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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: Irby
In 1706 [his father] Edward Irby 1st Baronet (age 29) and Dorothy Paget Lady Irby were married. She by marriage Lady Irby of Whaplode and Boston. They were second cousins.
On 8th March 1707 William Irby 1st Baron Boston was born to [his father] Edward Irby 1st Baronet (age 30).
On 11th November 1718 [his father] Edward Irby 1st Baronet (age 42) died intestate at Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire. His son William (age 11) succeeded 2nd Baronet Irby of Whaplode and Boston.
On 26th August 1746 William Irby 1st Baron Boston (age 39) and Albania Selwyn Baroness Boston (age 27) were married.
On 9th June 1749 [his son] Frederick Irby 2nd Baron Boston was born to William Irby 1st Baron Boston (age 42) and [his wife] Albania Selwyn Baroness Boston (age 30) He married 15th May 1775 Christian Methuen and had issue.
On 29th August 1750 [his son] William Henry Irby was born to William Irby 1st Baron Boston (age 43) and [his wife] Albania Selwyn Baroness Boston (age 31). He married before 30th July 1792 Mary Blackman and had issue.
In 1761 William Irby 1st Baron Boston (age 53) was created 1st Baron Boston. [his wife] Albania Selwyn Baroness Boston (age 42) by marriage Baroness Boston.
On 1st April 1769 [his wife] Albania Selwyn Baroness Boston (age 50) died. She was buried at St Nicholas Church, Whiston [Map].
On 30th March 1775 William Irby 1st Baron Boston (age 68) died. His son Frederick (age 25) succeeded 2nd Baron Boston, 3rd Baronet Irby of Whaplode and Boston.
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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After 30th March 1775. Monument to William Irby 1st Baron Boston (deceased) at St Nicholas Church, Whiston [Map] sculpted by Joseph Nollekens (age 37).
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 27 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Irby
Great x 1 Grandfather: Anthony Irby 12 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Peyton of Isleham in Cambridgeshire 
9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Peyton 1st Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Rich 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Peyton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Osborne 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Osborne
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hewett
GrandFather: Anthony Irby 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Paget 1st Baron Paget Beaudasert 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Paget 3rd Baron Paget Beaudasert
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Preston Baroness Geneville Beaudasert and Parr Kendal 
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Paget 4th Baron Paget Beaudasert
Great x 3 Grandmother: Nazareth Newton Baroness Geneville Beaudasert 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Paget 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Knollys 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Knollys 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Carey 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Lettice Knollys Baroness Geneville Beaudasert 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ambrose Cave
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Cave
Father: Edward Irby 1st Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Stringer
GrandMother: Mary Stringer
William Irby 1st Baron Boston 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England