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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.
Charles Jervas 1675-1739 is in Painters.
Around 1675 Charles Jervas was born in Clonlisk.
Between 1694 and 1695 Charles Jervas (age 19) worked as an assistant to Godfrey Kneller (age 47).
In 1700 Charles Jervas (age 25) travelled to Paris and Rome remaining there for most of the decade before returning to London in 1709 where he found success as a portrait painter.
Around 1710 Charles Jervas (age 35). Portrait of Frances Thynne (age 36).
Frances Thynne: Robert Worsley 4th Baronet and she were married. He the son of Robert Worsley 3rd Baronet and Mary Herbert Countess Gainsborough. They were fifth cousin once removed. On 31st October 1673 she was born to Thomas Thynne 1st Viscount Weymouth and Frances Finch Viscountess Weymouth. In 1750 Frances Thynne died.
Around 1710 Charles Jervas (age 35). Portrait of Mary Churchill 2nd Duchess Montagu 1689-1751.
Around 1718 Charles Jervas (age 43). Portrait of Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend (age 31).
Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend: On 18th September 1686 she was born to Colonel Robert Walpole at Houghton Hall, Norfolk. Before 25th July 1713 Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townsend and she were married. She by marriage Viscountess Townsend. On 29th March 1726 Dorothy Walpole Viscountess Townsend died although the circumstances are somewhat mysterious; possibly smallpox.
Around 1720 Charles Jervas (age 45). Portrait of Thomas Pelham Holles 1st Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne (age 26) in his Garter Robes.
In 1721 Charles Jervas (age 46). Portrait of John Manners 2nd Duke Rutland (age 44) in his Garter Robes.
Around 1722 Charles Jervas (age 47). Portrait of Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater (age 15).
In 1723 Charles Jervas (age 48) was appointed Principal In Ordinary.
In 1724 Charles Jervas (age 49). Portrait of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 40).
Around 1729 Thomas Carter (age 27) received a loan of £100 from Charles Jervas (age 54) who had met him through a business connection. This permitted him to get an assistant and buy some better quality marbles. Through this action he employed Louis Francois Roubiliac (age 26), but the latter quickly found his own clients and left the business.
Before 4th June 1729 Charles Jervas (age 54). Portrait of William Cavendish 2nd Duke Devonshire (age 57).
Around 1730 Charles Jervas (age 55). Portrait of Catherine Hyde Duchess Queensbury (age 29).
Catherine Hyde Duchess Queensbury: Around 1701 she was born to Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Rochester 4th Earl Clarendon and Jane Leveson-Gower Countess Rochester and Clarendon. On 10th March 1720 Charles Douglas 3rd Duke Queensberry and she were married. She by marriage Duchess Queensberry. She the daughter of Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Rochester 4th Earl Clarendon and Jane Leveson-Gower Countess Rochester and Clarendon. He the son of James Douglas 2nd Duke Queensberry and Mary Boyle Duchess Queensbury. They were second cousins. On 17th July 1777 Catherine Hyde Duchess Queensbury died.
Around 1730 Charles Jervas (age 55). Portrait of Henrietta Finch Duchess of Cleveland and Henrietta Finch Duchess of Cleveland.
In 1730 Charles Jervas (age 55). Portrait of Rachel Cavendish (age 2) as a Shepherdess.
Around 1730 Charles Jervas (age 55). Portrait of Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute (age 11).
In 1732 Charles Jervas (age 57). Portrait of Henrietta Hobart Countess Suffolk (age 43).
Around 1733 Charles Jervas (age 58). Portrait of Louisa Carolina Isabella Hervey (age 18).
Louisa Carolina Isabella Hervey: In 1715 she was born to John Hervey 1st Earl Bristol and Elizabeth Felton Countess Bristol. On 23rd September 1731 Robert Smyth of Isfield 2nd Baronet and she were married. She the daughter of John Hervey 1st Earl Bristol and Elizabeth Felton Countess Bristol. On 11th May 1770 Louisa Carolina Isabella Hervey died.
Around 1735 Charles Jervas (age 60). Portrait of John Brownlow 1st Viscount Tyconnel (age 44).
