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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.
Ruthyn is in Denbighshire.
In 1268 John Grey 2nd Baron Grey of Wilton was born to Reginald Grey 1st Baron Grey of Wilton (age 28) at Ruthyn.
Around 1325 Johanna Grey was born to Roger Grey 1st Baron Grey Ruthyn (age 35) and Elizabeth Hastings Baroness Grey Ruthyn (age 30) at Ruthyn.
On 6th March 1353 Roger Grey 1st Baron Grey Ruthyn (age 63) died at Ruthyn. His son Reginald (age 31) succeeded 2nd Baron Grey of Ruthyn.
On 20th April 1396 Alianore Strange Baroness Grey Ruthyn (age 65) died at Ruthyn.
In 1448 Elizabeth Grey was born to Edmund Grey 1st Earl Kent (age 31) and Katherine Percy (age 24) in Ruthyn. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.66%.
On 3rd September 1448 Joan Astley Baroness Grey Ruthyn (age 82) died in Ruthyn.
Around 1450 Anne Grey Baroness Grey Wilton was born to Edmund Grey 1st Earl Kent (age 33) and Katherine Percy (age 26) in Ruthyn. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.66%.
On 18th July 1472 Elizabeth Grey (age 24) died in Ruthyn.
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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.
On 6th November 1528 Dean Gabriel Goodman was born to Edward Goodman at Nantclwyd y Dre.
On 3rd July 1927 Marah Bond Robinson (age 66) died at Clwyd Hall Ruthin.
Ruthin Castle is also in Castles in Denbighshire.
The River Clwyd rises 8km north-west Corwen, Denbighshire [Map] from where it flows past Ruthin Castle [Map], Denbigh [Map], St Asaph [Map] to Rhuddlan Castle [Map], from where the remaining 4km were canalised when the castle wads constructed, entering the Irish Sea at Rhyl [Map].
Around 1317 Juliane Grey was born to Roger Grey 1st Baron Grey Ruthyn (age 27) and Elizabeth Hastings Baroness Grey Ruthyn (age 22) at Ruthin Castle [Map].
In 1872 William Cornwallis-West (age 36) and Mary "Patsy" Fitzpatrick (age 16) were married. He was more than twice her age - the marriage arranged to avoid a scandal. They lived at Ruthin Castle [Map]. The difference in their ages was 20 years.
On 28th June 1873 Mary Theresa "Daisy" Cornwallis-West was born to William Cornwallis-West (age 38) and Mary "Patsy" Fitzpatrick (age 17) at Ruthin Castle [Map].