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: Tottenham aka Loftus
Before 23rd January 1738 [his father] John Tottenham 1st Baronet [aged 23] and [his mother] Elizabeth Loftus were married.
On 23rd January 1738 Charles Tottenham aka Loftus 1st Marquess Ely was born to John Tottenham 1st Baronet [aged 23] and Elizabeth Loftus.
In June 1747 [his mother] Elizabeth Loftus died.
In 1766 Charles Tottenham aka Loftus 1st Marquess Ely [aged 27] and Jane Myhill Marchioness Ely were married.
On 15th February 1770 [his son] John Loftus 2nd Marquess Ely was born to Charles Tottenham aka Loftus 1st Marquess Ely [aged 32] and [his wife] Jane Myhill Marchioness Ely. He married 22nd May 1810 Anna Maria Dashwood Marchioness Ely, daughter of Henry Watkin Dashwood 3rd Baronet and Helen Graham.
On 5th September 1773 [his son] Reverend Robert Ponsonby Tottenham was born to Charles Tottenham aka Loftus 1st Marquess Ely [aged 35] and [his wife] Jane Myhill Marchioness Ely. He married May 1807 Alicia Maude, daughter of Cornwallis Maude 1st Viscount Hawarden and Anne Isabella Monck Viscountess Hawarden, and had issue.
On 8th May 1783 [his uncle] Henry Loftus 1st Earl of Ely [aged 73] died without issue. Earl of Ely in Wicklow, Viscount Loftus of Ely and Baron Loftus of Loftus Hall in Wexford extinct. His estates passed to his nephew Charles Tottenham aka Loftus 1st Marquess Ely [aged 45], the son of his sister [his mother] Elizabeth Loftus, who adopted the surname Loftus.
On 2nd January 1787 [his father] John Tottenham 1st Baronet [aged 72] died.
The London Gazette 13156. 7th December 1789. Dublin-Castle; December 7, 1789.
His Majesty's Royal Letters are received for advancing the following Noblemen respectively to the Dignity of a Viscount of this Kingdom, and Letters Patent are preparing to be pasted under the Great Seal accordingly, viz.
Armor Lowry, Lord Belmore [aged 49], to be Viscount Belmore, of the County of Fermanagh.
Francis Pierpoint, Lord Conyngham [aged 22], [Note. This appears to be a mistake for Henry?] to be Viscount Conyngham, of Slane in the County of Meath.
And Charles, Lord Loftus [aged 51], to be Viscount Loftus, of Ely.
In December 1800 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 62] created a number of peers who supported the Act of Union...
On 21st December 1800 Charles Stanley Monck 1st Viscount Monck [aged 46] was created 1st Viscount Monck.
On 29th December 1800....
Murrough O'Brien 1st Marquess Thomond [aged 74] was created 1st Marquess Thomond. Mary Palmer Marchioness Thomond [aged 50] by marriage Marchioness Thomond.
Charles Tottenham aka Loftus 1st Marquess Ely [aged 62] was created 1st Marquess Ely in County Wexford. [his wife] Jane Myhill Marchioness Ely by marriage Marchioness Ely in County Wexford.
James Alexander 1st Earl Caledon [aged 70] was created 1st Earl Caledon in County Tyrone.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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On 22nd March 1806 Charles Tottenham aka Loftus 1st Marquess Ely [aged 68] died. His son John [aged 36] succeeded 2nd Marquess Ely in County Wexford, 2nd Viscount Loftus of Ely. Anna Maria Dashwood Marchioness Ely [aged 16] by marriage Marchioness Ely in County Wexford.
In 1807 [his former wife] Jane Myhill Marchioness Ely died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 27 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Tottenham of Tottenham Green
GrandFather: Charles Tottenham
Father: John Tottenham 1st Baronet
Charles Tottenham aka Loftus 1st Marquess Ely 
13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Archbishop Adam Loftus
Great x 3 Grandfather: Dudley Loftus
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Loftus of Fethard
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Loftus
GrandFather: Nicholas Loftus 1st Viscount Loftus
Mother: Elizabeth Loftus 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Ponsonby 
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Ponsonby 1st Viscount Duncannon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Folliott of Pirton Court
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Folliott 1st Baron Folliott 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Lygon 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Folliot 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Strode of Stoke under Hampden 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Strode Countess Roscommon
GrandMother: Anne Ponsonby 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Garret Moore 1st Viscount Moore of Drogheda
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Moore 2nd Viscount Moore of Drogheda
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Colley Viscountess Moore and Wilmot
Great x 2 Grandfather: Randle Moore
Great x 4 Grandfather: Adam Loftus 1st Viscount Loftus
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Loftus Viscountess Moore
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Moore