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.
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Paternal Family Tree: Luckyn aka Grimston
In 1620 [his father] William Luckyn 1st Baronet (age 26) and [his mother] Mildren Capel were married.
In 1621 Capell Luckyn 2nd Baronet was born to [his father] William Luckyn 1st Baronet (age 27) and [his mother] Mildren Capel.
On 2nd March 1629 [his father] William Luckyn 1st Baronet (age 35) was created 1st Baronet Luckyn of Little Waltham in Essex.
In 1647 Capell Luckyn 2nd Baronet (age 26) was elected MP Harwich.
In 1660 [his father] William Luckyn 1st Baronet (age 66) died. His son Capell (age 39) succeeded 2nd Baronet Luckyn of Little Waltham in Essex.
In 1660 Capell Luckyn 2nd Baronet (age 39) was elected MP Harwich. He was re-elected in 1664 and sat until 1679.
In or before 1663 Capell Luckyn 2nd Baronet (age 41) and Mary Grimston were married.
Around 1663 [his son] William Luckyn 3rd Baronet was born to Capell Luckyn 2nd Baronet (age 42) and [his wife] Mary Grimston.
Around 1680 Capell Luckyn 2nd Baronet (age 59) died. His son William (age 17) succeeded 3rd Baronet Luckyn of Little Waltham in Essex.
Father: William Luckyn 1st Baronet
GrandFather: Gamaliel Capel of Rookwood Hall, Essex
Mother: Mildren Capel