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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.

Earl Antrim 2C

Earl Antrim 2C is in Earl Antrim.

On 19th June 1785 Randal William MacDonnell 1st Marquess of Antrim (age 35) was created 1st Earl Antrim 2C, 1st Viscount Dunluce with a special remainder of those dignities, failing heirs male of his body, to his daughters in order of seniority, and the heirs male of their bodies respectively.

On 29th July 1791 Randal William MacDonnell 1st Marquess of Antrim (age 41) died. Marquess of Antrim 2C extinct. His daughter Anne (age 13) succeeded 2nd Countess Antrim 2C, 2nd Viscountess Dunluce.

In 1834 Anne MacDonnell 2nd Countess of Antrim (age 55) died. Her nephew Hugh (age 21) succeeded 4th Earl Antrim 2C, 4th Viscount Dunluce.

On 19th July 1855 Hugh Kerr aka McDonnell 4th Earl of Antrim (age 42) died. His brother Mark (age 41) succeeded 5th Earl Antrim 2C, 5th Viscount Dunluce. Jane Macan Countess of Antrim (age 30) by marriage Countess Antrim 2C.

On 19th December 1869 Mark Kerr aka McDonnell 5th Earl of Antrim (age 55) died. His son William (age 18) succeeded 6th Earl Antrim 2C, 6th Viscount Dunluce.

On 1st June 1875 William Randall McDonnell 6th Earl of Antrim (age 24) and Louisa Grey Countess of Antrim (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Antrim 2C. He the son of Mark Kerr aka McDonnell 5th Earl of Antrim and Jane Macan Countess of Antrim (age 50).

On 19th July 1918 William Randall McDonnell 6th Earl of Antrim (age 67) died. His son Randall (age 39) succeeded 7th Earl Antrim 2C, 7th Viscount Dunluce. Margaret Isabel Talbot Countess of Antrim by marriage Countess Antrim 2C.

On 15th June 1932 Randall McDonnell 7th Earl of Antrim (age 53) died. His son Randal (age 21) succeeded 8th Earl Antrim 2C, 8th Viscount Dunluce.

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 11th May 1934 Randal McDonnell 8th Earl of Antrim (age 22) and Angela Christina Sykes Countess of Antrim (age 22) were married. She by marriage Countess Antrim 2C. He the son of Randall McDonnell 7th Earl of Antrim and Margaret Isabel Talbot Countess of Antrim. They were sixth cousins.

On 26th September 1977 Randal McDonnell 8th Earl of Antrim (age 66) died. His son Alexander (age 42) succeeded 9th Earl Antrim 2C, 9th Viscount Dunluce.

On 21st October 1977 Alexander McDonnell 9th Earl of Antrim (age 42) and Elizabeth Hannah Sacher Countess of Antrim were married. She by marriage Countess Antrim 2C. He the son of Randal McDonnell 8th Earl of Antrim (deceased) and Angela Christina Sykes Countess of Antrim (age 66).