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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.
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Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg
On 28th July 1869 [his father] Frederick VIII King of Denmark (age 26) and [his mother] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 17) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] King Christian IX of Denmark (age 51) and [his grandmother] Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark (age 51).
On 26th September 1870 Christian X was born to [his father] Frederick VIII King of Denmark (age 27) and [his mother] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 18).
In 1896 [his brother] Haakon VII King Norway (age 23) and [his sister-in-law] Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway (age 26) were married. She the daughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 54) and [his aunt] Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 51). He the son of [his father] Frederick VIII King of Denmark (age 52) and [his mother] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 44). They were first cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 26th April 1898 Christian X (age 27) and Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark. He the son of Frederick VIII King of Denmark (age 54) and Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 46). They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
In 1905 the union of Sweden and Norway was dissoved. [his brother] Haakon VII King Norway (age 32) succeeded VII King Norway. [his sister-in-law] Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway (age 35) by marriage Queen Consort Norway.
On 29th January 1906 [his grandfather] King Christian IX of Denmark (age 87) died. His son [his father] Frederick (age 62) succeeded VIII King of Denmark. [his mother] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 54) by marriage Queen Consort Denmark.
On 14th May 1912 [his father] Frederick VIII King of Denmark (age 68) died. His son Christian (age 41) succeeded X King of Denmark.
On 20th May 1912 George William Hanover (age 31) died in a car accident. Somewhat ironically he was driving to the funeral of his maternal uncle [his father] Frederick VIII King of Denmark (deceased) when he skidded on a newly laid road surface. He and his valet Karl Grebe were killed in the accident. There is a monument at the site.
From the web:
Probably overtired, the car raced into loose gravel rock at 90 kilometers per hour, came off the road to the right, knocked down three trees and drilled into the earth with a destroyed front axle. Prince Georg Wilhelm and his valet Grebe – Karl Grebe – died instantly. The chauffeur sitting in the back survived slightly injured. The dead were laid out in the church of Nackel and brought a little later with military honors to Friesack station.
At the station, the coffins were loaded into the carriage to the songs of the Friesacker men's choir, which brought the crown prince to the funeral in Gmunden, Austria. The Friesacker stationmaster, Joachim Gahl, it is said, received a letter from Austria including two cufflinks decorated with diamonds and the initials "GW" thanks to his duty. Hanover's royal family thanked the villagers because they had shown themselves so compassionate. Monetary donations were made to the church, the warrior federation and the virgin association. In the church, a plaque commemorates the laying out and that the congregation sang before the transfer of the dead.
On 20th March 1926 [his mother] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 74) died.
On 20th April 1947 Christian X (age 76) died.
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Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 28th December 1952 [his former wife] Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark (age 73) died.
[his son] Knud Glücksburg was born to Christian X and Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark.
[his son] Frederik Glücksburg was born to Christian X and Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark.
Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter August Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 
15 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Karl Anton Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 16 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie of Hesse-Philippsthal Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Great x 2 Grandfather: Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 17 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frederica Charlotte Dohna Schlodien Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Great x 1 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 18 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Friederike Schlieben Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
GrandFather: King Christian IX of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland 2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian VI King of Denmark and Norway 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise Oldenburg Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland 2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of
Father: Frederick VIII King of Denmark 3 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland 2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel Great Grand Son of
GrandMother: Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian VI King of Denmark and Norway 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Prince Frederick Oldenburg 13 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert II Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 14 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 15 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Princess Charlotte of Denmark 14 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian Ludwig II Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 14 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 11 x Great Grand Daughter of
Christian X King of Denmark 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Oscar I King Sweden and Norway
GrandFather: Charles XV King Sweden IV King Norway