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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 19th June 1868 Christopher Addison 1st Viscount Addison was born.
On 25th March 1902 Christopher Addison 1st Viscount Addison (age 33) and Isobel Gray were married.
On 8th December 1904 [his son] Christopher Addison 2nd Viscount Addison was born to Christopher Addison 1st Viscount Addison (age 36) and [his wife] Isobel Gray.
On 12th April 1914 [his son] Michael Addison 3rd Viscount Addison was born to Christopher Addison 1st Viscount Addison (age 45) and [his wife] Isobel Gray.
On 10th September 1928 [his son] Christopher Addison 2nd Viscount Addison (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Brigit Williams Viscountess Addison were married.
On 22nd August 1934 [his wife] Isobel Gray died.
On 22nd August 1936 [his son] Michael Addison 3rd Viscount Addison (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Kathleen Wand were married. She the daughter of Bishop John William Wand (age 51) and Amy Agnes Wiggins (age 53).
The London Gazette 34408. Whitehall, June 11, 1937.
The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm, bearing date the 22nd ultimo, to confer the dignity of a Barony of the United Kingdom upon the Right Honourable Christopher Addison (age 68), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style and title of Baron Addison, of Stallingborough in the County of Lincoln.
On 4th November 1937 Christopher Addison 1st Viscount Addison (age 69) and Dorothy Low Viscountess Addison were married. She by marriage Baroness Addison of Stallingborough in Lincolnshire.
The London Gazette 37166. Whitehall, July 6, 1945.
The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm, bearing date the 2nd instant, to confer the dignity of a Viscounty of .the United Kingdom upon the Right Honourable Christopher, Baron Addison (age 77), and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style and title of Viscount Addison, of Stallingborough in the County of Lincoln. [[his wife] Dorothy Low Viscountess Addison by marriage Viscountess Addison of Stallingborough in Lincolnshire]
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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In 1946 Christopher Addison 1st Viscount Addison (age 77) was appointed 895th Knight of the Garter by King George VI of the United Kingdom (age 50).
On 11th December 1951 Christopher Addison 1st Viscount Addison (age 83) died. His son [his son] Christopher (age 47) succeeded 2nd Viscount Addison of Stallingborough in Lincolnshire, 2nd Baron Addison of Stallingborough in Lincolnshire. [his daughter-in-law] Brigit Williams Viscountess Addison by marriage Viscountess Addison of Stallingborough in Lincolnshire.
On 3rd September 1982 [his former wife] Dorothy Low Viscountess Addison died.