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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.

Biography of Mary "May" Theodosia Sartoris 1845-1925

In 1845 Mary "May" Theodosia Sartoris was born to Edward John Sartoris (age 30).

Around 1860. Frederick Leighton (age 29). Portrait of Mary "May" Theodosia Sartoris (age 15), "Mrs Evans Gordon".

Around 1860. Frederick Leighton (age 29). Portrait of Mary "May" Theodosia Sartoris (age 15), "Mrs Evans Gordon".

Around 1860. Frederick Leighton (age 29). Portrait of Mary "May" Theodosia Sartoris (age 15).

On 23rd November 1888 [her father] Edward John Sartoris (age 74) died.

On 18th September 1925 Mary "May" Theodosia Sartoris (age 80) died

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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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Henry Evans-Gordon and Mary "May" Theodosia Sartoris were married.