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.
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In 1367 Enguerrand de Coucy 1st Earl Bedford 1st Count Soissons [aged 27] was created 1st Count Soissons. Isabella Countess Bedford and Soissons [aged 34] by marriage Countess Soissons.
On 18th February 1397 Enguerrand de Coucy 1st Earl Bedford 1st Count Soissons [aged 57] died whilst a prisoner following the Battle of Nicopolis without male issue. Earl Bedford extinct. His daughter Marie [aged 30] succeeded Countess Soissons.
After 3rd March 1405 Marie de Coucy Countess Soissons [deceased] died. Her son Robert [aged 15] succeeded Count Soissons.
25th October 1415. At the Battle of Agincourt the French army suffered significant casualties.
Charles Valois Duke Orléans [aged 20] was captured by Richard Waller [aged 20] for which he was knighted on the battlefield by King Henry V of England [aged 29]. John Bourbon I Duke Bourbon [aged 34], Jean II Le Maingre "Boucicaut" [aged 49], Georges de La Trémoille [aged 33] and Charles Artois Count of Eu [aged 21] were captured.
Charles Albret [aged 46], Philip Valois II Count Nevers [aged 26], John of Bar [aged 35], Jacques Chatillon [aged 48], David Rambures [aged 51] and his three sons: Jean Rambures, Hugues Rambures, Philippe Rambures, Waleran Luxemburg [aged 60] and Hector de Chartres were killed.
Robert of Bar Count Soissons Count Marle [aged 25] was killed. His daughter Jeanne succeeded Countess Soissons.
Edward of Bar III Duke of Bar [aged 38] was killed. His brother Louis [aged 38] succeeded I Duke Bar.
John Valois I Duke Alençon was killed. His son John [aged 6] succeeded II Duke Alençon.
Frederick Metz I Count Vaudémont [aged 47] was killed. His son Antoine [aged 15] succeeded Count Vaudémont.
Anthony Valois Duke Brabant [aged 31] was killed. His son John [aged 12] succeeded IV Duke Brabant. Jacqueline Wittelsbach Duchess Brabant and Gloucester [aged 14] by marriage Duchess Brabant.
In 1435 Louis Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol [aged 17] and Jeanne of Bar Countess Soissons [aged 20] were married. He by marriage Count Soissons. She the daughter of Robert of Bar Count Soissons Count Marle and Jeanne Countess Marle, Soissons and Meaux. He the son of Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol and Margherita Baux [aged 41]. They were half fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 22nd June 1476 John Luxemburg Count Soissons was killed at the Battle of Morat. His brother Peter [aged 36] succeeded Count Soissons.
On 25th October 1482 Peter Luxemburg II Count Saint Pol and Soissons [aged 42] died. His daughter Marie succeeded Countess Soissons.
In 1487 Francis Bourbon Count Vendôme and Soissons [aged 17] and Marie Luxemburg Countess Vendôme and Soissons were married. She by marriage Countess Vendôme. He by marriage Count Soissons. She the daughter of Peter Luxemburg II Count Saint Pol and Soissons and Margaret Savoy Countess Saint Pol. He the son of John Bourbon VIII Count Vendôme and Isabelle Beauvau Countess Vendôme.
On 1st April 1547 Marie Luxemburg Countess Vendôme and Soissons died. Her grandson Jean [aged 18] succeeded Count Soissons.
On 10th August 1557 Henry Manners 2nd Earl of Rutland [aged 30] fought being Captain-General of the cavalry at the Battle of St Quentin.
Jean Bourbon Count Soissons and Enghien [aged 29] was killed at the Battle of St Quentin. His brother Louis [aged 27] succeeded Count Soissons.
Henry Dudley [aged 26] was killed.
On 1st November 1612 Charles Bourbon Condé Count Soissons [aged 45] died. His son Louis [aged 8] succeeded Count Soissons.
On 6th July 1641 Louis Bourbon Condé Count Soissons [aged 37] was killed at the Battle of La Marfée. His sister Marie [aged 35] succeeded Countess Soissons.