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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 1179 Cardinal William "White Hands" Blois (age 44) was appointed Cardinal.
Before 28th October 1216 Cardinal Guala Bicchieri (age 66) was appointed Cardinal.
On 17th September 1361 Cardinal John of Thoresby was appointed Cardinal.
In 1426 Cardinal Henry Beaufort (age 51) was appointed Cardinal.
In 1439 Louis of Luxembourg was appointed Cardinal by Pope Eugene IV (age 56) at the request of the English.
On 18th December 1439 Cardinal John Kempe (age 59) was created Cardinal.
In 1473 Thomas Bourchier (age 55) was appointed Cardinal.
In 1493 Cardinal John Morton (age 73) was appointed Cardinal.
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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 18th December 1506 Louis Amboise Bishop Albi (age 27) was appointed Cardinal.
On 10th September 1515 Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (age 42) was appointed Cardinal by Pope Leo X (age 39).
In 1537 Cardinal Reginald Pole (age 36) was appointed Cardinal.
In 1538 Cardinal David Beaton (age 44) was appointed Cardinal.
In 1597 Cardinal Philipp Wilhelm Wittelsbach (age 20) was appointed Cardinal.
In 1675 Cardinal Philip Howard (age 46) was appointed Cardinal by Pope Clement X (age 84).
Cardinal Philippe Valois was appointed Cardinal.
Cardinal Henry Benedict Stewart was appointed Cardinal.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Cardinal Charles Bourbon Conti was appointed Cardinal.
Cardinal Louis of Bar was appointed Cardinal.