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.
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On 28th April 1783 [his father] Thomas Brooke-Pechell 2nd Baronet [aged 30] and [his mother] Charlotte Clavering Lady Pechell [aged 24] were married.
On 1st September 1785 Samuel John Brooke-Pechell 3rd Baronet was born to [his father] Thomas Brooke-Pechell 2nd Baronet [aged 32] and [his mother] Charlotte Clavering Lady Pechell [aged 26].
In 1796 Samuel John Brooke-Pechell 3rd Baronet [aged 10] joined the Navy. He distinguished himself in 1809 in the capture of a forty-gun French frigate; was at the reduction of Martinique, 1810, and in various other actions.
On 13th January 1800 [his grandfather] Paul Pechell 1st Baronet [aged 75] died. His son [his father] Thomas [aged 46] succeeded 2nd Baronet Pechell of Paglesham in Essex. [his mother] Charlotte Clavering Lady Pechell [aged 41] by marriage Lady Pechell of Paglesham in Essex.
On 18th June 1826 [his father] Thomas Brooke-Pechell 2nd Baronet [aged 73] died. His son Samuel [aged 40] succeeded 3rd Baronet Brooke-Pechell of Paglesham in Essex.
In 1830 Samuel John Brooke-Pechell 3rd Baronet [aged 44] was elected MP Helston which seat he held until 1831.
In 1832 Samuel John Brooke-Pechell 3rd Baronet [aged 46] was elected MP Windsor which seat he held until 1835.
On 15th April 1833 Samuel John Brooke-Pechell 3rd Baronet [aged 47] and Julia Maria Petre Lady Brooke-Pechell [aged 43] were married at her mother's [aged 63] house in Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. She by marriage Lady Brooke-Pechell of Paglesham in Essex.
On 23rd October 1841 [his mother] Charlotte Clavering Lady Pechell [aged 82] died at Hampton Court Palace, Richmond [Map].
On 6th September 1844 [his wife] Julia Maria Petre Lady Brooke-Pechell [aged 54] died at Hill Street, Berkeley Square.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 9th November 1846 Samuel John Brooke-Pechell 3rd Baronet [aged 61] was promoted to Rear-Admiral.
On 3rd November 1849 Samuel John Brooke-Pechell 3rd Baronet [aged 64] died without issue at Hill Street, Berkeley Square. His brother George [aged 60] succeeded 4th Baronet Brooke-Pechell of Pagelsham in Essex.
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Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 28 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: Samuel De Pechels of Montanban
Great x 1 Grandfather: Lieutenant-Colonel Jacob Pechell of Owenstown, County Kildare
GrandFather: Paul Pechell 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Boyd of Dublin
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Boyd
Great x 3 Grandfather: Daniel Wilmot of Tooting, Surrey
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Wilmot
Father: Thomas Brooke-Pechell 2nd Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Brooke of Paglesham, Essex
GrandMother: Mary Brooke Lady Pechell
Samuel John Brooke-Pechell 3rd Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John James Clavering 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Clavering 1st Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Clavering of Greencroft 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Maddison
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Madisson
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Barker
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Clavering 6th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Benjamin Ellison of Newcastle
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Ellison
GrandFather: Lieutenant-General John Clavering 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Yorke of Gowthwaite 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Yorke
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Yorke
Mother: Charlotte Clavering Lady Pechell 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry West 4th Baron De La Warr 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles West 5th Baron De La Warr 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Edmondes Baroness De La Warr
Great x 2 Grandfather: John West 6th Baron De La Warr 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John West 1st Earl De La Warr 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Diana West 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Donough MacCarty 1st Earl Clancarty
Great x 3 Grandfather: Callaghan MacCarty 3rd Earl Clancarty 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ellen Butler Countess Clancarty 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Donough MacCarty 4th Earl Clancarty 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George "Fairy Earl" Fitzgerald 16th Earl of Kildare 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzgerald Countess Clancarty 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Boyle Countess Kildare 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte MacCarty Baroness De La Warr 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Spencer Countess Clancarty 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Digby 2nd Earl Bristol 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Digby Countess Sunderland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Russell Countess Bristol 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England