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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.
In 1857 Alice Hughes was born.
1890 to 1900. Alice Hughes (age 33). Photograph of Louise Windsor Duchess Fife (age 22).
Around 1895. Alice Hughes (age 38). Photograph of Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway (age 25).
1895. Alice Hughes (age 38). Photograph of Blanche Maynard (age 30).
1899. Alice Hughes (age 42). Photograph of Edith Villiers Countess Mount Edgecumbe (age 21) as "Lady Melbourne" after Cosway.
Edith Villiers Countess Mount Edgecumbe: In 1878 she was born to Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon and Caroline Elizabeth Agar Countess Clarendon In 1911 Piers Edgcumbe 5th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and she were married. There was no issue from the marriage. She the daughter of Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon and Caroline Elizabeth Agar Countess Clarendon. He the son of William Henry Edgecumbe 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and Katherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Mount Edgcumbe. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. On 25th September 1917 William Henry Edgecumbe 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe died. His son Piers succeeded 5th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, 6th Baron Edgcumbe. She by marriage Countess of Mount Edgcumbe. In 1935 Edith Villiers Countess Mount Edgecumbe died.
1899. Alice Hughes (age 42). Photograph of Helen Venetia Duncombe Viscountess D'Abernon (age 33).
1899. Alice Hughes (age 42). Photograph of Winifred Anna Dallas-Yorke Duchess Portland (age 35) as the "Duchess of Savoy".
Around 1902. Alice Hughes (age 45). Photograph of Georgina Moncrieffe Countess Dudley (age 55).
Around 1905. Alice Hughes (age 48). Photograph of Catherine d'Erlanger (age 31).
Catherine d'Erlanger: In 1874 she was born. At birth she was named Marie Rose Antoinette Catherine de Robert d'Aqueria de Rochegude. In 1959 she died.
1909. Alice Hughes (age 52). Photograph of Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland (age 22).
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.
1918 to 1919. Alice Hughes (age 61). Photograph of Princess Mary Windsor Countess Harewood (age 20).
In 1939 Alice Hughes (age 82) died.