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: Dunkeld
Before 1031 [his father] King Duncan I of Scotland [aged 29] and [his mother] Bethóc Unknown Queen Consort Scotland were married.
Around 1032 King Donald III of Scotland was born to King Duncan I of Scotland [aged 31] and Bethóc Unknown Queen Consort Scotland.
On 25th November 1034 King Malcolm II of Alba [aged 80] died. [his father] King Duncan I of Scotland [aged 33] succeeded I King Scotland. [his mother] Bethóc Unknown Queen Consort Scotland by marriage Queen Consort Scotland.
On 14th August 1040 [his father] King Duncan I of Scotland [aged 39] was killed in action by the army of King Macbeth of Scotland [aged 35]. King Macbeth of Scotland succeeded King Scotland.
On 16th March 1058 Lulach King Scotland died. [his brother] King Malcolm III of Scotland [aged 26] succeeded III King Scotland.
Before 1060 [his brother] King Malcolm III of Scotland [aged 28] and [his sister-in-law] Ingibiorg Finnsdottir Queen Consort Scotland were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. He the son of [his father] King Duncan I of Scotland and [his mother] Bethóc Unknown Queen Consort Scotland.
Before 1070 [his brother] King Malcolm III of Scotland [aged 38] and [his sister-in-law] Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. He the son of [his father] King Duncan I of Scotland and [his mother] Bethóc Unknown Queen Consort Scotland.
On 13th November 1093 the Battle of Alnwick was fought at Alnwick, Northumberland [Map] between the forces of [his brother] King Malcolm III of Scotland [aged 62] and Robert de Mowbray 1st Earl Northumbria.
King Malcolm III of Scotland was killed at The Peth Alnwick [Map]. His son [his nephew] Duncan [aged 33] succeeded II King Scotland. He died a year minus day later.
Malcolm's son Edward Dunkeld was killed.
Edward Dunkeld: he was born to King Malcolm III of Scotland and Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland. On 16th November 1093 Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland died three days after her husband King Malcolm III of Scotland and her son Edward Dunkeld were killed at the Battle of Alnwick.
On 16th November 1093 [his former sister-in-law] Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland [aged 48] died three days after her husband [his brother] King Malcolm III of Scotland [deceased] and her son [his nephew] Edward Dunkeld were killed at the Battle of Alnwick.
Chronicon ex Chronicis by Florence and John of Worcester. After 16th November 1093. After her death the Scots elected for their king, Donald [aged 61], brother of king Malcolm, and expelled from Scotland all the English who belonged to the king's court. [his nephew] Duncan [aged 33], king Malcolm's son, hearing of these events, besought king William, in whose army he then served, to grant him his father's kingdom, and obtaining his request swore fealty to him. He then hastened to Scotland, with a host of English and Normans, and expelling his uncle Donald reigned in his stead. Thereupon some of the Scots banded together and slew nearly all his men, a few only escaping with him. But afterwards they restored him to the throne, on condition that he should no longer harbour either Englishmen or Normans in Scotland, and permit them to serve in his army.
On 12th November 1094 [his nephew] King Duncan II of Scotland [aged 34] ambushed and killed in battle. His uncle Donald [aged 62] succeeded III King Scotland.
John of Fordun's Chronicle. [12th November 1094]. Meanwhile [his nephew] Duncan [aged 34], King Malcolm's illegitimate son, when he was with King William Rufus, in England, as a hostage, was by him dubbed knight; and, backed up by his help, he arrived in Scotland, put his uncle Donald to flight, and was set up as king. But when he had reigned a year and six months, he fell slain at Monthechin by the Earl of Mernys, by name Malpetri, in Scottish, Malpedir, through the wiles of his uncle Donald [aged 62], whom he had often vanquished in battle; and he was buried in the island of Iona.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 1099 King Donald III of Scotland [aged 67] died. He was buried at Dunfermline Abbey [Map] and subsequently reburied in Iona. His nephew Edgar [aged 25] succeeded I King Scotland.
Kings Scotland: Son of King Duncan I of Scotland