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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.
Around 850 or 853 Adelaide Paris Queen Consort Aquitaine and West Francia was born to Adalard Count of Paris (age 20).
Before 863 [her future husband] Louis "Stammerer" II King Aquitaine III King West Francia (age 16) and Ansgarde Burgundy Queen Consort Aquitaine Queen Consort West Francia were married in secret. She by marriage Queen Consort Aquitaine, Queen Consort West Francia. He the son of [her future father-in-law] Charles "Bald" I King West Francia (age 39) and Ermentrude Orléans Queen Consort West Francia.
Before February 875 [her future husband] Louis "Stammerer" II King Aquitaine III King West Francia (age 28) repudiated his wife Adelaide Paris Queen Consort Aquitaine and West Francia (age 25) so that he could marry Adelaide Paris Queen Consort Aquitaine and West Francia in accordance with his father's wishes.
In February 875 Louis "Stammerer" II King Aquitaine III King West Francia (age 28) and Adelaide Paris Queen Consort Aquitaine and West Francia (age 25) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aquitaine, Queen Consort West Francia. He the son of Charles "Bald" I King West Francia (age 51) and Ermentrude Orléans Queen Consort West Francia.
On 10th April 879 [her husband] Louis "Stammerer" II King Aquitaine III King West Francia (age 32) died. His son [her step-son] Louis (age 16) succeeded III King West Francia. His son [her step-son] Carloman (age 13) succeeded King West Francia. Engelberge Bivinids Queen Consort West Francia by marriage Queen Consort West Francia.
On 17th September 879 [her son] Charles "Simple" III King West Francia was born to [her former husband] Louis "Stammerer" II King Aquitaine III King West Francia and Adelaide Paris Queen Consort Aquitaine and West Francia (age 29).
On 10th October 890 [her father] Adalard Count of Paris (age 60) died.
On 10th November 901 Adelaide Paris Queen Consort Aquitaine and West Francia (age 51) died.