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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 John Fitzgilbert 1105-1165

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Around 1105 John Fitzgilbert was born to Gilbert Giffard.

Around 1130 John Fitzgilbert (age 25) was appointed Earl Marshal.

In 1130 John Fitzgilbert (age 25) and Adelina Pipard were married.

In or after 1131 [his son] John Marshall was born to John Fitzgilbert (age 26) and [his wife] Adelina Pipard.

In or after 1132 [his son] Gilbert Marshall was born to John Fitzgilbert (age 27) and [his wife] Adelina Pipard.

In or before 1141 John Fitzgilbert (age 35) and Adelina Pipard were divorced.

Around 1141 John Fitzgilbert (age 36) and Sybil of Salisbury were married.

In or after 1141 Stephen Gay of Northbrook and [his former wife] Adelina Pipard were married.

In September 1141 John Fitzgilbert (age 36) took refuge at Wherwell Abbey [Map].

In 1145 [his son] John Marshal was born to John Fitzgilbert (age 40) and [his wife] Sybil of Salisbury at Pembroke [Map].

In 1146 [his son] William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke was born to John Fitzgilbert (age 41) and [his wife] Sybil of Salisbury.

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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 or after 1147 [his son] Ansel Marshal was born to John Fitzgilbert (age 42) and [his wife] Sybil of Salisbury.

In or after 1148 [his son] Bishop Henry Marshal was born to John Fitzgilbert (age 43) and [his wife] Sybil of Salisbury.

In 1150 [his daughter] Matilda Marshal was born to John Fitzgilbert (age 45) and [his wife] Sybil of Salisbury.

In or before 1164 [his son] John Marshall (age 32) died.

In 1165 John Fitzgilbert (age 60) died.

Biography of John Fitzgilbert 1105-1165

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