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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: Marsham
Before 17th September 1685 [his father] Robert Marsham 4th Baronet (age 34) and [his mother] Margaret Bosvile were married.
On 17th September 1685 Robert Marsham 1st Baron Romney was born to Robert Marsham 4th Baronet (age 34) and Margaret Bosvile.
In 1701 Robert Marsham 1st Baron Romney (age 15) was educated at St John's College, Oxford University.
On 25th July 1703 [his father] Robert Marsham 4th Baronet (age 52) died. His son Robert (age 17) succeeded 5th Baronet Marsham of Cuckston in Kent.
In 1708 Robert Marsham 1st Baron Romney (age 22) was elected MP Maidstone.
On 19th August 1708 Robert Marsham 1st Baron Romney (age 22) and Elizabeth Shovell Baroness Romney were married.
On 5th August 1711 [his daughter] Elizabeth Marsham Viscountess Fokestone was born to Robert Marsham 1st Baron Romney (age 25) and [his wife] Elizabeth Shovell Baroness Romney.
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.
In 1712 [his son] Robert Marsham 2nd Baron Romney was born to Robert Marsham 1st Baron Romney (age 26) and [his wife] Elizabeth Shovell Baroness Romney.
On 22nd June 1716 Robert Marsham 1st Baron Romney (age 30) was created 1st Baron Romney. [his wife] Elizabeth Shovell Baroness Romney by marriage Baroness Romney.
In 1723 Robert Marsham 1st Baron Romney (age 37) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
On 28th November 1724 Robert Marsham 1st Baron Romney (age 39) died. His son [his son] Robert (age 12) succeeded 2nd Baron Romney, 6th Baronet Marsham of Cuckston in Kent.
GrandFather: John Marsham 1st Baronet
Father: Robert Marsham 4th Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Hammond of St Albans Court in Nonington, Kent
GrandMother: Elizabeth Hammond Lady Marsham
Robert Marsham 1st Baron Romney
GrandFather: Thomas Bosvile of Little Motte, Eynsford, Kent
Mother: Margaret Bosvile