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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.
Baronet Masham of Long Ashton is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically, Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronetcies of England.
1st: William Masham 1st Baronet. Died 1656. Grandson.
2nd: William Masham 2nd Baronet. Died 1663. Son
3rd: Francis Masham 3rd Baronet. Died 1723. Son
4th: Samuel Masham 1st Baron Masham. Died 1758. Son
5th: Samuel Masham 2nd Baron Masham. Died 1776. Extinct.
On 20th December 1621 William Masham 1st Baronet (age 30) was created 1st Baronet Masham of Long Ashton.
After 1st July 1656 William Masham 1st Baronet (deceased) died. His grandson William succeeded 2nd Baronet Masham of Long Ashton.
Around 1663 William Masham 2nd Baronet died. His son Francis (age 17) succeeded 3rd Baronet Masham of Long Ashton.
In or before 1679 Francis Masham 3rd Baronet (age 32) and Mary Scott Lady Masham (age 29) were married. She by marriage Lady Masham of Long Ashton.
In 1685 Francis Masham 3rd Baronet (age 39) and Damaris Cudworth Lady Masham (age 25) were married. She by marriage Lady Masham of Long Ashton.
All About History Books
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.
Around 7th February 1723 Francis Masham 3rd Baronet (age 77) died. His son Samuel (age 44) succeeded 4th Baronet Masham of Long Ashton.
In 1758 Samuel Masham 1st Baron Masham (age 79) died. His son Samuel (age 45) succeeded 2nd Baron Masham of Otes in Essex, 5th Baronet Masham of Long Ashton.
On 14th June 1776 Samuel Masham 2nd Baron Masham (age 63) died. Baron Masham of Otes in Essex and Baronet Masham of Long Ashton extinct.