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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.
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Ethel Georgina Speke Baroness Milford was born to [her father] Reverend Benjamin Speke.
On 10th April 1901 Laurence Philipps 1st Baron Milford (age 27) and Ethel Georgina Speke Baroness Milford were married.
On 25th February 1902 [her son] Wogan Philips 2nd Baron Milford was born to [her husband] Laurence Philipps 1st Baron Milford (age 28) and Ethel Georgina Speke Baroness Milford. He married (1) 1928 Rosamond Nina Lehmann and had issue (2) 1944 Cristina Casati Stampa di Soncino Countess Huntingdon.
On 17th September 1908 [her son] Captain William Speke Philipps was born to [her husband] Laurence Philipps 1st Baron Milford (age 34) and Ethel Georgina Speke Baroness Milford. He married 31st August 1939 Jean Meriel McDonnell, daughter of Randall McDonnell 7th Earl of Antrim and Margaret Isabel Talbot Countess of Antrim.
On 22nd September 1919 [her husband] Laurence Philipps 1st Baron Milford (age 45) was created 1st Baronet Philips of Llanstephan Radnorshire. Ethel Georgina Speke Baroness Milford by marriage Lady Philips of Llanstephan Radnorshire.
In 1922 a suspension bridge, known as Lady Milford's Bridge, was built across the nearby River Wye 1922 by David Rowell & Company at Llanstephan Suspension Bridge [Map]. The eponymous Lady Milford was Ethel Georgina Speke Baroness Milford.
In 1928 [her son] Wogan Philips 2nd Baron Milford (age 25) and [her daughter-in-law] Rosamond Nina Lehmann (age 26) were married.
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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
Describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience.
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On 2nd February 1939 [her husband] Laurence Philipps 1st Baron Milford (age 65) was created 1st Baron Milford. Ethel Georgina Speke Baroness Milford by marriage Baroness Milford.
On 31st August 1939 [her son] Captain William Speke Philipps (age 30) and [her daughter-in-law] Jean Meriel McDonnell (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Randall McDonnell 7th Earl of Antrim and Margaret Isabel Talbot Countess of Antrim.
In 1944 [her son] Wogan Philips 2nd Baron Milford (age 41) and [her daughter-in-law] Cristina Casati Stampa di Soncino Countess Huntingdon (age 43) were married.
On 7th December 1962 [her husband] Laurence Philipps 1st Baron Milford (age 88) died. His son [her son] Wogan (age 60) succeeded 2nd Baron Milford, 2nd Baronet Philips of Llanstephan Radnorshire.
In 1971 Ethel Georgina Speke Baroness Milford died.