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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.

Biography of Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France 1248-1271

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In 1248 Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France was born to James I King Aragon (age 39) and Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon (age 33).

Around 1251 [her mother] Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon (age 36) died.

On 28th May 1262 King Philip III of France (age 17) and Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France (age 14) were married. She the daughter of James I King Aragon (age 54) and Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of King Louis IX of France (age 48) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 41). They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1268 [her brother-in-law] Robert Bourbon 1st Count Clermont (age 12) was created 1st Count Clermont.

In June 1268 [her son] King Philip IV of France was born to [her husband] King Philip III of France (age 23) and Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France (age 20). He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1269 [her brother-in-law] Peter Capet Count Alençon (age 18) was created Count Alençon.

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On 12th March 1270 [her son] Charles Valois I Count Valois was born to [her husband] King Philip III of France (age 24) and Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France (age 22). He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 3rd August 1270 [her brother-in-law] John Tristan Capet Count Valois (age 20) died.

On 25th August 1270 [her father-in-law] King Louis IX of France (age 56) died. His son [her husband] Philip (age 25) succeeded III King France: Capet. Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France (age 22) by marriage Queen Consort France.

On 28th January 1271 Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France (age 23) died.

On 21st August 1274 [her former husband] King Philip III of France (age 29) and Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Henry Reginar III Duke Brabant and Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant. He the son of [her former father-in-law] King Louis IX of France and [her former mother-in-law] Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 53). They were fourth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Stephen I England.

On 5th October 1285 [her former husband] King Philip III of France (age 40) died. On 5th October 1285 His son [her son] Philip (age 17) succeeded IV King France: Capet. [her daughter-in-law] Joan Blois I Queen Navarre (age 12) by marriage Queen Consort of France.

[her father] James I King Aragon and Eleanor Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of Alfonso VIII King Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile. He the son of [her grandfather] Peter II King Aragon and [her grandmother] Marie Montpellier Queen Consort Aragon. They were half second cousins. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

[her father] James I King Aragon and [her mother] Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of [her grandfather] Peter II King Aragon and [her grandmother] Marie Montpellier Queen Consort Aragon.

[her son] Robert Capet was born to King Philip III of France and Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

[her father] James I King Aragon and Teresa Gil Vidaure Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of [her grandfather] Peter II King Aragon and [her grandmother] Marie Montpellier Queen Consort Aragon.