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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 Eadgifu Kent Queen Anglo Saxons

Eadgifu Kent Queen Anglo Saxons was born to Sigehelm Earldorman Kent.

Around 900 [her future husband] King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons (age 26) and Aelfflaed Wiltshire Queen Anglo Saxons (age 30) were married. She the daughter of Æthelhelm Earldorman Wiltshire. He the son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex and Æalhswith of Mercia Queen Consort of England.

Around 919 King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons (age 45) and Eadgifu Kent Queen Anglo Saxons were married. She by marriage Queen Anglo Saxons. He the son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex and Æalhswith of Mercia Queen Consort of England.

In 921 [her son] King Edmund I of England was born to [her husband] King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons (age 47) and Eadgifu Kent Queen Anglo Saxons.

Death of King Edward the Elder

On 17th July 924 [her husband] King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons (age 50) died. He was buried in St Oswald's Priory [Map]. His son [her step-son] Æthelstan (age 30) succeeded King Anglo Saxons. His son Æthelstan succeeded I King Anglo Saxons.

[her son] King Eadred I of England was born to King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons and Eadgifu Kent Queen Anglo Saxons.

[her daughter] Eadburh Wessex was born to King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons and Eadgifu Kent Queen Anglo Saxons.

Royal Descendants of Eadgifu Kent Queen Anglo Saxons

King Eadred I of England

King Edmund I of England