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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Maternal Family Tree: Mary Colley Viscountess Moore and Wilmot 1654
In or before 1669 [his father] John Cole 1st Baronet (age 48) and [his mother] Elizabeth Chichester (age 38) were married. She by marriage Lady Cole of Newland.
Around 1669 Arthur Cole 1st Baron Ranelagh was born to [his father] John Cole 1st Baronet (age 49) and [his mother] Elizabeth Chichester (age 39).
On 3rd July 1675 [his brother-in-law] Henry Hamilton Moore 3rd Earl of Drogheda (age 20) and [his sister] Mary Cole (age 15) were married. He the son of Henry Moore 1st Earl Drogheda (age 53) and Alice Spencer Countess Drogheda (age 49). They were second cousin once removed.
On 18th June 1679 Charles Moore 2nd Earl Drogheda died. His brother [his brother-in-law] Henry (age 23) succeeded 3rd Earl Drogheda, 5th Viscount Moore of Drogheda, 5th Baron Moore of Mellefont in Louth. [his sister] Mary Cole Countess of Drogheda (age 19) by marriage Countess Drogheda.
In 1691 [his father] John Cole 1st Baronet (age 71) died. His son Arthur Jones (age 22) succeeded 2nd Baronet Cole of Newland.
In 1692 Arthur Cole 1st Baron Ranelagh (age 23) and Catherine Byron Baroness Ranelagh were married. She by marriage Lady Cole of Newland.
Around 1700 [his mother] Elizabeth Chichester (age 70) died.
In 1715 Arthur Cole 1st Baron Ranelagh (age 46) was created 1st Baron Ranelagh of Ranelagh in Wicklow. [his wife] Catherine Byron Baroness Ranelagh by marriage Baroness Ranelagh of Ranelagh in Wicklow.
On 6th May 1726 [his sister] Mary Cole Countess of Drogheda (age 66) died.
In 1746 [his wife] Catherine Byron Baroness Ranelagh died.
In 1748 Arthur Cole 1st Baron Ranelagh (age 79) and Selina Bathhurst Baroness Ranelagh were married. She by marriage Baroness Ranelagh of Ranelagh in Wicklow.
On 5th October 1754 Arthur Cole 1st Baron Ranelagh (age 85) died without issue. Baron Ranelagh of Ranelagh in Wicklow and Baronet Cole of Newland extinct.
On 30th September 1755 John Elwill 4th Baronet and [his former wife] Selina Bathhurst Baroness Ranelagh were married.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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On 9th February 1781 [his former wife] Selina Bathhurst Baroness Ranelagh died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 25 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: Emmanuel Cole
GrandFather: William Cole
Father: John Cole 1st Baronet
Arthur Cole 1st Baron Ranelagh 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Chichester 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Chichester
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Chichester 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bourchier 1st Earl Bath 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bourchier 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Daubeney Baroness Fitzwarin 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Chichester 1st Viscount Chichester 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Courtenay 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William "Great" Courtenay 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Cheney
Great x 2 Grandmother: Gertrude Courtenay 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Gainsford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Gainsford
Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Shaa
GrandFather: Lieutenant-Colonel John Chichester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Copleston
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Copleston
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Biston
Mother: Elizabeth Chichester 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Roger Jones 1st Viscount Ranelagh
GrandMother: Mary Jones
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Moore of Mellifont
Great x 2 Grandfather: Garret Moore 1st Viscount Moore of Drogheda
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Moore
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Colley of Carbury Castle
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Colley Viscountess Moore and Wilmot