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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.
In 1320 William Douglas 1st Earl Atholl was created 1st Earl Atholl.
In 1403 Robert Stewart 1st Duke Albany (age 63) was created 1st Earl Atholl. Muriella Keith Duchess Albany (age 45) by marriage Countess Atholl.
On 7th November 1306 John Strathbogie 9th Earl Atholl (age 40) was hanged in London on a gallows 30 feet higher than ordinary to sugnfy his higher status. His son David succeeded 10th Earl Atholl. He was the first Earl to be executed in England for 230 years.
On 28th December 1326 David Strathbogie 10th Earl Atholl died. His son David (age 17) succeeded 11th Earl Atholl, 2nd Baron Strabolgi.
Before 1327 David III Strathbogie 11th Earl Atholl (age 17) and Katherine Beaumont Countess Atholl were married. She by marriage Countess Atholl. She the daughter of Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan (age 47) and Alice Comyn Baroness Beaumont. He the son of David Strathbogie 10th Earl Atholl. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
On 30th November 1335 David III Strathbogie 11th Earl Atholl (age 26) was killed during the Battle of Culblean. His son David (age 8) succeeded 12th Earl Atholl, 3rd Baron Strabolgi.
Whilst small the battle had a significant impact insofar as it brought an end to the campaign of King Edward III of England (age 23) also ending the aspirations to the Scottish throne of King Edward I of Scotland (age 52).
Before 1353 David IV Strathbogie 12th Earl Atholl (age 25) and Elizabeth Ferrers Countess Atholl (age 16) were married. She by marriage Countess Atholl. He the son of David III Strathbogie 11th Earl Atholl and Katherine Beaumont Countess Atholl. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
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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.
John Strathbogie 9th Earl Atholl and Margaret Mar Countess Atholl were married. She by marriage Countess Atholl. She the daughter of Donald Mar 6th Earl of Mar.
In July 1342 William "Flower of Chivalry and Knight Liddesdale" Douglas 1st Earl Atholl (age 42) was created 1st Earl Atholl. Elizabeth Maxwell Countess Atholl (age 7) by marriage Countess Atholl.
In 1398 David Stewart 1st Duke Rothesay (age 19) was created 1st Duke Rothesay, 1st Earl Atholl. Marjory Douglas Duchess Rothesay by marriage Duchess Rothesay.
In 1404 Walter Stewart 1st Earl Atholl 3rd Earl Caithness (age 44) was created 1st Earl Atholl.
On 25th March 1596 James Stewart 1st Earl Atholl (age 30) was created 1st Earl Atholl at Holyrood Palace [Map]. Mary Ruthven Countess Atholl by marriage Countess Atholl.
In 1603 James Stewart 1st Earl Atholl (age 37) died. His son James succeeded 2nd Earl Atholl.
In 1625 James Stewart 2nd Earl of Atholl died without issue. Earl Atholl extinct.