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: Walhouse aka Littleton
On 18th March 1791 Edward John Walhouse aka Littleton 1st Baron Hatherton was born to Moreton Walhouse.
On 18th May 1812 Edward Littleton 4th Baronet [aged 85] died without issue. Baronet Littleton of Pillaton Hall extinct. His estates were inherited by his great-nephew Edward John Walhouse aka Littleton 1st Baron Hatherton [aged 21] who took the surname Littleton.
In October 1812 Edward John Walhouse aka Littleton 1st Baron Hatherton [aged 21] and Hyacinthe Mary Wellesley Baroness Hatherton [aged 23] were married. She the illegitmate daughter of Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley [aged 52] and Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland Marchioness Wellesley [aged 46].
In 1813 [his daughter] Hyacinthe Anne Littleton was born to Edward John Walhouse aka Littleton 1st Baron Hatherton [aged 21] and [his wife] Hyacinthe Mary Wellesley Baroness Hatherton [aged 23].
On 31st December 1815 [his son] Edward Richard Littleton 2nd Baron Hatherton was born to Edward John Walhouse aka Littleton 1st Baron Hatherton [aged 24] and [his wife] Hyacinthe Mary Wellesley Baroness Hatherton [aged 26]. He married 1841 Margaret Percy Baroness Hatherton, daughter of George Percy 5th Duke Northumberland and Louisa Harcourt Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, and had issue.
On 5th November 1816 [his mother-in-law] Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland Marchioness Wellesley [aged 50] died at Teddesley Hall, Penkridge; home of her son-in-law Edward John Walhouse aka Littleton 1st Baron Hatherton [aged 25], husband of her daughter [his wife] Hyacinthe Mary Wellesley Baroness Hatherton [aged 27].
On 16th August 1832 [his son-in-law] Charles Evelyn Pierrepont [aged 26] and [his daughter] Emily Littleton were married. He the son of Charles Herbert Pierrepont 2nd Earl Manvers [aged 54] and Mary Laetitia Eyre Countess Manvers [aged 47].
In 1835 Edward John Walhouse aka Littleton 1st Baron Hatherton [aged 43] was created 1st Baron Hatherton. [his wife] Hyacinthe Mary Wellesley Baroness Hatherton [aged 45] by marriage Baroness Hatherton.
In 1841 [his son] Edward Richard Littleton 2nd Baron Hatherton [aged 25] and [his daughter-in-law] Margaret Percy Baroness Hatherton [aged 28] were married. She the daughter of George Percy 5th Duke Northumberland [aged 62] and Louisa Harcourt Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie [aged 59].
On 10th July 1847 [his daughter] Hyacinthe Anne Littleton [aged 34] died at Teddesley Hall, Penkridge.
On 6th January 1849 [his wife] Hyacinthe Mary Wellesley Baroness Hatherton [aged 59] died at Teddesley Hall, Penkridge.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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In 1852 Edward John Walhouse aka Littleton 1st Baron Hatherton [aged 60] and Caroline Hurt Baroness Hatherton [aged 42] were married. She by marriage Baroness Hatherton.
Around 1863. St Michael's Church, Penkridge [Map]. Monument to Edward John Walhouse aka Littleton 1st Baron Hatherton [aged 71].
On 4th May 1863 Edward John Walhouse aka Littleton 1st Baron Hatherton [aged 72] died at Teddesley Hall, Penkridge. His son Edward [aged 47] succeeded 2nd Baron Hatherton.
In 1897 [his former wife] Caroline Hurt Baroness Hatherton [aged 87] died.
[his daughter] Emily Littleton was born to Edward John Walhouse aka Littleton 1st Baron Hatherton and Hyacinthe Mary Wellesley Baroness Hatherton. She married 16th August 1832 Charles Evelyn Pierrepont, son of Charles Herbert Pierrepont 2nd Earl Manvers and Mary Laetitia Eyre Countess Manvers.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 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 Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King David I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 19 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
GrandFather: Moreton Walhouse
Father: Moreton Walhouse 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Littleton of Pillaton Hall 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Littleton 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Littleton 2nd Baronet 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Courteen
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hester Courteen Lady Littleton
Great x 1 Grandfather: Fisher Littleton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Devereux Littleton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Littleton 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joyce Littleton 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Frances Littleton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Whitehall of Pipe Ridware in Staffordshire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Whitehall
Edward John Walhouse aka Littleton 1st Baron Hatherton 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England