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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Paternal Family Tree: Vernon
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Evelyn 1760
In 1733 [his father] George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon [aged 23] and Mary Howard [aged 23] were married.
In 1741 [his father] George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon [aged 31] and Anne Lee [aged 15] were married.
On 10th April 1744 [his father] George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon [aged 35] and [his mother] Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton [aged 28] were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.
On 10th October 1757 Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt was born to [his father] George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon [aged 48] and [his mother] Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton [aged 42] at Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire [Map].
On 26th September 1765 [his brother-in-law] George Harcourt 2nd Earl Harcourt [aged 29] and [his sister] Elizabeth Venables-Vernon Countess Harcourt [aged 19] were married. He the son of [his uncle] Simon Harcourt 1st Earl Harcourt [aged 51] and Rebecca Samborne Le Bass. They were first cousins.
On 16th September 1777 [his uncle] Simon Harcourt 1st Earl Harcourt [aged 63] drowned in a well at Nuneham House, Oxfordshire whilst trying to rescue his dog. His son [his brother-in-law] George [aged 41] succeeded 2nd Earl Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt, 3rd Viscount Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire. [his sister] Elizabeth Venables-Vernon Countess Harcourt [aged 31] by marriage Countess Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt.
On 14th February 1779 [his brother] Henry Venables-Vernon 3rd Baron Vernon [aged 31] and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Rebecca Anne Sedley [aged 22] were married.
On 21st August 1780 [his father] George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon [aged 71] died. His son [his half-brother] George [aged 45] succeeded 2nd Baron Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.
On 5th February 1784 Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt [aged 26] and Anne Leveson-Gower [aged 23] were married. She the daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford [aged 62] and Louisa Egerton Countess Gower.
On 6th August 1785 [his son] George Harcourt was born to Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt [aged 27] and [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower [aged 24]. He married (1) 27th March 1815 his sixth cousin Elizabeth Bingham, daughter of Richard Bingham 2nd Earl Lucan and Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk, and had issue (2) 30th September 1847 Frances Braham Countess Waldegrave.
On 4th September 1785 [his brother-in-law] George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland [aged 27] and Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland [aged 20] were married. He by marriage Earl Sutherland. She the daughter of William Sutherland 18th Earl Sutherland. He the son of [his father-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford [aged 64] and Louisa Egerton Countess Gower.
On 25th May 1786 [his half-brother] George Venables-Vernon 2nd Baron Vernon [aged 51] and [his sister-in-law] Jane Georgiana Fauquier Baroness Vernon [aged 38] were married. She by marriage Baroness Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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In 1788 [his son] Reverend Leveson-Vernon-Harcourt was born to Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt [aged 30] and [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower [aged 27]. He married 19th August 1815 Caroline Mary Peachey, daughter of John Peachey 2nd Baron Selsey.
In June 1789 [his son] William Vernon-Harcourt was born to Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt [aged 31] and [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower [aged 28].
On 15th June 1790 [his son] Admiral Frederick Edward Vernon-Harcourt was born to Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt [aged 32] and [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower [aged 29]. He married 1829 his fifth cousin Marcia Tollemache and had issue.
In 1791 [his son] Henry Vernon-Harcourt was born to Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt [aged 33] and [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower [aged 30]. He married 20th April 1835 Frances Harley, daughter of Edward Harley 5th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer and Jane Elizabeth Scott Countess of Oxford and Mortimer.
On 16th May 1791 Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort [aged 24] and [his sister-in-law] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort [aged 20] were married at St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map]. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford [aged 69] and Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford. He the son of Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort [aged 46] and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort [aged 43]. They were half fourth cousin once removed.
On 8th April 1794 [his mother] Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton [aged 78] died at Lower Grosvenor Street, Belgravia.
In 1795 Dudley Ryder 1st Earl of Harrowby [aged 32] and [his sister-in-law] Susanna Leveson-Gower Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford [aged 73] and Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford.
On 29th November 1795 [his brother] Henry Venables-Vernon 3rd Baron Vernon [aged 48] and [his sister-in-law] Alice Lucy Whitefoord Baroness Vernon [aged 28] were married at Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. The difference in their ages was 20 years.
On 6th January 1801 [his son] Francis Vernon-Harcourt was born to Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt [aged 43] and [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower [aged 40]. He married 20th November 1837 Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam, daughter of Charles Jenkinson 1st Earl Liverpool.
Around 1803 John Hoppner [aged 44]. Portrait of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt [aged 45].
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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In 1803 [his son] Egerton Vernon-Harcourt was born to Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt [aged 45] and [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower [aged 42]. He married 8th December 1859 his half fifth cousin once removed Laura Emma Milner, daughter of William Mordaunt Sturt Milner 4th Baronet and Harriet Elizabeth Cavendish-Bentinck.
On 20th June 1803 Nathaniel Ryder 1st Baron Harrowby [aged 67] died. His son Dudley [aged 40] succeeded 2nd Baron Harrowby of Harrowby in Lincolnshire. [his sister-in-law] Susanna Leveson-Gower Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire [aged 30] by marriage Baroness Harrowby of Harrowby in Lincolnshire.
