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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: Norreys
John Norreys was appointed Keeper of the King's Wardrobe to King Henry VI of England and II of France.
John Norreys was appointed Knight of the Bath.
Around 1400 John Norreys was born to William Norreys (age 15).
Before 1437 John Norreys (age 36) and Alice Merbrook were married.
Around 1440 [his son] John Norreys was born to John Norreys (age 40) and [his future wife] Eleanor Clitherow.
Around 1441 [his son] William Norreys was born to John Norreys (age 41) and [his wife] Alice Merbrook at Yattendon Castle [Map].
In 1441 John Norreys (age 41) was appointed Esquire to the Body.
Around 1445 Nicholas Wyfold and [his future wife] Margaret Chedworth Duchess Norfolk (age 9) were married.
Around 1450 [his daughter] Anne Norreys was born to John Norreys (age 50) and [his wife] Alice Merbrook.
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.
After 1450 John Norreys (age 50) and Eleanor Clitherow were married.
After 29th March 1461 [his son] William Norreys (age 20) and [his daughter-in-law] Jane Vere were married. She the daughter of John de Vere 12th Earl of Oxford (age 52) and Elizabeth Howard Countess of Oxford (age 51).
On 1st September 1461 [his father] William Norreys (age 76) died.
Before 1st September 1466 John Norreys (age 66) and Margaret Chedworth Duchess Norfolk (age 30) were married. The difference in their ages was 36 years.
On 1st September 1466 John Norreys (age 66) died. He was buried in the Norreys Chapel St Michael's Church, Bray.
Before 22nd January 1467 John Howard (age 42) and [his former wife] Margaret Chedworth Duchess Norfolk (age 31) were married.
In 1494 [his former wife] Margaret Chedworth Duchess Norfolk (age 58) died.