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: Shute aka Barrington
Maternal Family Tree: Jean Nicholson 1778
In 1823 [his father] William Keppel Barrington 6th Viscount Barrington [aged 29] and [his mother] Jane Elizabeth Liddell Viscountess Barrington [aged 18] were married.
On 14th February 1824 George Barrington 7th Viscount Barrington was born to William Keppel Barrington 6th Viscount Barrington [aged 30] and Jane Elizabeth Liddell Viscountess Barrington [aged 19] in Lower Brooke Street Brook Street. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 4th March 1829 [his grandfather] George Barrington 5th Viscount Barrington [aged 67] died. His son [his father] William [aged 35] succeeded 6th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down. [his mother] Jane Elizabeth Liddell Viscountess Barrington [aged 24] by marriage Viscountess Barrington of Ardglass in County Down.
On 3rd July 1845 [his brother] Percy Barrington 8th Viscount Barrington [aged 20] and [his sister-in-law] Louisa Higgins were married.
On 19th February 1846 George Barrington 7th Viscount Barrington [aged 22] and Isabel Elizabeth Morritt Viscountess Barrington [aged 19] were married.
On 16th January 1847 [his daughter] Constance Mary Barrington Baroness Haldon was born to George Barrington 7th Viscount Barrington [aged 22]. She married 7th October 1868 Lawrence Hesketh Palk 2nd Baron Haldon, son of Lawrence Palk 1st Baron Haldon and Maria Harriett Hesketh Baroness Haldon, and had issue.
On 16th July 1848 [his daughter] Evelyn Laura Barrington Countess Craven was born to George Barrington 7th Viscount Barrington [aged 24]. She married 2nd January 1867 her fifth cousin George Grimston Craven 3rd Earl Craven, son of William Craven 2nd Earl Craven and Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven.
After 16th July 1848 [his daughter] Florence Isabel Barrington was born to George Barrington 7th Viscount Barrington [aged 24].
On 30th April 1850 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Lyon Bowes 12th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne [aged 27] and [his sister] Charlotte Maria Barrington Countess of Strathmore [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne. They were third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 3rd November 1854 [his sister] Charlotte Maria Barrington Countess of Strathmore [aged 28] died.
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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On 2nd January 1867 [his son-in-law] George Grimston Craven 3rd Earl Craven [aged 25] and [his daughter] Evelyn Laura Barrington Countess Craven [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Countess Craven in Yorkshire. He the son of William Craven 2nd Earl Craven and Emily Mary Grimston Countess Craven [aged 50]. They were fifth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 9th February 1867 [his father] William Keppel Barrington 6th Viscount Barrington [aged 73] died at Shrivenham, Berkshire. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Shrivenham. His son George [aged 42] succeeded 7th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down, 6th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down.
In 1868 Welbore Ellis Agar 2nd Earl Normanton [aged 90] died. His son [his brother-in-law] James [aged 49] succeeded 3rd Earl Normanton. [his sister] Caroline Susan Augusta Barrington Countess Normanton [aged 33] by marriage Countess Normanton.
In 1868 [his brother-in-law] James Charles Agar 3rd Earl Normanton [aged 49] and [his sister] Caroline Susan Augusta Barrington Countess Normanton [aged 33] were married. He the son of Welbore Ellis Agar 2nd Earl Normanton [aged 90] and Diana Herbert Countess Normanton. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 7th October 1868 [his son-in-law] Lawrence Hesketh Palk 2nd Baron Haldon [aged 22] and [his daughter] Constance Mary Barrington Baroness Haldon [aged 21] were married.
1876. Archibald John Stuart-Wortley [aged 26]. Portrait of George Barrington 7th Viscount Barrington [aged 51].
On 17th April 1880 George Barrington 7th Viscount Barrington [aged 56] was created 1st Baron Shute of Beckett in Berkshire with a special remainder, failing issue male, to his brother Percy Barrington 8th Viscount Barrington [aged 54] and the heirs male of his body who did inherit when George Barrington 7th Viscount Barrington without male issue.
On 22nd March 1883 [his mother] Jane Elizabeth Liddell Viscountess Barrington [aged 78] died.
The London Gazette 25486. St. James's Palace, June 27, 1885.
The Queen [aged 66] has been pleased to appoint George William [aged 61], Viscount Barrington, to be Captain of Her Majesty's Body Guard of Yeomen of the Guard, in the room of!William John [aged 56], Lord Monson, resigned.
