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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 1255 William Forz 4th Earl Albemarle was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland.
In October 1265 Roger Leybourne (age 50) was appointed Governor of Carlisle Castle and High Sheriff of Cumberland.
In 1311 Andrew Harclay 1st Earl Carlisle (age 41) was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland.
In 1387 Richard Redman (age 37) was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland.
In 1391 Richard Redman (age 41) was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland.
In 1394 Richard Redman (age 44) was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland.
In 1397 Richard Redman (age 47) was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland.
In 1401 Richard Redman (age 51) was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland.
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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.
In 1410 Richard Redman (age 60) was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland.
In 1494 Edward Redman Lord Harewood (age 39) was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland.
In 1532 William Musgrave (age 35) was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland.
In 1541 William Musgrave (age 44) was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland.
In 1644 Thomas Lamplugh of Ribton in Cumberland (age 57) was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland.
In 1658 George Fletcher 2nd Baronet (age 25) was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland.
In 1678 Wilfrid Lawson (age 42) was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland.
In 1680 George Fletcher 2nd Baronet (age 47) was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland.
In 1688 Richard Lamplugh (age 56) was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland.
In 1689 Wilfrid Lawson 2nd Baronet (age 24) was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland.
In 1756 Wilfrid Lawson 8th Baronet (age 49) was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland.
In 1801 Wilfrid Lawson 10th Baronet (age 37) was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland.
In 1810 Henry Fletcher 2nd Baronet (age 37) was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland.
In 1820 Wilfrid Wybergh aka Lawson 1st Baronet (age 24) was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland.
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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.
In 1952 Hilton Lawson 4th Baronet (age 57) was appointed High Sheriff of Cumberland.