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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: Leslie
George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes succeeded 4th Earl Rothes.
On 2nd August 1484 George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes was born.
In 1490 John Leslie 2nd of Wardis (age 23) and [his future wife] Margaret Crichton Countess Rothes (age 10) were married.
Before 1500 John Lyon 4th Lord Glamis and [his future wife] Elizabeth Gray Countess Huntley and Rothes (age 34) were married. She by marriage Lord Gray.
After 27th July 1511 Alexander Gordon 3rd Earl Huntley and [his future wife] Elizabeth Gray Countess Huntley and Rothes (age 46) were married. She by marriage Countess Huntley. He the son of George Gordon 2nd Earl Huntley. They were third cousins.
Before 1st April 1517 George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes (age 32) and Margaret Crichton Countess Rothes (age 37) were married. She by marriage Countess Rothes.
Around 1518 John Fleming 2nd Lord Fleming (age 53) and [his future wife] Agnes Somerville Countess Rothes (age 20) were married. The difference in their ages was 33 years.
Before 5th June 1525 George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes (age 40) and Elizabeth Gray Countess Huntley and Rothes (age 60) were married. She by marriage Countess Rothes.
In 1526 David Lindsay 8th Earl Crawford and [his future wife] Isobel Lundie Countess Crawford and Rothes (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Crawford. He the son of Alexander Lindsay 7th Earl Crawford.
In 1526 [his wife] Elizabeth Gray Countess Huntley and Rothes (age 61) died.
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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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Before 22nd September 1529 [his son] James Leslie was born to George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes (age 45).
After 1530 [his son] Andrew Leslie 5th Earl Rothes was born to George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes (age 45).
Before 29th January 1530 George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes (age 45) and Agnes Somerville Countess Rothes (age 32) were married. She by marriage Countess Rothes.
Before 29th January 1530 George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes (age 45) and Isobel Lundie Countess Crawford and Rothes (age 28) were married. She by marriage Countess Rothes.
After 1542 [his daughter] Agnes Leslie Countess Morton was born to George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes (age 57).
After 1542 [his daughter] Margaret Leslie Countess Angus and Morton was born to George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes (age 57).
Around 1543 [his wife] Agnes Somerville Countess Rothes (age 45) died.
Around 1545 [his wife] Margaret Crichton Countess Rothes (age 65) died.
On 16th June 1548 [his son] Andrew Leslie 5th Earl Rothes (age 18) and [his daughter-in-law] Grizel Hamilton Countess Rothes were married. She by marriage Countess Rothes. He the son of George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes (age 63).
Before 2nd February 1550 [his wife] Isobel Lundie Countess Crawford and Rothes (age 48) died
Before 1553 [his son-in-law] Mark Kerr (age 36) and [his daughter] Helen Leslie were married. She the daughter of George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes (age 68).
On 24th November 1558 George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes (age 74) died. His son [his son] Andrew (age 28) succeeded 5th Earl Rothes.
[his daughter] Helen Leslie was born to George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes died.