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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 1282 Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon (age 23) and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon were married. He the son of Alfonso X King Castile X King Leon (age 60) and Violante Barcelona Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon.
In 1283 [her daughter] Isabella Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon was born to [her husband] Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon (age 24) and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon.
On 2nd April 1284 [her father-in-law] Alfonso X King Castile X King Leon (age 62) died. His son [her husband] Sancho (age 25) succeeded IV King Castile, IV King Leon. Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon by marriage Queen Consort Castile, Queen Consort Leon.
On 6th December 1285 [her son] Ferdinand IV King Castile IV King Leon was born to [her husband] Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon (age 27) and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon.
In 1286 [her son] Alfonso Ivrea was born to [her husband] Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon (age 27) and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon.
In 1288 [her son] Henry Ivrea was born to [her husband] Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon (age 29) and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon.
In 1290 [her son] Peter Ivrea was born to [her husband] Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon (age 31) and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon.
In 1292 [her son] Philip Ivrea was born to [her husband] Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon (age 33) and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon.
In 1293 [her daughter] Beatrice Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal was born to [her husband] Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon (age 34) and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon.
All About History Books
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.
On 25th April 1295 [her husband] Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon (age 36) died. His son [her son] Ferdinand (age 9) succeeded IV King Castile, IV King Leon.