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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On 10th September 918 Baldwin "Bald" II Margrave Flanders [aged 52] died. His son Arnulf [aged 28] succeeded I Count Flanders.
In 934 Arnulf "Great" I Count Flanders [aged 44] and Adela Vermandois Countess Flanders [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Herbert II Count Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux and Adela Capet Countess Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux. He the son of Baldwin "Bald" II Margrave Flanders and Aelfthryth Wessex Margrave Flanders. They were fourth cousin once removed.
In 962 Baldwin III Count Flanders [aged 22] died. His son Arnulf [aged 2] succeeded II Count Flanders.
Before 30th March 987 Arnulf II Count Flanders [aged 27] and Rozala of Italy [aged 37] were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders. He the son of Baldwin III Count Flanders and Matilda Billung Countess Flanders [aged 47].
On 30th March 987 Arnulf II Count Flanders [aged 27] died. His son Baldwin [aged 7] succeeded IV Count Flanders.
In 1012 Baldwin "Bearded" IV Count Flanders [aged 32] and Ogive Luxemburg Countess Flanders were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders. He the son of Arnulf II Count Flanders and Rozala of Italy.
Before 1055 Baldwin VI Count Flanders I Count Hainaut [aged 24] and Richilde Countess Flanders and Hainault were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders, Countess Hainault. He the son of Baldwin "The Good" V Count Flanders [aged 42] and Adela Capet Duchess Normandy [aged 45].
On 1st September 1067 Baldwin VI Count Flanders I Count Hainaut [aged 37] succeeded VI Count Flanders.
On 20th February 1071 Battle of Cassel was fought between uncle Robert "The Frisian" I Count Flanders [aged 38] and nephew Arnulf III Count Flanders [aged 16], supported by his mother Richilde Countess Flanders and Hainault and Philip I King of the Franks [aged 18], over the succession of Flanders.
Arnulf III Count Flanders was killed. His brother Baldwin [aged 15] succeeded II Count Hainault. Robert "The Frisian" I Count Flanders was appointed I Count Flanders.
William Fitzosbern 1st Earl Hereford [aged 51] was killed. His son Roger succeeded 2nd Earl Hereford.
Eustace II Count Boulogne [aged 56] and his son Eustace Flanders III Count Boulogne fought for Robert. During the battle Robert "The Frisian" I Count Flanders and Richilde Countess Flanders and Hainault were captured, and subsequently exchanged for each other.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 1070. Earl Baldwin [aged 40] also died, and his son Arnulf [aged 15] succeeded to the earldom. Earl William [aged 50], in conjunction with the king of the Franks [aged 17], was to be his guardian; but Earl Robert [aged 37] came and slew his kinsman Arnulf and the earl, put the king to flight, and slew many thousands of his men.
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.'
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On 17th July 1070 Baldwin VI Count Flanders I Count Hainaut [aged 40] died. His son Arnulf [aged 15] succeeded III Count Flanders.
In 1093 Robert II Count Flanders [aged 28] succeeded II Count Flanders. Clementia Ivrea Countess Louvain and Flanders [aged 15] by marriage Countess Flanders.
On 5th October 1111 Robert II Count Flanders [aged 46] was killed. His son Baldwin [aged 18] succeeded VII Count Flanders.
On 17th July 1119 at the Battle of Bures-en-Bray King Henry I "Beauclerc" England [aged 51] fought against the army of Louis VI King of the Franks [aged 37].
Baldwin VII Count Flanders [aged 26] who was killed. His first cousin Charles [aged 35] succeeded I Count Flanders. Marguerite Clermont Countess Flanders [aged 14] by marriage Countess Flanders.
On 2nd March 1127 Charles I Count Flanders [aged 43] was murdered at Church of St Donatian. His second cousin William [aged 24] succeeded Count Flanders. Joanna Monferrat Countess Essex and Flanders by marriage Countess Flanders.
In 1128 Thierry Count Flanders [aged 29] succeeded Count Flanders. Swanhilde Countess Flanders by marriage Countess Flanders.
