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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.

Biography of Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk 1746-1815

Paternal Family Tree: Howard

Before 1740 [his father] Charles Howard 10th Duke of Norfolk (age 19) and [his mother] Catherine Brockholes Duchess Norfolk (age 21) were married.

On 15th March 1746 Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk was born to Charles Howard 10th Duke of Norfolk (age 25) and Catherine Brockholes Duchess Norfolk (age 27).

On 1st August 1767 Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk (age 21) and Marion Coppinger were married. He the son of Charles Howard 10th Duke of Norfolk (age 46) and Catherine Brockholes Duchess Norfolk (age 49).

On 6th April 1771 Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk (age 25) and Frances Scudamore Duchess Norfolk (age 21) were married. She by marriage Duchess Beaufort. Shortly after their marriage she exhibited signs of mental instability from the time of her marriage and spent the rest of her life confined to Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map]. He the son of Charles Howard 10th Duke of Norfolk (age 50) and Catherine Brockholes Duchess Norfolk (age 52).

On 24th November 1784 [his mother] Catherine Brockholes Duchess Norfolk (age 66) died.

Around 1785 Thomas Gainsborough (age 57). Portrait of Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk (age 38).

On 17th August 1785 [his illegitimate son] William Woods Howard was born illegitimately to Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk (age 39).

On 31st August 1786 [his father] Charles Howard 10th Duke of Norfolk (age 65) died. His son Charles (age 40) succeeded 11th Duke Norfolk, 22nd or 29th Earl Arundel, 12th Earl Surrey, 9th Earl Norfolk, 19th Baron Maltravers, 19th Baron Arundel. [his wife] Frances Scudamore Duchess Norfolk (age 36) by marriage Duchess Norfolk.

On 20th September 1790 [his illegitimate son] Henry Frederick Stephenson was born illegitimately to Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk (age 44).

On 16th December 1815 Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk (age 69) died. His third cousin Bernard (age 50) succeeded 12th Duke Norfolk, 23rd or 30th Earl Arundel, 13th Earl Surrey, 10th Earl Norfolk, 20th Baron Maltravers, 20th Baron Arundel. Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk (age 45) by marriage Duchess Norfolk.

1816. James Lonsdale (age 38). Portrait of Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk.

1819. James Lonsdale (age 41). Portrait of Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk looking over the Wye Bridge [Map] and Hereford Cathedral [Map].

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.

In 1820 [his former wife] Frances Scudamore Duchess Norfolk (age 70) died without issue. She was buried at St Cuthbert's Church, Holme Lacy [Map]. After a prolonged legal battle Edwyn Francis Scudamore-Stanhope 2nd Baronet (age 26) inherited Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map].

[his illegitimate son] Edward Gibbon Howard was born illegitimately to Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk and Mary Ann Gibbon.

[his illegitimate son] Matthew Gibbon Howard was born illegitimately to Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk and Mary Ann Gibbon.

Royal Ancestors of Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk 1746-1815

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Philip V King France I King Navarre

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk 1746-1815

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Howard 13th or 20th Earl of Arundel 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 14th or 21st Earl of Arundel 4th Earl of Surrey 1st Earl Norfolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Dacre Countess Arundel 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Howard 15th or 22nd Earl of Arundel 5th Earl of Surrey 2nd Earl Norfolk 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Talbot 7th Earl of Shrewsbury 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alethea Talbot Countess Arundel, Surrey and Norfolk 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Cavendish Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Howard 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stewart Countess Arundel and Norfolk 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gervase Clifton 1st Baron Clifton 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Darcy 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Henry Charles Howard 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Tattershall

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Tattershall

Father: Charles Howard 10th Duke of Norfolk 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Mary Aylyward

Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: John Brockholes

Mother: Catherine Brockholes Duchess Norfolk 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Michael Johnson of Tursell Hall in County Durham

GrandMother: Mary Johnson 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Eure 2nd Baron Eure 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Eure of Bradley in County Durham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Dymoke 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Eure of Elvet and Kelloe in County Durham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bowes of Streatlam

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Bowes 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Scrope 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Eure 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England