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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.
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On 7th January 1131 [his father] Canute Lavard (age 34) died.
On 14th January 1131 Valdemar "Great" I King Denmark was born to Canute Lavard (deceased).
In 1154 Valdemar "Great" I King Denmark (age 22) succeeded I King Denmark.
Before 1159 Valdemar "Great" I King Denmark (age 27) and Sophia of Minsk (age 18) were married.
Around 1163 [his son] Canute VI King of Denmark was born to Valdemar "Great" I King Denmark (age 31) and [his wife] Sophia of Minsk (age 23).
On 9th May 1170 [his son] King Valdemar II of Denmark was born to Valdemar "Great" I King Denmark (age 39) and [his wife] Sophia of Minsk (age 30).
In 1174 [his daughter] Ingeborg Estridsen Queen Consort France was born to Valdemar "Great" I King Denmark (age 42).
Around 1180 [his daughter] Helena of Denmark Duchess of Lüneburg was born to Valdemar "Great" I King Denmark (age 48).
On 12th May 1182 Valdemar "Great" I King Denmark (age 51) died. His son [his son] Canute (age 19) succeeded VI King Denmark.
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.
On 5th May 1198 [his former wife] Sophia of Minsk (age 58) died.
Ingeborg Estridsen Queen Consort France
Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden
Joachim "Nestor" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg
Anne of Cleves Queen Consort England
Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony
Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria
Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress
Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine
Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor
Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain
Anna of Austria Holy Roman Empress
Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg
Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark
Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg
Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia
Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia
Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway
Charles Palatinate Simmern II Elector Palatine Rhine
Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway
Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain
King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Sophia Louise Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Prussia
Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor
Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia
Polyxena Hesse Rotenburg Queen Consort Sardinia
Louise Élisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain
Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia
Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress
Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway
King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England
Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway
Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway
Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England
Frederick William III King Prussia
King Louis Philippe I of France
Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover
Queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina
King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark
Frederick William IV King Prussia
Caroline Amalie Oldenburg Queen Norway
Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain
Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway
Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom
Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain
Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England
Frederick Charles I King Finland
Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark
Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain
Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden
Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark
Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh
GrandFather: Eric I King Denmark
Father: Canute Lavard