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: Paulett
On 7th January 1762 [his father] George Paulett 12th Marquess Winchester [aged 39] and [his mother] Martha Ingoldsby Marchioness Winchester were married.
On 27th January 1764 Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester was born to [his father] George Paulett 12th Marquess Winchester [aged 41] and [his mother] Martha Ingoldsby Marchioness Winchester.
In 1784 Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester [aged 19] was commissioned as an ensign into the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards; he served until 1786.
On 17th March 1785 [his brother-in-law] Henry Burgh 1st Marquess Clarincade [aged 43] and [his sister] Urania Paulet Marchioness Clanricarde [aged 18] were married. The difference in their ages was 24 years. She the daughter of [his father] George Paulett 12th Marquess Winchester [aged 62] and [his mother] Martha Ingoldsby Marchioness Winchester. He the son of John Smith Burgh 11th Earl Clanricarde and Hester Amelia Vincent Countess Clanricarde.
On 17th August 1785 [his brother-in-law] Henry Burgh 1st Marquess Clarincade [aged 43] was created 1st Marquess Clarincade. [his sister] Urania Paulet Marchioness Clanricarde [aged 18] by marriage Marchioness Clarincade.
In 1792 Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester [aged 27] was elected MP Truro which seat he held until 1796.
On 25th December 1794 Harry Powlett 6th Duke Bolton [aged 74] died without male issue. Duke Bolton extinct. His third cousin once removed [his father] George [aged 72] succeeded 12th Marquess Winchester, 12th Earl Wiltshire, 12th Baron St John. [his mother] Martha Ingoldsby Marchioness Winchester by marriage Marchioness Winchester. Most of his estates including Bolton Castle [Map] were inherited by his elder brother's illegitimate daughter Jean Mary [aged 43] whose husband Thomas Orde [aged 54] added the surname Powlett to his own.
In 1796 Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester [aged 31] returned to a part-time military life as Lt.-Colonel of the North Hampshire Militia.
In 1796 [his mother] Martha Ingoldsby Marchioness Winchester died.
In 1798 Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester [aged 33] was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire.
On 22nd April 1800 [his father] George Paulett 12th Marquess Winchester [aged 77] died. His son Charles [aged 36] succeeded 13th Marquess Winchester, 13th Earl Wiltshire, 13th Baron St John.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 31st July 1800 Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester [aged 36] and Anne Andrews Marchioness of Winchester [aged 27] were married. She by marriage Marchioness Winchester. He the son of George Paulett 12th Marquess Winchester and Martha Ingoldsby Marchioness Winchester.
On 3rd June 1801 [his son] John Paulet 14th Marquess Winchester was born to Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester [aged 37] and [his wife] Anne Andrews Marchioness of Winchester [aged 28] at Amport House. He married (1) 18th August 1831 Caroline Ramsden (2) 10th August 1850 Joan Granville (3) 29th November 1855 Mary Robinson Montagu Marchioness Winchester, daughter of Henry Robinson Montagu 6th Baron Rokeby, and had issue.
On 13th August 1802 [his son] Reverend Charles Paulet was born to Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester [aged 38] and [his wife] Anne Andrews Marchioness of Winchester [aged 29] at Amport House.
In 1806 [his daughter] Cecilia Paulet was born to Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester [aged 41] and [his wife] Anne Andrews Marchioness of Winchester [aged 33] at Amport House. She married December 1842 Charles Des Voeux 2nd Baronet, son of Charles Vinchon Des Voeux 1st Baronet, and had issue.
Around 1807 [his daughter] Annabella Paulet was born to Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester [aged 42] and [his wife] Anne Andrews Marchioness of Winchester [aged 34]. She married 6th August 1827 Rear-Admiral William Ramsden, son of John Ramsden 4th Baronet and Louise Ingram Lady Ramsden.
In 1812 Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester [aged 47] was appointed Groom of the Stool to King George III [aged 73]. He held this office through the reigns of King George IV [aged 49] and King William IV [aged 46] until King William's death in 1837.
On 22nd May 1813 [his brother-in-law] Admiral Joseph Sydney Yorke [aged 44] and [his sister] Urania Paulet Marchioness Clanricarde [aged 46] were married at St Martin in the Fields Church [Map]. She the daughter of [his father] George Paulett 12th Marquess Winchester and [his mother] Martha Ingoldsby Marchioness Winchester.
On 6th August 1827 [his son-in-law] Rear-Admiral William Ramsden [aged 37] and Annabella Paulet [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester [aged 63] and Anne Andrews Marchioness of Winchester [aged 54].
On 18th August 1831 John Paulet 14th Marquess Winchester [aged 30] and Caroline Ramsden were married. He the son of Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester [aged 67] and Anne Andrews Marchioness of Winchester [aged 58].
On 8th August 1839 Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester [aged 75] added the name of Burroughs to his own, when he inherited the property of Dame Sarah Salusbury (née Burroughs), under the terms of her will.
Cracroft states... This was under the will of Dame Sarah Salisbury, of Offley place, Herts, widow (d. June 1804), da. and h. of Samuel Burroughs, one of the Masters of the Court of Chancery, by Mary, da. of Thomas Morley, Sergt, at Law, to which Thomas, the Marquess was heir at law, and, as such, became entitled in Aug. 1837, to the estates devised by the said will.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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In 1841 [his wife] Anne Andrews Marchioness of Winchester [aged 68] died.
In December 1842 [his son-in-law] Charles Des Voeux 2nd Baronet [aged 63] and Cecilia Paulet [aged 36] were married. The difference in their ages was 26 years. She the daughter of Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester [aged 78] and Anne Andrews Marchioness of Winchester.
In 1843 [his sister] Urania Paulet Marchioness Clanricarde [aged 76] died.
On 29th November 1843 Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester [aged 79] died. His son John [aged 42] succeeded 14th Marquess Winchester, 14th Earl Wiltshire, 14th Baron St John.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 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 Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward III 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: William Paulet 3rd Marquess Winchester 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Paulet 4th Marquess Winchester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Howard Marchioness Winchester 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Paulett 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Cecil Marchioness Winchester 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Powlett of Amport 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Norton Powlett 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Father: George Paulett 12th Marquess Winchester 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Mother: Martha Ingoldsby Marchioness Winchester