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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 1801 Bishop James Bowstead was born. He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University where he received BA in 1824 and DD in 1834.
In 1837 Bishop James Bowstead (age 36) was appointed Rector of All Saints Church, Rettendon.
On 13th July 1838 Bishop James Bowstead (age 37) was elected Bishop of Sodor and Man by Queen Victoria (age 19).
On 22nd July 1838 Bishop James Bowstead (age 37) was consecrated Bishop of Sodor and Man by Archbishop William Howley (age 72).
On 23rd January 1840 Bishop James Bowstead (age 39) was translated to Bishop of Lichfield.
Before 11th October 1843. Martin Archer Shee (age 73). Portrait of Bishop James Bowstead (age 42).
On 11th October 1843 Bishop James Bowstead (age 42) died from a fall from a horse. Monument at Holy Trinity Church, Eccleshall [Map].
