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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.
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On 25th May 1803 Edward George Bulwer-Lytton 1st Baron Lytton was born to General William Earle Bulwer.
In 1831 Edward George Bulwer-Lytton 1st Baron Lytton (age 27) was elected MP St Ives which seat he held until 1832.
On 8th November 1831 [his son] Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton 1st Earl was born to Edward George Bulwer-Lytton 1st Baron Lytton (age 28).
In 1832 Edward George Bulwer-Lytton 1st Baron Lytton (age 28) was elected MP Lincoln which seat he held until 1841.
The London Gazette 19631. Whitehall. June 30, 1838.
The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting the dignity of a Baronet of the said United Kingdom to the following Gentlemen, and the respective heirs male of their bodies lawfully begotten, viz.
The Right Honourable Michael O'Loghlen, Master of the Rolls in Ireland.
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, Knt.
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer (age 35), of Knebworth, in the county of Herts Esq. [Baronet Bulwer of Knebworth in Hertfordshire]
Lieutenant-General Sir Lionel Smith, K. C. B.
Peter Hesketh Fleetwood, of Rossall-hall, in the county palatine of Lancaster, Esq.
Samuel Crompton, of Wood End, in the county of York, Esq.
John Edwards, of Garth, in the county of Montgomery, Esq.
John Peter Boileau (age 43), of Tacolnest-hall, in the county of Norfolk, Esq. [Baronet Boileau of Tacolneston Hall in Norfolk. Catherine Sarah Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound Lady Boileau (age 40) by marriage Lady Boileau of Tacolneston Hall in Norfolk.]
George McPherson Grant, of Ballindalloch, in the county of Elgin, and of Invereshie, in the county of Inverness, Esq.
Ralph Howard, of Bushy-park, in the county of Wicklow, Esq.
Sotherton Branthwayt Peckham Micklethwait, of Iridge-place, in the county of Sussex, Esq.
John Dunlop, of Dunlop, in the county of Ayr, Esq.
Charles Peter Shakerley (age 45)of Somerford-park, in the county of Chester, Esq.
John Henry Scale, of Mount Boone, in the county of Devon, Esq.
Edward Marwood Elton, of Widworthy-court, in the county of Devon, Esq.
Robert, Slrfifto Adair, of Flixton-hall, in the county of Suffolk, Esq.
William Foster, of the city of Norwich, Esq.
Sir Augustus William James Clifford, Knt. Captain in the Royal Navy, and C. B.
Charles Denham Orlando Jephson, of Mallow, in the county of Cork, Esq.
The Right Honourable James Forrest, of Comiston, in the county of Mid Lothian, Lord Provost of Edinburgh.
David Roche, of Carass, in the county of Limerick, and of Barnetick, in the county of Clare, Esq.
Benjamin Heywood, of Claremont, in the-county palatine of Lancaster, Esq.
William Worsley, of Huvinghain, in the county of York, Esq.
Hugh Morgan Taite, of Sound, in the county of Westmfeath, Esq.
Charles Granville. Stuart Menteath, of Closeburn, in the county of Dumfries, Esq.
Major-General James Kyrle Money, of Homhouse, in the county of Hereford, Whetham in the county of Wilts. and Pitsford, in the county of Northampton, Esq.
Josiah John Guest, of Dowlais, in the county of Glamorgan, Esq,
Michael Dillon Beilew, of Mount Bellew, in the county of Galway, Esq.
Benjamin Hall, of Llanover-court, in the county of Monmouth, Esq.
East George Clayton East, of Hall-place, in the county of Berks, Esq.
Sir James Crofton, of Longford-house, in the county of Sligo, Knt.
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On 20th February 1844 Edward George Bulwer-Lytton 1st Baron Lytton (age 40) changed his name from Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer to Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton by Royal Licence.
In 1852 Edward George Bulwer-Lytton 1st Baron Lytton (age 48) was elected MP Hertfordshire which seat he held until 186.
In 1856 Edward George Bulwer-Lytton 1st Baron Lytton (age 52) was appointed Rector of Glasgow University.
On 4th October 1864 [his son] Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton 1st Earl (age 32) and [his daughter-in-law] Edith Villiers Countess Lytton (age 23) were married.
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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.
On 14th July 1866 Edward George Bulwer-Lytton 1st Baron Lytton (age 63) was created 1st Baron Lytton of Knebworth in Hertfordshire.
On 18th January 1873 Edward George Bulwer-Lytton 1st Baron Lytton (age 69) died. His son [his son] Edward (age 41) succeeded 2nd Baron Lytton of Knebworth in Hertfordshire, 2nd Baronet Bulwer of Knebworth in Hertfordshire.