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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Paternal Family Tree: Fitzwilliam
On 29th April 1643 William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl Fitzwilliam was born to [his father] William Fitzwilliam 2nd Baron Fitzwilliam [aged 34].
On 21st February 1658 [his father] William Fitzwilliam 2nd Baron Fitzwilliam [aged 49] died. His son William [aged 14] succeeded 3rd Baron Fitzwilliam of Liffer in Donegal.
In 1667 William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl Fitzwilliam [aged 23] was elected MP Peterborough which seat he held until 1679.
On 10th May 1669 William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl Fitzwilliam [aged 26] and Anne Cremor were married.
In 1681 William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl Fitzwilliam [aged 37] was elected MP Peterborough.
Around 1685 [his son] John Fitzwilliam 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam was born to William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl Fitzwilliam [aged 41] and [his wife] Anne Cremor. He married 17th September 1718 Anne Stringer and had issue.
In or after 1700 [his son-in-law] Charles Barrington 5th Baronet [aged 29] and Anna-Maria Fitzwilliam Lady Barrington were married. She the daughter of William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl Fitzwilliam [aged 56] and Anne Cremor.
On 21st July 1716 William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl Fitzwilliam [aged 73] was created 1st Earl Fitzwilliam.
In July 1717 [his daughter] Anna-Maria Fitzwilliam Lady Barrington died.
On 17th September 1718 John Fitzwilliam 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam [aged 33] and Anne Stringer were married. He the son of William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl Fitzwilliam [aged 75] and Anne Cremor.
On 28th December 1719 William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl Fitzwilliam [aged 76] died. His son John [aged 34] succeeded 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam, 4th Baron Fitzwilliam of Liffer in Donegal.
[his daughter] Anna-Maria Fitzwilliam Lady Barrington was born to William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl Fitzwilliam and Anne Cremor. She married in or after 1700 Charles Barrington 5th Baronet.
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