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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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Earl Clanricarde is in Earl Ireland.
In 1544 Ulick na "gCeann aka of the Heads" Burke 1st Earl Clanricarde died. His son Richard succeeded 2nd Earl Clanricarde.
In 1582 Richard Burke 2nd Earl Clanricarde died. His son Ulrick succeeded 3rd Earl Clanricarde.
In 1601 Ulrick Burke 3rd Earl Clanricarde died. His son Richard (age 29) succeeded 4th Earl Clanricarde.
On 12th November 1635 Richard Burke 4th Earl Clanricarde 1st Earl St Albans (age 63) died. His son Ulick (age 31) succeeded 5th Earl Clanricarde, 2nd Earl St Albans. Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford (age 42) was blamed for his death making an enemy of Ulick Burke 1st Marquess Clanricarde and his half-brother (they shared the same mother Frances Walsingham Countess Essex) Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Essex (age 44).
In July 1657 Ulick Burke 1st Marquess Clanricarde (age 53) died. His first cousin Richard succeeded 6th Earl Clanricarde. Earl St Albans extinct.
In 1666 Richard Burgh 8th Earl Clanricarde (age 27) died. His brother John (age 24) succeeded 9th Earl Clanricarde.
In 1666 Richard Burke 6th Earl Clanricarde died. His brother William succeeded 7th Earl Clanricarde.
In or before 1674 William Burke 7th Earl Clanricarde and Helen MacCarty Countess Clanricarde (age 41) were married. She by marriage Countess Clanricarde.
After 1708 William Burke 7th Earl Clanricarde died. His son Richard succeeded 8th Earl Clanricarde.
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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In 1722 John Burke 9th Earl Clanricard (age 80) died. His son Michael (age 36) succeeded 10th Earl Clanricarde.
In 1726 Michael Burke 10th Earl Clanricarde (age 40) died. His son John (age 5) succeeded 11th Earl Clanricarde.
On 1st July 1740 John Smith Burgh 11th Earl Clanricarde (age 19) and Hester Amelia Vincent Countess Clanricarde were married. She by marriage Countess Clanricarde. He the son of Michael Burke 10th Earl Clanricarde.
On 21st April 1782 John Smith Burgh 11th Earl Clanricarde (age 61) died. His son Henry (age 40) succeeded 12th Earl Clanricarde.
On 8th December 1797 Henry Burgh 1st Marquess Clarincade (age 55) died without issue. Marquess Clarincade extinct. His brother John (age 53) succeeded 13th Earl Clanricarde.
On 10th April 1874 Ulick Burgh 1st Marquess Clanricarde (age 71) died at Stratton Street. His son Hubert (age 41) succeeded 2nd Marquess Clarincade, 15th Earl Clanricarde, 2nd Baron Somerhill of Somerhill in Kent.
Ulick na "gCeann aka of the Heads" Burke 1st Earl Clanricarde was created 1st Earl Clanricarde.