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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.
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Between 2nd March 1662 and 1671 [his father] Anthony Grey 11th Earl Kent (age 16) and [his mother] Mary Lucas Countess Kent (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Kent. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Grey 10th Earl Kent and [his grandmother] Amabel Benn Countess Kent (age 54).
In 1671 Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent was born to Anthony Grey 11th Earl Kent (age 25) and Mary Lucas Countess Kent (age 27).
On 21st February 1695 [his son] Anthony Grey 3rd Baron Lucas was born to Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 24) and [his future wife] Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 19).
On 20th April 1695 Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 24) and Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 19) were married. They had five sons and seven daughters of whom only three surviving her. He the son of Anthony Grey 11th Earl Kent (age 49) and Mary Lucas Countess Kent (age 51).
Around 1696 [his son] Henry Grey was born to Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 25) and [his wife] Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 20).
On 9th June 1698 [his daughter] Amabel Grey was born to Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 27) and [his wife] Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 23).
Around 1699 [his daughter] Jemima Grey Countess Ashburham was born to Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 28) and [his wife] Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 23).
On 19th August 1702 [his father] Anthony Grey 11th Earl Kent (age 57) died. His son Henry (age 31) succeeded 12th Earl Kent. [his wife] Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 27) by marriage Countess Kent.
On 1st November 1702 [his mother] Mary Lucas Countess Kent (age 58) died. Her son Henry (age 31) succeeded 2nd Baron Lucas of Crudwell.
On 20th October 1703 [his daughter] Henrietta de Grey was born to Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 32) and [his wife] Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 28).
In 1704 Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 33) was appointed Lord Chamberlain.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1704 Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 33) was appointed Privy Council.
On 3rd June 1705 or 18th September 1721 Charles Butler 3rd Duke Ormond (age 33) and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Crew Countess Arran (age 26) were married. She by marriage Countess Arran. He the son of Thomas Butler 6th Earl Ossory and Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory.
On 20th January 1706 [his daughter] Anne Grey was born to Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 35) and [his wife] Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 30).
In 1710 Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 39) was created 1st Duke Kent, 1st Marquess Kent, 1st Viscount Gooderich. [his wife] Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 34) by marriage Marchioness Kent.
In 1712 Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland (age 46) appointed Knights of the Garter:
518th Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort (age 27).
519th James Hamilton Duke Hamilton, 1st Duke Brandon (age 53).
520th Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 41).
521st John Paulett 1st Earl Paulett (age 44).
522nd Robert Harley 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (age 50).
523rd Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford (age 39).
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On 4th January 1717 [his daughter] Henrietta de Grey (age 13) died. Monument at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map].
Henrietta de Grey: On 20th October 1703 she was born to Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent and Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent.
On 4th December 1717 [his son] Henry Grey (age 21) died. He was buried at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map].
Henry Grey: Around 1696 he was born to Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent and Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent.
On 17th February 1718 [his son] Anthony Grey 3rd Baron Lucas (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Tufton Countess Gower were married. She the daughter of Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet (age 73) and Catherine Cavendish Countess Isle Thanet. He the son of Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 47) and [his wife] Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 42). They were sixth cousins.
On 20th February 1718 [his son-in-law] John Campbell 3rd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland (age 21) and [his daughter] Amabel Grey (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 47) and [his wife] Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 42). He the son of John Campbell 2nd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland (age 55) and Henrietta Villiers Countess Breadalbaine and Holland.
In May 1719 [his daughter] Mary Grey was born to Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 48) and [his wife] Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 44).
On 21st July 1723 [his son] Anthony Grey 3rd Baron Lucas (age 28) died by choking on an ear of barley the beard of which stuck in his throat. Monument at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map]. His niece [his granddaughter] Jemima succeeded 4th Baroness Lucas of Crudwell.
Anthony Grey 3rd Baron Lucas: On 21st February 1695 he was born to Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent and Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent. On 17th February 1718 Anthony Grey 3rd Baron Lucas and Mary Tufton Countess Gower were married. She the daughter of Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet and Catherine Cavendish Countess Isle Thanet. He the son of Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent and Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent. They were sixth cousins. On 8th November 1718 Anthony Grey 3rd Baron Lucas by writ of acceleration 3rd Baron Lucas of Crudwell.
Before 30th October 1724 [his son-in-law] John Ashburnham 1st Earl Ashburnham (age 37) and [his daughter] Jemima Grey Countess Ashburham (age 25) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ashburnham of Ashburnham in Sussex. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 53) and [his wife] Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 49).
