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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

Culture, France, Royalty, Kings, Kingdom of Aquitaine

Kingdom of Aquitaine is in Kings.

Culture, France, Royalty, Kings, Kingdom of Aquitaine, King Aquitaine

In 781 Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks (age 3) succeeded King Aquitaine.

On 13th December 838 Pepin I King Aquitaine (age 41) died. His son Pepin (age 15) succeeded II King Aquitaine.

On 20th June 840 Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks (age 62) died. His son Pepin succeeded I King Aquitaine. Ingeltrude Madrie Queen Consort Aquitaine by marriage Queen Consort Aquitaine.

In October 855 Charles "Child" III King Aquitaine (age 8) succeeded III King Aquitaine.

In 866 Louis "Stammerer" II King Aquitaine III King West Francia (age 19) succeeded II King Aquitaine.

On 12th December 884 Carloman II King West Francia (age 18) died. His half first cousin once removed Charles (age 45) succeeded III King West Francia, King Aquitaine.

Culture, France, Royalty, Kings, Kingdom of Aquitaine, Queen Consort Aquitaine

Around 794 Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks (age 16) and Ermengarde Hesbaye Queen Consort Aquitaine (age 16) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aquitaine. He the son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor (age 51) and Hildegard Vinzgouw Queen Franks Queen Lombardy Holy Roman Empress.

On 20th June 840 Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks (age 62) died. His son Pepin succeeded I King Aquitaine. Ingeltrude Madrie Queen Consort Aquitaine by marriage Queen Consort Aquitaine.

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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.