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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.
Earl Cambridge is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
There have been five creations of Earl Cambridge:
1st. 1340. William Jülich V Duke Jülich 1299-1361. Extinct. 25th February 1361.
2nd. 1362. Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York 1341-1402. Extinct. 1414.
3rd. 1414. Richard of Conisbrough 1st Earl Cambridge 1385-1415. Merged with the Crown. 28th June 1461. Coronation of Edward IV.
4th. 16th June 1619. James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton 1589-1625. Extinct. 12th September 1651. Battle of Worcester.
5th. 13th May 1659. Henry Stewart 1st Duke Gloucester 1640-1660. Extinct. 13th September 1660.
Earl Cambridge is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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1340. William Jülich V Duke Jülich created.
25th February 1361. William Jülich I Duke Jülich extinct.
In 1340 William Jülich V Duke Jülich (age 41) was created 1st Earl Cambridge. The creation somewhat vague; he was the brother-in-law of King Edward III of England (age 27); his wife Joanna Hainault Duchess Guelders (age 25) was the sister of Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England (age 25).
On 25th February 1361 William Jülich V Duke Jülich (age 62) died. His son William (age 34) succeeded I Duke Jülich. Earl Cambridge extinct. The provenance of this title is vague. It isn't entirely clear when he was created Earl of Cambridge, or whether it was for life only, or if he renounced it; his son didn't succeed to it.
Earl Cambridge is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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1362. Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York created.
1st August 1402. Son Edward 2nd Duke of York 1st Duke Albemarle succeeded.
1414. Edward 2nd Duke of York 1st Duke Albemarle extinct.
In 1362 Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York (age 20) was created 1st Earl Cambridge.
On 11th July 1372 Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York (age 31) and Isabella of Castile Duchess York (age 17) were married at Wallingford, Oxfordshire [Map]. She by marriage Countess Cambridge. She being the younger sister of Constance (age 18) who had married Edmund's older brother John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 32) a year before. An example of Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. She the illegitmate daughter of Peter "Cruel" I King Castile and Maria Padilla. He the son of King Edward III of England (age 59) and Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England. They were half third cousin twice removed.
On 1st August 1402 Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York (age 61) died at King's Langley, Hertfordshire [Map]. His son Edward (age 29) succeeded 2nd Duke York, 2nd Earl Cambridge and inherited his estates which included Conisbrough Castle [Map]. Philippa Mohun Duchess York (age 35) by marriage Duchess York.
In 1414 Edward 2nd Duke of York 1st Duke Albemarle (age 41)resigned the Earldom of Cambridge. It appears he took this action so that his brother Richard of Conisbrough 1st Earl Cambridge (age 28) could be created Earl Cambridge (of the third creation) later that year.
Earl Cambridge is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Merged with the Crown Earldoms of England.
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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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1414. Richard of Conisbrough 1st Earl Cambridge created.
5th August 1415. Son Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York succeeded. See Southampton Plot.
30th December 1460. Son King Edward IV of England succeeded. See Battle of Wakefield.
28th June 1461. King Edward IV of England merged with the crown. See Coronation of Edward IV.
In 1414 Richard of Conisbrough 1st Earl Cambridge (age 28) was created 1st Earl Cambridge. Maud Clifford Countess Cambridge (age 25) by marriage Countess Cambridge.
On 5th August 1415 two executions of those involved in the Southampton Plot took place at the North Gate aka Bargate [Map]:
Richard of Conisbrough 1st Earl Cambridge (age 30) was beheaded. His son Richard (age 3) succeeded 2nd Earl Cambridge.
Henry Scrope 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham (age 42) was beheaded. His brother John (age 27) succeeded 4th Baron Scrope of Masham.
