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: Kaye aka Lister-Kaye
Before 1663 [his father] John Kaye 2nd Baronet (age 21) and [his mother] Ann Lister Lady Kaye were married. She by marriage Lady Kaye of Woodsome Hall in Yorkshire.
Around 1670 Arthur Kaye 3rd Baronet was born to [his father] John Kaye 2nd Baronet (age 29) and [his mother] Ann Lister Lady Kaye.
On 2nd March 1686 Arthur Kaye 3rd Baronet (age 16) was educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University.
Around June 1702 [his mother] Ann Lister Lady Kaye died.
On 8th August 1706 [his father] John Kaye 2nd Baronet (age 65) died. His son Arthur (age 36) succeeded 3rd Baronet Kaye of Woodsome Hall in Yorkshire.
Around 1707 [his daughter] Elizabeth Kaye Baroness North and Guildford was born to Arthur Kaye 3rd Baronet (age 37). She married (1) before 20th June 1731 George Legge, son of William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth and Anne Finch Countess Dartmouth, and had issue (2) 24th January 1736 Francis North 1st Earl Guildford, son of Francis North 2nd Baron Guildford and Alicia Brownlow Baroness Guildford, and had issue.
In 1710 Arthur Kaye 3rd Baronet (age 40) was elected MP Yorkshire.
In 1713 Arthur Kaye 3rd Baronet (age 43) was elected MP Yorkshire.
In 1715 Arthur Kaye 3rd Baronet (age 45) was elected MP Yorkshire.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In 1722 Arthur Kaye 3rd Baronet (age 52) was elected MP Yorkshire.
On 10th July 1726 Arthur Kaye 3rd Baronet (age 56) died. His nephew John (age 28) succeeded 4th Baronet Kaye of Woodsome Hall in Yorkshire.
GrandFather: John Kaye 1st Baronet
Father: John Kaye 2nd Baronet
GrandFather: William Lister 
Mother: Ann Lister Lady Kaye