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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 1673 Robert Howard (age 46) was appointed Auditor of the Exchequer.
In 1207 William Cantilupe Baron (age 48) was appointed Baron of the Exchequer.
Close Rolls Edward IV Edward V Richard III 1476-1485. 30th June 1483 William Catesby (age 33) was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer. King Richard III of England (age 30). Westminster Palace [Map] Grant for life to William Catesby, esquire, of the office of Baron of the Exchequer, receiving the accustomed fees at the Exchequer or the receipt of the Exchequer, with all rights, profits and commodities. By p.s.
In 1522 John Hales of Tenterden (age 52) was appointed third Baron of the Exchequer.
In 1564 John Birch (age 15) was appointed Baron of the Exchequer which post he held until 1572.
In 1564 John Birch was appointed Baron of the Exchequer.
On 23rd October 1584 Edward Flowerdew was appointed Baron of the Exchequer.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 30th May 1654 Richard Pepys (age 64) was appointed Baron of the Exchequer.
On 20th June 1673 Hugh Wyndham Baron of the Exchequer (age 71) was appointed Baron of the Exchequer.
In July 1443 Ralph Cromwell 3rd Baron Cromwell (age 40) was appointed Chamberlain of the Exchequer.
In 1471 William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings (age 40) was appointed Chamberlain of the Exchequer.
In 1525 Henry Guildford (age 36) was appointed Chamberlain of the Exchequer.
On 3rd June 1532 Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex (age 49) was appointed Chamberlain of the Exchequer.
On 26th July 1538 Francis Talbot 5th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 38) was appointed Chamberlain of the Exchequer.
On 25th September 1560 George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 32) was appointed Chamberlain of the Exchequer.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 1605 William Killigrew (age 50) was appointed Chamberlain of the Exchequer.
In 1609 Walter Cope (age 56) was appointed Chamberlain of the Exchequer.
In 1613 Nicholas Carew (age 46) was appointed Chamberlain of the Exchequer.
John Evelyn's Diary. 4th April 1701. The Duke of Norfolk (deceased) died of an apoplexy, and Mr. Thomas Howard of complicated disease since his being cut for the stone; he was one of the Tellers of the Exchequer. Mr. How (age 52) made a Baron.
In 1736 Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke (age 15) was appointed Teller of the Exchequer.