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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: Waldegrave
In 1517 Edward Waldegrave was born to John Waldegrave (age 30).
On 6th October 1543 [his father] John Waldegrave (age 56) died.
Around 1545 [his daughter] Magdalen Waldegrave was born to Edward Waldegrave (age 28) and [his future wife] Frances Neville (age 26).
In 1548 Edward Waldegrave (age 31) and Frances Neville (age 29) were married at Addington Park, Kent.
In September 1551 Edward Waldegrave (age 34) was imprisoned at Tower of London [Map] for refusing to carry out the Privy Council's ban on Princess Mary (age 35) her having mass said in her house.
Around 1554 [his son] Nicholas Waldegrave was born to Edward Waldegrave (age 37) and [his wife] Frances Neville (age 35).
On 16th July 1557 Anne of Cleves Queen Consort England (age 41) died at Chelsea Manor [Map]. She was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map] on 3rd August 1557. She was the last of Henry VIII's six wives to die having outlived him by ten years. Hever Castle, Kent [Map] appears to have been appropriated by Edward Waldegrave (age 40), one of the Commissioners for the sale of Crown land, who assigned himself the Castle and estate of Hever.
On 1st September 1561 Edward Waldegrave (age 44) died at the Tower of London [Map]. His estates, including Hever Castle, Kent [Map], were inherited by his son [his son] Charles Waldegrave.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 1st September 1561. The furst day of September ded the good and gentylle knyght ser Edward Walgraff (age 44) whyle in the Towre [Map], the wyche he was put for herryng of masse and kepyng a prest in ys howse that dyd say masse, and was putt to hys fyne.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 3rd September 1561. The sam day was bered with-in the Towre [Map], with[-in] the quer be-syd the he [high] auter, by torche lyght, the wyche (confinement) kyld hym, for he was swone vere grett, ser Edward [Walgrave] (deceased).
In 1562 Chideok Paulett (age 42) and [his former wife] Frances Neville (age 43) were married. He the son of William Paulet 1st Marquess Winchester (age 79) and Elizabeth Capell Marchioness Winchester. They were fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 18th October 1599 [his former wife] Frances Neville (age 80) died at Borley, Essex.
[his daughter] Mary Waldegrave was born to Edward Waldegrave and Frances Neville.
[his daughter] Catherine Waldegrave was born to Edward Waldegrave and Frances Neville.
[his son] Francis Waldegrave was born to Edward Waldegrave and Frances Neville.
[his son] Christopher Waldegrave was born to Edward Waldegrave and Frances Neville.
[his daughter] Frances Waldegrave was born to Edward Waldegrave and Frances Neville.
In or after 1548 [his son] Charles Waldegrave was born to Edward Waldegrave and Frances Neville.
[his daughter] Catherine Waldegrave was born to Edward Waldegrave and Frances Neville.
[his daughter] Magdalen Waldegrave was born to Edward Waldegrave and Frances Neville.
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Waldegrave
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Waldegrave
GrandFather: Edward Waldegrave
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fray
Father: John Waldegrave