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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.
Duke Abercorn is in Duke Ireland.
In 1832 James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn (age 20) and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn (age 19) were married. She by marriage Duchess Abercorn. She the daughter of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 65) and Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford (age 50). He the son of James Hamilton and Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen (age 39).
On 10th August 1868 James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn (age 57) was created 1st Duke Abercorn, 1st Marquess Hamilton.
In 1869 James Hamilton 2nd Duke of Abercorn (age 30) and Mary Anna Curzon Howe Duchess Abercorn (age 21) were married. She by marriage Duchess Abercorn. She the daughter of Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 72) and Anne Gore Countess Howe. He the son of James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn (age 57) and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn (age 56).
On 31st October 1885 James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn (age 74) died. His son James (age 47) succeeded 2nd Duke Abercorn, 3rd Marquess Abercorn, 11th Earl Abercorn.
On 3rd January 1913 James Hamilton 2nd Duke of Abercorn (age 74) died. His son James (age 43) succeeded 3rd Duke Abercorn, 4th Marquess Abercorn, 12th Earl Abercorn. Rosalind Cecilia Caroline Bingham Duchess Abercorn (age 43) by marriage Duchess Abercorn.
On 12th September 1953 James Albert Edward Hamilton 3rd Duke of Abercorn (age 83) died. His son James (age 49) succeeded 4th Duke Abercorn, 4th Marquess Hamilton, 5th Marquess Abercorn, 13th Earl Abercorn. Kathleen Hamilton Duchess of Abercorn (age 48) by marriage Duchess Abercorn.
In 1979 James Edward Hamilton 4th Duke of Abercorn (age 75) died. His son James (age 44) succeeded 5th Duke Abercorn, 5th Marquess Hamilton. Alexandra Phillips Duchess of Abercorn (age 32) by marriage Duchess Abercorn.