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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.
Duke Montrose is in Duke.
In 1488 David Lindsay 1st Duke Montrose (age 48) was created 1st Duke Montrose. Elizabeth Hamilton Duchess Montrose (age 46) by marriage Duchess Montrose.
On 25th December 1495 David Lindsay 1st Duke Montrose (age 55) died. Duke Montrose had been granted for life only and was, therefore, extinct. His son John succeeded 6th Earl Crawford.
On 24th April 1707 James Graham 1st Duke Montrose (age 25) was created 1st Duke Montrose.
On 4th January 1742 James Graham 1st Duke Montrose (age 59) died. His son William (age 29) succeeded 2nd Duke Montrose.
On 28th October 1742 William Graham 2nd Duke Montrose (age 30) and Lucy Manners Duchess Montrose (age 25) were married. She by marriage Duchess Montrose. She the daughter of John Manners 2nd Duke Rutland and Lucy Sherard Duchess Rutland (age 57). He the son of James Graham 1st Duke Montrose.
On 23rd September 1790 William Graham 2nd Duke Montrose (age 78) died at Twickenham, Richmond. His son James (age 35) succeeded 3rd Duke Montrose. Caroline Maria Montagu Duchess Montrose by marriage Duchess Montrose.
On 30th December 1836 James Graham 3rd Duke Montrose (age 81) died. His son James (age 37) succeeded 4th Duke Montrose. Caroline Agnes Horsley Beresford "Mr Manton" Duchess Montrose (age 18) by marriage Duchess Montrose.
On 30th December 1874 James Graham 4th Duke Montrose (age 75) died. His son Douglas (age 22) succeeded 5th Duke Montrose.
On 24th July 1876 Douglas Graham 5th Duke Montrose (age 23) and Violet Hermione Graham Duchess Montrose (age 21) were married. She by marriage Duchess Montrose. He the son of James Graham 4th Duke Montrose and Caroline Agnes Horsley Beresford "Mr Manton" Duchess Montrose (age 58). They were third cousin once removed.
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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.
On 10th December 1925 Douglas Graham 5th Duke Montrose (age 73) died. His son James (age 47) succeeded 6th Duke Montrose. Mary Louise Douglas Hamilton Duchess Montrose (age 41) by marriage Duchess Montrose.