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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.
Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down is in Viscount Barrington.
On 1st July 1720 John Shute aka Barrington 1st Viscount Barrington (age 42) was created 1st Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down.Anne Daines Viscountess Barrington (age 30) by marriage Viscountess Barrington of Ardglass in County Down.
On 14th December 1734 John Shute aka Barrington 1st Viscount Barrington (age 56) died. His son William (age 17) succeeded 2nd Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down, 2nd Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down.
On 1st September 1793 William Wildman Barrington 2nd Viscount Barrington (age 76) died. His nephew William (age 32) succeeded 3rd Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down, 3rd Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down.
On 13th July 1801 William Barrington 3rd Viscount Barrington (age 40) died. His brother Richard (age 40) succeeded 4th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down.
In January 1814 Richard Barrington 4th Viscount Barrington (age 53) died. His brother George (age 52) succeeded 5th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down, 5th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down. Elizabeth Adair Viscountess Barrington (age 45) by marriage Viscountess Barrington of Ardglass in County Down.
On 4th March 1829 George Barrington 5th Viscount Barrington (age 67) died. His son William (age 35) succeeded 6th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down. Jane Elizabeth Liddell Viscountess Barrington (age 24) by marriage Viscountess Barrington of Ardglass in County Down.
On 9th February 1867 William Keppel Barrington 6th Viscount Barrington (age 73) died at Shrivenham, Berkshire. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Shrivenham. His son George (age 42) succeeded 7th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down, 6th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down.
On 6th November 1886 George Barrington 7th Viscount Barrington (age 62) died at Grimsthorpe Castle, South Kesteven. His brother Percy (age 61) succeeded 8th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down, 7th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down, 2nd Baron Shute of Beckett in Berkshire.
On 29th April 1901 Percy Barrington 8th Viscount Barrington (age 76) died. His son William (age 53) succeeded 9th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down, 8th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down, 3rd Baron Shute of Beckett in Berkshire. Mary Isabella Bogue Viscountess Barrington (age 53) by marriage Viscountess Barrington of Ardglass in County Down.
In 1905 William Bulkeley Barrington 9th Viscount Barrington (age 56) and Charlotte Stopford Viscountess Barrington were married. She by marriage Viscountess Barrington of Ardglass in County Down.
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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.
On 12th September 1933 William Bulkeley Barrington 9th Viscount Barrington (age 85) died. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Shrivenham. His son William (age 60) succeeded 10th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down, 9th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down, 4th Baron Shute of Beckett in Berkshire.
In 1960 William Barrington 10th Viscount Barrington (age 87) died. His nephew Patrick (age 52) succeeded 11th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down, 10th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down, 5th Baron Shute of Beckett in Berkshire.
In 1990 Patrick Barrington 11th Viscount Barrington (age 82) died. Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down, Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down and Baron Shute of Beckett in Berkshire extinct.