Ealdgyth Unknown and had issue.
In or before 1002 [her son] Ecgberht Ætheling Wessex was born to [her husband] King Æthelred II of England (age 35) and Aelfgifu of York Queen Consort England. He died aged three point zero zero zero zero one nine nine nine nine nine nine nine nine three in 1005.
Around 1002 Aelfgifu of York Queen Consort England died.
In 1002 [her husband] King Æthelred II of England (age 36) and Emma aka Ælfgyfu of Normandy Queen Consort England (age 17) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort England. She the daughter of Richard "Fearless" Normandy I Duke Normandy and Gunnora Countess Ponthieu. He the son of King Edgar I of England and [her mother-in-law] Aelfthryth Queen Consort England (age 57).
On 23rd April 1016 [her former husband] King Æthelred II of England (age 50) died. His son [her son] Edmund (age 26) succeeded I King of England although tthe Witan meeting at Southampton chose King Cnut of England (age 21).
[her daughter] Aelfgifu Wessex was born to King Æthelred II of England and Aelfgifu of York Queen Consort England. She married Uchtred "The Bold" Earldorman of Northumbria.
[her daughter] Eadgyth or Edith Wessex was born to King Æthelred II of England and Aelfgifu of York Queen Consort England. She married Earldorman Eadric "Streona aka Acquisitive" Mercia and had issue.
[her daughter] Unamed Wessex Abbess Wherwell was born to King Æthelred II of England and Aelfgifu of York Queen Consort England.
[her son] Æthelstan Ætheling Wessex was born to King Æthelred II of England and Aelfgifu of York Queen Consort England.
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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
[her son] Edgar Ætheling Wessex was born to King Æthelred II of England and Aelfgifu of York Queen Consort England. His sobriquet Ætheling means Prince.
[her son] Eadwig Ætheling Wessex was born to King Æthelred II of England and Aelfgifu of York Queen Consort England. His sobriquet Ætheling means Prince.
[her son] Eadred Ætheling Wessex was born to King Æthelred II of England and Aelfgifu of York Queen Consort England is sobriquet Ætheling means Prince.
[her daughter] Wulfhilda Wessex was born to King Æthelred II of England and Aelfgifu of York Queen Consort England. She married in or before 1016 Ulfcytel Snillingr.