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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.
Around 1742 Patrick Blake 1st Baronet was born to Andrew Blake of St Kitts and Montserrat and Marcella French of Ireland.
In 1745 [his grandfather] Patrick Blake of St Kitts died. His grandson Patrick Blake 1st Baronet (age 3) inherited his estates including those in St Kitts aka St Christopher's Island; it isn't clear why his son [his father] Andrew Blake of St Kitts and Montserrat didn't?
On 18th August 1760 Patrick Blake 1st Baronet (age 18) was admitted to St John's College, Cambridge University [Map].
On 14th April 1762 Patrick Blake 1st Baronet (age 20) and Annabella Bunbury (age 17) were married.
Around 1767 [his daughter] Annabella Blake was born to Patrick Blake 1st Baronet (age 25) and [his wife] Annabella Bunbury (age 21).
Around 1768 [his son] Patrick Blake 2nd Baronet was born to Patrick Blake 1st Baronet (age 26) and [his wife] Annabella Bunbury (age 22).
In 1768 Patrick Blake 1st Baronet (age 26) was elected MP Sudbury which seat he held until 1774.
Around 1770 [his son] James Henry Blake 3rd Baronet was born to Patrick Blake 1st Baronet (age 28) and [his wife] Annabella Bunbury (age 24).
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 8th October 1772 Patrick Blake 1st Baronet (age 30) was created 1st Baronet Blake of Langham in Suffolk.
On 22nd March 1775 Patrick Blake 1st Baronet (age 33) was elected MP Sudbury on petition which seat he held he stood down in 1784.
In 1776 [his wife] Annabella Bunbury (age 30), wife of Patrick Blake 1st Baronet (age 34), left her husband for George Boscawen (age 30) with whom she then travelled to France. She and her husband were divorced in 1778.
On 1st July 1784 Patrick Blake 1st Baronet (age 42) died. His son [his son] Patrick (age 16) succeeded 2nd Baronet Blake of Langham in Suffolk.
GrandFather: Patrick Blake of St Kitts
Father: Andrew Blake of St Kitts and Montserrat
Mother: Marcella French of Ireland