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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 6th November 1765 Bishop William van Mildert was born to Cornelius van Mildert and Martha Hill.
In 1790 Bishop William van Mildert (age 24) was Curate of Witham, Essex [Map].
In 1795 Bishop William van Mildert (age 29) and Jane Douglas (age 35) were married.
Before 1814 Bishop William van Mildert (age 48) became Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford, where he gave the Bampton Lectures for 1814.
Before 1814 Bishop William van Mildert (age 48) became Rector of St Mary-le-Bow Church, Cheapside [Map].
In 1819 Bishop William van Mildert (age 53) was appointed Bishop of Llandaff which office he held until 1826.
In 1820 Bishop William van Mildert (age 54) was appointed Dean of St Paul's Cathedral which office he held until 1826.
In 1826 Bishop William van Mildert (age 60) was translated to Bishop of Durham.
All About History Books
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 1832 Bishop William van Mildert (age 66) gave Durham Castle [Map] and a large number of buildings on Palace Green, between the Castle and the Cathedral, as part of the foundation of Durham University. At the same time he arranged for the residence of the Bishop of Durham to be moved to Bishop Auckland, County Durham [Map].
After 1836. Durham Cathedral [Map]. Monument to Bishop William van Mildert (age 70) sculpted by John Gibson (age 45).
On 21st February 1836 Bishop William van Mildert (age 70) died.
In 1837 [his former wife] Jane Douglas (age 77) died.
Father: Cornelius van Mildert
GrandFather: William Hill of Vauxhall in Surrey
Mother: Martha Hill