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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.
Raglan, Monmouthshire is in Monmouthshire South East Wales.
Around 1380 William ap Thomas "Blue Knight of Gwent" Herbert was born at Raglan, Monmouthshire.
On 21st February 1589 William Somerset 3rd Earl of Worcester (age 63) died at Hackney. He was buried at Church of St Cadoc Raglan, Monmouthshire. His son Edward (age 39) succeeded 4th Earl Worcester, 6th Baron Herbert of Raglan.
On 3rd March 1628 Edward Somerset 4th Earl of Worcester (age 78) died. He was buried at Church of St Cadoc Raglan, Monmouthshire. His son Henry (age 51) succeeded 5th Earl Worcester, 7th Baron Herbert of Raglan. Anne Russell Countess Worcester (age 50) by marriage Countess Worcester.
Raglan Castle is also in Castles in Monmouthshire.
In 1394 Henry Ferrers was born to William Ferrers 5th Baron Ferrers of Groby (age 21) and Philippa Clifford (age 22) at Raglan Castle [Map].
Around 1464 Katherine Herbert Countess Kent was born to William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke (age 41) and Anne Devereux (age 34) at Raglan Castle [Map].
On 22nd July 1509 Richard Herbert (age 67) was appointed Constable of Raglan Castle.
In 1629 Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort was born to Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester (age 26) and Elizabeth Dormer at Raglan Castle [Map].
Before 1635 Elizabeth Somerset Marchioness Powis was born to Edward Somerset 2nd Marquess Worcester (age 32) and Elizabeth Dormer at Raglan Castle [Map].
18th July 1899. Godfrey Bingley (age 57). Raglan Castle [Map].
Norman Castles in Wales include Chepstow Castle [Map], Grosmont Castle [Map], Pembroke Castle [Map], Kidwelly Castle [Map], Haverfordwest Castle [Map], Walwyn's Castle [Map], Cardigan Castle [Map], Tenby Castle [Map], Abergavenny Castle [Map], Monmouth Castle [Map], Cilgerran Castle [Map] and Raglan Castle [Map].