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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.
Burford, Shropshire is in Shropshire.
Around 1307 Matilda Cornwall was born to Geoffrey Cornwall 1st Baron Burford (age 19) and Margaret Mortimer Baroness Burford (age 11) at Burford, Shropshire [Map]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King John of England.
Around 1311 Joan Cornwall was born to Geoffrey Cornwall 1st Baron Burford (age 23) and Margaret Mortimer Baroness Burford (age 15) at Burford, Shropshire [Map]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King John of England.
In 1313 Richard Cornwall 2nd Baron Burford was born to Geoffrey Cornwall 1st Baron Burford (age 25) and Margaret Mortimer Baroness Burford (age 17) at Burford, Shropshire [Map]. He a great x 2 grandson of King John of England.
In June 1335 Geoffrey Cornwall 1st Baron Burford (age 47) died at Burford, Shropshire [Map]. His son Richard (age 22) succeeded 2nd Baron Burford of Burford in Shropshire.
In October 1343 Richard Cornwall 2nd Baron Burford (age 30) died at Burford, Shropshire [Map]. His son Geoffrey (age 8) succeeded 3rd Baron Burford of Burford in Shropshire.
On 25th December 1345 Margaret Mortimer Baroness Burford (age 50) died at Burford, Shropshire [Map].
On 2nd September 1360 Richard Cornwall 5th Baron Burford was born to Geoffrey Cornwall 3rd Baron Burford (age 24) at Burford, Shropshire [Map].
Before 21st February 1363 Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter was born to John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 22) and Blanche Duchess of Lancaster (age 20) at Burford, Shropshire [Map]. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 18th May 1365 Geoffrey Cornwall 3rd Baron Burford (age 29) died at Burford, Shropshire [Map]. His son Bryan (age 10) succeeded 4th Baron Burford of Burford in Shropshire.
Around 1382 Edmund Cornwall was born to Richard Cornwall 5th Baron Burford (age 21) at Burford, Shropshire [Map].
On 17th January 1400 Bryan Cornwall 4th Baron Burford (age 44) died at Burford, Shropshire [Map]. His brother Richard (age 39) succeeded 5th Baron Burford of Burford in Shropshire.
In 1407 Thomas Cornwall 6th Baron Burford was born to Edmund Cornwall (age 25) and Elizabeth Barre at Burford, Shropshire [Map].
In 1409 Otis Cornwall was born to Edmund Cornwall (age 27) and Elizabeth Barre at Burford, Shropshire [Map].
All About History Books
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.
Around 1413 Richard Cornwall was born to Edmund Cornwall (age 31) and Elizabeth Barre at Burford, Shropshire [Map].
In 1428 Eleanor Cornwall was born to Edmund Cornwall (age 46) and Elizabeth Barre at Burford, Shropshire [Map].
On 10th January 1443 Richard Cornwall 5th Baron Burford (age 82) died at Burford, Shropshire [Map]. His grandson Thomas (age 36) succeeded 6th Baron Burford of Burford in Shropshire.
In 1448 Edmund Cornwall 7th Baron Burford was born to Thomas Cornwall 6th Baron Burford (age 41) at Burford, Shropshire [Map].
In 1467 Thomas Cornwall 8th Baron Burford was born to Edmund Cornwall 7th Baron Burford (age 19) at Burford, Shropshire [Map].
In 1468 Elizabeth Barre died at Burford, Shropshire [Map].
Around 1469 Otis Cornwall (age 60) died at Burford, Shropshire [Map].
In 1488 Edmund Cornwall was born to Thomas Cornwall 8th Baron Burford (age 21) at Burford, Shropshire [Map].
Around 1493 Richard Cornwall 9th Baron Burford was born to Thomas Cornwall 8th Baron Burford (age 26) at Burford, Shropshire [Map].
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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.
Around 10th June 1538 Thomas Cornwall 11th Baron Burford was born to Richard Cornwall 9th Baron Burford (age 45) and Janet Wogan (age 45) at Burford, Shropshire [Map].
On 10th August 1546 Janet Wogan (age 53) died at Burford, Shropshire [Map].
On 24th June 1569 Richard Cornwall 9th Baron Burford (age 76) died at Burford, Shropshire [Map]. His son Edmund (age 34) succeeded 10th Baron Burford of Burford in Shropshire.
In 1595 John Cornwall (age 59) died at Burford, Shropshire [Map].
In 1599 Thomas Cornwall was born to Thomas Cornwall 12th Baron Burford (age 26) at Burford, Shropshire [Map].
Around 1610 Lucius Carey 2nd Viscount Falkland was born to Henry Carey 1st Viscount Falkland (age 35) and Elizabeth Tanfield Duchess Bridgewater (age 25) at Burford, Shropshire [Map].
On 21st May 1615 Thomas Cornwall 11th Baron Burford (age 76) died at Burford, Shropshire [Map]. His son Thomas (age 42) succeeded 12th Baron Burford of Burford in Shropshire.
Sometime before 1727, probably around 1720, Francis Cornwall 16th Baron Burford (age 41) sold Burford, Shropshire [Map] top pay off his debts, The estate was bought by William Bowles, MP for Bewdley, and proprietor of London's famous Vauxhall glass works.