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: Manners
Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Vaux 1465
Around 1600 Eleanor Manners Baroness Rockingham was born to [her father] George Manners (age 27) and [her mother] Grace Pierrepont (age 25).
Before 10th June 1604 [her father] George Manners (age 32) and [her mother] Grace Pierrepont (age 29) were married.
In 1609 [her future husband] Lewis Watson 1st Baron Rockingham (age 21) and Catherine Bertie (age 14) were married.
On 14th April 1616 [her brother-in-law] Robert Sutton 1st Baron Lexinton (age 21) and [her sister] Elizabeth Manners Baroness Lexington (age 21) were married. She by marriage Baroness Lexinton of Aram in Nottinghamshire.
On 3rd October 1620 Lewis Watson 1st Baron Rockingham (age 33) and Eleanor Manners Baroness Rockingham (age 20) were married.
On 23rd June 1621 [her husband] Lewis Watson 1st Baron Rockingham (age 33) was created 1st Baronet Watson of Rockingham Castle in Northamptonshire. Eleanor Manners Baroness Rockingham (age 21) by marriage Lady Watson of Rockingham Castle in Northamptonshire.
On 23rd April 1623 [her father] George Manners (age 51) died at Aylestone, Leicestershire [Map].
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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After 23rd April 1623. Monument to [her father] George Manners (deceased) and [her mother] Grace Pierrepont (age 48) at All Saint's Church, Bakewell, Derbyshire [Map]. Stuart Kneeling monument representing them and their nine children, four boys (one died an infant) on the left, five girls on the right.
The armorials include: 
Manners Augmented Arms Manners Augmented with a Crescent difference.
Their daughter Dorothy Manners (age 13) married Thomas Lake (age 28).
Their daughter Frances (age 23) was married to Nicholas Saundeson 2nd Viscount Castleton.
Their daughter Eleanor (age 23) was married to Lewis Watson 1st Baron Rockingham (age 35).
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Before 2nd June 1629 [her brother] John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland (age 24) and [her sister-in-law] Frances Montagu Countess Rutland (age 15) were married.
On 30th June 1630 [her son] Edward Watson 2nd Baron Rockingham was born to [her husband] Lewis Watson 1st Baron Rockingham (age 42) and Eleanor Manners Baroness Rockingham (age 30). He married 13th November 1654 his fifth cousin once removed Anne Wentworth Baroness Rockingham, daughter of Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford and Arabella Holles, and had issue.
Around 1635 [her sister] Elizabeth Manners Baroness Lexington (age 40) died.
On 29th March 1641 George Manners 7th Earl of Rutland (age 61) died. His second cousin [her brother] John (age 36) succeeded 8th Earl of Rutland. [her sister-in-law] Frances Montagu Countess Rutland (age 27) by marriage Countess of Rutland. Monument sculpted by Grinling Gibbons at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire [Map].
On 29th January 1645 [her husband] Lewis Watson 1st Baron Rockingham (age 57) was created 1st Baron Rockingham of Northampton for having served the King during the Civil War. Eleanor Manners Baroness Rockingham (age 45) by marriage Baroness Rockingham of Northampton.
In 1650 [her mother] Grace Pierrepont (age 75) died.
On 5th January 1653 [her husband] Lewis Watson 1st Baron Rockingham (age 65) died. His son [her son] Edward (age 22) succeeded 2nd Baron Rockingham of Northampton, 2nd Baronet Watson of Rockingham Castle in Northamptonshire. [her future daughter-in-law] Anne Wentworth Baroness Rockingham (age 23) by marriage Lady Watson of Rockingham Castle in Northamptonshire.
On 13th November 1654 [her son] Edward Watson 2nd Baron Rockingham (age 24) and [her daughter-in-law] Anne Wentworth Baroness Rockingham (age 25) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford and Arabella Holles. They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 14th February 1667 [her brother] John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland (age 62) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 29th September 1679 [her brother] John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland (age 75) died at Nether Haddon, Derbyshire [Map]. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire [Map]. His son [her nephew] John (age 41) succeeded 9th Earl of Rutland. Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland (age 22) by marriage Countess of Rutland.
On 23rd October 1679 Eleanor Manners Baroness Rockingham (age 79) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Manners 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Manners 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Ogle 4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Manners 11th Baron Ros Helmsley 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Ros 9th Baron Ros Helmsley 
5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Ros 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Tiptoft Baroness Ros of Helmsley 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John St Leger 
5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas St Leger 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Donet
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne St Leger Baroness Ros of Helmsley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York 
Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne York Duchess Exeter 2 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily "Rose of Raby" Neville Duchess York 
Great Grand Daughter of
GrandFather: John Manners 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Paston 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Paston
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Mautby
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Paston
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Brewes
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margery Brewes
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Debenham
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Heydon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Bridget Heydon 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Boleyn 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Boleyn 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ann Hoo 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Father: George Manners 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Vernon 
11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Vernon 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Vernon 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Talbot 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury 
4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Talbot 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Butler Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Vernon "King of the Peak" 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Dymoke 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Dymoke 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Welles 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Dymoke aka Mistress Coffin 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
GrandMother: Dorothy Vernon 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Tailboys 7th Baron Kyme 
12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Tailboys 8th Baron Kyme 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bonville Baroness Kyme 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Tailboys 9th Baron Kyme 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Heron of Ford Castle Northumberland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Heron Baroness Kyme
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Tailboys 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Gascoigne XIII 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Gascoigne 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gascoigne Baroness Kyme 4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Percy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Eleanor Manners Baroness Rockingham 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Pierrepont 
8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Pierrepont 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Thomasine Melton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Pierrepont 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Empson
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Empson
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Empson
GrandFather: Henry Pierrepont 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Thwaites
Great x 1 Grandmother: Winifred Thwaites
Mother: Grace Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Cavendish
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Staventon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Cavendish 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Scudamore
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Scudamore 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alys Mathrafal 4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cavendish 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Carrington Smith
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Smith
GrandMother: Frances Cavendish 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Harwick
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Hardwick 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Pinchbeck
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Pinchbeck 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Greene 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Bess of Hardwick Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Leeke of Lakeford
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Leeke of Hasland 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Chaworth 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leeke 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Vaux of Harrowden 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Vaux
