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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.
Saxon Heptarchy is in Royalty.
In 589 King Æthelberht of Kent (age 39) succeeded King of Kent. Bertha Merovingian Queen Consort Kent (age 24) by marriage Queen Consort Kent.
On 24th February 616 King Æthelberht of Kent (age 66) died. His son Eadbald succeeded King of Kent. Emma Austrasia Queen Consort Kent by marriage Queen Consort Kent.
On 20th January 640 King Eadbald of Kent died. His son Eorcenberht succeeded King of Kent. Seaxburh Wuffingas Queen Consort Kent by marriage Queen Consort Kent.
In 674 King Æthelwealh of Sussex was appointed King Sussex.
Before 717 King Oshere of Hwicce was appointed King Hwicce
King Eanfrith of Hwicce was appointed King Hwicce.
King Eanhere of Hwicce was appointed King Hwicce. He may not have been king. The only reference is Bede who refers to King Eanhere of Hwicce in Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England Book 4 Chapter 13.
King Osric of Hwicce was appointed King Hwicce
In 675 King Æthelred of Mercia succeeded King Mercia. Osthryth Bernicia Queen Consort Mercia by marriage Queen Consort Mercia.
Around May 853 King Burgred of Mercia and Æthelswith Wessex Queen Consort Mercia (age 15) were married at Chippenham, Wiltshire [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort Mercia. She the daughter of King Æthelwulf of Wessex and Osburgh Queen Consort Wessex.
Before 722 King Ine of Wessex (age 51) and Æthelburg Queen of Wessex (age 48) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Wessex.
In 787 King Beorhtric of Wessex and Queen Eadburga of Wessex were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Wessex. She the daughter of King Offa of Mercia and Cynethryth Queen Mercia.
In or before 838 King Æthelwulf of Wessex and Osburgh Queen Consort Wessex were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Wessex. He the son of King Egbert of Wessex (age 64).
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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 856 King Æthelwulf of Wessex and Judith Carolingian Queen Consort Wessex (age 12) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Wessex. She the daughter of Charles "Bald" I King West Francia (age 32) and Ermentrude Orléans Queen Consort West Francia. He the son of King Egbert of Wessex.
Around 858 King Æthelbald of Wessex and Judith Carolingian Queen Consort Wessex (age 14) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Wessex. She the daughter of Charles "Bald" I King West Francia (age 34) and Ermentrude Orléans Queen Consort West Francia. He the son of King Æthelwulf of Wessex and Osburgh Queen Consort Wessex.