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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.
On 25th February 1723 James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey was born.
In 1747 James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey (age 23) and Georgiana Caroline Scott Baroness Selsey (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Henry Scott 1st Earl Deloraine and Mary Howard Countess Deloraine.
On 16th March 1749 [his son] John Peachey 2nd Baron Selsey was born to James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey (age 26) and [his wife] Georgiana Caroline Scott Baroness Selsey (age 22). He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1755 James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey (age 31) was elected MP Seaford.
In 1760 James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey (age 36) was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber to King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 21).
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 1st April 1771 [his son-in-law] George Greville 2nd Earl Warwick and Brooke (age 24) and [his daughter] Georgiana Peachey were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. He the son of Francis Greville 1st Earl Brooke Warwick Castle 1st Earl Warwick (age 51) and Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Brooke Warwick Castle and Warwick (age 51). They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 25th March 1772 [his grandson] George Greville was born to [his son-in-law] George Greville 2nd Earl Warwick and Brooke (age 25) and [his daughter] Georgiana Peachey. His mother died from childbirth a few days later on 3rd April 1772. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1791 James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey (age 67) was appointed Master of the Robes which position he held until his death.
In 1794 James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey (age 70) was created 1st Baron Selsey of Selsey in Sussex. [his wife] Georgiana Caroline Scott Baroness Selsey (age 67) by marriage Baroness Selsey of Selsey in Sussex.
On 1st February 1808 James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey (age 84) died. His son [his son] John (age 58) succeeded 2nd Baron Selsey of Selsey in Sussex.
In October 1809 [his former wife] Georgiana Caroline Scott Baroness Selsey (age 82) died at Berkeley Square, Mayfair.
[his daughter] Georgiana Peachey was born to James Peachey 1st Baron Selsey and Georgiana Caroline Scott Baroness Selsey. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.