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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.
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Ken Baroness Poulett
On 12th April 1627 [his father] Thomas Smyth (age 17) and [his mother] Florence Poulett (age 17) were married at Ashton Court, Somerset.
On 21st April 1632 Hugh Smyth 1st Baronet was born to Thomas Smyth (age 22) and Florence Poulett (age 22).
Before 31st October 1642 [his father] Thomas Smyth (age 33) died of smallpox. His body was buried in the Chancel of the Church of All Saints, Long Ashton [Map].
Around 1655 Hugh Smyth 1st Baronet (age 22) and Anne Ashburnham Lady Smyth (age 17) were married.
Before 21st December 1659 [his son] John Smyth aka Smith 2nd Baronet was born to Hugh Smyth 1st Baronet (age 27) and [his wife] Anne Ashburnham Lady Smyth (age 21).
In 1660 Hugh Smyth 1st Baronet (age 27) was elected MP Somerset.
In May 1661 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 30) created new Baronetcies and Peerages ...
10th May 1661 William Smyth 1st Baronet (age 45) was created 1st Baronet Smyth of Redcliff in Buckinghamshire.
16th May 1661 Hugh Smyth 1st Baronet (age 29) was created 1st Baronet Smyth of Ashton Court in Somerset. [his wife] Anne Ashburnham Lady Smyth (age 23) by marriage Lady Smyth of Ashton Court in Somerset.
18th May 1661 Robert Jenkinson 1st Baronet (age 40) was created 1st Baronet Jenkinson of Walcot in Oxfordshire and of Hawkesbury in Gloucestershire.
20th May 1661 William Glynne 1st Baronet (age 23) was created 1st Baronet Glynne of Bicester aka Bisseter in Oxfordshire.
23rd May 1661 Henry Ingram 1st Viscount Irvine (age 21) was created 1st Viscount Irvine.
In 1665 Hugh Smyth 1st Baronet (age 32) was appointed High Sheriff of Somerset.
Before 19th February 1677, the date her will was proved, [his mother] Florence Poulett (age 67) died. She was buried at the Church of All Saints, Long Ashton [Map].
In March 1679 Hugh Smyth 1st Baronet (age 46) was elected MP Somerset.
On 26th July 1680 Hugh Smyth 1st Baronet (age 48) died. He was buried at the Church of All Saints, Long Ashton [Map]. His son [his son] John (age 20) succeeded 2nd Baronet Smyth of Ashton Court in Somerset.
All About History Books
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 26th June 1697 [his former wife] Anne Ashburnham Lady Smyth (age 59) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
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 16 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
GrandFather: Hugh Smyth
Father: Thomas Smyth 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Gorges
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Gorges
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Gorges 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Howard 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Moleyns 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Gorges of Longford Castle 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Poyntz
Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Poyntz 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Woodville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Poyntz 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Huddersfield
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Huddersfield 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Courtenay 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandMother: Elizabeth Gorges 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton
Hugh Smyth 1st Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Amyas Paulett
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Paulett
Great x 4 Grandmother: Laura Kellaway
Great x 2 Grandfather: Amias Paulett
Great x 4 Grandfather: Lewis Pollard
Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa Pollard
Great x 1 Grandfather: Anthony Paulett
GrandFather: John Paulett 1st Baron Paulett 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Norreys 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Norreys 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frideswell Lovell 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Norreys 1st Baron Norreys of Rycote 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Fiennes 8th Baron Dacre Gilsland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Fiennes 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Bourchier Baroness Dacre of Gilsland 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Norreys 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Williams
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Williams 1st Baron Williams
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margery Williams Baroness Norreys Rycote 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wentworth 1st Baron Wentworth 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margery Wentworth 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Fortescue Baroness Wentworth 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Mother: Florence Poulett 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Elizabeth Ken Baroness Poulett