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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.

Biography of Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne 1873-1939

Paternal Family Tree: Guest

Maternal Family Tree: Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry 1800-1865

On 25th May 1868 [his father] Ivor Bertie Guest (age 32) and [his mother] Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill Baroness Wimborne (age 20) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough (age 45) and [his grandmother] Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough (age 46).

On 16th January 1873 Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne was born to Ivor Bertie Guest (age 37) and Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill Baroness Wimborne (age 25).

In 1900 Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne (age 26) was elected MP Plymouth which seat he held until 1906.

In 1900 Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne (age 26) was appointed High Sheriff of Glamorganshire.

On 10th February 1902 Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne (age 29) and Alice Katherine Sibell Grosvenor (age 21) were married.

On 21st February 1903 [his son] Ivor Grosvenor Guest 2nd Viscount Wimborne was born to Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne (age 30) and [his wife] Alice Katherine Sibell Grosvenor (age 22).

In 1906 Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne (age 32) was elected MP Cardiff which seat he held until 1910.

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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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In 1910 Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne (age 36) was appointed Paymaster-General which office he held until 1912.

On 15th March 1910 Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne (age 37) was created 1st Baron Ashby St Ledgers of Ashby St Ledgers in Northampton.

In 1913 Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne (age 39) was appointed Lord in Waiting to King George VI of the United Kingdom (age 17) which position he held until 1915.

On 22nd February 1914 [his father] Ivor Bertie Guest (age 78) died. His son Ivor (age 41) succeeded 2nd Baron Wimborne of Canford Magna in Dorset, 3rd Baronet Guest of Dowlais in Glamorganshire.

In 1915 Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne (age 41) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

On 15th June 1918 Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne (age 45) was created 1st Viscount Wimborne of Canford Magna in Dorset.

On 22nd January 1927 [his mother] Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill Baroness Wimborne (age 79) died.

On 22nd November 1938 [his son] Ivor Grosvenor Guest 2nd Viscount Wimborne (age 35) and [his daughter-in-law] Mabel Edith Fox-Strangways Viscountess Wimborne (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Giles Fox-Strangways 6th Earl of Ilchester (age 64) and Helen Vane-Tempest-Stewart Countess Ilchester (age 62). They were third cousins.

On 14th June 1939 Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne (age 66) died. His son [his son] Ivor (age 36) succeeded 2nd Viscount Wimborne of Canford Magna in Dorset, 2nd Baron Ashby St Ledgers of Ashby St Ledgers in Northampton, 3rd Baron Wimborne of Canford Magna in Dorset, 4th Baronet Guest of Dowlais in Glamorganshire. [his daughter-in-law] Mabel Edith Fox-Strangways Viscountess Wimborne (age 21) by marriage Viscountess Wimborne of Canford Magna in Dorset.

On 17th April 1948 [his former wife] Alice Katherine Sibell Grosvenor (age 67) died.

Royal Ancestors of Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne 1873-1939

Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne 1873-1939

Father: Ivor Bertie Guest 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Bertie 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Bertie 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Tryon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Peregrine Bertie 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Albermarle Bertie 9th Earl Lindsey 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Payne

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Payne

GrandMother: Charlotte Elizabeth Bertie 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Peter Layard

Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Layard Countess Lindsey

Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne 16 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Spencer 4th Duke of Marlborough 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Spencer-Churchill 5th Duke of Marlborough 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Russell 4th Duke Bedford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Russell Duchess of Marlborough 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Leveson-Gower Duchess Bedford 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Spencer-Churchill 6th Duke of Marlborough 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Susan Stewart Duchess of Marlborough 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Dashwood 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood

GrandFather: John Winston Spencer-Churchill 7th Duke of Marlborough 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Dashwood 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Stewart Duchess of Marlborough 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Paget Lady Plas Newydd Anglesey 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Paget Countess Galloway 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Very Reverend Arthur Champagné

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge

Mother: Cornelia Henrietta Maria Spencer-Churchill Baroness Wimborne 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cowan

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Cowan

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles William Vane 3rd Marquess Londonderry

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Pratt

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Pratt 1st Earl Camden

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Pratt Marchioness Londonderry

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Jeffreys

GrandMother: Frances Anne Emily Vane Duchess of Marlborough 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Vane of Long Newton 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Vane 1st Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ann Machon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Vane-Tempest 2nd Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Tempest of Sherburne Durham

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Tempest

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Shuttleworth

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Vane Tempest Marchioness Londonderry 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England