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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 Castle Stewart in Tyrone

Earl Castle Stewart in Tyrone is in Earl Ireland.

In January 180 Andrew Thomas Stewart 1st Earl Castle Stewart was created 1st Earl Castle Stewart in Tyrone.

The London Gazette 15236. From Tuesday 6th January 1801 to Saturday 10th January 1801.

To Andrew Thomas Viscount Castle Stewart, the Dignity of Earl of Castle Stewart, in the County of Tyrone.

On 26th August 1809 Andrew Thomas Stewart 1st Earl Castle Stewart (age 83) died. His son Robert (age 25) succeeded 2nd Earl Castle Stewart in Tyrone, 2nd Viscount Castle Stewart in Tyrone, 10th Baron Castle Stuart of County Tyrone.