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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.
Sibia Fortia Queen Consort Aragon was born to [her father] Berenguer de Fortià and [her mother] Francesca de Vilamarí.
On 24th January 1336 Alfonso IV King Aragon (age 36) died. His son [her future husband] Peter (age 16) succeeded IV King Aragon.
On 23rd July 1338 [her future husband] Peter IV King Aragon (age 18) and Maria Évreux Queen Consort Aragon (age 9) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of Philip "Noble" III King Navarre (age 32) and Joan Capet II Queen Navarre (age 26). He the son of Alfonso IV King Aragon and Teresa Enteca Queen Consort Aragon. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 15th November 1347 [her future husband] Peter IV King Aragon (age 28) and Eleanor Burgundy Queen Consort Aragon (age 19) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of Alfonso "Brave" IV King Portugal (age 56) and Beatrice Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal (age 54). He the son of Alfonso IV King Aragon and Teresa Enteca Queen Consort Aragon. They were second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 27th August 1349 [her future husband] Peter IV King Aragon (age 29) and Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of Alfonso IV King Aragon and Teresa Enteca Queen Consort Aragon. They were second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1376 [her illegitimate son] Alfonso Barcelona was born illegitimately to [her future husband] Peter IV King Aragon (age 56) and Sibia Fortia Queen Consort Aragon. He died aged one in 1377.
In 1377 [her illegitimate son] Alfonso Barcelona (age 1) died.
On 11th October 1377 Peter IV King Aragon (age 58) and Sibia Fortia Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of Alfonso IV King Aragon and Teresa Enteca Queen Consort Aragon.
In April 1379 [her son] Peter Barcelona died.
In April 1379 [her son] Peter Barcelona was born to [her husband] Peter IV King Aragon (age 59) and Sibia Fortia Queen Consort Aragon. He died aged less than one years old.
Before 4th October 1379 John I King Castile (age 21) and [her step-daughter] Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile (age 21) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of [her husband] Peter IV King Aragon (age 60) and Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile and Juana Manuel Queen of Castile (age 40). They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1380 [her daughter] Isabella Barcelona was born to [her husband] Peter IV King Aragon (age 60) and Sibia Fortia Queen Consort Aragon.
On 2nd February 1380 [her step-son] King John I of Aragon (age 29) and Yolande of Bar Queen Consort Aragon (age 15) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of Robert of Bar 1st Duke of Bar (age 35) and Marie Valois Duchess Bar (age 35). He the son of [her husband] Peter IV King Aragon (age 60) and Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Aragon. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 13th September 1382 [her step-daughter] Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile (age 24) died.
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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.
In 1385 [her step-daughter] Joanna Barcelona (age 40) died.
On 6th January 1387 [her husband] Peter IV King Aragon (age 67) died. His son [her step-son] John (age 36) succeeded I King Aragon.