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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: Spencer
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton 1572-1655
In 1615 [her father] William Spencer 2nd Baron Spencer (age 23) and [her mother] Penelope Wriothesley Baroness Spencer Wormleighton (age 16) were married. She by marriage Baroness Spencer Wormleighton. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton (age 41) and [her grandmother] Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton (age 43). They were fifth cousin once removed.
In 1617 Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Craven was born to William Spencer 2nd Baron Spencer (age 25) and Penelope Wriothesley Baroness Spencer Wormleighton (age 18).
Between 1634 and 1643 John Craven 1st Baron Craven (age 23) and Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Craven (age 17) were married.
On 19th December 1636 [her father] William Spencer 2nd Baron Spencer (age 45) died. His son [her brother] Henry (age 16) succeeded 3rd Baron Spencer Wormleighton.
On 21st March 1643 [her husband] John Craven 1st Baron Craven (age 32) was created 1st Baron Craven of Ryton in Shropshire. Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Craven (age 26) by marriage Baroness Craven of Ryton in Shropshire.
In 1648 [her husband] John Craven 1st Baron Craven (age 37) died. Baron Craven of Ryton in Shropshire extinct.
On 7th July 1648 Henry Howard (age 28) and Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Craven (age 31) were married. He the son of Thomas Howard 1st Earl Berkshire (age 60) and Elizabeth Cecil Countess Berkshire (age 52). They were fourth cousins.
Before 1652 John Weesop. Portrait of Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Craven (age 34).
In 1663 [her husband] Henry Howard (age 43) died.
In or after 1663 William Crofts 1st Baron Crofts (age 52) and Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Craven (age 46) were married. They were fourth cousins.
Before 25th February 1663 [her husband] William Crofts 1st Baron Crofts (age 52) and Dorothy Hobart (age 43) were married. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 16th July 1667 [her mother] Penelope Wriothesley Baroness Spencer Wormleighton (age 68) died.
On 11th August 1672 Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Craven (age 55) died.
On 11th September 1677 [her former husband] William Crofts 1st Baron Crofts (age 66) died. Baron Crofts of Saxham extinct.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Spencer
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Spencer
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Graunt
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Spencer
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Knightley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Susan Knightley
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Spencer
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Kitson
Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Kitson
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Donnington of Stoke Newington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Donnington Countess Bath
GrandFather: Robert Spencer 1st Baron Spencer
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Catlyn
Father: William Spencer 2nd Baron Spencer 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Willoughby 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Willoughby 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Markham
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Willoughby 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Filiol of Woodlands and Filiols Hall
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Filiol
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Willoughby 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Grey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Wotton of Boughton Malherbe
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset
GrandMother: Margaret Willoughby 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Lyttelton
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lyttelton
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Lyttelton of Frankley 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Talbot 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Talbot 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Paston 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lyttelton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Pakington
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Pakington of Hampton Lovett
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Washbourne
Great x 2 Grandmother: Bridget Packington
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Dacres of Mayfield
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Dacres
Elizabeth Spencer Baroness Craven 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Writhe
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Wriothesley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 1st Earl of Southampton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Drayton of London
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Wriothesley 2nd Earl of Southampton
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cheney
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cheney of Chesham Blois in Buckinghamshire
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Cheney Countess Southampton
GrandFather: Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Gage
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Gage
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Guildford
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Browne Countess Southampton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Radclyffe 9th Baron Fitzwalter 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Whetehill
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Radclyffe 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 2nd Earl of Derby 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Stanley Countess Sussex 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hastings Countess Derby 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Mother: Penelope Wriothesley Baroness Spencer Wormleighton 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Vernon 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Humphrey Vernon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Talbot 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Vernon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Ludlow 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Ludlow 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Vernon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
GrandMother: Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England