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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.
Baron Ardee is in Baron Ireland.
In 1616 Edward Brabazon 1st Baron Ardee (age 68) was created 1st Baron Ardee. Mary Smythe Baroness Ardee (age 64) by marriage Baroness Ardee.
On 7th August 1625 Edward Brabazon 1st Baron Ardee (age 77) died. His son William (age 45) succeeded 2nd Baron Ardee.
On 18th December 1651 William Brabazon 1st Earl Meath (age 71) died. His son Edward (age 41) succeeded 2nd Earl Meath, 3rd Baron Ardee. Mary Chambré Countess Meath (age 40) by marriage Countess Meath.
On 25th March 1675 Edward Brabazon 2nd Earl Meath (age 65) drowned whilst travelling from Ireland to England. His son William (age 40) succeeded 3rd Earl Meath, 4th Baron Ardee.
Around 1684 William Brabazon 3rd Earl Meath (age 49) died. His brother Edward (age 46) succeeded 4th Earl Meath, 5th Baron Ardee. Cicely Brereton Countess Meath (age 44) by marriage Countess Meath.
In 1707 Edward Brabazon 4th Earl Meath (age 69) died. His brother Chambre (age 62) succeeded 5th Earl Meath, 6th Baron Ardee.
On 1st April 1715 Chambre Brabazon 5th Earl Meath (age 70) died. His son Chaworth (age 29) succeeded 6th Earl Meath, 7th Baron Ardee.
On 14th May 1763 Chaworth Brabazon 6th Earl Meath (age 77) died. His brother Edward (age 72) succeeded 7th Earl Meath, 8th Baron Ardee
On 24th November 1772 Edward Brabazon 7th Earl Meath (age 81) died. His son Anthony (age 51) succeeded 8th Earl Meath, 9th Baron Ardee.
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.
On 4th January 1790 Anthony Brabazon 8th Earl Meath (age 69) died. His son William (age 20) succeeded 9th Earl Meath, 10th Baron Ardee.
On 26th May 1797 William Brabazon 9th Earl Meath (age 27) died from wounds received duelling. His brother John (age 25) succeeded 10th Earl Meath, 11th Baron Ardee.
On 15th March 1851 John Brabazon 10th Earl Meath (age 78) died. His son William (age 47) succeeded 11th Earl Meath, 12th Baron Ardee, 2nd Baron Chaworth of Eaton Hall in Herefordshire. Harriot Brooke Countess Meath by marriage Countess Meath.
On 26th May 1887 William Brabazon 11th Earl of Meath (age 83) died. His son Reginald (age 45) succeeded 12th Earl Meath, 13th Baron Ardee, 3rd Baron Chaworth of Eaton Hall in Herefordshire. Mary Jane Maitland Countess Meath (age 40) by marriage Countess Meath.
On 11th October 1929 Reginald Brabazon 12th Earl of Meath (age 88) died. He was buried at Delgany Church, County Wicklow. His son Reginald (age 59) succeeded 13th Earl Meath, 14th Baron Ardee, 4th Baron Chaworth of Eaton Hall in Herefordshire.
On 10th March 1949 Reginald Brabazon 13th Earl of Meath (age 79) died. His son Anthony (age 38) succeeded 14th Earl Meath, 15th Baron Ardee, 5th Baron Chaworth of Eaton Hall in Herefordshire.
On 19th December 1998 Anthony Brabazon 14th Earl of Meath (age 88) died. His son John (age 57) succeeded 15th Earl Meath, 16th Baron Ardee, 6th Baron Chaworth of Eaton Hall in Herefordshire.