After 1132 Thierry Count Flanders [aged 33] and Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders. She the daughter of Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem [aged 43] and Ermengarde of Maine Countess of Anjou. He the son of Theodoric "Valiant" Metz II Duke Lorraine and Gertrude Flanders Duchess Lorraine. They were fifth cousins.
In 1195 Baldwin IX Count Flanders VI Count Hainaut [aged 24] succeeded 4th Count Flanders.
In 1223 William Dampierre II Count Flanders [aged 27] and Margaret II Countess Flanders [aged 20] were married. He by marriage II Count Flanders. She the daughter of Baldwin IX Count Flanders VI Count Hainaut and Marie Blois Countess Flanders.
On 3rd September 1231 William Dampierre II Count Flanders [aged 35] died. His son William [aged 7] succeeded III Count Flanders.
On 5th December 1244 Joan I Countess Flanders [aged 45] died. Her sister Margaret [aged 42] succeeded II Countess Flanders. Her great nephew John succeeded II Count Hainault, II Count Holland.
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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In June 1246 Guy Dampierre Count Flanders [aged 20] and Mathilde Bethune were married. He by marriage Count Flanders. He the son of William Dampierre II Count Flanders and Margaret II Countess Flanders [aged 43].
On 6th June 1251 William Dampierre III Count Flanders [aged 27] died. His brother Guy [aged 25] succeeded Count Flanders.
In 1265 Robert Dampierre III Count Flanders [aged 16] and Blanche Capet Countess Flanders [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders. He the son of Guy Dampierre Count Flanders [aged 39] and Mathilde Bethune. They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In March 1265 Guy Dampierre Count Flanders [aged 39] and Isabelle Luxemburg Countess Flanders [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of Henry "Great" Luxemburg V Count Luxemburg III Count Namur [aged 49] and Margaret of Bar Countess Luxemburg and Namur [aged 45]. He the son of William Dampierre II Count Flanders and Margaret II Countess Flanders [aged 62]. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
On 7th March 1305 Guy Dampierre Count Flanders [aged 79] died. His son Robert [aged 56] succeeded III Count Flanders.
In 1320 Louis Dampierre II Count Nevers I Count Flanders [aged 16] and Margaret Capet Countess Nevers amd Flanders [aged 11] were married. She by marriage Countess Nevers, Countess Flanders. She the daughter of Philip V King France I King Navarre [aged 27] and Joan of Burgundy Queen Consort France [aged 28]. He the son of Louis Dampierre I Count Nevers [aged 48] and Joan Rethel Countess Nevers and Rethel. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 17th September 1322 Robert Dampierre III Count Flanders [aged 73] died. His grandson Louis [aged 18] succeeded I Count Flanders.
On 26th August 1346 the army of King Edward III of England [aged 33] defeated the French army at the Battle of Crécy. The English army was commanded by King Edward III of England, his son Edward "Black Prince" [aged 16], Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick [aged 33], William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton [aged 36] and John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Warwick [aged 30].
The English army was included: Bishop Thomas of Hatfield [aged 36], Hugh Despencer 1st Baron Despencer [aged 38], Bernard Brocas [aged 16], Thomas Felton [aged 16], James Audley [aged 28], Robert Bourchier 1st Baron Bourchier, Bartholomew "The Elder" Burghesh 1st Baron Burghesh [aged 59], Bartholomew "The Younger" Burghesh 2nd Baron Burghesh [aged 18], Reginald Cobham 1st Baron Cobham [aged 51], John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth [aged 66], Robert Ferrers 3rd Baron Ferrers of Chartley [aged 37], Richard Scrope 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton [aged 19], William Scrope [aged 21], Stephen Scrope [aged 21], William Latimer 4th Baron Latimer of Corby [aged 16], John Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle [aged 28], Gerard Lisle 1st Baron Lisle [aged 42], Nicholas Longford [aged 61], Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu, Walter Paveley 4th Baron Burghesh [aged 27], Michael Poynings 1st Baron Poynings [aged 28], Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk [aged 48], John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford [aged 34], Thomas West [aged 34], John Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby [aged 43], John Wingfield [aged 26], Henry Percy 11th and 3rd Baron Percy [aged 25], Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon [aged 43] (possibly), Walter "Elder" Devereux [aged 37], John Devereux [aged 44], Enion Sais Brecon, John Chandos [aged 26], Richard Pembridge [aged 26] and John Sully [aged 63].
