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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.
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In 1733 [his father] George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon (age 23) and Mary Howard (age 23) were married.
In 1741 [his father] George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon (age 31) and Anne Lee (age 15) were married.
On 10th April 1744 [his father] George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon (age 35) and [his mother] Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton (age 28) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.
On 10th October 1757 Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt was born to [his father] George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon (age 48) and [his mother] Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton (age 42) at Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire [Map].
On 26th September 1765 [his brother-in-law] George Harcourt 2nd Earl Harcourt (age 29) and [his sister] Elizabeth Venables-Vernon Countess Harcourt (age 19) were married. He the son of [his uncle] Simon Harcourt 1st Earl Harcourt (age 51) and Rebecca Samborne Le Bass. They were first cousins.
On 16th September 1777 [his uncle] Simon Harcourt 1st Earl Harcourt (age 63) drowned in a well at Nuneham House, Oxfordshire whilst trying to rescue his dog. His son [his brother-in-law] George (age 41) succeeded 2nd Earl Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt, 3rd Viscount Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire. [his sister] Elizabeth Venables-Vernon Countess Harcourt (age 31) by marriage Countess Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt.
On 14th February 1779 [his brother] Henry Venables-Vernon 3rd Baron Vernon (age 31) and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Rebecca Anne Sedley (age 22) were married.
On 21st August 1780 [his father] George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon (age 71) died. His son [his half-brother] George (age 45) succeeded 2nd Baron Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.
On 5th February 1784 Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 26) and Anne Leveson-Gower (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 62) and Louisa Egerton Countess Gower.
On 6th August 1785 [his son] George Harcourt was born to Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 27) and [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower (age 24). He married (1) 27th March 1815 his sixth cousin Elizabeth Bingham, daughter of Richard Bingham 2nd Earl Lucan and Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk, and had issue (2) 30th September 1847 Frances Braham Countess Waldegrave.
On 4th September 1785 [his brother-in-law] George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 27) and Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 20) were married. He by marriage Earl Sutherland. She the daughter of William Sutherland 18th Earl Sutherland. He the son of [his father-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 64) and Louisa Egerton Countess Gower.
On 25th May 1786 [his half-brother] George Venables-Vernon 2nd Baron Vernon (age 51) and [his sister-in-law] Jane Georgiana Fauquier Baroness Vernon (age 38) were married. She by marriage Baroness Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.
In 1788 [his son] Reverend Leveson-Vernon-Harcourt was born to Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 30) and [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower (age 27). He married 19th August 1815 Caroline Mary Peachey, daughter of John Peachey 2nd Baron Selsey.
In June 1789 [his son] William Vernon-Harcourt was born to Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 31) and [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower (age 28).
On 15th June 1790 [his son] Admiral Frederick Edward Vernon-Harcourt was born to Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 32) and [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower (age 29). He married 1829 his fifth cousin Marcia Tollemache and had issue.
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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.
In 1791 [his son] Henry Vernon-Harcourt was born to Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 33) and [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower (age 30). He married 20th April 1835 Frances Harley, daughter of Edward Harley 5th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer and Jane Elizabeth Scott Countess of Oxford and Mortimer.
On 16th May 1791 Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 24) and [his sister-in-law] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 20) were married at St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map]. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 69) and Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford. He the son of Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 46) and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 43). They were half fourth cousin once removed.
On 8th April 1794 [his mother] Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton (age 78) died at Lower Grosvenor Street, Belgravia.
In 1795 Dudley Ryder 1st Earl of Harrowby (age 32) and [his sister-in-law] Susanna Leveson-Gower Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire (age 22) were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 73) and Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford.
On 29th November 1795 [his brother] Henry Venables-Vernon 3rd Baron Vernon (age 48) and [his sister-in-law] Alice Lucy Whitefoord Baroness Vernon (age 28) were married at Wollaton, Nottinghamshire. The difference in their ages was 20 years.
On 6th January 1801 [his son] Francis Vernon-Harcourt was born to Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 43) and [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower (age 40). He married 20th November 1837 Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam, daughter of Charles Jenkinson 1st Earl Liverpool.
Around 1803 John Hoppner (age 44). Portrait of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 45).
In 1803 [his son] Egerton Vernon-Harcourt was born to Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 45) and [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower (age 42). He married 8th December 1859 his half fifth cousin once removed Laura Emma Milner, daughter of William Mordaunt Sturt Milner 4th Baronet and Harriet Elizabeth Cavendish-Bentinck.
On 20th June 1803 Nathaniel Ryder 1st Baron Harrowby (age 67) died. His son Dudley (age 40) succeeded 2nd Baron Harrowby of Harrowby in Lincolnshire. [his sister-in-law] Susanna Leveson-Gower Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire (age 30) by marriage Baroness Harrowby of Harrowby in Lincolnshire.
