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
King Sancho of Galicia and Goto Menéndez Queen Consort Galicia were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Galicia. He the son of Ordoño II King Galicia II King Leon and Elvira Menéndez Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Galicia.
Around 895 King Sancho of Galicia was born to [his father] Ordoño II King Galicia II King Leon (age 22) and [his mother] Elvira Menéndez Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Galicia.
On 20th December 910 [his grandfather] Alfonso "Great" III King Asturias (age 62) died. His son [his uncle] García (age 39) succeeded I King Leon. His son [his uncle] Fruela (age 35) succeeded II King Asturias. His son [his father] Ordoño (age 37) succeeded II King Galicia.
On 19th January 914 [his uncle] García I King Leon (age 43) died. His brother [his father] Ordoño (age 41) succeeded II King Leon.
In June 924 [his father] Ordoño II King Galicia II King Leon (age 51) died. His brother [his uncle] Fruela (age 49) succeeded II King Leon, King Galicia.
In July 925 [his uncle] Fruela II King Asturias II King Leon King Galicia (age 50) died. His son Alfonso succeeded King Galicia. His nephew [his brother] Alfonso (age 35) succeeded IV King Leon.
In 926 King Sancho of Galicia (age 31) succeeded King Galicia.
On 16th August 929 King Sancho of Galicia (age 34) died. His brother [his brother] Alfonso (age 39) succeeded IV King Galicia.
[his father] Ordoño II King Galicia II King Leon and Sancha Jiménez Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Galicia were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Leon, Queen Consort Galicia. She the daughter of Sancho I King Pamplona and Toda Aznárez. He the son of [his grandfather] Alfonso "Great" III King Asturias and [his grandmother] Jimena Pamplona Queen Consort Asturias.
[his father] Ordoño II King Galicia II King Leon and [his mother] Elvira Menéndez Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Galicia were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Leon, Queen Consort Galicia. He the son of [his grandfather] Alfonso "Great" III King Asturias and [his grandmother] Jimena Pamplona Queen Consort Asturias.
[his father] Ordoño II King Galicia II King Leon and Aragonta González Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Galicia were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Leon, Queen Consort Galicia. He the son of [his grandfather] Alfonso "Great" III King Asturias and [his grandmother] Jimena Pamplona Queen Consort Asturias.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ordoño I King Asturias
GrandFather: Alfonso "Great" III King Asturias
Great x 1 Grandmother: Muniadona Unknown Queen Consort Asturias
Father: Ordoño II King Galicia II King Leon
GrandMother: Jimena Pamplona Queen Consort Asturias