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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 Williams of Thame is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
Summary
8th April 1554. John Williams 1st Baron Williams created.
14th October 1559. Son Francis William 2nd Baron Thame succeeded.
15th February 1560. Francis William 2nd Baron Thame extinct.
On 8th April 1554 John Williams 1st Baron Williams (age 54) was created 1st Baron Williams of Thame.
Before July 1554 John Williams 1st Baron Williams (age 54) and Elizabeth Bledlow Baroness Williams (age 50) were married. She by marriage Baroness Williams of Thame.
On 14th October 1559 John Williams 1st Baron Williams (age 59) died at Ludlow Castle [Map]. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Thame. Isabel Williams (age 37) inherited Thame, Oxfordshire. His son Francis succeeded 2nd Baron Williams of Thame although he died four months later at which time the Barony became extinct. Some sources don't mention Francis William 2nd Baron Thame regarding the Barony as extinct following the death of John Williams 1st Baron Williams.
Before 15th February 1560 Francis William 2nd Baron Thame died. Baron Williams of Thame extinct.