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On 24th October 1796 David Roberts was born.
In 1820 David Roberts (age 23) and Margaret McLachlan were married.
1823. David Roberts (age 26). West front of the Church of St Pierre, Caen [Map].
1827. David Roberts (age 30). Interior of York Minster [Map].
1831. David Roberts (age 34). Edinburgh Town and Castle [Map].
1847. David Roberts (age 50). Edinburgh from the Castle.
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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.
1853. David Roberts (age 56). Ruins of Elgin Cathedral.
Before 1864. David Roberts (age 67). Temple Bar.
Before 1864. David Roberts (age 67). The Tomb of Edward III, Westminster Abbey [Map].
On 25th November 1864 David Roberts (age 68) died.