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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.
In August 1596 Mary Fitz was born.
Around 1608 Alan Percy and Mary Fitz (age 11) were married. He the son of Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland and Katherine Neville Countess Northumberland.
Around 1613 Charles Howard (age 22) and Mary Fitz (age 16) were married. He the son of Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk (age 51) and Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk (age 49).
Around 1613 Thomas Darcy (age 27) and Mary Fitz (age 16) were married. He the son of Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers (age 48) and Mary Kitson Countess Rivers (age 45).
Around 1613 [her husband] Thomas Darcy (age 27) died.
In 1613 [her husband] Alan Percy died.
On 25th September 1613 Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Essex (age 22) and [her sister-in-law] Frances Howard Countess Essex and Somerset (age 23) marriage annulled by King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 47). She married Robert Carr 1st Earl Somerset (age 26) three months later.
On 26th December 1613 Robert Carr 1st Earl Somerset (age 26) and [her sister-in-law] Frances Howard Countess Essex and Somerset (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Somerset. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk (age 52) and [her mother-in-law] Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk (age 49).
Her marriage with her first husband Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Essex (age 22) had been annulled on the grounds of his impotence three months before causing something of a scandal.
In 1614 [her brother-in-law] Thomas Howard 1st Earl Berkshire (age 26) and Elizabeth Cecil Countess Berkshire (age 18) were married. She the daughter of William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter (age 48) and Elizabeth Drury Countess Exeter (age 35). He the son of [her father-in-law] Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk (age 52) and [her mother-in-law] Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk (age 50). They were fourth cousins.
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.
In 1616 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 72) was created 1st Viscount Wallingford. [her sister-in-law] Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 33) by marriage Viscountess Wallingford.
Letters of John Chamberlain Volume 2 315. [30th January 1619] Our new bride-groome Sir John Smith1 is arrested by the small pockes, and his Lady Isabella forgetting her late promise of better or worse in sicknes and in health is fled to save her faire skin. That disease hath likewise seased on Sir [her husband] Charles Howards (age 28) Lady (age 22) that was Sir [her former husband] Allen Percies widow. Her husband and she were upon termes of parting before, and yt is like this will put them quite of.
Note 1. Cf. Letters 305, 306, 309.
In 1621 [her brother-in-law] Thomas Howard 1st Earl Berkshire (age 33) was created 1st Viscount Andover in Hampshire, 1st Baron Howard of Charlton in Wiltshire. Elizabeth Cecil Countess Berkshire (age 25) by marriage Baroness Howard of Charlton in Wiltshire.
In 1625 [her brother-in-law] Thomas Howard 1st Earl Berkshire (age 37) was appointed 422nd Knight of the Garter by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 24).
In 1626 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 82) was created 1st Earl Banbury. [her sister-in-law] Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 43) by marriage Countess Banbury.
On 7th February 1626 [her brother-in-law] Thomas Howard 1st Earl Berkshire (age 38) was created 1st Earl Berkshire. Elizabeth Cecil Countess Berkshire (age 30) by marriage Countess Berkshire.
On 28th May 1626 [her father-in-law] Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk (age 64) died at Charing Cross [Map]. He was buried at Waldon Priory and Abbey [Map]. His son [her brother-in-law] Theophilus (age 43) succeeded 2nd Earl Suffolk. Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk (age 27) by marriage Countess Suffolk.
On 21st June 1626 [her husband] Charles Howard (age 35) died.
In 1672 Mary Fitz (age 75) died.