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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.
Thistle Chapel, Edinburgh Cathedral is in St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh.
Ante-Chapel of Thistle Chapel, Edinburgh Cathedral [Map].
On 18th July 1881 Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (age 65) died. Memoral at the Thistle Chapel, Edinburgh Cathedral [Map].
Arthur Penrhyn Stanley: On 13th December 1815 he was born to Bishop Edward Stanley. In 1864 he was appointed Dean of Westminster Abbey. Life's Ebb And Flow Chapter IV. [30th April 1881]. Our dear friend, the Bishop of St. Albans (Claughton), helped by our neighbour the rector of Little Easton, who had kept in the background during the ceremony. The register was signed by the Prince of Wales, Prince Leopold, and Lords Warwick and Rosslyn. Our honeymoon was spent at beautiful Ditton Park, which was lent us by the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, and there, in lovely May weather, we had a fortnight on the river, boating and canoeing. But, alas for romance, there was one worldly honour given us that demanded all our self-control. We were commanded to dine at Windsor Castle on the day after our wedding, and I was asked to wear my bridal dress, orange blossoms and all! I must confess that Her Majesty's kindness on that occasion went far to soothe the shyness of a bride in her teens. The Queen took from my corsage a spray of orange blossom to keep as a souvenir and said many charming things about the beauty of my frock. Her Majesty so much admired what she was pleased to call the "lovely" dress, that I had a note next day from Lady Churchill, then in waiting, to say that the Queen wished so very much to possess a photograph of me if I would have myself taken in the gown, and hoping I was not too tired from the long standing. In 1883 Arthur Penrhyn Stanley and Augusta Elizabeth Frederica Bruce were married. She the daughter of Thomas Bruce 11th Earl Kincardine 7th Earl Elgin and Elizabeth Oswald Countess Kincardine and Elgin. He the son of Bishop Edward Stanley.
The Thistle Chapel, Edinburgh Cathedral [Map] was completed by autumn of 1910 with funding provided by John Leslie-Melville 12th Earl of Leven 11th Earl of Melville (age 25) in time for the first St Andrew's Day gathering of the Knights. The Chapel was formally opened amidst much ceremony on 19 July 1911 by King George V (age 46).
After 1929. Memorial to Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer, architect and creator of the Thistle Chapel, Edinburgh Cathedral [Map].
After 6th February 1952. Memorial to King George VI of the United Kingdom (deceased) at the Thistle Chapel, Edinburgh Cathedral [Map].
2020. Ceiling of the Thistle Chapel, Edinburgh Cathedral [Map].
All About History Books
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.
The Knights of the Thistle at the Thistle Chapel, Edinburgh Cathedral [Map].
