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 Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically, Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronetcies of England.
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24th December 1660. William Frankland 1st Baronet [aged 20] created. See 1660 December Creation of Baronets and Peerages.
2nd August 1697. Son Thomas Frankland 2nd Baronet [aged 32] succeeded.
30th October 1726. Son Thomas Frankland 3rd Baronet [aged 41] succeeded.
17th April 1747. Nephew Charles Frankland 4th Baronet [aged 31] succeeded.
1768. Brother Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet [aged 49] succeeded.
21st November 1784. Son Thomas Frankland 6th Baronet [aged 34] succeeded.
4th January 1831. Son Robert Frankland-Russell 7th Baronet [aged 47] succeeded.
1849. First Cousin Frederick William Frankland 8th Baronet [aged 55] succeeded.
11th March 1878. Son Colonel William Adolphus 9th Baronet [aged 40] succeeded.
29th November 1883. Son Frederick Frankland 10th Baronet [aged 15] succeeded.
19th December 1937. Son Major Thomas William Assheton Frankland 11th Baronet [aged 35] succeeded.
5th August 1944. Son James Assheton Frankland 18th Baron Zouche [aged 1] succeeded.
In December 1660 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 30] rewarded of further tranche of those who supported his Restoration by awarding them Baronetcies...
On 3rd December 1660 George Winn 1st Baronet [aged 53] was created 1st Baronet Winn of Nostel in Yorkshire.
On 22nd December 1660 John Keyt 1st Baronet [aged 44] was created 1st Baronet Keyt of Ebrington in Gloucestershire for having raised a troop of horse to fight in the Royalist cause.
On 24th December 1660 William Frankland 1st Baronet [aged 20] was created 1st Baronet Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.
In or before 1665 William Frankland 1st Baronet [aged 24] and Arabella Belasyse Lady Thirkleby [aged 27] were married. She by marriage Lady Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.
On 2nd August 1697 William Frankland 1st Baronet [aged 57] died. His son Thomas [aged 32] succeeded 2nd Baronet Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire. Elizabeth Russell Lady Thirkleby [aged 33] by marriage Lady Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.
On 30th October 1726 Thomas Frankland 2nd Baronet [aged 61] died. His son Thomas [aged 41] succeeded 3rd Baronet Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire. Dinah Topham Lady Thirkleby by marriage Lady Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.
On 9th July 1741 Thomas Frankland 3rd Baronet [aged 56] and Sarah Moseley Lady Thirkleby were married. She by marriage Lady Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.
On 17th April 1747 Thomas Frankland 3rd Baronet [aged 62] died. His nephew Charles [aged 31] succeeded 4th Baronet Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.
In 1768 Charles Frankland 4th Baronet [aged 52] died. His brother Thomas [aged 49] succeeded 5th Baronet Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire. Sarah Rhett Lady Thirkleby by marriage Lady Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.
On 21st November 1784 Thomas Frankland 5th Baronet [aged 66] died at Bath, Somerset [Map]. His son Thomas [aged 34] succeeded 6th Baronet Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire. Dorothy Smelt Lady Thirkleby [aged 34] by marriage Lady Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.
On 4th January 1831 Thomas Frankland 6th Baronet [aged 80] died at Thirkleby Hall, North Yorkshire. His son Robert [aged 47] succeeded 7th Baronet Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire. Louisa Anne Murray Lady Thirkleby [aged 40] by marriage Lady Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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In 1849 Robert Frankland-Russell 7th Baronet [aged 65] died. His first cousin Frederick [aged 55] succeeded 8th Baronet Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.
On 11th March 1878 Frederick William Frankland 8th Baronet [aged 84] died. His son William [aged 40] succeeded 9th Baronet Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.
On 29th November 1883 Colonel William Adolphus 9th Baronet [aged 46] died. His son Frederick [aged 15] succeeded 10th Baronet Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.
On 19th December 1937 Frederick Frankland 10th Baronet [aged 69] died. His son Thomas [aged 35] succeeded 11th Baronet Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.
Before 23rd February 1943 Major Thomas William Assheton Frankland 11th Baronet [aged 40] and Pamela Kay-Shuttleworth Lady Frankland [aged 27] were married. She by marriage Lady Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.
On 5th August 1944 Major Thomas William Assheton Frankland 11th Baronet [aged 41] was killed on active service. His son James [aged 1] succeeded 12th Baronet Frankland of Thirkleby in Yorkshire.