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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 Donegal is in Earl Ireland.
In 1647 Arthur Chichester 1st Earl Donegal (age 40) was created 1st Earl Donegal. Mary Digby Countess Donegal (age 35) by marriage Countess Donegal.
On 13th August 1651 Arthur Chichester 1st Earl Donegal (age 45) and Letitia Hicks Countess Donegal (age 25) were married. She by marriage Countess Donegal. The difference in their ages was 20 years.
On 18th March 1675 Arthur Chichester 1st Earl Donegal (age 68) died. He was buried at St Nicholas' Church, Carrickfergus, County Antrim. His nephew Arthur succeeded 2nd Earl Donegal, 3rd Viscount Chichester of Carrickfergus, 4th Baron Chichester of Belfast. Jane Ichyngham Countess Donegall by marriage Countess Donegal.
On 26th October 1678 Arthur Chichester 2nd Earl Donegal died. His son Arthur (age 12) succeeded 3rd Earl Donegal. Barbara Boyle Countess Donegall (age 16) by marriage Countess Donegal.
On 10th April 1706 Arthur Chichester 3rd Earl Donegal (age 40) was killed in action at Fort Montjuïc, Barcelona. His son Arthur (age 11) succeeded 4th Earl Donegal.
In 1757 Arthur Chichester 4th Earl Donegal (age 62) died. His nephew Arthur (age 17) succeeded 5th Earl Donegal.
On 11th September 1761 Arthur Chichester 1st Marquess Donegal (age 22) and Anne Hamilton Countess Donegal (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Donegal. She the daughter of James Hamilton 5th Duke Hamilton 2nd Duke Brandon and Anne Spencer Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon (age 51).
On 5th January 1799 Arthur Chichester 1st Marquess Donegal (age 59) died. His son George (age 29) succeeded 2nd Marquess Donegal, 6th Earl Donegal.