On 11th October 1803 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort [aged 58] died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son Henry [aged 36] succeeded 6th Duke Beaufort, 8th Marquess Worcester, 12th Earl Worcester, 14th Baron Herbert of Raglan, 6th Baron Botetort. [his sister-in-law] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort [aged 32] by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
On 26th October 1803 [his father-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford [aged 82] died. His son [his brother-in-law] George [aged 45] succeeded 2nd Marquess Stafford, 3rd Earl Gower, 4th Baron Gower, 8th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire. Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland [aged 38] by marriage Marchioness Stafford.
On 26th November 1807 Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt [aged 50] was elected Archbishop of York.
In 1809 Dudley Ryder 1st Earl of Harrowby [aged 46] was created 1st Earl of Harrowby. [his sister-in-law] Susanna Leveson-Gower Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire [aged 36] by marriage Countess of Harrowby.
On 24th December 1809 [his brother-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville [aged 36] and Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire [aged 61] and Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire. He the son of [his father-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford and Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford. They were half fourth cousin once removed.
On 18th June 1813 [his half-brother] George Venables-Vernon 2nd Baron Vernon [aged 78] died. His half brother Henry [aged 66] succeeded 3rd Baron Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire. Alice Lucy Whitefoord Baroness Vernon [aged 45] by marriage Baroness Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.
On 27th March 1815 George Harcourt [aged 29] and Elizabeth Bingham were married. She the daughter of Richard Bingham 2nd Earl Lucan [aged 50] and Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk [aged 45]. He the son of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt [aged 57] and Anne Leveson-Gower [aged 54]. They were sixth cousins.
On 12th August 1815 [his brother-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville [aged 41] was created 1st Viscount Granville. Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville [aged 29] by marriage Viscountess Granville.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 19th August 1815 Reverend Leveson-Vernon-Harcourt [aged 27] and Caroline Mary Peachey were married. He the son of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt [aged 57] and Anne Leveson-Gower [aged 54].
On 27th January 1824 [his sister-in-law] Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle died.
On 25th January 1826 [his sister] Elizabeth Venables-Vernon Countess Harcourt [aged 80] died.
In 1829 Admiral Frederick Edward Vernon-Harcourt [aged 38] and Marcia Tollemache were married. He the son of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt [aged 71] and Anne Leveson-Gower [aged 68]. They were fifth cousins.
On 27th March 1829 [his brother] Henry Venables-Vernon 3rd Baron Vernon [aged 81] died at Sudbury, Derbyshire [Map]. His son [his nephew] George [aged 49] succeeded 4th Baron Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire. Frances Maria Warren Baroness Vernon [aged 44] by marriage Baroness Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.
On 17th June 1830 William Harcourt 3rd Earl Harcourt [aged 87] died without issue. Earl Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt and Viscount Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire extinct. Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt [aged 72] succeeded to the Harcourt estates and adopted the additional surname Harcourt.
On 16th November 1832 [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower [aged 71] died.
On 20th April 1835 Henry Vernon-Harcourt [aged 44] and Frances Harley were married. She the daughter of Edward Harley 5th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer [aged 62] and Jane Elizabeth Scott Countess of Oxford and Mortimer. He the son of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt [aged 77] and Anne Leveson-Gower.
After 10th April 1837. Memorial to [his brother] Anne Venables-Vernon [deceased] at All Saints Church, Sudbury [Map] placed by Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt [aged 79].
Anne Venables-Vernon: On 2nd March 1754 he was born to George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon and Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton. On 10th April 1837 Anne Venables-Vernon died.
On 20th November 1837 Francis Vernon-Harcourt [aged 36] and Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam were married. She the daughter of Charles Jenkinson 1st Earl Liverpool. He the son of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt [aged 80] and Anne Leveson-Gower.
On 30th September 1847 George Harcourt [aged 62] and Frances Braham Countess Waldegrave [aged 26] were married. The difference in their ages was 35 years. He the son of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt [aged 89] and Anne Leveson-Gower.
On 5th November 1847 Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt [aged 90] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 27 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Vernon 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Vernon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Littleton 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Vernon 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Vernon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Vernon
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Vernon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Egerton 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Muriel Vernon 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Corbet 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Corbet 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
GrandFather: Henry Vernon 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Vernon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Vernon of Farnham Surrey 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Vernon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Vernon 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Weston MP 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Weston
Father: George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Pigot of Chetwynd in Shropshire
GrandMother: Anne Pigot
Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Harcourt 
12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Simon Harcourt 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Harcourt 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Simon Harcourt 1st Viscount Harcourt 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Simon Harcourt 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Mother: Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Evelyn of Long Ditton
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Evelyn of Wotton
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Stint
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Evelyn
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stansfield
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Stansfield
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Comber
Great x 1 Grandfather: John The Younger Evelyn
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christopher Browne of Sayes Court 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Browne 1st Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Thomasine Gonson
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Browne
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Prettyman
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Prettyman
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Bourchier 
GrandMother: Elizabeth Evelyn