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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.

Biography of Bishop George Pelham 1766-1827

Paternal Family Tree: Pelham

On 15th June 1754 [his father] Thomas Pelham 1st Earl Chichester (age 26) and [his mother] Anne Frankland Countess Chichester (age 19) were married at Mortlake, Richmond.

On 13th October 1766 Bishop George Pelham was born to Thomas Pelham 1st Earl Chichester (age 38) and Anne Frankland Countess Chichester (age 31).

In 1787 Bishop George Pelham (age 20) graduated from Clare College, Cambridge University.

In 1792 Bishop George Pelham (age 25) and Mary Rycroft were married. He the son of Thomas Pelham 1st Earl Chichester (age 63) and Anne Frankland Countess Chichester (age 57).

In 1800 Bishop George Pelham (age 33) was appointed Vicar of St Peter and St Paul's Church, Hellingly.

In 1803 Bishop George Pelham (age 36) was consecrated Bishop of Bristol.

On 8th January 1805 [his father] Thomas Pelham 1st Earl Chichester (age 76) died. His son [his brother] Thomas (age 48) succeeded 2nd Earl Chichester, 3rd Baron Pelham of Stanmer in Sussex and 7th Baronet Pelham of Laughton. Mary Henrietta Juliana Osborne Countess Chichester (age 28) by marriage Countess Chichester.

In 1807 Bishop George Pelham (age 40) was translated to Bishop of Exeter.

On 5th March 1813 [his mother] Anne Frankland Countess Chichester (age 78) died.

In 1816 Bishop George Pelham (age 49) was appointed Clerk of the Closet.

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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.

In 1820 Bishop George Pelham (age 53) was translated to Bishop of Lincoln.

On 7th February 1827 Bishop George Pelham (age 60) died at his residence at Connaught Place, Bayswater. He was buried in the Pelham family vault at All Saint's Church, Laughton.

Monument at St Mary's Church, Buckden [Map] to Bishop George Pelham sculpted by Edward Hodges Baily (age 38).

In 1837 [his former wife] Mary Rycroft died.

Royal Ancestors of Bishop George Pelham 1766-1827

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Bishop George Pelham 1766-1827

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Pelham 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Pelham 2nd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Walsingham Baroness Pelham Laughton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Pelham 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Pelham 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Sidney 1st Earl of Leicester 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Sidney 2nd Earl of Leicester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Gamage Countess Leicester 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney Baroness Pelham Laughton 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Wizard Earl" Percy 9th Earl of Northumberland 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Percy Countess Leicester 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Devereux Countess Northumberland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Thomas "Turk" Pelham 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Father: Thomas Pelham 1st Earl Chichester 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Bishop George Pelham 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Frankland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Frankland of Thirkelby in Yorkshire

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Frankland 1st Baronet

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Frankland 2nd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Belasyse 1st Viscount Fauconberg 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Belasyse 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Cholmley 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Arabella Belasyse Lady Thirkleby 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Barton of Smithells in Lancashire

Great x 3 Grandmother: Grace Barton

GrandFather: Frederick Meinhardt Frankland 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Russell 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Russell 2nd Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gerard

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Russell 3rd Baronet

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Wheatley

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Wheatley

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Smallpage

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Russell Lady Thirkleby 19 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Cromwell 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Oliver Cromwell 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Steward

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Cromwell Baroness Russell 18 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bourchier

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bourchier

Mother: Anne Frankland Countess Chichester 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England