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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: Russell
Maternal Family Tree: Catherine Bisshopp Countess Liverpool 1744-1827
On 18th January 1844 [his father] Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford (age 24) and [his mother] Elizabeth Sackville-West Duchess Bedford (age 25) were married. She by marriage Duchess Bedford. She the daughter of [his grandfather] George Sackville-West 5th Earl De La Warr (age 52) and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Sackville Countess De La Warr (age 48). They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 19th February 1858 Herbrand Arthur Russell 11th Duke Bedford was born to Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford (age 38) and Elizabeth Sackville-West Duchess Bedford (age 39).
On 31st January 1888 Herbrand Arthur Russell 11th Duke Bedford (age 29) and Mary Caurroy Tribe Duchess Bedford (age 22) were married at Barrackpore. He the son of Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford (age 68) and Elizabeth Sackville-West Duchess Bedford (age 69).
On 21st December 1888 [his son] Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford was born to Herbrand Arthur Russell 11th Duke Bedford (age 30) and [his wife] Mary Caurroy Tribe Duchess Bedford (age 23).
On 14th January 1891 [his father] Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford (age 71) committed suicide having shot himself as a result of insanity in Eaton Square, Belgravia.His son [his brother] George (age 38) succeeded 10th Duke Bedford, 10th Marquess Tavistock, 14th Earl Bedford, 14th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 12th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 10th Baron Howland of Streatham. Adeline Marie Somers Duchess Bedford (age 38) by marriage Duchess Bedford.
Monument in the Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies erected by [his mother] Elizabeth Sackville-West Duchess Bedford (age 72) in 1892.
On 23rd March 1893 [his brother] George William Sackville Russell 10th Duke Bedford (age 40) died. George William Sackville Russell 10th Duke Bedford was buried at Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies. His brother Herbrand (age 35) succeeded 11th Duke Bedford, 11th Marquess Tavistock, 15th Earl Bedford, 15th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 13th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 11th Baron Howland of Streatham. [his wife] Mary Caurroy Tribe Duchess Bedford (age 27) by marriage Duchess Bedford.
On 22nd April 1897 [his mother] Elizabeth Sackville-West Duchess Bedford (age 78) died at Latimer House, Chesham. She was buried having been cremated at Bedford Chapel, St Michael's Church, Chenies.
On 14th March 1901 Herbrand Arthur Russell 11th Duke Bedford (age 43) was appointed 816th Knight of the Garter by King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 59).
On 30th May 1902 Herbrand Arthur Russell 11th Duke Bedford (age 44) was invested 817th Knight of the Garter by King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 60). at Buckingham Palace [Map].
1913. John Collier (age 62). Portrait of Herbrand Arthur Russell 11th Duke Bedford (age 54).
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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 November 1914 [his son] Hastings William Russell 12th Duke Bedford (age 25) and [his daughter-in-law] Louisa Crommelin Roberta Jowitt Whitwell Duchess Bedford were married. He the son of Herbrand Arthur Russell 11th Duke Bedford (age 56) and [his wife] Mary Caurroy Tribe Duchess Bedford (age 49).
On 22nd March 1937 [his wife] Mary Caurroy Tribe Duchess Bedford (age 71) died in a plane crash.
On 27th August 1940 Herbrand Arthur Russell 11th Duke Bedford (age 82) died. His son [his son] Hastings (age 51) succeeded 12th Duke Bedford, 12th Marquess Tavistock, 16th Earl Bedford, 16th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 14th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 12th Baron Howland of Streatham. [his daughter-in-law] Louisa Crommelin Roberta Jowitt Whitwell Duchess Bedford by marriage Duchess Bedford.
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 24 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 England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Son of Henry IV King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Russell 4th Duke Bedford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Russell 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Leveson-Gower Duchess Bedford 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Russell 6th Duke Bedford 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Arnold Keppel 1st Earl Albermarle
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Anne Keppel 2nd Earl Albermarle
Great x 4 Grandmother: Geertruid Johanna Quirina Van Der Duyn Countess Albermarle
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Keppel Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Lennox Countess Albermarle Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Brudenell Duchess Richmond 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: George Russell 3 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Byng 1st Viscount Torrington
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Byng 3rd Viscount Torrington
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Byng 4th Viscount Torrington
Great x 1 Grandmother: Georgiana Elizabeth Byng 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 4th Earl Cork 4th Earl Orrery 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Boyle 5th Earl Cork 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cecil Countess Cork 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Lucy Boyle Viscountess Torrington 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Father: Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford 4 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Rawdon 1st Earl Moira
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Theophilus Rawdon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Theophilus Hastings 7th Earl Huntingdon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Theophilus Hastings 9th Earl Huntingdon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Frances Fowler Countess Huntingdon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hastings Countess Moira 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Washington Shirley 2nd Earl Ferrers 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Selina Shirley Countess Huntingdon 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Levinge Countess Ferrers
GrandMother: Elizabeth Anne Rawdon 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Herbrand Arthur Russell 11th Duke Bedford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John West 6th Baron De La Warr 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John West 1st Earl De La Warr 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John West 2nd Earl De La Warr 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Donough Maccarthy 4th Earl Clancarty 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Maccarthy Baroness De La Warr 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Spencer Countess Clancarty 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John West 4th Earl De La Warr 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: George Sackville-West 5th Earl De La Warr 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Mother: Elizabeth Sackville-West Duchess Bedford 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Sackville 6th Earl Dorset 1st Earl Middlesex 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Lionel Cranfield Sackville 1st Duke Dorset 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Compton Countess Dorset and Middlesex 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Sackville 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Colyear
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Colyear Duchess Dorset
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Leveson-Gower 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Elizabeth Sackville Countess De La Warr 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Johnathan Cope 1st Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Johnathan Cope 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Jenkinson Lady Cope
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Cope 2nd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Howard 4th Earl Carlisle 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Arabella Howard 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Spencer Countess Carlisle 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Arabella Diana Cope 3rd Duchess Dorset 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Cecil Bisshopp 5th Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Cecil Bisshopp 6th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Bisshopp Countess Liverpool 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England