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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 Miles Gloucester 1st Earl Hereford -1143

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Miles Gloucester 1st Earl Hereford was appointed Constable of England.

Miles Gloucester 1st Earl Hereford succeeded Lord Brecknock Brecon. Sibyl Neufmarché Countess Hereford by marriage Lord Brecknock Brecon.

Miles Gloucester 1st Earl Hereford was born to Walter Gloucester and Emme or Bertha Balun.

Around May 1121 Miles Gloucester 1st Earl Hereford and Sibyl Neufmarché Countess Hereford (age 21) were married. The marriage had been personally arranged by King Henry I "Beauclerc" England (age 53).

Around 1123 [his daughter] Margaret Gloucester was born to Miles Gloucester 1st Earl Hereford and [his wife] Sibyl Neufmarché Countess Hereford (age 23).

Before 1125 [his son] Roger Fitzmiles 2nd Earl Hereford was born to Miles Gloucester 1st Earl Hereford and [his wife] Sibyl Neufmarché Countess Hereford (age 24).

Around 1129 Miles Gloucester 1st Earl Hereford was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucester.

Around 1129 [his father] Walter Gloucester died.

In 1136 [his son] Roger Fitzmiles 2nd Earl Hereford (age 11) and [his daughter-in-law] Cecilia Fitzjohn Countess Hereford (age 16) were married. He the son of Miles Gloucester 1st Earl Hereford and [his wife] Sibyl Neufmarché Countess Hereford (age 36).

Around May 1136 Miles Gloucester 1st Earl Hereford founded Llanthony Secunda Priory, Gloucestershire [Map], literally Llanthony Second, as a refuge for the monks of Llanthony Priory [Map] who were suffering repeated attacks from the Welsh.

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In 1141 Miles Gloucester 1st Earl Hereford was created 1st Earl Hereford. [his wife] Sibyl Neufmarché Countess Hereford (age 41) by marriage Countess Hereford.

On 24th December 1143 Miles Gloucester 1st Earl Hereford was accidentally shot and killed whilst hunting in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. He was buried in the Chapter House, Llanthony Secunda Priory, Gloucestershire. His son [his son] Roger (age 18) succeeded 2nd Earl Hereford, Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation. [his daughter-in-law] Cecilia Fitzjohn Countess Hereford (age 23) by marriage Countess Hereford.

After 24th December 1143 [his former wife] Sibyl Neufmarché Countess Hereford (deceased) died at Llanthony Secunda Priory, Gloucestershire [Map] where she had resided since her husband's death. She was buried in Llanthony Secunda Priory, Gloucestershire [Map].

In 1151 [his son] Roger Fitzmiles 2nd Earl Hereford (age 26) founded Flaxley Abbey [Map] believed to be at the location where his father Miles Gloucester 1st Earl Hereford died.

In 1151 [his son] Roger Fitzmiles 2nd Earl Hereford (age 26) founded the Cistercia Flaxby Abbey [Map] on the spot where his father Miles Gloucester 1st Earl Hereford had been accidentally kiled whilst hunting. The Monks came from Bordesley Abbey, Worcestershire [Map].

[his son] Mahel Gloucester was born to Miles Gloucester 1st Earl Hereford and Sibyl Neufmarché Countess Hereford.

[his son] William Gloucester was born to Miles Gloucester 1st Earl Hereford and Sibyl Neufmarché Countess Hereford.

[his daughter] Bertha Gloucester Baroness Bramber was born to Miles Gloucester 1st Earl Hereford and Sibyl Neufmarché Countess Hereford.

[his daughter] Lucy Gloucester was born to Miles Gloucester 1st Earl Hereford and Sibyl Neufmarché Countess Hereford.

[his son] Henry Fitzmiles Baron Abergavenny was born to Miles Gloucester 1st Earl Hereford and Sibyl Neufmarché Countess Hereford at Gloucester [Map].

[his son] Walter Fitzmiles Baron Abergavenny was born to Miles Gloucester 1st Earl Hereford and Sibyl Neufmarché Countess Hereford.

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