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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: Despencer
Maternal Family Tree: Aoife ni Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham 1145-1188
Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny was born to Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester and Isabella Beauchamp.
Before 1282 [her future husband] John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings (age 19) and Isabel Valence Baroness Bergavenny Baroness Hastings were married. She by marriage Baroness Abergavenny Feudal Creation. She the daughter of William de Valence 1st Earl Pembroke and Joan Munchensi Countess Pembroke (age 51). They were sixth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
In January 1297 [her future husband] Ralph Monthermer 1st Earl of Gloucester and Hertford (age 27) and Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 24) were married in secret greatly offending her father King Edward I of England (age 57) who had been planning to marry her to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy (age 47) in March. Ralph Monthermer 1st Earl of Gloucester and Hertford was imprisoned at Bristol Castle, Gloucestershire [Map]; he was released in August 1297. She the daughter of King Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England.
Before 30th May 1306 [her mother] Isabella Beauchamp (age 43) died.
Before 1310 John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings (age 47) and Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny were married. She by marriage Baroness Hastings, Baroness Abergavenny Feudal Creation. She the daughter of Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester (age 48) and Isabella Beauchamp. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
In 1310 [her son] Hugh Hastings was born to [her husband] John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings (age 47) and Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny at Sutton Scotney, Hampshire [Map].
In 1311 [her step-son] William Hastings (age 29) died.
Around 1313 Ralph Monthermer 1st Earl of Gloucester and Hertford (age 43) and Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny were married. She the daughter of Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester (age 51) and Isabella Beauchamp.
On 28th February 1313 [her husband] John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings (age 50) died. His son [her step-son] John (age 26) succeeded 2nd Baron Hastings, 14th Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation.
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 1324 Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet (age 5) was placed into the care of her cousin Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer (age 31). She was subsequently placed into the care of [her husband] Ralph Monthermer 1st Earl of Gloucester and Hertford (age 54) (he had formerly been married to her aunt Joan of Acre and Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny with her younger sister Joan of the Tower (age 2) at Pleshey Castle [Map].
On 5th April 1325 [her husband] Ralph Monthermer 1st Earl of Gloucester and Hertford (age 55) died. Earl Gloucester, Earl Hertford extinct. His son [her step-son] Thomas (age 23) succeeded 2nd Baron Monthermer.
On 27th October 1326 [her father] Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester (age 65) was hanged at Bristol, Gloucestershire [Map]. Earl Winchester, Baron Despencer forfeit as a result of attainder.
In 1334 Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny died.
On 30th December 1389 John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke (age 17) was killed in a tournament during the Christmas Court at Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire [Map]. Earl Pembroke and Baron Manny, Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation extinct. He was struck in the groin by the lance of Sir John Des.
[her grandson] John Hastings 6th Baron Hastings (age 61) de jure 6th Baron Hastings. His claim was contested by Reginald Grey 3rd Baron Grey Ruthyn (age 27) who was the son of [her former step-daughter] Elizabeth Hastings Baroness Grey Ruthyn daughter of [her former husband] John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings his case being that he was of the full blood whereas John Hastings 6th Baron Hastings was of the half-blood ie Reginald Grey 3rd Baron Grey Ruthyn, like John Hastings 3rd Earl Pembroke, was descended from John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings and Isabel Valence Baroness Bergavenny Baroness Hastings, whereas John Hastings 6th Baron Hastings was descended from John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings and Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny.
[her son] Margaret Hastings was born to John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings and Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny.
[her son] Thomas Hastings was born to John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings and Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny.
Kings Wessex: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks
Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey Despencer
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Despencer
Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh Despencer
Great x 2 Grandmother: Recuara Harcourt
GrandFather: Hugh Despencer
Father: Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Basset
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Basset
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Englefield
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alan Basset
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alan Dunstanville
Great x 3 Grandmother: Adeliza Dunstanville
Great x 1 Grandfather: Philip Basset 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Normandy 1st Earl Gloucester Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Fitzrobert Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mabel Fitzhamon Countess Gloucester
Great x 2 Grandmother: Aline Fitzrobert Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
GrandMother: Aline Basset 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Godfrey Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Godfrey Reginar
Great x 4 Grandmother: Imagina Loon Duchess Lower Lorraine
Great x 2 Grandfather: Matthew Reginar
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Fitzwilliam Hastings
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Hastings
Great x 1 Grandmother: Hawise Reginar
Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Beauchamp
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bertha de Braose Baroness Beauchamp
Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Beauchamp
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne de Saint Valéry
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Beauchamp
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Mortimer
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer
Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Gernon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Mortimer
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walchelin Ferrers
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Ferrers
GrandFather: William Beauchamp 9th Earl Warwick
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Maudit
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabel Maudit
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Beaumont 2nd Earl Warwick
Great x 3 Grandfather: Waleran Beaumont 4th Earl Warwick
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gundred Warenne Countess Warwick
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Beaumont
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Harcourt Countess Warwick
Mother: Isabella Beauchamp
Great x 2 Grandfather: Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Fitzgeoffrey
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard de Clare
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Clare 2nd Earl Hertford
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Gernon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Aveline Clare Countess Essex
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud St Hilary Countess Hertford
GrandMother: Maud Fitzjohn Countess Warwick
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Bigod 1st Earl Norfolk
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Bigod 2nd Earl Norfolk
Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana de Vere
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Tosny
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ida Tosny Countess Norfolk
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Beaumont
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabel Bigod
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzgilbert
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sybil of Salisbury
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard "Strongbow" Clare 2nd Earl Pembroke
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aoife ni Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham