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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 17th September 1718 [his father] John Fitzwilliam 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (age 33) and [his mother] Anne Stringer were married. He the son of [his grandfather] William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl Fitzwilliam (age 75) and [his grandmother] Anne Cremor.
On 15th January 1720 William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd was born to [his father] John Fitzwilliam 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (age 35) and [his mother] Anne Stringer.
On 28th August 1728 [his father] John Fitzwilliam 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (age 43) died. His son William (age 8) succeeded 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam5th Baron Fitzwilliam of Liffer in Donegal.
On 4th May 1741 William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd (age 21) was elected MP Peterborough.
On 22nd June 1744 William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd (age 24) and Anne Watson Wentworth Countess Fitzwilliam were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Countess Fitzwilliam, Baroness Fitzwilliam of Liffer in Donegal. She the daughter of Thomas Watson 1st Marquess Rockingham (age 50). He the son of John Fitzwilliam 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam and Anne Stringer.
On 24th March 1745 [his daughter] Anne Fitzwilliam was born to William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd (age 25) and [his wife] Anne Watson Wentworth Countess Fitzwilliam.
On 6th June 1746 William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd (age 26) was appointed Privy Council.
On 14th July 1746 [his daughter] Charlotte Fitzwilliam Baroness Dundas was born to William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd (age 26) and [his wife] Anne Watson Wentworth Countess Fitzwilliam. She married 24th May 1764 Thomas Dundas 1st Baron Dundas, son of Thomas Laurence Dundas 1st Baronet, and had issue.
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 6th September 1746 William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd (age 26) was created 1st Earl Fitzwilliam. [his wife] Anne Watson Wentworth Countess Fitzwilliam by marriage Countess Fitzwilliam.
On 30th May 1748 [his son] William Fitzwilliam 4th and 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam was born to William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd (age 28) and [his wife] Anne Watson Wentworth Countess Fitzwilliam. He married (1) 1770 Charlotte Ponsonby Countess Fitzwilliam, daughter of William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough and Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough, and had issue (2) after 1822 Louisa Molesworth Countess Fitzwilliam, daughter of Richard Molesworth 3rd Viscount Molesworth.
On 14th December 1750 [his father-in-law] Thomas Watson 1st Marquess Rockingham (age 57) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Charles (age 20) succeeded 2nd Marquess Rockingham, 7th Baron Rockingham of Northampton, 7th Baronet Watson of Rockingham Castle in Northamptonshire.
In 1752 [his brother-in-law] Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd Marquess Rockingham (age 22) and Mary Bright were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] Thomas Watson 1st Marquess Rockingham.
On 10th August 1756 William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd (age 36) died. His son William (age 8) succeeded 4th Earl Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam, 6th Baron Fitzwilliam of Liffer in Donegal. [his future daughter-in-law] Charlotte Ponsonby Countess Fitzwilliam by marriage Countess Fitzwilliam.
In 1769 [his former wife] Anne Watson Wentworth Countess Fitzwilliam died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 24 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 24 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 16 Grand Son of King John of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 27 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 22 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 
10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 1st Baron Fitzwilliam 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 2nd Baron Fitzwilliam 13 x Great Grand Son of
GrandFather: William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl Fitzwilliam 14 x Great Grand Son of
Father: John Fitzwilliam 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam 15 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund Cremor
GrandMother: Anne Cremor
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Tryce
William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam 16 x Great Grand Son of
Mother: Anne Stringer