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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Baronet Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically, Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronetcies of England.
Summary
22nd January 1784. William Fitzherbert 1st Baronet [aged 35] created.
30th July 1791. Son Anthony Perrin FitzHerbert 2nd Baronet [aged 12] succeeded.
2nd April 1798. Brother Henry FitzHerbert 3rd Baronet [aged 14] succeeded.
1st June 1858. Son William Fitzherbert 4th Baronet [aged 49] succeeded.
12th October 1896. Son Richard Fitzherbert 5th Baronet [aged 50] succeeded.
4th January 1906. Son Hugo Meynell FitzHerbert 6th Baronet [aged 33] succeeded.
12th September 1934. Brother William FitzHerbert 7th Baronet [aged 59] succeeded.
8th October 1963. Nephew John Richard Frederick FitzHerbert 8th Baronet [aged 50] succeeded.
1989. Nephew Richard Ranulph FitzHerbert 9th Baronet [aged 25] succeeded.
On 22nd January 1784 William Fitzherbert 1st Baronet [aged 35] was created 1st Baronet Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire.
On 30th July 1791 William Fitzherbert 1st Baronet [aged 43] died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Tissington [Map]. His son Anthony [aged 12] succeeded 2nd Baronet Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire.
On 2nd April 1798 Anthony Perrin FitzHerbert 2nd Baronet [aged 19] died. His brother Henry [aged 14] succeeded 3rd Baronet Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire.
In 1805 Henry FitzHerbert 3rd Baronet [aged 21] and Agnes Beresford Lady Fitzherbert [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Lady Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire.
On 20th February 1836 William Fitzherbert 4th Baronet [aged 27] and Ann Alleyne Lady Fitzherbert [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Lady Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire.
On 1st June 1858 Henry FitzHerbert 3rd Baronet [aged 74] died. His son William [aged 49] succeeded 4th Baronet Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire.
On 12th October 1896 William Fitzherbert 4th Baronet [aged 88] died. His son Richard [aged 50] succeeded 5th Baronet Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire. Mary Anne Arkwright Lady Fitzherbert [aged 46] by marriage Lady Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire.
On 4th January 1906 Richard Fitzherbert 5th Baronet [aged 59] died. His son Hugo [aged 33] succeeded 6th Baronet Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire.
Grave at St Mary's Church, Tissington [Map].
Richard Fitzherbert 5th Baronet: On 12th April 1846 he was born to William Fitzherbert 4th Baronet and Ann Alleyne Lady Fitzherbert. On 10th October 1871 Richard Fitzherbert 5th Baronet and Mary Anne Arkwright Lady Fitzherbert were married at St Mary's Church, Cromford [Map]. On 12th October 1896 William Fitzherbert 4th Baronet died. His son Richard succeeded 5th Baronet Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire. Mary Anne Arkwright Lady Fitzherbert by marriage Lady Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire.
On 15th June 1920 Hugo Meynell FitzHerbert 6th Baronet [aged 47] and Diana Isabel Erskine Lady Fitzherbert [aged 28] were married. She by marriage Lady Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire.
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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On 5th January 1931 Hugo Meynell FitzHerbert 6th Baronet [aged 58] and Muriel Dorey Lady Fitzherbert were married. She by marriage Lady Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire.
On 12th September 1934 Hugo Meynell FitzHerbert 6th Baronet [aged 62] died. His brother William [aged 59] succeeded 7th Baronet Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire. Nora Maitland Lady Fitzherbert [aged 59] by marriage Lady Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire.
Grave at St Mary's Church, Tissington [Map].
William FitzHerbert 7th Baronet: On 21st September 1874 he was born to Richard Fitzherbert 5th Baronet and Mary Anne Arkwright Lady Fitzherbert. On 24th October 1889 William FitzHerbert 7th Baronet and Nora Maitland Lady Fitzherbert were married. She the daughter of Frederick Maitland 13th Earl of Lauderdale.
Nora Maitland Lady Fitzherbert: On 21st March 1875 she was born to Frederick Maitland 13th Earl of Lauderdale.
On 8th October 1963 William FitzHerbert 7th Baronet [aged 89] died. His nephew John [aged 50] succeeded 8th Baronet Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire. Kathleen Anne Rees Lady Fitzherbert [aged 52] by marriage Lady Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire.
Grave at St Mary's Church, Tissington [Map].
John Richard Frederick FitzHerbert 8th Baronet: On 15th September 1913 he was born to Henry Edward Fitzherbert and Margaret Elinor à Court-Holmes. On 30th August 1957 John Richard Frederick FitzHerbert 8th Baronet and Kathleen Anne Rees Lady Fitzherbert were married.
Kathleen Anne Rees Lady Fitzherbert: In 1911 she was born.
In 1989 John Richard Frederick FitzHerbert 8th Baronet [aged 75] died. His nephew Richard [aged 25] succeeded 9th Baronet Fitzherbert of Tissington in Derbyshire. Grave at St Mary's Church, Tissington [Map].
Richard Ranulph FitzHerbert 9th Baronet: On 2nd November 1963 he was born to Major Reverend David Henry Fitzherbert and Charmian Hyacinthe Allsopp.