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Flowers of History. 1080. This year also, king William (age 52) led a powerful army into Wales, and subjugated it; and received homage and hostages for their fidelity from the petty kings of the viscounty. The same year, Antioch was taken by the pagans, together with the adjacent province, which had been a Christian land ever since the time of Saint Peter, without any disturbances. The same year, Malcolm, king of Scotland (age 48), became furious a second time after the Assumption of the blessed Virgin Mary, and ravaged the whole of Northumberland, as far as the river Tyne. But when he heard of this, the king of England sent his son Robert (age 29) with an army into Scotland, who returned without having succeeded in his objects, and built a new castle in the river Tyne, and then returned to his father. The same year also, the king sent his brother Odo, bishop of Bayeux, with a large army, to lay waste Northumberland, the people of which district had risen in insurrection against the king, and had murdered Walcher, bishop of Durham, a man of exemplary character, at Gateshead.
In 1097 Adalbéron Luxemburg Ardennes died at Antioch.
On 1st August 1190 Floris Gerulfing III Count Holland (age 49) died at Antioch.
On 10th February 1163 Baldwin III King Jerusalem (age 33) died at Beirut. His brother Almaric (age 27) succeeded I King Jerusalem.
On 2nd July 1865 Frederick Emil Oldenburg (age 64) died at Beirut.
On 12th July 1240 or 4th December 1240 Blanche Capet was born to King Louis IX of France (age 26) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 19) at Jaffa. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1192 Osmond Stuteville (age 76) died in Joppa.
On 12th December 1098 the garrison of Ma'arrat Nu'man [Map] negotiated with Prince Bohemond I of Antioch (age 44), who promised them safe conduct if they surrendered. The Muslims surrendered, but the crusaders immediately began to massacre the population.
In 1148 Enguerrand Coucy (age 38) died at Nazareth.
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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 1097 Henry Namur I Count Durbuy died at Palestine. His son Godefroi succeeded I Count Durbuy.
In 1177 Hugh Bigod 1st Earl Norfolk (age 82) died at Palestine. His son Roger (age 33) succeeded 2nd Earl Norfolk. Ida Tosny Countess Norfolk (age 21) by marriage Countess Norfolk.
In 1188 Roger D'Aubigny 4th Baron Thirsk (age 68) died in Palestine. His son Nigel (age 42) succeeded 5th Baron Thirsk.
In 1189 Engeurrand "Crusader" Fiennes (age 61) died at Palestine.
In 1190 Alice Fitzroger (age 32) died at Palestine.
In 1218 Peter Courtenay (age 63) died in Palestine.
On 11th October 1190 John Fitzrichard 6th Baron Halton (age 46) died at Tyre. His son Roger (age 19) succeeded 7th Baron Halton. Maud Clere Baroness Lacy Baroness Warkworth by marriage Baroness Halton.