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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.
Uncles and Aunts is in Married Relationships.
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Before 1375 Baldwin Montfort (age 19) and Margaret Clinton (age 24) were married. They were aunt and nephew. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1496 Ferdinand II King Naples (age 26) and Joanna Trastámara Queen Consort Naples (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Ferdinand I King Naples and Joanna of Aragon Queen Consort Naples (age 42). He the son of Alfonso II King Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza. They were aunt and nephew.
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In or after 1425 James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale (age 54) and Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale (age 27) were married. She by marriage Countess Douglas, Countess Avondale. The difference in their ages was 27 years. She the daughter of Henry Sinclair 2nd Earl Orkney and Egidia "Fair Maid of Nithsdale" Douglas Countess Orkney (age 45). He the son of Archibald "Grim" Douglas 3rd Earl Douglas and Joanna Strathearn Countess Douglas. They were great uncle and niece.
In or before 1498 Maurice Fitzgerald 9th Earl Desmond and Ellen Roche Countess Desmond (age 32) were married. He the son of Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond and Ellice Barry Countess Desmond. They were great uncle and niece. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward I of England.
On 19th October 1505 Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 53) and Germaine Foix Queen Consort Aragon (age 17) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. The difference in their ages was 35 years. She the daughter of Jean Foix Count Étampes and Marie Valois Viscountess Narbonne. He the son of John II King Aragon and Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon. They were great uncle and niece.
Before 1531 James Fitzgerald 13th Earl Desmond and Joan Roche were married. The date speculative. He the son of John Fitzgerald 12th Earl Desmond and Móre O'Brien. They were great uncle and niece.
Before 1532 James Fitzgerald 13th Earl Desmond and Joan Roche marriage annulled. The date speculative. as is the reason; probably consangunity given that she was his great niece. In addition to repusiating his wife he also bastardised their son Thomas Ruadh FitzGerald of Conna whose grandson would claim the Earldom.
On 17th July 1701 Sewster Peyton 2nd Baronet and Anne Dashwood Lady Peyton were married. She by marriage Lady Peyton of Doddington. They were great uncle and niece.
On 23rd November 1858 Ashton Mosley (age 66) and Jane Charlotte Every (age 26) were married. The difference in their ages was 39 years. They were great uncle and niece.
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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.
1876 Solomon David Sassoon (age 35) and Flora Gubbay aka Sassoon (age 16) were married. They were great uncle and niece.