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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: Bligh
On 9th February 1884 [his father] Ivo Bligh 8th Earl Darnley (age 25) and [his mother] Florence Bligh Countess of Darnley (age 24) were married at St. Mary's Church Sunbury. The reception was held at Rupertswood Melbourne. He the son of [his grandfather] John Stuart Bligh 6th Earl Darnley (age 56) and [his grandmother] Harriet Mary Pelham Countess Darnley (age 55).
On 11th October 1886 Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley was born to Ivo Bligh 8th Earl Darnley (age 27) and Florence Bligh Countess of Darnley (age 26).
On 25th June 1912 Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 25) and Daphne Rachel Mulholland (age 21) were married. He the son of Ivo Bligh 8th Earl Darnley (age 53) and Florence Bligh Countess of Darnley (age 52).
On 24th April 1913 [his daughter] Marguerite Rose Bligh aka Tangye was born to Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 26) and [his wife] Daphne Rachel Mulholland (age 22).
On 1st October 1915 [his son] Major Peter Stuart Bligh 10th Earl of Darnley was born to Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 28) and [his wife] Daphne Rachel Mulholland (age 25).
In 1920 Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 33) and Daphne Rachel Mulholland (age 29) were divorced; they had separated in 1913.
On 11th October 1923 Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 37) and Nancy Ellinor Kidston Countess Darnely (age 22) were married. She by marriage Countess Darnley. He the son of Ivo Bligh 8th Earl Darnley (age 64) and Florence Bligh Countess of Darnley (age 63).
In 1927 [his father] Ivo Bligh 8th Earl Darnley (age 68) died. His son Esme (age 40) succeeded 9th Earl Darnley.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 3rd August 1934 [his son-in-law] Claud Dobree Strickland (age 25) and [his daughter] Marguerite Rose Bligh aka Tangye (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 47) and [his former wife] Daphne Rachel Mulholland (age 44).
On 30th July 1935 [his daughter] Rose Amanda Bligh was born to Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 48) and [his wife] Nancy Ellinor Kidston Countess Darnely (age 34).
In 1936 Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 49) and Nancy Ellinor Kidston Countess Darnely (age 35) were divorced.
In 1937 Elizabeth Bligh 17th Baroness Clifton (age 37) died. Her first cousin Esme (age 50) succeeded 18th Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire
Around 1938 Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 51) and Jessie Smither aka Denise Orme Duchess Leinster (age 52) were in a relationship.
On 30th November 1940 Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 54) and Rosemary Potter Countess Darnley (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Darnley. The difference in their ages was 29 years. He the son of Ivo Bligh 8th Earl Darnley and Florence Bligh Countess of Darnley (age 80).
In 1941 [his son-in-law] Claud Dobree Strickland (age 31) and [his daughter] Marguerite Rose Bligh aka Tangye (age 27) were married. She the daughter of Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 54) and [his former wife] Daphne Rachel Mulholland (age 50).
On 8th November 1941 [his son] Adam Ivo Stuart Bligh 11th Earl of Darnley was born to Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 55) and [his wife] Rosemary Potter Countess Darnley (age 25).
On 30th April 1942 [his son-in-law] Gordon Stanley Keith Haywood and [his daughter] Marguerite Rose Bligh aka Tangye (age 29) were married. She the daughter of Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 55) and [his former wife] Daphne Rachel Mulholland (age 51).
On 30th August 1944 [his mother] Florence Bligh Countess of Darnley (age 84) died. She was buried at Church of St Mary Magdalene, Cobham.
On 18th January 1948 [his former wife] Daphne Rachel Mulholland (age 57) died.
In 1951 [his son-in-law] Gordon Stanley Keith Haywood and [his daughter] Marguerite Rose Bligh aka Tangye (age 37) were divorced.
On 3rd May 1951 [his son-in-law] Nigel Trevithick Tangye (age 42) and [his daughter] Marguerite Rose Bligh aka Tangye (age 38) were married. She the daughter of Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 64) and [his former wife] Daphne Rachel Mulholland.
On 29th May 1955 Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 68) died. His son [his son] Peter (age 39) succeeded 10th Earl Darnley, 19th Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.
In July 2012 [his former wife] Rosemary Potter Countess Darnley (age 95) died.
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Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bligh 1st Earl Darnley
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Bligh 3rd Earl Darnley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Theodosia Hyde 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Bligh 4th Earl Darnley 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Bligh 5th Earl Darnley 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: John Stuart Bligh 6th Earl Darnley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Parnell 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Parnell 2nd Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Ward Lady Parnell 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Parnell 1st Baron Congleton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Brooke 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Laetitia Charlotte Brooke 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Fortescue 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Emma Jane Parnell Countess Darnley 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Henry Dawson 1st Viscount Carlow
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Dawson 1st Earl Portarlington
Great x 2 Grandmother: Caroline Dawson Baroness Congleton 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Stuart Countess Portarlington 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Ivo Bligh 8th Earl Darnley 8 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas "Turk" Pelham 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Pelham 1st Earl Chichester 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Pelham 2nd Earl Chichester 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Meinhardt Frankland 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Frankland Countess Chichester 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Pelham 3rd Earl Chichester 6 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Osborne 4th Duke Leeds 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Osborne 5th Duke Leeds 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Godolphin Duchess Leeds 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Henrietta Juliana Osborne Countess Chichester 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Darcy 4th Earl Holderness 3 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Amelia Darcy 12th Baroness Darcy 9th Baroness Conyers 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
GrandMother: Harriet Mary Pelham Countess Darnley 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Brudenell 3rd Earl Cardigan 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Brudenell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bruce 3rd Countess Cardigan 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Brudenell 6th Earl Cardigan 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Cecil Bisshopp 6th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Bisshopp 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Boscawen Lady Bisshopp 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Brudenell Countess Chichester 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Cooke
Great x 3 Grandfather: George John Cooke 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Twysden 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Penelope Cooke Countess Cardigan 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bowyer 3rd Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Penelope Bowyer of Harefield Park, London 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Stonhouse
Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley 9 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
GrandFather: John Stephen Morphy
Mother: Florence Bligh Countess of Darnley