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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.
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Continents, Antarctica
Continents, Antarctica, South Pole
On 14th December 1911 the South Pole was reached for the first time by an expedition led by Roald Amundsen (age 39). The expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott reached the pole some thirty-four days later.
Roald Amundsen: On 16th July 1872 he was born. Around 18th June 1928 he died. He disappeared while flying on a rescue mission in the Arctic. His team included Norwegian pilot Leif Dietrichson, French pilot René Guilbaud, and three more Frenchmen. They were seeking missing members of Nobile's crew, whose new airship Italia had crashed while returning from the North Pole. Amundsen's French Latham 47 flying boat never returned.
Continents, Australisia
New Zealand, Australisia, Continents
Christchurch, New Zealand, Australisia, Continents
On 7th February 1855 Andrew Fleming Hudleston le Fleming 8th Baronet was born to Michael Fleming 7th Baronet (age 26) and Elizabeth Boddie Lady Fleming (age 35) in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Rangiora, Christchurch, New Zealand, Australisia, Continents
On 21st May 1883 Michael Fleming 7th Baronet (age 55) died at Rangiora, Christchurch. His son Andrew (age 28) succeeded 8th Baronet Fleming of Rydal in Cumbria.
St Michael' Church, Christchurch, New Zealand, Australisia, Continents
On 10th November 1852 Michael Fleming 7th Baronet (age 24) and Elizabeth Boddie Lady Fleming (age 32) were married at St Michael' Church, Christchurch.
Dunedin, New Zealand, Australisia, Continents
On 20th October 1925 Andrew Fleming Hudleston le Fleming 8th Baronet (age 70) died at Dunedin, New Zealand without issue. His first cousin William (age 64) succeeded 9th Baronet Fleming of Rydal in Cumbria.