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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: Digby
Maternal Family Tree: Aoife NI Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham 1145-1188
Before 4th November 1550 [his father] John Digby and [his mother] Anne Throckmorton (age 18) were married.
On 4th November 1550 George Digby was born to John Digby and Anne Throckmorton (age 18) at Coleshill, Warwickshire.
On 21st December 1553 [his mother] Anne Throckmorton (age 21) died.
On 15th November 1558 [his father] John Digby died. He was buried at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Coleshill [Map]. His son George Digby (age 8) became a ward of Francis Knollys (age 46).
In 1572 George Digby (age 21) was elected MP Warwickshire.
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 or before 1574 George Digby (age 23) and Abigail Heveningham (age 23) were married. They were fifth cousin once removed.
In 1574 [his son] Robert Digby was born to George Digby (age 23) and [his wife] Abigail Heveningham (age 24).
In February 1580 [his son] John Digby 1st Earl Bristol was born to George Digby (age 29) and [his wife] Abigail Heveningham (age 30) at Coleshill, Warwickshire.
In 1584 George Digby (age 33) was elected MP Warwickshire.
In 1586 George Digby (age 35) was knighted.
In April 1587 George Digby (age 36) died at Coleshill, Warwickshire. He had made his will the previous April. It was proved 11 May 1587. He divided his lands between his widow [his wife] Abigail Heveningham (age 37) and his eldest surviving son [his son] Robert Digby (age 13), and was buried at Coleshill.
After April 1587 Edward Cordell (age 51) and [his former wife] Abigail Heveningham (age 37) were married.
In 1611 [his former wife] Abigail Heveningham (age 61) died
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Great x 3 Grandfather: Everard Simon Digby
Great x 2 Grandfather: Everard Digby
Great x 1 Grandfather: Simon Digby
GrandFather: Reginald Digby
Father: John Digby
George Digby 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Throckmorton of Fladbury
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Throckmorton
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Throckmorton
GrandFather: George Throckmorton of Coughton
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GrandMother: Katherine Vaux 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
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Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Fitzhugh 5th Baron Fitzhugh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
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Great x 3 Grandmother: Margery Willoughby Baroness Fitzhugh 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
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