The French army suffered significant casualties. King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France [aged 52] was wounded. William de Coucy [aged 60] and his son Enguerrand 6th Lord de Coucy [aged 33] and were killed.
Charles II Count Alençon [aged 49] was killed. His son Charles [aged 9] succeeded Count Alençon.
Louis Chatillon II Count Blois I Count Chatillon was killed. His son Louis succeeded III Count Blois.
Louis Dampierre II Count Nevers I Count Flanders [aged 42] was killed. His son Louis [aged 15] succeeded III Count Nevers, II Count Flanders.
King John I of Bohemia [aged 50] was killed. His son Charles [aged 30] succeeded IV King Bohemia, Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg. Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg [aged 29] by marriage Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg.
Rudolph "Valiant" Metz I Duke Lorraine [aged 26] was killed. His son John succeeded I Duke Lorraine.
Jean IV de Harcourt [aged 39] was killed.
On 1st July 1347 Louis of Male III Count Nevers II Count Flanders [aged 16] and Margaret of Brabant Countess Nevers and Flanders [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Countess Nevers, Countess Flanders. She the daughter of John Brabant III Duke Brabant [aged 47] and Marie Évreux Duchess of Brabant. He the son of Louis Dampierre II Count Nevers I Count Flanders and Margaret Capet Countess Nevers amd Flanders [aged 38]. They were half second cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 30th January 1384 Louis of Male III Count Nevers II Count Flanders [aged 53] died. His daughter Margaret [aged 36] succeeded III Countess Flanders.
Robert Dampierre III Count Flanders and Yolande Burgundy II Countess Nevers and Flanders were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders. He the son of Guy Dampierre Count Flanders and Mathilde Bethune. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
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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Baldwin "The Good" V Count Flanders succeeded V Count Flanders. Adela Capet Duchess Normandy by marriage Countess Flanders.
Margaret Metz Countess Hainaut and Flanders succeeded I Countess Flanders.
Baldwin VII Count Flanders and Hawise Canhiart Countess Flanders were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders. She the daughter of Alan Canhiart IV Duke Brittany and Ermengarde Anjou Duchess Brittany and Aquitaine. He the son of Robert II Count Flanders and Clementia Ivrea Countess Louvain and Flanders. They were fourth cousins.
Baldwin IX Count Flanders VI Count Hainaut and Marie Blois Countess Flanders were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders, Countess Flanders. She the daughter of Henry Blois I Count Champagne and Marie Capet Countess Champagne. He the son of Baldwin Flanders V Count Hainaut and Margaret Metz Countess Hainaut and Flanders. They were half third cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
Baldwin III Count Flanders succeeded III Count Flanders.
Baldwin "Bearded" IV Count Flanders and Matilda Normandy Countess Flanders were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders. The difference in their ages was 33 years. She the daughter of Richard "Good" Normandy II Duke Normandy and Judith Penthièvre Duchess Normandy. He the son of Arnulf II Count Flanders and Rozala of Italy. They were third cousin once removed.
Thomas Savoy II Count Flanders was appointed II Count Flanders.
Thomas Savoy III Count Flanders was appointed III Count Flanders.
Baldwin III Count Flanders and Matilda Billung Countess Flanders were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders. She the daughter of Hermmann Billung Margrave Billung March and Hildegard Westerburg Margrave Billung March. He the son of Arnulf "Great" I Count Flanders and Adela Vermandois Countess Flanders.
William Dampierre III Count Flanders and Beatrix Reginar Countess Flanders were married. She by marriage Countess Flanders. She the daughter of Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant and Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant. He the son of William Dampierre II Count Flanders and Margaret II Countess Flanders. They were third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Stephen I England.