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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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On 29th August 1902 [her father] Prince Nicholas Glücksburg (age 30) and [her mother] Elena Vladimirovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 20) were married. He the son of [her grandfather] George I King Greece (age 56) and [her grandmother] Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece (age 51). They were second cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 13th December 1906 Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent was born to Prince Nicholas Glücksburg (age 34) and Elena Vladimirovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 24) at Athens. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.74%.
Around 1930. Simon Elwes (age 27). Portrait of Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (age 23).
1934. Philip de László (age 64). Portrait of Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (age 27).
1934. Philip de László (age 64). Portrait of Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (age 27).
On 29th November 1934 Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent (age 31) and Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (age 27) were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Kent. The wedding was followed by a Greek ceremony in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace [Map]. She had eight bridesmaids: her first cousins Princess Irene Glücksburg (age 30), He the son of King George V of the United Kingdom (age 69) and Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 67). They were second cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 9th October 1935 [her son] Edward Windsor 2nd Duke Kent was born to [her husband] Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent (age 32) and Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (age 28). He a grandson of King George V of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.00%.
On 6th November 1935 [her brother-in-law] Henry Windsor 1st Duke Gloucester (age 35) and Alice Christabel Montagu-Douglas-Scott Duchess Gloucester (age 33) were married at Buckingham Palace [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Gloucester. She the daughter of John Scott 7th Duke Buccleuch 9th Duke Queensberry (deceased) and Margaret Alice "Molly" Bridgeman Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury (age 63). He the son of [her father-in-law] King George V of the United Kingdom (age 70) and [her mother-in-law] Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 68).
On 20th January 1936 [her father-in-law] King George V of the United Kingdom (age 70) died. His son [her brother-in-law] Edward (age 41) succeeded VIII King of the United Kingdom. Duke York merged with the crown.
On 11th December 1936 [her brother-in-law] King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (age 42) abdicated VIII King of the United Kingdom. [her brother-in-law] King George VI of the United Kingdom (age 40) succeeded VI King of the United Kingdom. Duke York merged with the Crown.
On 25th December 1936 [her daughter] Alexandra Windsor was born to [her husband] Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent (age 34) and Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (age 30). She a granddaughter of King George V of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.00%.
On 12th May 1937 [her brother-in-law] King George VI of the United Kingdom (age 41) was crowned VI King of the United Kingdom at Westminster Abbey [Map].
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 3rd June 1937 [her brother-in-law] King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (age 42) and Wallis Warfield aka Simpson Duchess of Windsor (age 40) were married at the Château de Candé. No member of his family attended. He the son of [her father-in-law] King George V of the United Kingdom and [her mother-in-law] Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 70).
On 8th February 1938 [her father] Prince Nicholas Glücksburg (age 66) died.
Before 25th April 1939 Thomas William Anson (age 26) and Anne Ferelith Bowes-Lyon (age 21) were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. The wedding was attended by the [her brother-in-law] King (age 43) and Queen (age 38), Princesses Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 13) and Princess Margaret (age 8) - see Pathe. He the son of Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield (age 55) and Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield (age 52).
In 1941 Hugh Molyneux 7th Earl of Sefton (age 42) and Josephine Gwynne Armstrong Countess Sefton (age 38). Whilst he was a good friend of the [her brother-in-law] Duke of Windsor (age 46), his wife was a good friend of the Duke's wife Wallis Warfield aka Simpson Duchess of Windsor (age 44). Josephine Gwynne Armstrong Countess Sefton by marriage Countess Sefton.
On 4th July 1942 [her son] Michael Windsor was born to [her husband] Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent (age 39) and Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (age 35). He a grandson of King George V of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.00%.
On 25th August 1942 the Dunbeath Air Crash at Eagle's Rock [Map] near Dunbeath killed 14 of 15 passengers and crew, including Prince George, Duke of Kent, who was on duty as an Air Commodore in the Royal Air Force on a mission to Reykjavik. A Royal Air Force Board of Inquiry determined that the crash was the result of a navigational error by the crew.
[her husband] Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent (age 39) died in a plane crash[her son] Edward Windsor 2nd Duke Kent (age 6) succeeded 2nd Duke Kent.
