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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Paternal Family Tree: Williams Wynn
Before July 1748 [his father] Watkin Williams-Wynn 3rd Baronet [aged 56] and Ann Vaughan were married.
In July 1748 [his father] Watkin Williams-Wynn 3rd Baronet [aged 56] and [his mother] Frances Shackerley Lady Williams-Wynn [aged 27] were married. She was his god-daughter. The difference in their ages was 29 years.
On 23rd September 1749 Watkin Williams-Wynn 4th Baronet was born to [his father] Watkin Williams-Wynn 3rd Baronet [aged 57] and [his mother] Frances Shackerley Lady Williams-Wynn [aged 28].
On 26th September 1749 [his father] Watkin Williams-Wynn 3rd Baronet [aged 57] died. His son Watkin succeeded 4th Baronet Williams of Gray's Inn. [his future wife] Henrietta Somerset Lady Williams-Wynn [aged 1] by marriage Lady Williams of Gray's Inn.
After 1769. Joshua Reynolds [aged 45]. Portrait of Watkin Williams-Wynn 4th Baronet [aged 19] and [his future wife] Henrietta Somerset Lady Williams-Wynn [aged 20]. The couple are depicted life-size in matching black and pink Van Dyck costume, and are holding theatrical masks in a curtained architectural setting, beside a massive vase. The picture was presumably a marriage portrait although the black costume of the figures suggest that it was completed as a memorial portrait after Henrietta Williams-Wynn's death in 1770.
On 11th or 13th April 1769 Watkin Williams-Wynn 4th Baronet [aged 19] and Henrietta Somerset Lady Williams-Wynn [aged 20] were married. She died fifteen weeks later. She the daughter of Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort and Elizabeth Berkeley Duchess Beaufort [aged 56].
On or before 25th July 1770 [his daughter] Henrietta Elizabeth Williams-Wynn Baroness Delamere was born to Watkin Williams-Wynn 4th Baronet [aged 20] and [his wife] Henrietta Somerset Lady Williams-Wynn [aged 22]. She married 17th December 1810 Thomas Cholmondeley 1st Baron Delamere and had issue.
On 25th July 1770 [his wife] Henrietta Somerset Lady Williams-Wynn [aged 22] died. Monument [Map] to Henrietta Somerset Lady Williams-Wynn sculpted by Joseph Nollekens [aged 32].
In December 1771 Watkin Williams-Wynn 4th Baronet [aged 22] and Charlotte Granville Lady Williams-Wynn [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Lady Williams of Gray's Inn.
On 25th October 1772 [his son] Watkin Williams-Wynn 5th Baronet was born to Watkin Williams-Wynn 4th Baronet [aged 23] and [his wife] Charlotte Granville Lady Williams-Wynn [aged 18]. He married 4th February 1817 Henrietta Antonia Clive Lady Williams-Wynn, daughter of Edward Clive 1st Earl Powis and Henrietta Antonia Herbert 3rd Countess Powis, and had issue.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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In 1775 [his brother-in-law] George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham [aged 21] and Mary Elizabeth Nugent Marchioness Buckingham [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent [aged 66] and Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent [aged 55].
On 9th October 1775 [his son] Charles Williams-Wynn was born to Watkin Williams-Wynn 4th Baronet [aged 26] and [his wife] Charlotte Granville Lady Williams-Wynn [aged 21]. He married 1806 Mary Cunliffe, daughter of Foster Cunliffe 3rd Baronet and Harriet Kinloch Lady Cunliffe, and had issue.
On 12th September 1779 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple [aged 67] died in a carriage accident without surviving issue. His nephew [his brother-in-law] George [aged 26] succeeded 3rd Earl Temple, 4th Viscount Cobham.
On 10th May 1782 Hugh Fortescue 1st Earl Fortescue [aged 29] and [his sister-in-law] Hester Granville Countess Fortescue [aged 16] were married.
On 16th March 1783 [his son] Henry Watkin Williams-Wynn was born to Watkin Williams-Wynn 4th Baronet [aged 33] and [his wife] Charlotte Granville Lady Williams-Wynn [aged 29]. He married 30th September 1813 Hester Frances Smith, daughter of Robert Smith 1st Baron Carrington, and had issue.
In December 1784 [his brother-in-law] George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham [aged 31] was created 1st Marquess Buckingham.
On 13th October 1788 Robert Nugent 1st Earl Nugent [aged 79] died. [his brother-in-law] George Nugent Temple Grenville 1st Marquess Buckingham [aged 35] succeeded 2nd Earl Nugent. Viscount Clare, Baron Nugent extinct.
On 24th July 1789 Watkin Williams-Wynn 4th Baronet [aged 39] died. His son Watkin [aged 16] succeeded 5th Baronet Williams of Gray's Inn.
On 29th September 1830 [his former wife] Charlotte Granville Lady Williams-Wynn [aged 76] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 30 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Williams
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Williams 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandmother: Emma Dolben
GrandFather: William Williams-Wynn 2nd Baronet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Kyffin
Father: Watkin Williams-Wynn 3rd Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Thelwall of Plas-y-Ward
GrandMother: Jane Thelwall
Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Wynn
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Wynn 1st Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sian Bulkeley
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Wynn
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Gerard
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sidney Gerard
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sydney Wynn
Watkin Williams-Wynn 4th Baronet 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: George Shackerley of Hulme
Mother: Frances Shackerley Lady Williams-Wynn 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Bagot 
12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hervey Bagot 1st Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cave
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Bagot 2nd Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Walter Bagot 3rd Baronet 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Anne Bagot 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Salusbury 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Salusbury
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Salusbury
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Salusbury
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Thelwall