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.
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Paternal Family Tree: Astur Leonese
Alfonso "Great" III King Asturias and Jimena Pamplona Queen Consort Asturias were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Asturias. He the son of Ordoño I King Asturias and Muniadona Unknown Queen Consort Asturias.
Around 848 Alfonso "Great" III King Asturias was born to [his father] Ordoño I King Asturias (age 27) and [his mother] Muniadona Unknown Queen Consort Asturias.
On 27th May 866 [his father] Ordoño I King Asturias (age 45) died. His son Alfonso (age 18) succeeded III King Asturias.
Around 871 [his son] García I King Leon was born to Alfonso "Great" III King Asturias (age 23) and Jimena Pamplona Queen Consort Asturias. He married Muniadona Unknown Queen Consort Leon.
Around 873 [his son] Ordoño II King Galicia II King Leon was born to Alfonso "Great" III King Asturias (age 25) and Jimena Pamplona Queen Consort Asturias. He married (1) Aragonta González Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Galicia (2) Sancha Jiménez Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Galicia (3) Elvira Menéndez Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Galicia and had issue.
Around 875 [his son] Fruela II King Asturias II King Leon King Galicia was born to Alfonso "Great" III King Asturias (age 27) and Jimena Pamplona Queen Consort Asturias. He married (1) Nunilo Unknown Queen Consort Asturias Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Galicia and had issue (2) before 917 Urraca bint Abd Allah Unknown Queen Consort Asturias Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Galicia.
On 20th December 910 Alfonso "Great" III King Asturias (age 62) died. His son García (age 39) succeeded I King Leon. His son Fruela (age 35) succeeded II King Asturias. His son Ordoño (age 37) succeeded II King Galicia.
[his father] Ordoño I King Asturias and [his mother] Muniadona Unknown Queen Consort Asturias were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Asturias.