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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.
Penkridge, Staffordshire is in Staffordshire.
In 958 a charter of King Edgar I of England (age 15) describes Penkridge, Staffordshire [Map] as a "famous place". St Michael's Church, Penkridge [Map] was established as a Royal Free Chapel making it a Royal Peculiar. The church was independent of the Bishop of Lichfield and, correspondingly, the Archbishop of Canterbury.
On 3rd November 1602 Alice Cockayne (age 67) died at Penkridge, Staffordshire [Map]. She was buried at St Michael's Church, Penkridge [Map].
The River Penk rises near Perton, Staffordshire [Map] from where it flows past Pendeford, Staffordshire [Map], Coven, Staffordshire [Map], Brewood Staffordshire [Map], Stretton, Staffordshire [Map], Penkridge, Staffordshire [Map], Acton Trussell, Staffordshire [Map] to Baswich, Stafford [Map] where it joins the River Sow.
Around 1757 William Hogarth (age 59). Portrait of Inigo Jones. The portrait was commissioned by Edward Littleton 4th Baronet (age 30) when he was refurbishing his house Teddesley Hall, Penkridge.
On 5th November 1816 Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland Marchioness Wellesley (age 50) died at Teddesley Hall, Penkridge; home of her son-in-law Edward John Walhouse aka Littleton 1st Baron Hatherton (age 25), husband of her daughter Hyacinthe Mary Wellesley Baroness Hatherton (age 27).
On 10th July 1847 Hyacinthe Anne Littleton (age 34) died at Teddesley Hall, Penkridge.
On 6th January 1849 Hyacinthe Mary Wellesley Baroness Hatherton (age 59) died at Teddesley Hall, Penkridge.
On 4th May 1863 Edward John Walhouse aka Littleton 1st Baron Hatherton (age 72) died at Teddesley Hall, Penkridge. His son Edward (age 47) succeeded 2nd Baron Hatherton.
In 1565 the White Hart Inn [Map] was built on the site of the original manor house.
In 1575 Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 41) stayed at the White Hart Inn [Map].
