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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: Tufton
Cecily Tufton Countess Rutland was born to John Tufton 1st Baronet.
After 1574 [her future husband] Edward Hungerford and Jane Hungerford were married. They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 6th May 1602 [her future husband] Francis Manners 6th Earl of Rutland (age 24) and Frances Knyvet Lady Bevill (age 36) were married. He the son of John Manners 4th Earl of Rutland and Elizabeth Charlton Countess Rutland.
In or before 1607 Edward Hungerford and Cecily Tufton Countess Rutland were married.
On 5th December 1607 [her husband] Edward Hungerford died.
After 26th October 1608 Francis Manners 6th Earl of Rutland (age 30) and Cecily Tufton Countess Rutland were married. He the son of John Manners 4th Earl of Rutland and Elizabeth Charlton Countess Rutland.
On 26th June 1612 [her brother-in-law] Roger Manners 5th Earl of Rutland (age 35) died. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire [Map]. His brother [her husband] Francis (age 34) succeeded 6th Earl of Rutland. Cecily Tufton Countess Rutland by marriage Countess of Rutland.
In 1613 [her son] Henry Manners died.
On 27th June 1618 William Cecil 16th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 28) died. His first cousin once removed [her husband] Francis (age 40) succeeded 17th Baron Ros Helmsley. Cecily Tufton Countess Rutland by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley.
On 5th March 1620 [her son] Francis Manners died.
On 16th May 1620 George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 27) and [her step-daughter] Katherine Manners Duchess Buckingham (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Buckingham. She the daughter of [her husband] Francis Manners 6th Earl of Rutland (age 42) and Frances Knyvet Lady Bevill. He the son of George Villiers of Brokesby and Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham (age 50).
On 18th May 1623 George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 30) was created 1st Duke of Buckingham by King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 56) for being his favourite; what favourite means is open to debate. [her step-daughter] Katherine Manners Duchess Buckingham (age 21) by marriage Duchess of Buckingham.
On 2nd April 1624 [her father] John Tufton 1st Baronet (age 80) died. His son [her half-brother] Nicholas (age 46) succeeded 2nd Baronet Tufton of Hothfield. Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet (age 43) by marriage Lady Tufton of Hothfield.
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 17th December 1632 [her husband] Francis Manners 6th Earl of Rutland (age 54) died at Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire [Map]. On 20th February 1633 he was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire [Map]. His daughter [her step-daughter] Katherine (age 30) succeeded 18th Baroness Ros Helmsley. His brother [her brother-in-law] George (age 52) succeeded 7th Earl of Rutland. Frances Carey Countess Rutland (age 61) by marriage Countess of Rutland.
After 17th December 1642 Monument to [her former husband] Francis Manners 6th Earl of Rutland, Frances Knyvet Lady Bevill and Cecily Tufton Countess Rutland at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire [Map].
Detail of his Leg Garter.
Detail of the Manner's family Peacock in Pride.
In 1653 Cecily Tufton Countess Rutland died.
[her son] Henry Manners was born to Francis Manners 6th Earl of Rutland and Cecily Tufton Countess Rutland.
[her son] Francis Manners was born to Francis Manners 6th Earl of Rutland and Cecily Tufton Countess Rutland.