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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.

Biography of John Jennings -1642

1640 Short Parliament

1640 Long Parliament

Around 1619 [his son] Richard Jennings was born to John Jennings.

In 1626 John Jennings was appointed High Sheriff of Hertfordshire.

In 1626 John Jennings was appointed Knight of the Bath.

In 1628 John Jennings was elected MP St Albans.

Short Parliament

In April 1640 Samuel Sandys (age 24) was elected MP Droitwich.

Thomas Jermyn (age 67) was elected MP Cambridge University.

Thomas Jermyn (age 23) was elected MP Corfe Castle, Dorset.

Henry Jermyn 1st Earl St Albans (age 35) was elected MP Corfe Castle, Dorset.

John Jennings was elected MP St Albans.

Ambrose Browne 1st Baronet was elected MP Surrey.

John Curzon 1st Baronet (age 41) was elected MP Derbyshire.

George Fane of Burston (age 59) was elected MP Maidstone.

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Long Parliament

In November 1640 Humphrey Coningsbury (age 17) was elected MP Herefordshire in the Long Parliament.

William Heveningham (age 36) was elected MP Stockbridge during the Long Parliament.

Robert Crane 1st Baronet (age 54) was elected MP Sudbury in the Long Parliament holding the seat until his death in 1643.

John Jennings was elected MP St Albans during the Long Parliament.

John Glynne (age 38) was elected MP Westminster during the Long Parliament.

In August 1642 John Jennings died.

[his daughter] Alice Jennings was born to John Jennings.

[his son] Robert Jennings was born to John Jennings.

[his son] Ralph Jennings was born to John Jennings.

[his son] George Jennings was born to John Jennings.

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.

[his daughter] Elizabeth Jennings was born to John Jennings.

[his daughter] Grace Jennings was born to John Jennings.

Royal Descendants of John Jennings -1642

Diana Spencer Princess Wales