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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 Thomond is in Earl Ireland.
Earl Thomond
In 1756 Percy Wyndham O'Brien 1st Earl Thomond (age 43) was created 1st Earl Thomond.
Earl Thomond
In 1581 Connor O'Brien 3rd Earl of Thomond (age 47) died. His son Donogh succeeded 4th Earl Thomond.
After 6th November 1585 Donogh O'Brien 4th Earl Thomond and Elizabeth Fitzgerald Countess Thomond were married. She by marriage Countess Thomond. She the daughter of Gerald "Wizard Earl" Fitzgerald 11th Earl of Kildare (age 60) and Mabel Browne Countess Kildare (age 49). They were second cousin once removed.
On 26th July 1639 Henry O'Brien 5th Earl Thomond (age 51) died. His brother Barnabas succeeded 6th Earl Thomond.
In November 1657 Barnabas O'Brien 6th Earl Thomond died. His son Henry (age 37) succeeded 7th Earl Thomond.
Before 2nd May 1691 Henry O'Brien 7th Earl Thomond (age 71) and Sarah Russell Countess Thomond (age 53) were married. She by marriage Countess Thomond. He the son of Barnabas O'Brien 6th Earl Thomond and Anne or Mary Fermor.
On 2nd May 1691 Henry O'Brien 7th Earl Thomond (age 71) died. His grandson Henry (age 2) succeeded 8th Earl Thomond.
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.
In 1707 Henry O'Brien 8th Earl Thomond (age 18) and Elizabeth Seymour Countess Thomond (age 22) were married. She by marriage Countess Thomond. She the daughter of Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 44) and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 39). He the son of Henry Horatio O'Brien and Henrietta Somerset Countess Suffolk (age 38). They were half fifth cousins.
Henry O'Brien 5th Earl Thomond and Mary Brereton Countess Thomond were married. She by marriage Countess Thomond. He the son of Donogh O'Brien 4th Earl Thomond and Elizabeth Fitzgerald Countess Thomond.
Henry O'Brien 5th Earl Thomond succeeded 5th Earl Thomond.