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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 Gosford is in Earl Ireland.
In February 1806 Arthur Acheson 1st Earl Gosford (age 61) was created 1st Earl Gosford. Millicent Pole Countess Gosford (age 56) by marriage Countess Gosford.
On 14th January 1807 Arthur Acheson 1st Earl Gosford (age 62) died. His son Archibald (age 30) succeeded 2nd Earl Gosford. Mary Sparrow Countess Gosford (age 29) by marriage Countess Gosford.
On 27th March 1849 Archibald Acheson 2nd Earl Gosford (age 72) died. His son Archibald (age 42) succeeded 3rd Earl Gosford. Theodosia Brabazon Countess Gosford (age 38) by marriage Countess Gosford.
On 15th June 1864 Archibald Acheson 3rd Earl Gosford (age 57) died. His son Archibald (age 22) succeeded 4th Earl Gosford.
On 10th August 1876 Archibald Brabazon Sparrow Acheson 4th Earl Gosford (age 35) and Louisa Augusta Beatrice Montagu Countess Gosford (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Gosford. She the daughter of William Drogo Montagu 7th Duke Manchester (age 52) and Louisa Vonalten Duchess Devonshire and Manchester (age 44). He the son of Archibald Acheson 3rd Earl Gosford and Theodosia Brabazon Countess Gosford. They were half second cousin once removed.
On 11th April 1922 Archibald Brabazon Sparrow Acheson 4th Earl Gosford (age 80) died. His son Archibald (age 44) succeeded 5th Earl Gosford.