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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.
Baron Gage of Castlebar in County Mayo is in Baron Ireland.
On 14th September 1720 Thomas Gage 1st Viscount Gage (age 19) was created 1st Viscount Gage of Castle Island in County Kerry, 1st Baron Gage of Castlebar in County Mayo. Benedicta Maria Theresa Hall Viscountess Gage by marriage Viscountess Gage of Castle Island in County Kerry.
On 21st December 1754 Thomas Gage 1st Viscount Gage (age 53) died. He was buried at West Firle Church Firle, East Sussex. His son William (age 36) succeeded 2nd Viscount Gage of Castle Island in County Kerry, 2nd Baron Gage of Castlebar in County Mayo, 9th Baronet Gage of Firley in Sussex.
On 11th October 1791 William Gage 2nd Viscount Gage (age 73) died without issue. His nephew Henry (age 30) succeeded 3rd Viscount Gage of Castle Island in County Kerry, 3rd Baron Gage of Castlebar in County Mayo, 2nd Baron Gage of Highmeadow, 10th Baronet Gage of Firley in Sussex. Baron Gage of Firle in Sussex extinct.
On 29th January 1808 Henry Gage 3rd Viscount Gage (age 46) died. His son Henry (age 16) succeeded 4th Viscount Gage of Castle Island in County Kerry, 4th Baron Gage of Castlebar in County Mayo, 3rd Baron Gage of Highmeadow, 11th Baronet Gage of Firley in Sussex.
On 20th January 1877 Henry Hall Gage 4th Viscount Gage (age 85) died. His grandson Henry (age 22) succeeded 5th Viscount Gage of Castle Island in County Kerry, 5th Baron Gage of Castlebar in County Mayo, 4th Baron Gage of Highmeadow, 12th Baronet Gage of Firley in Sussex.
On 18th April 1912 Henry Charles Gage 5th Viscount Gage (age 58) died. His son Henry (age 16) succeeded 6th Viscount Gage of Castle Island in County Kerry, 6th Baron Gage of Castlebar in County Mayo, 5th Baron Gage of Highmeadow, 13th Baronet Gage of Firley in Sussex.
On 27th February 1982 Henry Rainaud Gage 6th Viscount Gage (age 86) died. His son George (age 49) succeeded 7th Viscount Gage of Castle Island in County Kerry, 7th Baron Gage of Castlebar in County Mayo, 6th Baron Gage of Highmeadow, 14th Baronet Gage of Firley in Sussex.
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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 27th February 1993 George John St Clere Gage 7th Viscount Gage (age 60) died. His brother Henry (age 58) succeeded 8th Viscount Gage of Castle Island in County Kerry, 8th Baron Gage of Castlebar in County Mayo, 7th Baron Gage of Highmeadow, 15th Baronet Gage of Firley in Sussex.