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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.
Paternal Family Tree: Wentworth
Before 17th September 1672 Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford was born to William Wentworth of Northgatehead (age 45) and Isabella Apsley.
Before 17th September 1672 [his father] William Wentworth of Northgatehead (age 45) and [his mother] Isabella Apsley were married.
Around 1687 Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford (age 14) was appointed Page of Honour to Mary of Modena Queen Consort England Scotland and Ireland (age 28).
On 31st December 1688 Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford (age 16) was commissioned Cornet in Colchester's Regiment of Horse.
In 1693 [his father] William Wentworth of Northgatehead (age 66) died.
On 29th June 1711 Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford (age 38) was created 1st Earl Strafford.
On 6th September 1711 Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford (age 38) and Anne Johnson Countess Strafford were married. She by marriage Countess Strafford. The marriage was described as both advantageous and happy: while Anne brought him a dowry rumoured to be £60000, her letters show their deep mutual affection.
In 1712 Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland (age 46) appointed Knights of the Garter:
518th Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort (age 27).
519th James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon (age 53).
520th Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 41).
521st John Paulett 1st Earl Paulett (age 44).
522nd Robert Harley 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (age 50).
523rd Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford (age 39).
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In 1720 [his daughter] Henrietta Wentworth was born to Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford (age 47) and [his wife] Anne Johnson Countess Strafford.
On 17th March 1722 [his son] William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford was born to Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford (age 49) and [his wife] Anne Johnson Countess Strafford.
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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.
On 8th October 1729 [his daughter] Anne Wentworth was born to Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford (age 57) and [his wife] Anne Johnson Countess Strafford.
In 1733 [his son-in-law] William James Conolly and [his daughter] Anne Wentworth (age 3) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford (age 60) and [his wife] Anne Johnson Countess Strafford.
On 15th November 1739 Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford (age 67) died. He had suffered poor health for a number of years. His son [his son] William (age 17) succeeded 2nd Earl Strafford.
[his daughter] Lucy Wentworth was born to Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford and Anne Johnson Countess Strafford.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas "Golden Thomas" Wentworth 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Wentworth 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrix Woodruffe 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Wentworth 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Wentworth 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Gascoigne 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Gascoigne 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Fitzwilliam 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Gascoigne 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Tempest of Broughton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Tempest
GrandFather: William Wentworth of Ahsby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Atkins
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Atkins Baroness Wentworth Woodhouse
Father: William Wentworth of Northgatehead 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Apsley
Great x 1 Grandfather: Allen Apsley
GrandFather: Captain Allen Apsley 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas St John 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Carew 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John St John 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Blount of Mapledurham in Oxfordshire 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Blount 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Lucy St John 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Hungerford 1st Baron Hungerford Heytesbury 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Hungerford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Susan Danvers
Great x 2 Grandmother: Lucy Hungerford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Dormer
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Dormer
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Sidney
Mother: Isabella Apsley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Frances Petre