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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Edith Joan Clarke Baroness Renwick was born to [her father] Reginald Clarke.
On 10th June 1929 [her future husband] Robert Renwick 1st Baron Renwick (age 24) and Dorothy Mary Parkes were married.
In 1931 Edwin John Spencer (age 70) died. His estate of £307,968-14-11 was inherited by his son [her husband] Major John Ogilvie Spencer (age 25).
In 1931 Major John Ogilvie Spencer (age 25) and Edith Joan Clarke Baroness Renwick were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.
On 7th January 1932 Harry Bennedetto Renwick 1st Baronet (age 70) died. His son [her future husband] Robert (age 27) succeeded 2nd Baronet Renwick of Coombe in Surrey.
In October 1937 [her husband] Major John Ogilvie Spencer (age 32) and Edith Joan Clarke Baroness Renwick went on holiday to Jamaica, giving their address as 43 Clarges Street, London W.
On 9th September 1944 [her husband] Major John Ogilvie Spencer (age 39) was killed in action. He was buried at the Leopoldsburg War Cemetery Plot IV. A. 11. From 6 September until 12 September, Hechtel was the scene of heavy fighting between the Guards Armoured Division and General Student's 1st Falschirmarmee who were sent to reinforce the front between Geel and Hasselt. During the battle, 127 Germans, 623 British soldiers and 35 civilians lost their lives.
Before 28th July 1953 [her future husband] Robert Renwick 1st Baron Renwick (age 48) and Dorothy Mary Parkes were divorced.
On 28th July 1953 Robert Renwick 1st Baron Renwick (age 48) and Edith Joan Clarke Baroness Renwick were married.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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The London Gazette 43524. 23rd December 1964. The QUEEN has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm, bearing date the 23rd day of December 1964, to confer the dignity of a Barony of the United Kingdom upon Sir [her husband] Robert Burnham Renwick (age 60), Baronet, K.B.E., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style and title of Baron Renwick, of Coombe in the County of Surrey. [Edith Joan Clarke Baroness Renwick by marriage Baroness Renwick of Coombe in Surrey.]
On 30th August 1973 [her husband] Robert Renwick 1st Baron Renwick (age 68) died. His son [her step-son] Harry (age 37) succeeded 2nd Baron Renwick of Coombe in Surrey, 3rd Baronet Renwick of Coombe in Surrey.
On 6th November 1994 Edith Joan Clarke Baroness Renwick died.