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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: Palmer of Carlton
Before 12th June 1655 [his father] Lewis Palmer 2nd Baronet 1630-1713 (age 25) and [his mother] Jane Palmer Lady Palmer were married.
On 12th June 1655 Geoffrey Palmer 3rd Baronet was born to Lewis Palmer 2nd Baronet 1630-1713 (age 25) and Jane Palmer Lady Palmer. In 1672 he was admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map].
On 2nd February 1681 Geoffrey Palmer 3rd Baronet (age 25) and Elizabeth Grantham Lady Palmer (age 17) were married.
On 11th February 1701 [his mother] Jane Palmer Lady Palmer died.
In 1708 Geoffrey Palmer 3rd Baronet (age 52) was elected MP Grantham.
In 1710 Geoffrey Palmer 3rd Baronet (age 54) was elected MP Leicestershire.
In 1713 [his father] Lewis Palmer 2nd Baronet 1630-1713 (age 83) died. His son Geoffrey (age 57) succeeded 3rd Baronet Palmer of Carlton in Northampton. [his wife] Elizabeth Grantham Lady Palmer (age 49) by marriage Lady Palmer of Carlton in Northampton.
On 5th August 1714 Geoffrey Palmer 3rd Baronet (age 59) was elected MP Leicestershire at a by-election.
On 29th December 1732 Geoffrey Palmer 3rd Baronet (age 77) died without issue. His nephew Thomas (age 30) succeeded 4th Baronet Palmer of Carlton in Northampton.
On 22nd March 1740 [his former wife] Elizabeth Grantham Lady Palmer (age 76) died.
Great x 2 Grandfather: Geoffrey Palmer
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Palmer of Carlton
GrandFather: Geoffrey Palmer 1st Baronet
GrandFather: Robert Palmer of Carlton Scroop in Lincolnshire
Mother: Jane Palmer Lady Palmer