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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.
Paternal Family Tree: Willoughby
In 1667 [her father] Francis Willoughby (age 31) and [her mother] Emma Barnard (age 21) were married.
On 23rd April 1670 Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos was born to Francis Willoughby (age 34) and Emma Barnard (age 24).
On 3rd July 1672 [her father] Francis Willoughby (age 36) died.
On 8th August 1676 [her step-father] Josiah Child (age 45) and [her mother] Emma Barnard (age 30) were married.
On 2nd February 1695 [her future husband] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 22) and Mary Lake (age 26) were married.
On 4th August 1713 James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 40) and Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos (age 43) were married. They were half first cousins.
On 16th October 1714 [her father-in-law] James Brydges 8th Baron Chandos (age 72) died at Aconbury, Herefordshire. His son [her husband] James (age 41) succeeded 9th Baron Chandos of Sudeley, 4th Baronet Brydges of Wilton in Herefordshire. Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos (age 44) by marriage Baroness Chandos of Sudeley.
On 19th October 1714 [her husband] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 41) was created 1st Earl Carnarvon, 1st Viscount Wilton. Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos (age 44) by marriage Countess Carnarvon.
In 1719 [her husband] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 45) was created 1st Duke Chandos, 1st Marquess Carnarvon. Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos (age 48) by marriage Duchess Chandos.
On 1st September 1724 [her step-son] John Brydges (age 21) and Catherine Tollemache were married. She the daughter of Lionel Tollemache 3rd Earl Dysart (age 75) and Grace Wilbraham Countess Dysart (age 63). He the son of [her husband] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 51) and Mary Lake.
On 16th October 1725 [her mother] Emma Barnard (age 79) died.
All About History Books
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 8th April 1727 [her step-son] John Brydges (age 24) died.
On 21st December 1728 [her step-son] Henry Brydges 2nd Duke Chandos (age 20) and Mary Bruce (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 46) and Anne Savile. He the son of [her husband] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 55) and Mary Lake. They were fifth cousins.
On 16th July 1735 Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos (age 65) died. She was buried at Chandos Mausoleum Church of St Lawrence Whitchurch Lane Little Stanmore.
On 18th April 1736 [her former husband] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 63) and Lydia Catherine Van Hatten Duchess Chandos were married. She by marriage Duchess Chandos.
On 9th August 1744 [her former husband] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 71) died at Cannons House Little Stanmore. He was buried at Chandos Mausoleum Church of St Lawrence Whitchurch Lane Little Stanmore. His son [her former step-son] Henry (age 36) succeeded 2nd Duke Chandos, 2nd Marquess Carnarvon, 2nd Earl Carnarvon, 2nd Viscount Wilton, 10th Baron Chandos of Sudeley, 5th Baronet Brydges of Wilton in Herefordshire.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Willoughby 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Willoughby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Willoughby 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Perceval Willoughby 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Harte
Great x 3 Grandfather: Percival Hart
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Peche
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Hart 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Braye 1st Baron Braye
Great x 3 Grandmother: Fridewide Braye 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Halwell Baroness Bray 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
GrandFather: Francis Willoughby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Willoughby 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Willoughby 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Filiol
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Willoughby 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Grey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset
Great x 1 Grandmother: Bridget Willoughby 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lyttelton
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lyttelton of Frankley 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Talbot 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lyttelton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Pakington of Hampton Lovett
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Packington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Dacres
Father: Francis Willoughby 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Cassandra Ridgway
Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Henry Barnard
Mother: Emma Barnard