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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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In 1686 Charles Murray 1st Earl Dunmore (age 25) was created 1st Earl Dunmore.
On 19th April 1710 Charles Murray 1st Earl Dunmore (age 49) died. His son John (age 24) succeeded 2nd Earl Dunmore.
On 18th April 1752 John Murray 2nd Earl Dunmore (age 66) died. His brother William (age 56) succeeded 3rd Earl Dunmore.
On 1st December 1756 William Murray 3rd Earl Dunmore (age 60) died at Lincoln, Lincolnshire [Map]. His son John (age 26) succeeded 4th Earl Dunmore. Charlotte Stewart Countess Dunmore (age 26) by marriage Countess Dunmore.
On 25th February 1809 John Murray 4th Earl Dunmore (age 79) died. His son George (age 46) succeeded 5th Earl Dunmore. Susan Hamilton Countess Dunmore (age 35) by marriage Countess Dunmore.
On 27th September 1836 Alexander Murray 6th Earl Dunmore (age 32) and Catherine Herbert Countess Dunmore (age 21) were married at Frankfurt. She by marriage Countess Dunmore. She the daughter of George Augustus Herbert 11th Earl Pembroke 8th Earl Montgomery and Yekaterina Semyonovna Vorontsova Countess Pembroke and Montgomery (age 51). He the son of George Murray 5th Earl Dunmore (age 74) and Susan Hamilton Countess Dunmore (age 62).
On 11th November 1836 George Murray 5th Earl Dunmore (age 74) died at Glen Finart. His son Alexander (age 32) succeeded 6th Earl Dunmore, 2nd Baron Dunmore of Dunmore in the Forest of Athole in Perthshire.
On 15th July 1845 Alexander Murray 6th Earl Dunmore (age 41) died. His son Charles (age 4) succeeded 7th Earl Dunmore, 3rd Baron Dunmore of Dunmore in the Forest of Athole in Perthshire.
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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On 27th August 1907 Charles Adolphus Murray 7th Earl Dunmore (age 66) died. His son Alexander (age 36) succeeded 8th Earl Dunmore, 4th Baron Dunmore of Dunmore in the Forest of Athole in Perthshire. Lucinda Dorothea Kemble Countess Dunmore (age 29) by marriage Countess Dunmore.
On 29th January 1962 Alexander Murray 8th Earl of Dunmore (age 90) died. He was cremated at Golders Green Cemetery. His grandson John (age 22) succeeded 9th Earl Dunmore, 5th Baron Dunmore of Dunmore in the Forest of Athole in Perthshire.
In 1980 John Murray 9th Earl of Dunmore (age 40) died. His fourth cousin once removed Reginald (age 68) succeeded 10th Earl Dunmore, 6th Baron Dunmore of Dunmore in the Forest of Athole in Perthshire.
In 1981 Reginald Murray 10th Earl of Dunmore (age 69) died. His brother Kenneth (age 67) succeeded 11th Earl Dunmore, 7th Baron Dunmore of Dunmore in the Forest of Athole in Perthshire.
On 28th September 1995 Kenneth Murray 11th Earl of Dunmore (age 82) died. His son Kenneth (age 49) succeeded 12th Earl Dunmore, 8th Baron Dunmore of Dunmore in the Forest of Athole in Perthshire.