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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.
Paternal Family Tree: Hauteville
Roger I King Sicily was appointed I King Sicily.
Around 1031 Roger I King Sicily was born to Tancred of Hauteville (age 51) in Normandy [Map].
In 1041 [his father] Tancred of Hauteville (age 61) died.
In 1062 [his daughter] Matilda Hauteville was born to Roger I King Sicily (age 31) and [his wife] Judith Normandy.
In 1062 Roger I King Sicily (age 31) and Judith Normandy were married.
In 1076 [his wife] Judith Normandy died.
In 1077 Roger I King Sicily (age 46) and Eremburga Mortain were married. She the daughter of William Mortain Count Mortain 2nd Earl Cornwall.
In 1087 Roger I King Sicily (age 56) and Adelaida Vasto were married.
In 1093 [his son] Simon Hauteville was born to Roger I King Sicily (age 62) and [his wife] Adelaida Vasto.
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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.
Before 1094 [his daughter] Matilda Hauteville (age 31) died.
On 22nd December 1095 [his son] Roger II King Sicily was born to Roger I King Sicily (age 64) and [his wife] Adelaida Vasto.
In 1096 [his daughter] Adelisa Hauteville died.
After 1098 [his son] Mauger Count Hauteville died.
On 22nd June 1101 Roger I King Sicily (age 70) died. On 22nd June 1101 His son [his son] Roger (age 5) succeeded II King Sicily.
[his daughter] Constance Hauteville was born to Roger I King Sicily and Judith Normandy.
[his daughter] Flandina married Henry del Vasto Hauteville was born to Roger I King Sicily and Judith Normandy.
[his daughter] Unnamed Hauteville was born to Roger I King Sicily and Judith Normandy.
[his daughter] Matilda Hauteville was born to Roger I King Sicily and Judith Normandy.
[his daughter] Felicia Hauteville was born to Roger I King Sicily and Judith Normandy.
[his daughter] Muriel Hauteville was born to Roger I King Sicily and Judith Normandy.
[his daughter] Maximilla Hauteville was born to Roger I King Sicily and Adelaida Vasto.
[his daughter] Judith Hauteville was born to Roger I King Sicily and Judith Normandy.
[his son] Mauger Count Hauteville was born to Roger I King Sicily and Judith Normandy.
[his daughter] Emma Hauteville was born to Roger I King Sicily and Judith Normandy.
[his daughter] Adelisa Hauteville was born to Roger I King Sicily and Judith Normandy.
[his daughter] Violante Hauteville was born to Roger I King Sicily and Judith Normandy.