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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: Liddell
On 9th September 1576 [his father] Thomas Liddell of Ravensworth Castle (age 21) and [his mother] Margaret Watson (age 20) were married at St Nicholas Church, Newcastle-upon-Tyne [Map].
In 1578 Thomas Liddell 1st Baronet was born to Thomas Liddell of Ravensworth Castle (age 23) and Margaret Watson (age 22).
In 1586 [his mother] Margaret Watson (age 30) died.
On 13th January 1586 [his father] Thomas Liddell of Ravensworth Castle (age 31) and [his step-mother] Jane Mitford (age 13) were married in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
In 1596 Thomas Liddell 1st Baronet (age 18) and Isabel Anderson were married. They had fourteen children most of whom predeceased him.
In or before 1606 [his son] Thomas Liddell was born to Thomas Liddell 1st Baronet (age 27) and [his wife] Isabel Anderson.
In 1607 [his son] Francis Liddell was born to Thomas Liddell 1st Baronet (age 29) and [his wife] Isabel Anderson.
In 1609 Thomas Liddell 1st Baronet (age 31) was appointed High Sheriff of Newcastle upon Tyne.
On 19th August 1619 [his father] Thomas Liddell of Ravensworth Castle (age 64) died.
On 15th March 1620 Thomas Liddell 1st Baronet (age 42) was admitted to Gray's Inn.
In 1625 Thomas Liddell 1st Baronet (age 47) was appointed Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map].
In 1627 [his son] Thomas Liddell (age 21) died.
In or before 1633 [his son] Francis Liddell (age 25) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Tonge were married. They had eleven children.
In 1634 Thomas Liddell 1st Baronet (age 56) was appointed Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map].
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1636 Thomas Liddell 1st Baronet (age 58) was appointed Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map].
In April 1640 Thomas Liddell 1st Baronet (age 62) was elected MP Newcastle upon Tyne in the Short Parliament.
On 2nd November 1642 Thomas Liddell 1st Baronet (age 64) was created 1st Baronet Liddell of Ravensworth Castle.
In or after 1643 [his son] Francis Liddell (age 36) and [his daughter-in-law] Agnes Chaytor were married.
In 1652 Thomas Liddell 1st Baronet (age 74) died. His grandson [his grandson] Thomas succeeded 2nd Baronet Liddell of Ravensworth Castle.
[his daughter] Mary Liddell was born to Thomas Liddell 1st Baronet and Isabel Anderson.
GrandFather: Thomas Liddell of Newcastle upon Tyne
GrandFather: John Watson of Newcastle
Mother: Margaret Watson