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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.
On 6th May 1929 Bishop John Bernard Taylor was born at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map]. As a young boy he moved with his family to Watford. He attended Watford Boys' Grammar School after which he went up to Christ's College, Cambridge University [Map] where he took a First in Classics and, having secured the Lady Kay Scholarship to Jesus College, proceded to take a First in Theology.
In 1952 Bishop John Bernard Taylor (age 22) joined the RAF and won the Sword of Honour as the top officer cadet, and when his National Service ended he was awarded a research fellowship at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
In August 1956 Bishop John Bernard Taylor (age 27) and Linda Courtenay Barnes (age 26) were married. They were married for more than sixty years.
In 1964 Bishop John Bernard Taylor (age 34) was appointed Vice-Principal of Oak Hill Theological College which office he held until 1972.
From 1966 Bishop John Bernard Taylor (age 36) published a number of books: A Christian's Guide to the Old Testament (1966); Evangelism among Children and Young People (1967); Tyndale Commentary on Ezekiel (1969) and Preaching through the Prophets (1983).
In 1972 Bishop John Bernard Taylor (age 42) was appointed Vicar of All Saints, Woodford Wells.
In 1975 Bishop John Bernard Taylor (age 45) was appointed Archdeacon of West Ham which office he held until 1980.
On 1st May 1980 Bishop John Bernard Taylor (age 50) was consecrated Bishop of St Albans. He was enthroned at St Albans Cathedral [Map] on 14th June 1980.
In 1988 Bishop John Bernard Taylor (age 58) was appointed Lord High Almoner which office he held until 1997.
In August 1995 Bishop John Bernard Taylor (age 66) retired and lived for many years in Cambridge.
In 1997 Bishop John Bernard Taylor (age 67) was appointed Knight Commander of the Victorian Order.
On 1st June 2016 Bishop John Bernard Taylor (age 87) died at the Hospice of St Francis, Berkhamsted. he was buried at St Albans Cathedral [Map].
In 2022 [his former wife] Linda Courtenay Barnes (age 92) died.