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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.
On 24th January 1287 Bishop Richard de Bury was born.
Around 1322 Bishop Richard de Bury (age 34) was appointed tutor to the future King Edward III of England (age 9).
In 1327 Bishop Richard de Bury (age 39) was appointed Treasurer of the Wardrobe.
In 1327 Bishop Richard de Bury (age 39) was appointed Lord Privy Seal.
In 1327 Bishop Richard de Bury (age 39) was appointed Cofferer of the Household.
In 1330 and 1333 Bishop Richard de Bury (age 42) was sent as ambassador to the papal court in exile at Avignon.
In February 1333 Bishop Richard de Bury (age 46) was appointed Dean of Wells.
In September 1333 Bishop Richard de Bury (age 46) was appointed Bishop of Durham.
In February 1334 Bishop Richard de Bury (age 47) was appointed Lord Treasurer.
After 1345. Chapel of the Nine Altars, Durham Cathedral [Map]. Memorial to Bishop Richard de Bury (age 57).
On 14th April 1345 Bishop Richard de Bury (age 58) died.