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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.
Paternal Family Tree: Croft
Before 2nd March 1683 [his father] Herbert Croft 1st Baronet (age 32) and [his mother] Elizabeth Archer Lady Croft were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Bishop Herbert Croft (age 80).
On 2nd March 1683 Archer Croft 2nd Baronet was born to Herbert Croft 1st Baronet (age 32) and Elizabeth Archer Lady Croft.
On 3rd November 1720 [his father] Herbert Croft 1st Baronet (age 69) died.
On 3rd November 1720 Archer Croft 2nd Baronet (age 37) succeeded 2nd Baronet Croft of Croft Castle in Herefordshire.
In 1722 Archer Croft 2nd Baronet (age 38) was elected MP Leominster.
In 1728 Archer Croft 2nd Baronet (age 44) was elected MP Bere Alston.
In 1728 Archer Croft 2nd Baronet (age 44) was elected MP Winchelsea.
In 1731 [his son] Archer Croft 3rd Baronet was born to Archer Croft 2nd Baronet (age 47).
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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.
Around 1735 [his son] John Croft 4th Baronet was born to Archer Croft 2nd Baronet (age 51).
On 10th December 1753 Archer Croft 2nd Baronet (age 70) died. His son [his son] Archer (age 22) succeeded 3rd Baronet Croft of Croft Castle in Herefordshire.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 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 15 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 21 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Croft of Croft Castle
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Croft
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Herbert
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Croft
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Warnecombe
Great x 1 Grandfather: Herbert Croft
GrandFather: Bishop Herbert Croft
Father: Herbert Croft 1st Baronet
Archer Croft 2nd Baronet 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Simon Archer
GrandFather: Thomas Archer 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Ferrers 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Humphrey Ferrers 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Cockayne 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Ferrers of Tamworth Castle 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Bradbourne 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Bradbourne 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Ferrers 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Mother: Elizabeth Archer Lady Croft 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Leigh
GrandMother: Anne Leigh