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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.
Paternal Family Tree: Drake
In or before 1613 [his father] Francis Drake 1st Baronet (age 24) and Jane Bampfield were married.
Before 25th September 1617 [his father] Francis Drake 1st Baronet (age 29) and [his mother] Joan Stroud were married.
On 25th September 1617 Francis Drake 2nd Baronet was born to Francis Drake 1st Baronet (age 29) and Joan Stroud.
On 11th March 1637 [his father] Francis Drake 1st Baronet (age 48) died. His son Francis (age 19) succeeded 2nd Baronet Drake of Buckland in Devon.
On 18th January 1640 Francis Drake 2nd Baronet (age 22) and Dorothy Pym were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. There was no issue from the marriage.
In 1645 Francis Drake 2nd Baronet (age 27) was appointed High Sheriff of Devon.
In 1646 Francis Drake 2nd Baronet (age 28) was elected MP Bere Alston.
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 1660 Francis Drake 2nd Baronet (age 42) was elected MP Newport. He was re-elected in 1661.
On 6th January 1662 Francis Drake 2nd Baronet (age 44) died. His nephew Francis (age 19) succeeded 3rd Baronet Drake of Buckland in Devon.
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Drake of Exmouth and Ashe
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund Drake of Crowdale
GrandFather: Thomas Drake of Buckland Abbey in Devon
Father: Francis Drake 1st Baronet
GrandMother: Elizabeth Gregory
GrandFather: William Stroud of Newnham
Mother: Joan Stroud