Also killed were:
Lt. John Crowther, RNVR Private Secretary.
LAC. John Walter Holes, Batman.
Flt Lt. Frank McKenzie Goyen, 42057 RAF, Captain (Pilot).
Wg Cdr. Thomas Lawton Moseley, 33064 RAF, CO of 228 Squadron, 1st pilot.
Pilot Officer Sydney Wood Smith, 403961 RAAF, 2nd pilot.
Pilot Officer George Richard Saunders, 126975 RAFVR, Navigator.
Pilot Officer Michael Strutt (age 28) J15062 RCAF, Air Gunner.
Flight Sargeant William Royston Jones 523047 RAF, Flight Mechanic Engineer / Air Gunner.
Flight Sargeant Charles Norman Lewis 517386 RAF, Airframe Fitter.
Flight Sargeant Ernest James Hewerdine 566884 RAF, Wireless Operator / Air Gunner.
Flight Sargeant Andrew Simpson Wilson Jack 970168 RAFVR, Air Gunner (Rear).
Sgt. Edward Francis Blacklock 405467 RNZAF, Wireless Operator / Air Gunner.
Sgt. Arthur Rowland Catt 1252994 RAFVR, Wireless Operator / Air Gunner.
Sgt. Leonard Edward Sweett 570678 RAF, Fitter.
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In 1943 Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (age 36) was appointed Royal National Lifeboat Institution: President.
On 10th October 1944 Harold Philips (age 34) and Georgina Wernher (age 24) were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. Guests included The King of Hellenes (age 54), Prince Bertil of Sweden (age 32), and The Duchess of Kent (age 37). [her daughter] Princess Alexandra of Kent (age 7) and Gina's sister, Myra, were bridesmaids.
In 1957 [her mother] Elena Vladimirovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 75) died.
On 8th June 1961 [her son] Edward Windsor 2nd Duke Kent (age 25) and [her daughter-in-law] Katharine Worsley Duchess of Kent (age 28) were married at York Minster [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Kent. He the son of [her former husband] Prince George Windsor 1st Duke Kent and Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (age 54).
Edward Beckett 5th Baron Grimthorpe (age 6) served as a Page.
On 27th August 1968 Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (age 61) died at Kensington Palace.
On 30th August 1968 Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (deceased) funeral was held at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. She was buried in the Royal Burial Ground Frogmore Estate Home Park Windsor, Berkshire.
Kings Wessex: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 29 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 30 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Karl Anton Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frederica Charlotte Dohna Schlodien Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Great x 2 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Friederike Schlieben Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Christian IX of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Oldenburg Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
GrandFather: George I King Greece 3 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Frederick Oldenburg 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Charlotte of Denmark 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Prince Nicholas Glücksburg 4 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter III of Russia 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Paul Emperor of Russia 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Tsar Nicholas I of Russia 3 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Eugene Württemberg Duke Württemberg
Great x 3 Grandmother: Empress Sophie Dorothea of Russia 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Friederike Sophie Dorothea Hohenzollern Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Konstantin Nikolayevich Holstein Gottorp Romanov 4 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick William II King Prussia Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick William III King Prussia 2 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Hohenzollern 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Grand Duke Charles II of Mecklenburg Strelitz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Louise of Prussia 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter III of Russia 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Paul Emperor of Russia 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Tsar Nicholas I of Russia 3 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Eugene Württemberg Duke Württemberg
Great x 3 Grandmother: Empress Sophie Dorothea of Russia 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Friederike Sophie Dorothea Hohenzollern Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Tsar Alexander II of Russia 4 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick William II King Prussia Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick William III King Prussia 2 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Hohenzollern 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Grand Duke Charles II of Mecklenburg Strelitz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Louise of Prussia 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Vladimir Holstein Gottorp Romanov 5 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis I Grand Duke of Hesse 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis Hesse Darmstadt II Grand Duke 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maria Alexandrovna Hesse Darmstadt 19 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Grand Duke Charles Frederick of Baden
Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Charles Louis of Baden 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Wilhelmine Baden 18 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
Mother: Elena Vladimirovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
GrandMother: Marie Pavlona