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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.
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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 1102. And the Archbishop Anselm (age 69) held a synod of clergy; and there they established many canons that belong to Christianity. And many, both French and English, were there deprived of their staves and dignity, which they either obtained with injustice, or enjoyed with dishonour. And in this same year, in the week of the feast of Pentecost, there came thieves, some from Auvergne133, some from France, and some from Flanders, and broke into the minster of Peterborough [Map], and therein seized much property in gold and in silver; namely, roods, and chalices, and candlesticks.
Note 133. "Auvergne" at that time was an independent province, and formed no part of France. About the middle of the fourteenth century we find Jane, Countess of Auvergne and Boulogne, and Queen of France, assisting in the dedication of the church of the Carmelites at Paris, together with [her aunt] Queen Jeanne d'Evreux, third wife and widow of Charles IV., Blanche of Navarre, widow of Philip VI., and [her future step-daughter] Jeanne de France, Queen of Navarre.-Felib. "Histoire de Paris", vol. I, p. 356.
On 8th May 1326 Joan Auvergne Queen Consort France was born to William Auvergne XII Count Auvergne II Count Boulogne (age 22) and Margaret Évreux Countess Auvergne and Boulogne (age 19). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
In 1332 [her father] William Auvergne XII Count Auvergne II Count Boulogne (age 28) died.
On 28th July 1332 [her future husband] King John "The Good" II of France (age 13) and Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France (age 17) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of King John I of Bohemia (age 35) and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia. He the son of [her future father-in-law] King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France (age 38) and Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France (age 39). They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Before 1344 Philip Burgundy I Count Auvergne (age 20) and Joan Auvergne Queen Consort France (age 17) were married. He by marriage I Count Auvergne. She the daughter of William Auvergne XII Count Auvergne II Count Boulogne and Margaret Évreux Countess Auvergne and Boulogne (age 36). He the son of Odo IV Duke Burgundy (age 48) and Joan Capet Duchess Burgundy (age 35). They were half second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
In 1344 [her daughter] Joan Burgundy was born to [her husband] Philip Burgundy I Count Auvergne (age 20) and Joan Auvergne Queen Consort France (age 17). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.73%.
In 1345 [her daughter] Margaret Burgundy was born to [her husband] Philip Burgundy I Count Auvergne (age 21) and Joan Auvergne Queen Consort France (age 18). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.73%.
Around 1345 [her daughter] Margaret Burgundy died.
In 1346 [her son] Philip I Duke Burgundy was born to [her husband] Philip Burgundy I Count Auvergne (age 22) and Joan Auvergne Queen Consort France (age 19). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.73%.
On 10th August 1346 [her husband] Philip Burgundy I Count Auvergne (age 22) died.
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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 1350 [her mother] Margaret Évreux Countess Auvergne and Boulogne (age 43) died.
On 19th February 1350 King John "The Good" II of France (age 30) and Joan Auvergne Queen Consort France (age 23) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of William Auvergne XII Count Auvergne II Count Boulogne and Margaret Évreux Countess Auvergne and Boulogne. He the son of King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France (age 56) and Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France. They were half second cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 8th April 1350 [her step-son] King Charles V of France (age 11) and Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France (age 12) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Peter Bourbon Duke Bourbon (age 39) and Isabella Valois Duchess Bourbon (age 37). He the son of [her husband] King John "The Good" II of France (age 30) and Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France. They were half first cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 12th February 1352 Charles "Bad" II King Navarre (age 19) and [her step-daughter] Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre (age 8) were married at Chateau du Vivie, Coutevroult. She by marriage Queen Consort Navarre. She the daughter of [her husband] King John "The Good" II of France (age 32) and Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France. He the son of [her uncle] Philip "Noble" III King Navarre and Joan Capet II Queen Navarre. They were second cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1354 Robert of Bar 1st Duke of Bar (age 9) was created 1st Duke Bar. [her step-daughter] Marie Valois Duchess Bar (age 9) by marriage Duchess Bar.
In 1360 [her step-son] Louis Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou (age 20) and Marie Chatillon Duchess Anjou (age 15) were married. She by marriage Duchess Anjou. She the daughter of Charles "Saint" Chatillon Duke Brittany (age 41) and Joan "Lame" Capet Countess Penthièvre (age 41). He the son of [her husband] King John "The Good" II of France (age 40) and Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France. They were second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
In 1360 [her step-son] Louis Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou (age 20) was created I Duke Anjou.
In 1360 [her step-son] John Valois 1st Duke Berry (age 19) was created 1st Duke Berry and 1st Duke Auvergne.
On 11th September 1360 [her daughter] Joan Burgundy (age 16) died.
On 29th September 1360 Joan Auvergne Queen Consort France (age 34) died. Her son [her son] Philip (age 14) succeeded Count Auvergne and Count Boulogne.
On 8th April 1364 [her former husband] King John "The Good" II of France (age 44) died at Savoy Palace [Map] of an unknown illness. He was buried at the Basilica of St Denis [Map]. His son [her former step-son] Charles (age 25) succeeded V King France: Capet Valois.
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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.
Before 1332 [her father] William Auvergne XII Count Auvergne II Count Boulogne and [her mother] Margaret Évreux Countess Auvergne and Boulogne were married. She by marriage Countess Auvergne, Countess Boulogne. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Louis I Count Évreux and [her grandmother] Margaret Artois Countess Évreux. He the son of [her grandfather] Robert VII Auvergne XII Count Auvergne.
Kings Wessex: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Guy Auvergne II Count Auvergne
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Auvergne X Count Auvergne
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert V Auvergne Count Auvergne
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert VI Auvergne Count Auvergne
GrandFather: Robert VII Auvergne XII Count Auvergne
Father: William Auvergne XII Count Auvergne II Count Boulogne
Joan Auvergne Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip II of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile
Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Philip III of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence
Great x 3 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Provence Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy
GrandFather: Louis I Count Évreux 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine I Duke Brabant
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Metz Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Reginar III Duke Brabant 2 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Swabia
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Odo III Duke Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh IV Duke Burgundy 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Vergy Duchess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Capet III Count Dreux
Great x 3 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aénor de Saint-Valéry
Mother: Margaret Évreux Countess Auvergne and Boulogne 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Capet Count of Artois Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Artois II Count Artois 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant
Great x 1 Grandfather: Philip Artois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Seigneur Courtenay
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Courtenay
Great x 2 Grandmother: Amice Countenay Countess Artois 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gaucher de Joigny
Great x 3 Grandmother: Peronnelle de Joigny 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Amicie de Montfort 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
GrandMother: Margaret Artois Countess Évreux Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter of Dreux aka Mauclerc Duke Brittany
Great x 3 Grandfather: John "The Red" Capet I Duke Brittany 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alix Thouars Duchess of Brittany 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Capet II Duke Brittany 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald IV King Navarre 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche "Navarre" Blois Duchess Brittany 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes of Beaujeu Countess Savoy
Great x 1 Grandmother: Blanche Capet Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King John of England Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry III of England Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Plantagenet Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence