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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.
Baron Grantley of Markenfield in Yorkshire is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronies of England.
Summary
1782. Fletcher Norton 1st Baron Grantley created.
1st January 1789. Son William Norton 2nd Baron Grantley succeeded.
12th November 1822. Nephew Fletcher Norton 3rd Baron Grantley succeeded.
28th August 1875. Nephew Thomas Brinsley Norton 4th Baron Grantley succeeded.
24th July 1877. Son John Brinsley Norton 5th Baron Grantley succeeded.
5th August 1943. Son Richard Henry Brinsley Norton 6th Baron Grantley succeeded.
1954. Son John Norton 7th Baron Grantley succeeded.
1995. Son Richard Norton 8th Baron Grantley succeeded.
In 1782 Fletcher Norton 1st Baron Grantley (age 65) was created 1st Baron Grantley of Markenfield in Yorkshire. Grace Chapple Baroness Grantley by marriage Baroness Grantley of Markenfield in Yorkshire.
On 1st January 1789 Fletcher Norton 1st Baron Grantley (age 72) died. His son William (age 46) succeeded 2nd Baron Grantley of Markenfield in Yorkshire.
On 12th November 1822 William Norton 2nd Baron Grantley (age 80) died. His nephew Fletcher (age 24) succeeded 3rd Baron Grantley of Markenfield in Yorkshire.
On 26th July 1825 Fletcher Norton 3rd Baron Grantley (age 27) and Charlotte Earle Beechey Baroness Grantley were married. She by marriage Baroness Grantley of Markenfield in Yorkshire.
On 28th August 1875 Fletcher Norton 3rd Baron Grantley (age 77) died without issue. His nephew Thomas (age 43) succeeded 4th Baron Grantley of Markenfield in Yorkshire.
On 24th July 1877 Thomas Brinsley Norton 4th Baron Grantley (age 45) died. His son John (age 21) succeeded 5th Baron Grantley of Markenfield in Yorkshire.
On 5th August 1943 John Brinsley Norton 5th Baron Grantley (age 87) died. His son Richard (age 51) succeeded 6th Baron Grantley of Markenfield in Yorkshire.
In 1954 Richard Henry Brinsley Norton 6th Baron Grantley (age 62) died. His son John (age 31) succeeded 7th Baron Grantley of Markenfield in Yorkshire.
In 1995 John Norton 7th Baron Grantley (age 72) died. His son Richard (age 38) succeeded 8th Baron Grantley of Markenfield in Yorkshire.