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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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Robert Lawley 1st Baron Wenlock 1768-1834

Paternal Family Tree: Lawley

In 1768 Robert Lawley 1st Baron Wenlock was born to Robert Lawley 5th Baronet [aged 32] and Jane Thompson [aged 25].

In 1793 Robert Lawley 1st Baron Wenlock [aged 25] and Anna Maria Denison Baroness Wenlock [aged 22] were married. There was no issue from the marriage.

On 11th March 1793 [his father] Robert Lawley 5th Baronet [aged 57] died. His son Robert [aged 25] succeeded 6th Baronet Lawley of Spoonhill in Shropshire.

On 5th July 1794 Henry Conyngham 1st Marquess Conyngham [aged 27] and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Denison Marchioness Conyngham [aged 25] were married.

In 1797 Robert Lawley 1st Baron Wenlock [aged 29] was appointed High Sheriff of Staffordshire.

On 9th November 1816 [his mother] Jane Thompson [aged 73] died.

In 1817 [his brother] Paul Thompson 1st Baron Wenlock [aged 32] and [his sister-in-law] Caroline Griffin Baroness Wenlock were married.

In 1831 Robert Lawley 1st Baron Wenlock [aged 63] was created 1st Baron Wenlock of Wenlock in Shropshire. [his wife] Anna Maria Denison Baroness Wenlock [aged 60] by marriage Baroness Wenlock of Wenlock in Shropshire.

On 10th April 1834 Robert Lawley 1st Baron Wenlock [aged 66] died. Baron Wenlock of Wenlock in Shropshire extinct. His brother [his brother] Francis [aged 52] succeeded 7th Baronet Lawley of Spoonhill in Shropshire.

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Westminster Chronicle of King Richard II, 1381-1394

The Westminster Chronicle is one of the most vivid and important narrative sources for the reign of Richard II. Written by an anonymous chronicler closely connected with Westminster Abbey, it covers the years 1381 to 1394, from the Peasants’ Revolt to the political tensions, court ceremonies, diplomatic negotiations, royal progresses, and public crises of Richard’s later reign. Rich in detail the chronicle records major events such as the conflicts between the King and Lords Appellant, King and the City of London, negotiations with France and Scotland, the death and funeral of Queen Anne of Bohemia, the illness of Charles VI of France, and the changing fortunes of leading nobles including John of Gaunt, Thomas of Gloucester, Robert de Vere, and the Earl of Arundel. The Chronicle offers readers a remarkable window into late fourteenth-century England, combining political observation, courtly spectacle, urban drama, ecclesiastical affairs, and moral judgement. It is an essential source for anyone interested in medieval monarchy, London, Westminster, and the troubled reign of Richard II.

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On 20th August 1850 [his former wife] Anna Maria Denison Baroness Wenlock [aged 79] died.

[his father] Robert Lawley 5th Baronet and Robert Lawley 5th Baronet and [his mother] Jane Thompson were married.