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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.

Biography of Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona 1079-1126

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In 1069 [her father] Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile (age 28) and Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Castile (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine (age 44) and Mateoda Unknown Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of [her grandfather] Ferdinand "Great" I King Leon and [her grandmother] Sancha Astur Leonese.

In 1079 [her father] Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile (age 38) and [her mother] Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 33) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile, Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Robert I Duke Burgundy and [her grandmother] Helie Samur Duchess Burgundy. He the son of [her grandfather] Ferdinand "Great" I King Leon and [her grandmother] Sancha Astur Leonese.

In April 1079 Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona was born to Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile (age 38) and Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 33).

In 1093 [her mother] Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 47) died.

Around 1100 [her daughter] Sancha Raimúndez Ivrea was born to Raymond Ivrea (age 30) and Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona (age 20).

On 1st March 1105 [her son] Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon was born to Raymond Ivrea (age 35) and Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona (age 25).

In 1109 Alfonso I King Aragon I King Pamplona (age 36) and Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona (age 29) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon, Queen Consort Pamplona. She the daughter of Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile (age 68) and Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile and Leon. He the son of Sancho Ramírez I King Aragon V King Pamplona and Felicia Montdidier Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona (age 49). They were half second cousins.

On 1st July 1109 [her father] Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile (age 68) died. His daughter Urracca (age 30) succeeded Queen Leon, Queen Castile and Queen Galicia.

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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.

In 1112 Alfonso I King Aragon I King Pamplona (age 39) and Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona (age 32) were divorced.

On 8th March 1126 Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona (age 46) died.

In 1134 [her former husband] Alfonso I King Aragon I King Pamplona (age 61) died. His brother [her former brother-in-law] Ramiro (age 47) succeeded I King Aragon.

Raymond Ivrea and Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona were married. She the daughter of Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile and Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile and Leon. He the son of William Ivrea I Count Burgundy and Ettiennette Countess Burgundy. They were fourth cousin once removed.