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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: Basset
In 1515 [his father] John Bassett of Tehidy and Umberleigh (age 53) and [his mother] Honor Grenville Viscountess Lisle (age 21) were married. The difference in their ages was 32 years.
Around 1524 George Bassett of Tehidy was born to John Bassett of Tehidy and Umberleigh (age 62) and Honor Grenville Viscountess Lisle (age 30).
In 1529 [his step-father] Arthur Plantagenet 1st Viscount Lisle (age 64) and [his mother] Honor Grenville Viscountess Lisle (age 35) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Lisle. The difference in their ages was 29 years. He the illegitmate son of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Waite.
On 31st January 1529 [his father] John Bassett of Tehidy and Umberleigh (age 67) died.
In or before 1560 George Bassett of Tehidy (age 35) and Jaquet Coffin Alwington in Devon were married.
In 1560 [his son] James Bassett was born to George Bassett of Tehidy (age 36) and [his wife] Jaquet Coffin Alwington in Devon.
In 1563 George Bassett of Tehidy (age 39) was elected MP Cornwall.
In 1566 [his mother] Honor Grenville Viscountess Lisle (age 72) died.
In 1572 George Bassett of Tehidy (age 48) was elected MP Cornwall.
All About History Books
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.
In 1572 George Bassett of Tehidy (age 48) was elected MP Bossiney.
Around 1580 George Bassett of Tehidy (age 56) died.
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Basset I
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Basset II
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Basset III
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Basset of Tehidy
GrandFather: John Basset of Tehidy
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Grenville
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Grenville
GrandFather: Thomas Grenville
Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald Gorges of Wraxall
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Gorges
Great x 2 Grandfather: Theobald Gorges
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beauchamp
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Beauchamp
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gorges