On 11th October 1803 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 58) died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son Henry (age 36) succeeded 6th Duke Beaufort, 8th Marquess Worcester, 12th Earl Worcester, 14th Baron Herbert of Raglan, 6th Baron Botetort. [his sister-in-law] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 32) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
On 26th October 1803 [his father-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 82) died. His son [his brother-in-law] George (age 45) succeeded 2nd Marquess Stafford, 3rd Earl Gower, 4th Baron Gower, 8th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire. Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland (age 38) by marriage Marchioness Stafford.
In 1806 [his brother-in-law] George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 47) was appointed 632nd Knight of the Garter by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 67).
On 26th November 1807 Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 50) was elected Archbishop of York.
In 1809 Dudley Ryder 1st Earl of Harrowby (age 46) was created 1st Earl of Harrowby. [his sister-in-law] Susanna Leveson-Gower Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire (age 36) by marriage Countess of Harrowby.
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 24th December 1809 [his brother-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 36) and Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 24) were married. She the daughter of William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 61) and Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire. He the son of [his father-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford and Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford. They were half fourth cousin once removed.
On 18th June 1813 [his half-brother] George Venables-Vernon 2nd Baron Vernon (age 78) died. His half brother [his brother] Henry (age 66) succeeded 3rd Baron Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire. [his sister-in-law] Alice Lucy Whitefoord Baroness Vernon (age 45) by marriage Baroness Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.
On 27th March 1815 [his son] George Harcourt (age 29) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Bingham were married. She the daughter of Richard Bingham 2nd Earl Lucan (age 50) and Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk (age 45). He the son of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 57) and [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower (age 54). They were sixth cousins.
On 12th August 1815 [his brother-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 41) was created 1st Viscount Granville. Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 29) by marriage Viscountess Granville.
On 19th August 1815 [his son] Reverend Leveson-Vernon-Harcourt (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Caroline Mary Peachey were married. He the son of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 57) and [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower (age 54).
On 27th January 1824 [his sister-in-law] Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle died.
On 25th January 1826 [his sister] Elizabeth Venables-Vernon Countess Harcourt (age 80) died.
In 1829 [his son] Admiral Frederick Edward Vernon-Harcourt (age 38) and [his daughter-in-law] Marcia Tollemache were married. He the son of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 71) and [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower (age 68). They were fifth cousins.
On 27th March 1829 [his brother] Henry Venables-Vernon 3rd Baron Vernon (age 81) died at Sudbury, Derbyshire [Map]. His son [his nephew] George (age 49) succeeded 4th Baron Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire. Frances Maria Warren Baroness Vernon (age 44) by marriage Baroness Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.
On 17th June 1830 William Harcourt 3rd Earl Harcourt (age 87) died without issue. Earl Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt and Viscount Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire extinct. Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 72) succeeded to the Harcourt estates and adopted the additional surname Harcourt.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 16th November 1832 [his wife] Anne Leveson-Gower (age 71) died.
On 20th April 1835 [his son] Henry Vernon-Harcourt (age 44) and [his daughter-in-law] Frances Harley were married. She the daughter of Edward Harley 5th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (age 62) and Jane Elizabeth Scott Countess of Oxford and Mortimer. He the son of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 77) and [his former wife] Anne Leveson-Gower.
After 10th April 1837. Memorial to [his brother] Anne Venables-Vernon (deceased) at All Saints Church, Sudbury [Map] placed by Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 79).
Anne Venables-Vernon: On 2nd March 1754 he was born to George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon and Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton. On 10th April 1837 Anne Venables-Vernon died.
On 20th November 1837 [his son] Francis Vernon-Harcourt (age 36) and [his daughter-in-law] Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam were married. She the daughter of Charles Jenkinson 1st Earl Liverpool. He the son of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 80) and [his former wife] Anne Leveson-Gower.
On 30th September 1847 [his son] George Harcourt (age 62) and [his daughter-in-law] Frances Braham Countess Waldegrave (age 26) were married. The difference in their ages was 35 years. He the son of Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 89) and [his former wife] Anne Leveson-Gower.
On 5th November 1847 Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 90) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 20 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Vernon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Vernon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Littleton 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Vernon 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Vernon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Vernon
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Vernon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Egerton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Muriel Vernon 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Corbet 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Corbet 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
GrandFather: Henry Vernon 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Vernon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Vernon of Farnham Surrey 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Vernon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Vernon 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Weston MP
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Weston
Father: George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Pigot of Chetwynd in Shropshire
GrandMother: Anne Pigot
Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Harcourt 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Simon Harcourt 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Harcourt 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Simon Harcourt 1st Viscount Harcourt 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Simon Harcourt 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Mother: Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Evelyn of Long Ditton
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Evelyn of Wotton
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Stint
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Evelyn
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stansfield
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Stansfield
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Comber
Great x 1 Grandfather: John The Younger Evelyn
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christopher Browne of Sayes Court
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Browne 1st Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Thomasine Gonson
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Browne
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Prettyman
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Prettyman
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Bourchier
GrandMother: Elizabeth Evelyn