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 format.
Earl Caithness is in Earl Caithness.
Before 1448 William Sinclair 3rd Earl Orkney 1st Earl Caithness (age 37) and Marjory Sutherland Countess Orkney and Caithness were married. She by marriage Countess Orkney, Countess Caithness. He the son of Henry Sinclair 2nd Earl Orkney and Egidia "Fair Maid of Nithsdale" Douglas Countess Orkney.
In 1455 William Sinclair 3rd Earl Orkney 1st Earl Caithness (age 45) was created 1st Earl Caithness.
In 1484 William Sinclair 3rd Earl Orkney 1st Earl Caithness (age 74) died. His son William (age 25) succeeded 2nd Earl Caithness. William Sinclair 2nd Lord Sinclair (age 48) was appointed 2nd Lord Sinclair.
In 1529 John Sinclair 3rd Earl Caithness died. His son George succeeded 4th Earl Caithness.
In 1543 George Sinclair 4th Earl Caithness and Elizabeth Graham Countess Caithness (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Caithness. She the daughter of William Graham 2nd Earl Montrose (age 51) and Janet Keith Countess Montrose. He the son of John Sinclair 3rd Earl Caithness. They were fifth cousin once removed.
In 1582 George Sinclair 4th Earl Caithness died. His grandson George (age 11) succeeded 5th Earl Caithness.
In 1643 George Sinclair 5th Earl Caithness (age 72) died. His great grandson George (age 7) succeeded 6th Earl Caithness.
On 22nd May 1657 George Sinclair 6th Earl Caithness (age 21) and Mary Campbell Countess Caithness, Breadalbaine and Holland (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Caithness. She the daughter of Archibald Campbell 1st Marquess Argyll (age 50) and Margaret Douglas Marchioness Argyll (age 47). They were fifth cousin once removed.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
William Sinclair 2nd Earl Caithness and Margaret Keith Countess Caithness were married. She by marriage Countess Caithness. He the son of William Sinclair 3rd Earl Orkney 1st Earl Caithness and Marjory Sutherland Countess Orkney and Caithness.
William Sinclair 3rd Earl Orkney 1st Earl Caithness and Janet Yeman Countess Orkney and Caithness were married. She by marriage Countess Orkney, Countess Caithness. He the son of Henry Sinclair 2nd Earl Orkney and Egidia "Fair Maid of Nithsdale" Douglas Countess Orkney.