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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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Heidelburg is in Baden Württemberg.
On 13th April 1229 Louis "Strict" Wittelsbach II Duke Upper Bavaria was born to Otto "Illustrious" Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria (age 23) and Agnes Welf Duchess Bavaria (age 28) at Heidelburg. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 2nd February 1294 Louis "Strict" Wittelsbach II Duke Upper Bavaria (age 64) died at Heidelburg. His son Rudolf (age 19) succeeded Rudolph I Duke Bavaria.
Before March 1400 Adolph La Marck I Duke Cleves (age 26) and Agnes Wittelsbach (age 21) were married at Heidelburg. She the daughter of Rupert King Germany (age 47). He the son of Adolph La Marck and Margaret Jülich Countess Cleves and Mark (age 50).
In 1401 Agnes Wittelsbach (age 22) died at Heidelburg.
On 30th December 1436 Louis Wittelsbach III Elector Palatine (age 58) died at Heidelburg.
On 15th June 1560 Johann Wilhelm Wettin Duke Saxe Weimar (age 30) and Dorothea Susanne Palatine Duchess Saxe Weimar were married at Heidelburg. She the daughter of Frederick Palatine III Elector Palatine.
After 20th February 1613 Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine (age 16) and Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia (age 16) commenced their journey to his home at Heidelburg. They visited Prince Maurice I of Orange (age 45). They arrived in Heidelburg on 12th June 1613 amidst widespread celebration.
John Harington 1st Baron Harington (age 73) and Anne Keilway Baroness Harington (age 59)
Sisters Elizabeth Apsley and Alice Apsley travelled as Maids of Honour to Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia.
On 22nd September 1617 Charles Louis Palatinate Simmern was born to Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine (age 21) and Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia (age 21) at Heidelburg. He a grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 31st March 1651 Charles Palatinate Simmern II Elector Palatine Rhine was born to Charles Louis Palatinate Simmern (age 33) and Charlotte Hesse-Kassel (age 23) at Heidelburg. He a great grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
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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.
On 27th May 1652 Elizabeth Charlotte Palatinate Simmern Duchess Orléans was born to Charles Louis Palatinate Simmern (age 34) and Charlotte Hesse-Kassel (age 24) at Heidelburg. She a great granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 26th May 1685 Charles Palatinate Simmern II Elector Palatine Rhine (age 34) died at Heidelburg.
On 26th March 1686 Charlotte Hesse-Kassel (age 58) died at Heidelburg.