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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.
Paternal Family Tree: Norman
William Normandy II Count of Eu and Beatrice Bulli Countess Eu were married. She by marriage Countess Eu. He the son of Robert Normandy III Count of Eu and Beatrix Falaise Countess Eu.
William Normandy II Count of Eu and Helisende Avranches Countess Eu were married. She by marriage Countess Eu. He the son of Robert Normandy III Count of Eu and Beatrix Falaise Countess Eu. They were half first cousin once removed.
In 1055 William Normandy II Count of Eu was born to Robert Normandy III Count of Eu and Beatrix Falaise Countess Eu (age 33).
Around 1075 [his son] Henry Normandy I Count of Eu was born to William Normandy II Count of Eu (age 20) and Helisende Avranches Countess Eu.
On 10th April 1085 [his mother] Beatrix Falaise Countess Eu (age 63) died.
Around 1093 [his father] Robert Normandy III Count of Eu died. His son William (age 38) succeeded II Count Eu.
. 1093. In the same year, William (age 38), count d'Eu, won over by his greediness of lucre, and attracted by the promise of vast domains, deserted his natural lord, Robert, earl of Normandy, to whom he had sworn fealty, and coming to king William in England, transferred his allegiance to that powerful seducer.
[his father] Robert Normandy III Count of Eu and [his mother] Beatrix Falaise Countess Eu were married. She by marriage Countess Eu. He the son of [his grandfather] William Normandy 1st Count of Eu and [his grandmother] Lesceline Turquetil Countess Eu.
Great x 3 Grandfather: Rollo Normandy Duke Normandy
Great x 2 Grandfather: William "Longsword" Normandy I Duke Normandy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Poppa Unknown Duchess Normandy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard "Fearless" Normandy I Duke Normandy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sprota Unknown
GrandFather: William Normandy 1st Count of Eu
Father: Robert Normandy III Count of Eu
GrandMother: Lesceline Turquetil Countess Eu
William Normandy II Count of Eu
GrandFather: Father of Beatrix and Herleva
Mother: Beatrix Falaise Countess Eu