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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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Queen's College, Oxford University is in Oxford University.
In 1566 Job Throckmorton (age 21) graduated at Queen's College, Oxford University.
On 13th February 1590 Maurice Berkeley (age 14) was educated at Queen's College, Oxford University.
On 13th February 1590 Henry Berkeley of Bruton (age 11) was educated at Queen's College, Oxford University.
On 14th February 1593 Maurice Berkeley (age 17) was awarded Bachelor of Arts at Queen's College, Oxford University.
On 13th February 1601 William Button 1st Baronet (age 17) matriculated Queen's College, Oxford University.
On 22nd February 1605 Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle (age 19) matriculated from Queen's College, Oxford University.
On 3rd November 1615 Charles Berkeley 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 15) was educated at Queen's College, Oxford University.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 13th October 1622 Ralph Delaval 1st Baronet was born to Robert Delaval of Seaton Delaval (age 22) and Barbara Selby. He was baptised on 27th October 1622. He was educated at Queen's College, Oxford University; matriculated 15th June 1638. He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn on 28th November 1639. He married 2nd April 1646 Anne Leslie Lady Delaval, daughter of Alexander Leslie 1st Earl Leven, and had issue.
Around 1624, aged sixteen, Bishop Thomas Barlow (age 16) entered Queen's College, Oxford University, as a servitor, rising to be a tabarder (scholar). He took his BA degree in 1630 and his MA in 1633, when he was elected a fellow of his college.
On 30th April 1624 John Edisbury (age 16) matriculated Queen's College, Oxford University.
On 21st November 1628 Wilfrid Lawson 1st Baronet (age 18) matriculated Queen's College, Oxford University.
On 17th October 1634 Thomas Tully Divine (age 14) matriculated from Queen's College, Oxford University.
Around 1642 Bishop Henry Compton (age 10) educated at Queen's College, Oxford University.
In 1649 Edward Hungerford (age 16) educated at Queen's College, Oxford University.
On 27th February 1651 Edward Cropley (age 14) matriculated Queen's College, Oxford University.
On 10th July 1651 Christopher Musgrave 4th Baronet (age 19) matriculated Queen's College, Oxford University.
On 9th December 1653 Robert Dillington 2nd Baronet (age 19) matriculated Queen's College, Oxford University.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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Before 1678 Jasper Churchill educated at Queen's College, Oxford University.
On 10th June 1678 Henry Fletcher 3rd Baronet (age 17) matriculated Queen's College, Oxford University.
On 25th February 1695 John Eden 2nd Baronet (age 17) matriculated Queen's College, Oxford University.
On 19th October 1695 Gilfrid Lawson 6th Baronet (age 20) matriculated Queen's College, Oxford University.
On 3rd October 1701 Joseph Williamson (age 68) died in Cobham, Kent. He was buried in Westminster Abbey [Map]. He left £6,000 and his library to Queen's College, Oxford.
In 1713 Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet (age 16) matriculated Queen's College, Oxford University.
In 1723 Francis Godolphin 2nd Baron Goldolphin (age 16) educated at Queen's College, Oxford University.
On 28th May 1725 John Evelyn 2nd Baronet (age 18) matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford University.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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On 1st July 1726 George Brudenell aka Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 13) was educated at Queen's College, Oxford University.
On 25th November 1726 John Tynte 4th Baronet (age 19) matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford University.
On 31st January 1729 George Brudenell aka Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 16) graduated Master of Arts: Oxford University at Queen's College, Oxford University.
In 1732 Edmund Sheffield 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby (age 15) was educated at Queen's College, Oxford University.
Before 21st December 1739 Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings (age 57) gave £1000 towards the building of Holy Trinity Church, Leeds and an endowment of £24 each year for the parish church. In her will she left the Whedale estate for the foundation of scholarships at Queen's College, Oxford University.
On 10th October 1743 Francis Seymour (age 17) was educated at Queen's College, Oxford University.
Around 1746 Other Lewis Windsor 4th Earl Plymouth (age 14) educated at Queen's College, Oxford University.