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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: Roper
On 7th May 1733 Henry Roper 11th Baron Teynham was born to Henry Roper 10th Baron Teynham (age 25).
On 2nd June 1753 Henry Roper 11th Baron Teynham (age 20) and Maria Wilhelmina Head were married. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings; her sister Anna Gabriella Head would subsequently marry his brother John Roper (age 18). Further, their two younger brothers Francis Roper (age 15) and Philip Roper Roper (age 13) also married siblings Mary Lyttelton (age 19) and Barbara Lyttelton respectively.
In 1758 [his wife] Maria Wilhelmina Head died.
On 21st March 1760 [his brother] John Roper (age 25) and [his former sister-in-law] Anna Gabriella Head were married. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings; her sister [his former wife] Maria Wilhelmina Head had previously married his brother Henry Roper 11th Baron Teynham (age 26). Further, their two younger brothers [his brother] Francis Roper (age 22) and [his brother] Philip Roper Roper (age 20) also married siblings Mary Lyttelton (age 26) and Barbara Lyttelton respectively.
On 3rd May 1764 [his son] Henry Roper 12th Baron Teynham was born to Henry Roper 11th Baron Teynham (age 30).
On 21st March 1766 [his brother] Philip Roper Roper (age 26) and Barbara Lyttelton were married. A Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings; her sister Mary Lyttelton (age 32) was previously married to his brother [his brother] Francis Roper (age 28). Further, their two older brothers [his brother] John Roper (age 31) and Henry Roper 11th Baron Teynham (age 32) also married siblings [his former sister-in-law] Anna Gabriella Head and [his former wife] Maria Wilhelmina Head respectively.
On 27th March 1767 [his son] John Roper 13th Baronet Teynham was born to Henry Roper 11th Baron Teynham (age 33).
On 21st April 1781 [his father] Henry Roper 10th Baron Teynham (age 73) died. His son Henry (age 47) succeeded 11th Baron Teynham of Teynham in Kent.
On 6th January 1785 [his son-in-law] Francis Henry Tyler (age 31) and [his daughter] Betty Maria Roper were married. They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
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.
On 10th December 1786 Henry Roper 11th Baron Teynham (age 53) died. His son [his son] Henry (age 22) succeeded 12th Baron Teynham of Teynham in Kent.
[his daughter] Betty Maria Roper was born to Henry Roper 11th Baron Teynham.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 11 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 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christopher Roper 2nd Baron Teynham
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Roper 3rd Baron Teynham
Great x 2 Grandfather: Christopher Roper 4th Baron Teynham 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Petre 2nd Baron Petre 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Petre 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Somerset Baroness Petre 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Christopher Roper 5th Baron Teynham 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Henry Roper 8th Baron Teynham 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Maria Browne 2nd Viscount Montagu 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Dormer
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Browne 3rd Viscount Montagu 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Sackville Viscountess Montague 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cicely Baker Countess Dorset
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Browne Baroness Teynham 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Somerset 4th Earl of Worcester 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 1st Marquess Worcester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hastings Countess of Worcester 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Somerset Viscountess Montague 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Russell 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Russell Countess Worcester 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cooke 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Father: Henry Roper 10th Baron Teynham 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Philip Smythe 2nd Viscount Strangford
GrandMother: Catherine Smythe Baroness Teynham 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Sidney
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Sidney 1st Earl of Leicester 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Dudley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Sidney 2nd Earl of Leicester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Gamage of Coity Castle 11 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara Gamage Countess Leicester 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella Sydney 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Wizard Earl" Percy 9th Earl of Northumberland 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Neville Countess Northumberland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Percy Countess Leicester 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Devereux Countess Northumberland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lettice Knollys Countess Essex 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Henry Roper 11th Baron Teynham 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England