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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: Yorke
In or before 1716 William Lygon and [his mother] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke were married.
On 16th May 1719 [his father] Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 28) and [his mother] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke were married.
On 9th March 1730 Bishop James Yorke was born to Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 39) and Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke.
In 1761 [his mother] Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke died.
Before 5th May 1762 Bishop James Yorke (age 32) and Mary Maddox were married. Some sources describe the date as 29 Jun 1762 which is inconsistent with the date of birth of their first child Charles Yorke, 5th May 1762, as described on his gravestone at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map]. She the daughter of Bishop Isaac Maddox. He the son of Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 71) and Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke.
On 5th May 1762 [his son] Charles Yorke was born to Bishop James Yorke (age 32) and [his wife] Mary Maddox.
On 6th March 1764 [his father] Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 73) died. His son [his brother] Philip (age 43) succeeded 2nd Earl Hardwicke, 2nd Viscount Royston. Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey (age 40) by marriage Countess Hardwicke.
In 1765 [his son] Joseph Yorke was born to Bishop James Yorke (age 34) and [his wife] Mary Maddox.
On 11th October 1767 [his daughter] Mary York was born to Bishop James Yorke (age 37) and [his wife] Mary Maddox.
In 1770 [his son] Philip Yorke was born to Bishop James Yorke (age 39) and [his wife] Mary Maddox.
In 1774 Bishop James Yorke (age 43) was appointed Bishop of St David's.
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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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In 1779 Bishop James Yorke (age 48) was appointed Bishop of Gloucester.
In 1781 Bishop James Yorke (age 50) was appointed Bishop of Ely.
On 2nd November 1791 [his son] Charles Yorke (age 29) died. On 5th July 1795 [his daughter] Mary York (age 24) died. Both buried at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map].
Charles Yorke: Before 5th May 1762 Bishop James Yorke and Mary Maddox were married. Some sources describe the date as 29 Jun 1762 which is inconsistent with the date of birth of their first child Charles Yorke, 5th May 1762, as described on his gravestone at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole and Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke. On 5th May 1762 he was born to Bishop James Yorke and Mary Maddox.
Mary York: On 11th October 1767 she was born to Bishop James Yorke and Mary Maddox.
On 4th December 1797 [his son] Philip Yorke (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Anna Maria Cocks (age 24) were married. He the son of Bishop James Yorke (age 67) and [his wife] Mary Maddox. They were second cousins.
Before 11th January 1807 [his son] Joseph Yorke (age 42) and [his daughter-in-law] Catherine Cocks were married. He the son of Bishop James Yorke (age 76) and [his wife] Mary Maddox. They were second cousins.
On 26th August 1808 Bishop James Yorke (age 78) died.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Simon Yorke of Dover
GrandFather: Philip Yorke
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Cocks of Castleditch Herefordshire
GrandFather: Charles Cocks
Mother: Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Somers
GrandMother: Mary Somers