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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
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On 26th January 1358 William Douglas 1st Earl Douglas (age 35) was created 1st Earl Douglas. Margaret Mar Countess Douglas 11th Countess Mar by marriage Countess Douglas.
In 1384 William Douglas 1st Earl Douglas (age 61) died. His son James (age 26) succeeded 2nd Earl Douglas.
In 1384 Archibald "Grim" Douglas 3rd Earl Douglas (age 54) succeeded 3rd Earl Douglas. Joanna Strathearn Countess Douglas by marriage Countess Douglas.
Around December 1400 Archibald "Grim" Douglas 3rd Earl Douglas (age 70) died at Threave Castle. His son Archibald (age 28) succeeded 4th Earl Douglas. Margaret Stewart Duchess Touraine by marriage Countess Douglas.
Before 1424 James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale (age 52) and Beatrice Stewart Countess Douglas and Avondale (age 62) were married. She by marriage Countess Douglas, Countess Avondale. She the daughter of Robert Stewart 1st Duke Albany and Margaret Graham 3rd Countess Menteith. He the son of Archibald "Grim" Douglas 3rd Earl Douglas and Joanna Strathearn Countess Douglas. They were half third cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John of England.
In or after 1425 James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale (age 54) and Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale (age 27) were married. She by marriage Countess Douglas, Countess Avondale. The difference in their ages was 27 years. She the daughter of Henry Sinclair 2nd Earl Orkney and Egidia "Fair Maid of Nithsdale" Douglas Countess Orkney (age 45). He the son of Archibald "Grim" Douglas 3rd Earl Douglas and Joanna Strathearn Countess Douglas. They were great uncle and niece.
On 24th March 1443 James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale (age 72) died. His son William (age 18) succeeded 8th Earl Douglas, 2nd Earl Avondale. Margaret "Fair Lady of Galloway" Douglas Countess (age 8) by marriage Countess Douglas, Countess Avondale.
On 22nd February 1452 William Douglas 8th Earl Douglas 2nd Earl Avondale (age 27) was murdered by King James II of Scotland (age 21) at Edinburgh Castle [Map] for refusing to desist from conspiring with Alexander Lindsay 4th Earl Crawford (age 29). His brother James (age 26) succeeded 9th Earl Douglas, 3rd Earl Avondale.
Before 1455 James Douglas 9th Earl Douglas 3rd Earl Avondale (age 28) and Margaret "Fair Lady of Galloway" Douglas Countess (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Douglas, Countess Avondale. She had previously married his brother William Douglas 8th Earl Douglas 2nd Earl Avondale; an example of Married to Two Siblings. She the daughter of Archibald Douglas 2nd Duke Touraine and Euphemia Graham Lady Hamilton (age 46). He the son of James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale and Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale (age 56). They were first cousin once removed.
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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.
After 1463 James Douglas 9th Earl Douglas 3rd Earl Avondale (age 37) and Anne Holland Countess Douglas and Avondale were married. She by marriage Countess Douglas, Countess Avondale. She the daughter of John Holland 2nd Duke Exeter and Anne Stafford Duchess Exeter. He the son of James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale and Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale. They were half sixth cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale succeeded 7th Earl Douglas.
James Douglas 2nd Earl Douglas and Isabella Stewart Countess Douglas were married. She by marriage Countess Douglas. She the daughter of King Robert II of Scotland and Elizabeth Mure Queen Consort Scotland. He the son of William Douglas 1st Earl Douglas and Margaret Mar Countess Douglas 11th Countess Mar. They were half third cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King John of England.