W6GBhi0WThe Queen has been pleased to appoint the following to be Lords in Waiting in Ordinary to Her Majesty, viz.:—
Dudley Charles, Lord de Ros, in the room of Frederick Henry Paul, Lord Methuen, resigned.
Algernon Hawkins Thomoud, Earl of Kintore, in the room of John William, Earl of Dalhousie, resigned.
Cornwallis, Viscount Hawarden, in the room of William, Lord Sandhurst, resigned.
John Major, Lord Henniker, in the room of Thomas, Lord Ribblesdale, resigned.
John Adrian Louis [aged 24], Earl of Hopetoun, in the room of Thomas John, Lord Thurlow, resigned.
William, Lord Elphinstone [aged 56], in the room of Arthur, Lord Wrottesley, resigned.
The London Gazette 25558. St. James's Palace, February 10, 1886. THE Queen has been pleased to make the following appointments in Her Majesty's Household:— .
Valentine Augustus [aged 60], Earl of Kenmare, K.P., to be Lord Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of Edward [aged 48], Earl of Lathom, resigned.
Charles Douglas Richard [aged 45], Lord Sudeley to be Captain of the Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, in the room of George William [aged 47], Earl of Coventry, resigned.
William John, Lord Monson to be Captain of Her Majesty's Guard of Yeomen of the Guard, in the room of George William [aged 61], Viscount Barrington, resigned.
The Honourable Charles Robert Spencer [aged 28], M.P., to be one of the Grooms in Waiting in Ordinary to Her Majesty, in the room of Sir Henry Fletcher [aged 50], Bart., M.P., resigned.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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The London Gazette 25615. St. James's Palace, August 5, 1886. THE Queen has been pleased to make the following Appointments in Her Majesty's Household:
Edward, Earl of Lathom, to be Lord Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of Valentine Augustus, Earl of Kenmare, K.P., resigned.
William Heneage, Viscount Lewisham, to be Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of Frederick Edward Gould, Viscount Kilcoursie, M.P., resigned.
George William [aged 62], Viscount Barrington, to be Captain of Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, in the room of Charles Douglas Richard [aged 46], Lord Sudeley, resigned.
Algernon Hawkins Thomond, Earl of Kintore, to be Captain of Her Majesty's Guard of Yeomen of the Guard, in the room of William John, Lord Monson, resigned.
On 6th November 1886 George Barrington 7th Viscount Barrington [aged 62] died at Grimsthorpe Castle, South Kesteven. His brother Percy [aged 61] succeeded 8th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down, 7th Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down, 2nd Baron Shute of Beckett in Berkshire.
On 1st February 1898 [his former wife] Isabel Elizabeth Morritt Viscountess Barrington [aged 71] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings France: Great x 6 Grand Son of Henry IV King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 11 Grand Son of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Shute
Great x 3 Grandfather: Benjamin Shute
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Shute aka Barrington 1st Viscount Barrington
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Barrington
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Daines
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Daines Viscountess Barrington
GrandFather: George Barrington 5th Viscount Barrington
Father: William Keppel Barrington 6th Viscount Barrington 3 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Adair of Stratford Place
GrandMother: Elizabeth Adair Viscountess Barrington 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Oswald Keppel 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Arnold Keppel 1st Earl Albermarle
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Anne Keppel 2nd Earl Albermarle
Great x 4 Grandfather: Adam Van Der Duyn
Great x 3 Grandmother: Geertruid Johanna Quirina Van Der Duyn Countess Albermarle
Great x 1 Grandmother: Caroline Keppel Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland 
Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Kéroualle 1st Duchess Portsmouth
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Lennox Countess Albermarle Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Brudenell 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Brudenell Duchess Richmond 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Savile 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
George Barrington 7th Viscount Barrington 4 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Liddell 3rd Baronet 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Liddell 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Bright
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Liddell 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Clavering of Greencroft 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Clavering 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Ellison
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry George Liddell 5th Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Bowes
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Bowes of Streatlam
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Maxton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Bowes
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Blakiston 3rd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Blakiston
GrandFather: Thomas Liddell 1st Baron Ravensworth 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Mother: Jane Elizabeth Liddell Viscountess Barrington 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Simpson
GrandMother: Maria Susannah Simpson Baroness Calthorpe 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Patrick Lyon 3rd Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 6 x Great Grand Son of King James I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lyon 4th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 7 x Great Grand Son of King James I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Middleton Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Lyon 8th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 8 x Great Grand Son of King James I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Chesterfield 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stanhope Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Butler Countess Chesterfield 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Lyon 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jean Nicholson