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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Earl Atholl is in Earl Atholl.
In 1457 John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl (age 17) was created 1st Earl Atholl.
Around 1459 John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl (age 19) and Margaret "Fair Lady of Galloway" Douglas Countess (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Atholl. She the daughter of Archibald Douglas 2nd Duke Touraine and Euphemia Graham Lady Hamilton (age 51). He the son of James "Black Knight of Lorn" Stewart and Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England.
Before April 1475 John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl (age 35) and Eleanor Sinclair Countess Atholl (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Atholl. She the daughter of William Sinclair 3rd Earl Orkney 1st Earl Caithness (age 65) and Marjory Sutherland Countess Orkney and Caithness. He the son of James "Black Knight of Lorn" Stewart and Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland. They were half fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England.
Before 15th September 1512 John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl (age 72) died. He was buried at Dunkeld Cathedral, Dunkeld. His son John (age 37) succeeded 2nd Earl Atholl. Janet Campbell Countess Atholl by marriage Countess Atholl.
In 1522 John Stewart 2nd Earl Atholl (age 46) died. His son John (age 15) succeeded 3rd Earl Atholl.
In or before 1542 John Stewart 3rd Earl Atholl (age 34) and Grizzell Ratray Countess Atholl were married. She by marriage Countess Atholl. He the son of John Stewart 2nd Earl Atholl and Janet Campbell Countess Atholl.
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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.
In 1542 John Stewart 3rd Earl Atholl (age 35) died. His son John succeeded 4th Earl Atholl.
Before 1549 John Stewart 4th Earl Atholl and Elizabeth Gordon Countess Atholl were married. She by marriage Countess Atholl. She the daughter of George Gordon 4th Earl Huntley (age 34). He the son of John Stewart 3rd Earl Atholl and Grizzell Ratray Countess Atholl. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
In 1549 John Stewart 4th Earl Atholl and Margaret Fleming Countess Atholl (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Atholl. He the son of John Stewart 3rd Earl Atholl and Grizzell Ratray Countess Atholl. They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 25th April 1579 John Stewart 4th Earl Atholl died. His son John (age 15) succeeded 5th Earl Atholl. Mary Ruthven Countess Atholl by marriage Countess Atholl.