On 30th December 1460 the Lancastrian army took their revenge for the defeats of the First Battle of St Albans and the Battle of Northampton at the Battle of Wakefield near Sandal Castle [Map]. The Lancastrian army was commanded by Henry Holland 3rd Duke Exeter (age 30), Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke of Somerset (age 24) and Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland (age 39), and included John Courtenay 7th or 15th Earl Devon (age 25) and William Gascoigne XIII (age 30), both knighted, and James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde (age 40), John "Butcher" Clifford 9th Baron Clifford (age 25), John Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 50), Thomas Ros 9th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 33), Henry Roos and Thomas St Leger (age 20).
The Yorkist army was heavily defeated.
Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York (age 49) was killed. His son Edward (age 18) succeeded 4th Duke York, 7th Earl March, 9th Earl of Ulster, 3rd Earl Cambridge, 9th Baron Mortimer of Wigmore.
Thomas Neville (age 30), and Edward Bourchier were killed.
Father and son Thomas Harrington (age 60) and John Harrington (age 36) were killed, the former dying of his wounds the day after.
William Bonville 6th Baron Harington (age 18) was killed. His daughter Cecily succeeded 7th Baroness Harington.
Thomas Parr (age 53) fought in the Yorkist army.
Following the battle Richard Neville Earl Salisbury (age 60) was beheaded by Thomas "Bastard of Exeter" Holland. William Bonville (age 40) was executed.
Edmund York 1st Earl of Rutland (age 17) was killed on Wakefield Bridge [Map] by John "Butcher" Clifford. Earl of Rutland extinct.
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On 28th June 1461 King Edward IV of England (age 19) was crowned IV King of England. Duke York, Earl March, Earl of Ulster, Earl Cambridge, Baron Mortimer of Wigmore merged with the Crown. Cardinal Thomas Bourchier (age 43) was assisted by Archbishop William Booth (age 73) at Westminster Abbey [Map].
Earl Cambridge is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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16th June 1619. James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton created.
2nd March 1625. Son James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton succeeded.
9th March 1649. Brother William Hamilton 2nd Duke Hamilton succeeded. See Execution of Three Lords.
12th September 1651. Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton extinct. See Battle of Worcester.
On 16th June 1619 James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton (age 30) was created 1st Earl Cambridge, 1st Baron Innerdale.
On 2nd March 1625 James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton (age 36) died at Whitehall Palace [Map]. His son James (age 18) succeeded 3rd Marquess Hamilton, 2nd Earl Cambridge, 2nd Baron Innerdale. Margaret aka Mary Feilding (age 12) by marriage Marchioness Hamilton.
On 9th March 1649 at the Old Palace Yard, Westminster Palace three Royalist Lords were beheaded ...
Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham (age 41) was beheaded. His son Arthur (age 17) succeeded 2nd Baron Capell Hadham.
Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 58) was beheaded. His son Robert (age 30) succeeded 2nd Earl Holland. Elizabeth Ingram Countess Holland (age 26) by marriage Countess Holland.
James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton (age 42) was beheaded. His brother William (age 32) succeeded 2nd Duke Hamilton, 3rd Earl Cambridge, 3rd Baron Innerdale by special remainder.
John Owen (age 49) had been sentenced to death but was subsequently pardoned.
On 12th September 1651 William Hamilton 2nd Duke Hamilton (age 34) died from wounds received at the Battle of Worcester. His niece Anne (age 19), daughter of the 1st Duke, succeeded 3rd Duchess Hamilton. Earl Cambridge, Baron Innerdale extinct.
Earl Cambridge is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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13th May 1659. Henry Stewart 1st Duke Gloucester created.
13th September 1660. Henry Stewart 1st Duke Gloucester extinct.
On 13th May 1659 Henry Stewart 1st Duke Gloucester (age 18) was created 1st Duke Gloucester, 1st Earl Cambridge by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
On 13th September 1660 Henry Stewart 1st Duke Gloucester (age 20) died of smallpox. Duke Gloucester and Earl Cambridge extinct. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map] in the same vault as Mary Queen of Scots.