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 2nd August 1726 [his daughter] Amabel Grey (age 28) died. Monument at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map].
On 27th July 1728 [his wife] Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent (age 53) died. Memorial on her husband's monument at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map].
On 9th January 1729 [his son-in-law] Charles Cavendish (age 24) and [his daughter] Anne Grey (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 58) and [his former wife] Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent. He the son of William Cavendish 2nd Duke Devonshire (age 57) and Rachel Russell Duchess Devonshire.
On 24th March 1729 Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 58) and Sophia Bentinck Duchess Kent (age 27) were married. She by marriage Duchess Kent. The difference in their ages was 30 years. She the daughter of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland (age 57). He the son of Anthony Grey 11th Earl Kent and Mary Lucas Countess Kent.
On 7th July 1731 [his daughter] Jemima Grey Countess Ashburham (age 32) died.
Around 1732 [his son] George Grey was born to Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 61) and [his wife] Sophia Bentinck Duchess Kent (age 30).
In 1733 [his son] George Grey (age 1) died.
On 20th September 1733 [his daughter] Anne Grey (age 27) died. She was buried at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map].
Anne Grey: On 20th January 1706 she was born to Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent and Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent. On 9th January 1729 Charles Cavendish and she were married. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent and Jemima Crew Marchioness Kent. He the son of William Cavendish 2nd Duke Devonshire and Rachel Russell Duchess Devonshire.
In 1740 Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 69) was created 1st Marquess Grey. [his wife] Sophia Bentinck Duchess Kent (age 38) by marriage Marchioness Grey.
In 1740 [his grandson-in-law] Philip Yorke 2nd Earl of Hardwicke (age 19) and [his granddaughter] Jemima Campbell 2nd Marchioness Grey (age 16) were married. She being the heiress of Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 69). She the daughter of [his former son-in-law] John Campbell 3rd Earl Breadalbaine and Holland (age 43) and [his daughter] Amabel Grey. He the son of Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke (age 49) and Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke.
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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.
On 5th June 1740 Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent (age 69) died without surviving male issue. Duke Kent, Marquess Kent, Earl Kent and Viscount Gooderich extinct. His granddaughter [his granddaughter] Jemima (age 16) succeeded 2nd Marchioness Grey.
Monument at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map] sculpted by Edward Shepherd.
On 14th June 1741 [his former wife] Sophia Bentinck Duchess Kent (age 40) died. Memorial panel on the monument to her husband Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent at the De Grey Mausoleum, St John the Baptist Church, Flitton [Map].
Sophia Bentinck Duchess Kent: On 4th April 1701 she was born to William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland. On 24th March 1729 Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent and she were married. She by marriage Duchess Kent. The difference in their ages was 30 years. She the daughter of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland. He the son of Anthony Grey 11th Earl Kent and Mary Lucas Countess Kent. In 1740 Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent was created 1st Marquess Grey. She by marriage Marchioness Grey.
[his daughter] Anne Sophia Grey was born to Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent and Sophia Bentinck Duchess Kent.
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Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Grey 2nd Earl Kent 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Grey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Herbert Countess Kent 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Grey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Anthony Grey 9th Earl Kent 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Henry Grey 10th Earl Kent 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Purefoy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Michael Purefoy 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Fitzherbert 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Purefoy 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Magdelane Purefoy Countess Kent 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: Anthony Grey 11th Earl Kent 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Anthony Benn
GrandMother: Amabel Benn Countess Kent
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Evelyn of Kingston
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Evelyn of Long Ditton
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Evelyn of Godstone
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Williams
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rose Williams
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Evelyn
Henry Grey 1st Duke Kent 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Lucas
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lucas
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Lucas
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Lucas
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fermor
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Fermor
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Vaux 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Vaux
GrandFather: John Lucas 1st Baron Lucas Shenfield
Mother: Mary Lucas Countess Kent 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Neville 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Neville 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Windsor Baroness Scrope Masham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Neville 1st Baron Abergavenny 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Brome
Great x 1 Grandfather: Christopher Neville 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lennard
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lennard
Great x 2 Grandmother: Rachel Lennard Baroness Bergavenny
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hamon
GrandMother: Mary Neville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Darcy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Darcy 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Mundy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Darcy 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Darcy 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Jacopo Guicciardini
Great x 3 Grandfather: Vincenzo Guicciardini
Great x 2 Grandmother: Camilla Guicciardini