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.
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Count Perche is in Counts of France.
In 866 Ranulf II Duke Aquitaine [aged 16] succeeded Count Perche.
In 1044 Rotrou Chateaudun II Count Perche succeeded II Count Perche.
In 1080 Rotrou Chateaudun II Count Perche died. His son Geoffrey succeeded III Count Perche. Beatrix de Ramerupt Montdidier Countess Mortain and Perche by marriage Countess Perche.
In October 1100 Geoffrey Chateaudun II Count Mortain III Count Perche died. His son Routrou [aged 20] succeeded III Count Perche.
Before 1120 Routrou "The Great" Chateaudun III Count Perche [aged 39] and Matilda Fitzroy Countess Perche were married. She by marriage Countess Perche. She the illegitmate daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England [aged 51]. He the son of Geoffrey Chateaudun II Count Mortain III Count Perche and Beatrix de Ramerupt Montdidier Countess Mortain and Perche.
Before 1135 Routrou "The Great" Chateaudun III Count Perche [aged 54] and Hawise Salisbury Countess Dreux [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Countess Perche. The difference in their ages was 38 years. He the son of Geoffrey Chateaudun II Count Mortain III Count Perche and Beatrix de Ramerupt Montdidier Countess Mortain and Perche.
On 6th May 1144 Routrou "The Great" Chateaudun III Count Perche [aged 64] died. His son Routrou [aged 9] succeeded IV Count Perche.
Before 1189 Geoffrey Chateaudun III Count Perche and Matilda Countess Perche were married. She by marriage Countess Perche. He the son of Routrou Chateaudun IV Count Perche [aged 53] and Matilda Blois Countess Perche.
In 1189 Geoffrey Chateaudun III Count Perche and Matilda Welf Countess Perche [aged 17] were married at Rouen, France [Map]. She by marriage Countess Perche. She the daughter of Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria [aged 60] and Matilda Plantagenet Duchess Saxony [aged 32]. He the son of Routrou Chateaudun IV Count Perche [aged 54] and Matilda Blois Countess Perche. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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In 1191 Geoffrey Chateaudun III Count Perche succeeded III Count Perche.
In 1202 Thomas Chateaudun I Count Perche [aged 7] succeeded I Count Perche.
On 20th May 1217 William Chateaudun Bishop Châlons sur Marne succeeded II Count Perche.
In 1419 Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury [aged 30] was created 1st Count Perche.
Routrou Chateaudun IV Count Perche and Matilda Blois Countess Perche were married. She by marriage Countess Perche. She the daughter of Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois and Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois. He the son of Routrou "The Great" Chateaudun III Count Perche and Hawise Salisbury Countess Dreux.
Thomas Beaufort Count Perche was appointed Count Perche.
Geoffrey Chateaudun I Count Perche was created I Count Perche.
Hugh Chateaudun I Count Perche succeeded I Count Perche, III Viscount Châteaudun.
Thomas Chateaudun I Count Perche and Hélisende Rethel Countess Perche were married. She by marriage Countess Perche. She the daughter of Hugh Rethel II Count Rethel. He the son of Geoffrey Chateaudun III Count Perche and Matilda Welf Countess Perche. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Hugh Chateaudun I Count Perche and Adela Countess Perche were married. She by marriage Countess Perche, Viscountess Châteaudun. He the son of Geoffrey Chateaudun I Count Perche and Helvise Corbon Viscountess Châteaudun.
Rotrou Chateaudun II Count Perche and Adeliza de Bellême Countess Perche were married. She by marriage Countess Perche, Viscountess Châteaudun. He the son of Geoffrey Chateaudun I Count Perche and Helvise Corbon Viscountess Châteaudun.