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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: Onslow
On 1st October 1691 Arthur Onslow was born to Foot Onslow (age 36).
On 11th May 1710 [his father] Foot Onslow (age 54) died.
On 23rd January 1728 Arthur Onslow (age 36) was elected Speaker of the House of Commons unanimously.
In 1730 William Hogarth (age 32). Arthur Onslow (age 38) inviting Robert Walpole 1st Earl Orford (age 53) to speak.
On 13th September 1731 [his son] George Onslow 1st Earl Onslow was born to Arthur Onslow (age 39).
In 1735 Arthur Onslow (age 43) was elected Speaker of the House of Commons unanimously.
In 1741 Arthur Onslow (age 49) was elected Speaker of the House of Commons unanimously.
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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.
In 1747 Arthur Onslow (age 55) was elected Speaker of the House of Commons unanimously.
On 26th June 1753 [his son] George Onslow 1st Earl Onslow (age 21) and [his daughter-in-law] Henrietta Shelley Countess Onslow (age 22) were married.
In 1754 Arthur Onslow (age 62) was elected Speaker of the House of Commons unanimously.
On 17th February 1768 Arthur Onslow (age 76) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 17 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 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Onslow
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Onslow
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Harding
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Onslow 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Shirley 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Shirley 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth aka Isabel Shirley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Kempe 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Kempe 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Cheney
GrandFather: Arthur Onslow 1st and 2nd Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Father: Foot Onslow 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Foote of Royston
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Foote
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Foote 1st Baronet
GrandMother: Mary Foote
Arthur Onslow 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England