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 1735 Charles Jervas (age 60). Portrait of Henry St John 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (age 56).
Before 1739 Charles Jervas (age 63). Portrait of Elizabeth Godfrey.
Elizabeth Godfrey: she was born to Charles Godfrey. On 24th April 1702 Edmund Dunch and she were married.
Before 2nd November 1739 Charles Jervas (age 64). Portrait of Mary Wortley-Montagu née Pierrepont (age 50).
Before 2nd November 1739 Charles Jervas (age 64). Portrait of Mary Savile Countess Isle Thanet.
Before 2nd November 1739 Charles Jervas (age 64). Portrait of Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough (age 79).
Before 2nd November 1739 Charles Jervas (age 64). Portrait of Diana Spencer Viscountess St John.
Before 2nd November 1739 Charles Jervas (age 64). Portrait of Jane Hyde Countess Essex.
Jane Hyde Countess Essex: she was born to Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Rochester 4th Earl Clarendon and Jane Leveson-Gower Countess Rochester and Clarendon. On 27th November 1718 William Capell 3rd Earl Essex and she were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. She the daughter of Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Rochester 4th Earl Clarendon and Jane Leveson-Gower Countess Rochester and Clarendon. He the son of Algernon Capell 2nd Earl Essex and Mary Bentinck Countess Essex. They were fourth cousins. In January 1724 Jane Hyde Countess Essex died.
Before 2nd November 1739 Charles Jervas (age 64). Portrait of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 56).
Before 2nd November 1739 Charles Jervas (age 64). Portrait of Elizabeth Popham Viscountess Hinchingbrooke (age 46).
Elizabeth Popham Viscountess Hinchingbrooke: Around 1693 she was born to Alexander Popham. On 12th April 1707 Edward Montagu Viscount Hinchingbrooke and she were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. She brought £12000. He the son of Edward Montagu 3rd Earl Sandwich and Elizabeth Wilmot Countess Sandwich. They were fourth cousin once removed. On 30th July 1728 Francis Seymour and she were married. They were first cousins. On 20th March 1761 Elizabeth Popham Viscountess Hinchingbrooke died.
Before 2nd November 1739 Charles Jervas (age 64). Portrait of Elizabeth Griffin Countess Portsmouth (age 47).
Elizabeth Griffin Countess Portsmouth: Before 30th November 1691, the date she was baptised, she was born to James Griffin 2nd Baron Griffin. In 1720 Henry Neville aka Grey and she were married. There was no issue from the marriage. On 9th June 1741 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth and she were married. She by marriage Viscountess Lymington. On 11th April 1743 or 11th October 1743 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth was created 1st Earl Portsmouth. She by marriage Countess Portsmouth.
Before 2nd November 1739 Charles Jervas (age 64). Portrait of Eleanor Brownlow Viscountess Tyconnel.
Before 2nd November 1739 Charles Jervas (age 64). Portrait of Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England.
Before 2nd November 1739 Charles Jervas (age 64). Portrait of Thomas Paget.
Thomas Paget: he was born to Henry Paget. In 1727 he was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber to King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. On 28th May 1741 Thomas Paget died.
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.
Before 2nd November 1739 Charles Jervas (age 64). Portrait of George Rochfort.
George Rochfort: Around 1682 he was born to Robert Rochfort. On 24th January 1704 he and Elizabeth Moore were married. She the daughter of Henry Hamilton Moore 3rd Earl of Drogheda and Mary Cole Countess of Drogheda. On 8th July 1730 he died.
Before 2nd November 1739 Charles Jervas (age 64). Portrait of Jemima Grey Countess Ashburham.
Jemima Grey Countess Ashburham: Around 1699 she was born to Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent and Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent. Before 30th October 1724 John Ashburnham 1st Earl Ashburnham and she were married. She by marriage Baroness Ashburnham of Ashburnham in Sussex. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent and Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent. On 14th May 1730 John Ashburnham 1st Earl Ashburnham was created 1st Earl Ashburham. She by marriage Countess Ashburham. On 7th July 1731 Jemima Grey Countess Ashburham died.
On 2nd November 1739 Charles Jervas (age 64) died.