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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.

Biography of William Hylton 4th Baron Hylton 1356-1435

In 1356 William Hylton 4th Baron Hylton was born.

In 1381 William Hylton 4th Baron Hylton (age 25) was responsible for pirating two Scottish ships.

In 1383 William Hylton 4th Baron Hylton (age 27) agreed to accompany the Bishop of Nowich on his crusade to Flanders.

In 1386 William Hylton 4th Baron Hylton (age 30) agreed to servce the King for fifty marks a year with twenty men-at-arms and twenty archers.

In 1403 William Hylton 4th Baron Hylton (age 47) was declared an outlaw.

In 1435 William Hylton 4th Baron Hylton (age 79) died.

Time Team Series 2 Episode 2: Medieval Dining Hall was filmed between 10th June 1994 and 12th June 1994. It was originally shown on 15th January 1995.

Location: Hylton Castle, County Durham [Map].

Category: Time Team Late Medieval.

Mick Aston (age 48), Bristol University Landscape Archaeologist

Carenza Lewis (age 31), Royal Commission on Historic Monuments

Phil Harding (age 44), Wessex Archaeological Trust Field Archaeologist

Robin Bush (age 51), Archivist

Victor Ambrus (age 59), Historical Illustrator

Susan Ord, Denny Wilson, Community Representatives

John Gator, Chris Gaffney, Geophysics

Stewart Ainsworth (age 43), Bernard, Landscape Archaeologist

Steve Speke, Local Archaeologist

Beric Morley, English Heritage Medieval Buildings Expert

Mark Horton, Bristol University

Rob Bell, Garden Archaeological Consultant

Graciela Ainsworth, Conservationist

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Eric Little, Castle Guide

Sources. English Heritage Managed, St Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth [Map] Effigy of William Hylton 4th Baron Hylton.

Historical Figures. William Hylton 4th Baron Hylton.

Outcomes. Early 15th Century Flemish floor tiles, stone roofing tiles, conserved stag on building and Hylton Achievement of Arms, Silver Coin, plan of site, 3D model of site. Later buildings around 1600 with gardens.

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