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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.
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On 7th February 1562 James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent (age 31) was created 1st Earl Moray and 1st Earl Mar.
On 8th February 1562 James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent (age 31) and Agnes Keith Countess Moray and Mar (age 31) were married at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh. She by marriage Countess Moray and Countess Mar. She the daughter of William Keith 4th Earl Marischal (age 55) and Margaret Keith Countess Marischal. He the illegitmate son of King James V of Scotland and Margaret Erskine (age 46). They were fourth cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 23rd January 1570 James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent (age 39) was assassinated at Linlithgow by James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh, a supporter of Mary Queen of Scots (age 27). His daughter Elizabeth (age 4) succeeded 2nd Countess Moray. As he was passing in a cavalcade in the main street below, Hamilton fatally wounded him with a carbine shot from a window of his uncle Archbishop Hamilton's (age 57) house. He was the first head of government to be assassinated by a firearm.
On 23rd January 1581 James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray (age 16) and Elizabeth Stewart 2nd Countess Moray (age 15) were married. She by marriage Lord Doune. He by marriage 2nd Earl Moray. She the daughter of James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent and Agnes Keith Countess Moray and Mar (age 50). They were third cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 7th February 1592 James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray (age 27) was murdered. His son James (age 1) succeeded 3rd Earl Moray.
Moray, in expectation of a summons to the court, had arrived at Donibristle, a house on the Fife coast owned by his mother Margaret Campbell (deceased). The house was suddenly beset by the followers of George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly (age 30), who called on him to surrender. He declined to do so, and the house was set on fire. Moray escaped but was subsequently killed.
The next day, the corpses of the earl and of Dunbar, Sheriff of Moray, who had also been killed in the attack, were brought to Leith by the earl's mother Margaret Campbell. She intended to confront King James VI (age 25) and demand that Huntly be brought to justice. The body displayed in the St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh; a 'vendetta portrait' showing his wounds was commissioned.
The body remained on display for five years. He was eventually buried on the orders of King James.
James Stewart 3rd Earl of Moray: Before 1591 he was born to James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray and Elizabeth Stewart 2nd Countess Moray. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. On 2nd October 1607 James Stewart 3rd Earl of Moray and Anne Gordon Countess Moray were married. She by marriage Countess Moray. She the daughter of George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly and Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly. He the son of James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray and Elizabeth Stewart 2nd Countess Moray. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. On 6th August 1638 James Stewart 3rd Earl of Moray died. His son James succeeded 4th Earl Moray.
Margaret Campbell: In 1544 she was born to Archibald Campbell 4th Earl Argyll and Margaret Graham Countess Argyll. On 10th January 1563 James Stewart 1st Lord Doune and she were married. There was a masque involving courtiers and musicians dressed in white taffeta as shepherds. She the daughter of Archibald Campbell 4th Earl Argyll and Margaret Graham Countess Argyll. They were half third cousin once removed. In February 1592 Margaret Campbell died.
On 2nd October 1607 James Stewart 3rd Earl of Moray (age 16) and Anne Gordon Countess Moray were married. She by marriage Countess Moray. She the daughter of George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly (age 45) and Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly (age 34). He the son of James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray and Elizabeth Stewart 2nd Countess Moray. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 18th October 1627 James Stewart 4th Earl of Moray (age 16) and Margaret Home Countess Moray were married. She by marriage Countess Moray. She the daughter of Alexander Home 1st Earl of Home and Mary Dudley Countess Home (age 41). He the son of James Stewart 3rd Earl of Moray (age 36) and Anne Gordon Countess Moray. They were half third cousin twice removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 6th August 1638 James Stewart 3rd Earl of Moray (age 47) died. His son James (age 27) succeeded 4th Earl Moray.
On 4th March 1653 James Stewart 4th Earl of Moray (age 42) died. His son Alexander (age 18) succeeded 5th Earl Moray.
In 1658 Alexander Stuart 5th Earl of Moray (age 23) and Emilia Balfour Countess Moray (age 12) were married. She by marriage Countess Moray. He the son of James Stewart 4th Earl of Moray and Margaret Home Countess Moray.
On 1st November 1701 Alexander Stuart 5th Earl of Moray (age 67) died. His son Charles (age 18) succeeded 6th Earl Moray.
All About History Books
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 1735 Charles Stuart 6th Earl of Moray (age 52) died. His brother Francis (age 52) succeeded 7th Earl Moray.
On 11th December 1739 Francis Stuart 7th Earl of Moray (age 56) died. His son James (age 31) succeeded 8th Earl Moray.
On 24th April 1740 James Stuart 8th Earl of Moray (age 32) and Margaret Wemyss Countess Moray (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Moray. She the daughter of David Wemyss 4th Earl of Wemyss and Elizabeth St Clair. He the son of Francis Stuart 7th Earl of Moray. They were fifth cousins.
On 5th July 1767 James Stuart 8th Earl of Moray (age 59) died. His son Francis (age 30) succeeded 9th Earl Moray. Jean Gray Countess Moray (age 24) by marriage Countess Moray.
In 1810 Francis Stuart 9th Earl of Moray (age 73) died. His son Francis (age 38) succeeded 10th Earl Moray. Margaret Jane Ainslie Countess Moray by marriage Countess Moray.
On 12th January 1848 Francis Stuart 10th Earl of Moray (age 76) died. His son Francis (age 53) succeeded 11th Earl Moray.
In 1859 Francis Stuart 11th Earl of Moray (age 64) died. His brother John (age 61) succeeded 12th Earl Moray.
On 8th November 1867 John Stuart 12th Earl of Moray (age 70) died. His half brother Archibald (age 57) succeeded 13th Earl Moray.
In 1872 Archibald Stuart 13th Earl of Moray (age 62) died. His brother George (age 56) succeeded 14th Earl Moray.
On 19th April 1930 Morton Gray Stuart 17th Earl of Moray (age 75) died. His son Francis (age 37) succeeded 18th Earl Moray.