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: Carpenter
On 27th January 1678 John Margetson [aged 22] and [his mother] Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter [aged 17] were married. His sister Anne Margetson [aged 21] married her brother [his uncle] William Caulfeild 2nd Viscount Charlemont [aged 23] six months later.
On 23rd January 1693 [his father] George Carpenter 1st Baron Carpenter [aged 35] and [his mother] Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter [aged 32] were married.
Around 1695 George Carpenter 2nd Baron Carpenter was born to George Carpenter 1st Baron Carpenter [aged 37] and Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter [aged 34] at Ocle Pychard, Herefordshire.
In 1717 George Carpenter 2nd Baron Carpenter [aged 22] was elected MP Morpeth.
In 1719 [his father] George Carpenter 1st Baron Carpenter [aged 61] was created 1st Baron Carpenter of Killaghy in County Tipperary. [his mother] Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter [aged 58] by marriage Baroness Carpenter of Killaghy in County Tipperary.
On 26th August 1722 George Carpenter 2nd Baron Carpenter [aged 27] and Elizabeth Petty Baroness Carpenter were married at Leyton, Essex.
On 26th August 1723 [his son] George Carpenter 1st Earl Tyrconnel was born to George Carpenter 2nd Baron Carpenter [aged 28] and [his wife] Elizabeth Petty Baroness Carpenter. He married March 1748 Frances Clifton Countess Tyrconnel, daughter of Robert Clifton 5th Baronet and Frances Coote Lady Clifton, and had issue.
Around 1726 [his daughter] Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont was born to George Carpenter 2nd Baron Carpenter [aged 31] and [his wife] Elizabeth Petty Baroness Carpenter. She married 12th March 1751 Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont, son of William Wyndham 3rd Baronet and Catherine Seymour, and had issue.
On 7th October 1731 [his mother] Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter [aged 70] died.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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On 10th February 1732 [his father] George Carpenter 1st Baron Carpenter [aged 75] died. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Owlesbury [Map]. His son George [aged 37] succeeded 2nd Baron Carpenter of Killaghy in County Tipperary. [his wife] Elizabeth Petty Baroness Carpenter by marriage Baroness Carpenter of Killaghy in County Tipperary.
In 1741 George Carpenter 2nd Baron Carpenter [aged 46] was elected MP Weobley.
In March 1748 [his son] George Carpenter 1st Earl Tyrconnel [aged 24] and [his daughter-in-law] Frances Clifton Countess Tyrconnel were married.
On 12th July 1749 George Carpenter 2nd Baron Carpenter [aged 54] died at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Owlesbury [Map]. His son George [aged 25] succeeded 3rd Baron Carpenter of Killaghy in County Tipperary. Frances Clifton Countess Tyrconnel by marriage Baroness Carpenter of Killaghy in County Tipperary.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 17 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
GrandFather: Warncombe Carpenter
George Carpenter 2nd Baron Carpenter 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Caulfeild of Great Milton in Oxfordshire
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Caulfeild
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Caulfeild 2nd Baron Caulfeild
GrandFather: William Caulfeild 1st Viscount Charlemont 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John King
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary King 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Drury 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Drury 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Drury 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Carew 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carew 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Mother: Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Moore of Mellifont
Great x 2 Grandfather: Garret Moore 1st Viscount Moore of Drogheda
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Moore 2nd Viscount Moore of Drogheda
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Colley of Carbury Castle
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Colley Viscountess Moore and Wilmot
GrandMother: Sarah Moore Viscountess Charlemont
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Loftus of Swineside 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Loftus
Great x 2 Grandfather: Adam Loftus 1st Viscount Loftus
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Loftus Viscountess Moore