William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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Baronet Blakiston of the City of London is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically, Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronetcies of England.
Summary
22nd April 1763. Matthew Blakiston 1st Baronet [aged 61] created. See 1763 Creation of Baronets.
14th July 1774. Son Matthew Blakiston 2nd Baronet [aged 13] succeeded.
20th September 1806. Son Matthew Blakiston 3rd Baronet [aged 23] succeeded.
23rd December 1862. Son Matthew Blakiston 4th Baronet [aged 51] succeeded.
3rd December 1883. Nephew Horace Neville Blakiston 5th Baronet [aged 22] succeeded.
12th September 1936. Brother Charles Blakiston 6th Baronet [aged 73] succeeded.
12th August 1941. Nephew Arthur Frederick Blakiston 7th Baronet [aged 49] succeeded.
31st January 1974. Second Cousin Arthur Norman Hunter Blakiston 8th Baronet [aged 74] succeeded.
1977. Son Ferguson Arthur James Blakiston 9th Baronet [aged 13] succeeded.
On 22nd April 1763 two new Baronets were created...
Matthew Blakiston 1st Baronet [aged 61] was created 1st Baronet Blakiston of the City of London. Annabella Bayley Lady Blakiston by marriage Lady Blakiston of the City of London.
John Fleming 1st Baronet [aged 33] was created 1st Baronet Fleming of Brompton Park in Middlesex. Jane Coleman Baroness Harewood [aged 32] by marriage Lady Fleming of Brompton Park in Middlesex.
On 14th July 1774 Matthew Blakiston 1st Baronet [aged 72] died at Jermyn Street. His son Matthew [aged 13] succeeded 2nd Baronet Blakiston of the City of London.
On 20th September 1806 Matthew Blakiston 2nd Baronet [aged 45] died. His son Matthew [aged 23] succeeded 3rd Baronet Blakiston of the City of London.
Before 15th January 1811 Matthew Blakiston 3rd Baronet [aged 27] and Lucy Mann Lady Blakiston were married. She by marriage Lady Blakiston of the City of London.
On 23rd December 1862 Matthew Blakiston 3rd Baronet [aged 79] died. Monument in St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne [Map]. His son Matthew [aged 51] succeeded 4th Baronet Blakiston of the City of London.
Matthew Blakiston 3rd Baronet: On 13th May 1783 he was born to Matthew Blakiston 2nd Baronet. On 20th September 1806 Matthew Blakiston 2nd Baronet died. His son Matthew succeeded 3rd Baronet Blakiston of the City of London. Before 15th January 1811 Matthew Blakiston 3rd Baronet and Lucy Mann Lady Blakiston were married. She by marriage Lady Blakiston of the City of London.
Matthew Blakiston 4th Baronet: On 15th January 1811 he was born to Matthew Blakiston 3rd Baronet. On 3rd December 1883 Matthew Blakiston 4th Baronet died unmarried at Sandybrook Cottage, Ashbourne. His nephew Horace succeeded 5th Baronet Blakiston of the City of London.
On 3rd December 1883 Matthew Blakiston 4th Baronet [aged 72] died unmarried at Sandybrook Cottage, Ashbourne. His nephew Horace [aged 22] succeeded 5th Baronet Blakiston of the City of London.
On 12th September 1936 Horace Neville Blakiston 5th Baronet [aged 75] died without issue. His brother Charles [aged 73] succeeded 6th Baronet Blakiston of the City of London.
On 12th August 1941 Charles Blakiston 6th Baronet [aged 78] died without issue. His nephew Arthur [aged 49] succeeded 7th Baronet Blakiston of the City of London.
On 31st January 1974 Arthur Frederick Blakiston 7th Baronet [aged 81] died. His second cousin Arthur [aged 74] succeeded 8th Baronet Blakiston of the City of London.
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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In 1977 Arthur Norman Hunter Blakiston 8th Baronet [aged 77] died. His son Ferguson [aged 13] succeeded 9th Baronet Blakiston of the City of London.