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: Roberts aka Coke
Maternal Family Tree: Lucy Boyle Viscountess Torrington
On 2nd December 1905 [his father] Thomas William Coke 4th Earl of Leicester (age 25) and [his mother] Marion Gertrude Trefusis Countess Leicester (age 23) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester (age 57) and [his grandmother] Alice Emily White Countess Leicester (age 50).
On 4th December 1915 David Arthur Coke was born to [his father] Thomas William Coke 4th Earl of Leicester (age 35) and [his mother] Marion Gertrude Trefusis Countess Leicester (age 33). His godfather was King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (age 21). He was educated at Eton College [Map] and graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map].
On 1st October 1931 [his brother] Major Thomas William Edward Coke 5th Earl of Leicester (age 23) and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Mary Yorke Countess of Leicester (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Charles Yorke 8th Earl of Hardwicke (age 61). He the son of [his father] Thomas William Coke 4th Earl of Leicester (age 51) and [his mother] Marion Gertrude Trefusis Countess Leicester (age 49).
On 1st September 1939 David Arthur Coke (age 23) was called-up. He completed his training and arrived at 5 OTU Aston Down on 20th April 1940.
On 12th August 1940 the Hurricane (P3776) of David Arthur Coke (age 24) was severely damaged in combat over Portsmouth. He was able to crash-land and was admitted to the naval hospital at Haslar where a finger was amputated.
The London Gazette 34986. The undermentioned Pilot Officers are promoted to the rank of. Flying Officer: 3rd Sept. 1940.
Donald George JOHNSON (72996).
Douglas Aubrey CRACKNELL (72985).
Eric John MARTIN (73004).
Alan Robert Adair FORBES (72989). •
Kenneth Norman Thomson LEE (72998).
The Hon. David Arthur COKE (age 24) (73042).
Ralph Campbell CHOPPING (70126).
The London Gazette 35335. Flg. Offs. to be Flt. Lts. (war subs.): 3rd Sept. 1941.
W. R. L. BEAUMONT (72979).
N. BICKNELL, D.F.C. (73041).
R. C. CHOPPING (70126).
The Hon. D. A. COKE (age 25) (73042).
E. J. MARTIN (73004).
On 19th November 1941 [his grandfather] Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester (age 93) died. His son [his father] Thomas (age 61) succeeded 4th Earl of Leicester.
Around 5th December 1941 David Arthur Coke (age 26) was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his work in an attack on enemy transport and for his leadership as a flight lieutenant. The citation read:
Flight Lieutenant The Hon. David Arthur COKE (73042), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, No. 80 Squadron (since missing).
This officer participated in an attack on enemy transport on the El-Adem-Acroma road one day in November 1941, in which a large number of vehicles, tanks and mechanised transport were bombed and machine-gunned. The damage inflicted played a very large part in the blocking of the road. By his skill and leadership, Flight Lieutenant Coke contributed materially to the success achieved. In addition to the low flying machine-gunning operations which have been carried out, Flight Lieutenant Coke has led the squadron with great success in air combat. During an engagement 2 days later, the squadron shared in the destruction of 5 Messerschmitt 109's.
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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On 9th December 1941 David Arthur Coke (age 26) was killed in action by enemy Bf 109s in Acroma, Libya. He was buried at the Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma. Memorial at St Withburga's Church, Holkham [Map].
Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Henry IV King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Roberts 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Wenman Roberts aka Coke 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Coke 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Chamberlayne
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Chamberlayne
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Hardy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester 4 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Keppel 3rd Earl Albermarle 
Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Miller Countess Albermarle
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Amelia Keppel Countess Leicester 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Southwell 20th Baron Clifford 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
GrandFather: Thomas William Coke 3rd Earl of Leicester 5 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Samuel Whitbread
Great x 3 Grandfather: Samuel Charles Whitbread
Great x 4 Grandmother: Harriet Hayton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Samuel Charles Whitbread 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey 
13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Brand Baron Dacre 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: General Henry Otway Trevor 21st Baron Dacre 20th Baron Multon 3 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Trevor Roper 19th Baroness Dacre of Gilsland 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Julia Brand 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reverend Maurice Crosbie
Great x 3 Grandmother: Pyne Crosbie Lady of the Bedchamber 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Pyne Cavendish 
13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Thomas William Coke 4th Earl of Leicester 6 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry White 1st Baron Annaly
Great x 1 Grandfather: Luke White 2nd Baron Annaly 
GrandMother: Alice Emily White Countess Leicester
David Arthur Coke 7 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Trefusis 
12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Cotton Trefusis 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Trefusis 17th Baron Clinton 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John 11th Baron St John 
13 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne St John 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Crowley Baroness St John
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Rudolph Trefusis 19th Baron Clinton 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Colonel Walter Rodolph Trefusis 6 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Henry Kerr 4th Marquess Lothian 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: William John Kerr 5th Marquess Lothian 4 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Darcy Marchioness Lothian 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Kerr 6th Marquess Lothian 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Chichester Fortescue 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fortescue 5th Marchioness Lothian
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wesley
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Georgiana Kerr Baroness Clinton 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Scott 
2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Scott 3rd Duke Buccleuch 3 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Campbell 1st Baroness Greenwich 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Harriet Scott Marchioness Lothian 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Brudenell aka Montagu 1st Duke Montagu 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Montagu Duchess of Montagu 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Mother: Marion Gertrude Trefusis Countess Leicester 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Scott 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Scott 3rd Duke Buccleuch 3 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Campbell 1st Baroness Greenwich 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Scott 4th Duke Buccleuch 6th Duke Queensberry 4 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Brudenell aka Montagu 1st Duke Montagu 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Montagu Duchess Buccleuch 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Montagu Duchess of Montagu 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Walter Scott 5th Duke Buccleuch 7th Duke Queensberry 5 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Townshend 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Townshend 1st Viscount Sydney 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Albinia Selwyn
Great x 2 Grandmother: Harriet Katherine Townshend Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Powys 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Powys Viscountess Sydney 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Brudenell 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
GrandMother: Mary Charlotte Montagu-Douglas-Scott 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Thynne 2nd Viscount Weymouth 
12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louisa Carteret Viscountess Weymouth 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Thynne 2nd Marquess of Bath 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Cavendish Harley 2nd Duchess Portland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Anne Thynne Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Byng 3rd Viscount Torrington 
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Byng 4th Viscount Torrington
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella Elizabeth Byng Marchioness Bath 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Boyle 5th Earl Cork 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Boyle Viscountess Torrington 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland