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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 Geoffrey "Martel aka Hammer" Ingelger II Count Anjou -1060

Paternal Family Tree: Ingelger

1049 Council of Reims

1057 Battle of Varaville

Geoffrey "Martel aka Hammer" Ingelger II Count Anjou was born to Fulk "Black" Ingelger III Count Anjou and Hildegarde Sundgau Countess Anjou.

In or before 1023 William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine (age 53) and [his future wife] Agnes Ivrea Duchess Aquitaine were married. She by marriage Duchess Aquitaine. She the daughter of Otto William Ivrea I Count Burgundy (age 62) and Ermentrude Countess Burgundy. He the son of William "Proud Arm" IV Duke Aquitaine and Emma Blois Duchess Aquitaine.

In 1032 Geoffrey "Martel aka Hammer" Ingelger II Count Anjou and Agnes Ivrea Duchess Aquitaine were married. She the daughter of Otto William Ivrea I Count Burgundy and Ermentrude Countess Burgundy. He the son of Fulk "Black" Ingelger III Count Anjou (age 62) and Hildegarde Sundgau Countess Anjou.

On 10th March 1040 Odo Duke Gascony and Aquitaine (age 30) died. His half brother [his step-son] William (age 17) succeeded VII Duke Aquitaine.

On 21st June 1040 [his father] Fulk "Black" Ingelger III Count Anjou (age 70) died. His son Geoffrey succeeded II Count Anjou. [his wife] Agnes Ivrea Duchess Aquitaine by marriage Countess Anjou.

Council of Reims

In 1049 Reims Cathedral was consecrated. Pope Leo XI was accepted the invitation to attend and announced the Council of Reims was to be held concurrent with consecration. During the course of the Council Geoffrey "Martel aka Hammer" Ingelger II Count Anjou was excommunicated for the imprisonment of Gervais Chateau Du Loir Archbishop of Reims (age 42).

In 1050 Geoffrey "Martel aka Hammer" Ingelger II Count Anjou and [his wife] Agnes Ivrea Duchess Aquitaine divorced.

After 1050 Geoffrey "Martel aka Hammer" Ingelger II Count Anjou and Grécie Langeais Countess Anjou were married. She by marriage Countess Anjou. He the son of Fulk "Black" Ingelger III Count Anjou and Hildegarde Sundgau Countess Anjou.

Battle of Varaville

In 1057 at Varaville King William "Conqueror" I of England (age 29) defeated the army of King Henry I of France (age 48) and Geoffrey "Martel aka Hammer" Ingelger II Count Anjou during the Battle of Varaville. Henry and Geoffrey's army were fording the Dives River when the tide came in; only half of the army had crossed. William seized the opportunity and attacked.

Around October 1058 [his step-son] William VII Duke Aquitaine (age 35) died.

In 1060 Geoffrey "Martel aka Hammer" Ingelger II Count Anjou died without issue.