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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 John Berkeley 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge 1650-1712

Paternal Family Tree: Berkeley

John Berkeley 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge and Barbara Villiers Viscountess Fitzhardinge were married.

Before 1628 [his father] Charles Berkeley 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 28) and [his mother] Penelope Godolphin Viscountess Fitzhardinge were married. They were second cousins.

In 1650 John Berkeley 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge was born to Charles Berkeley 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 50) and Penelope Godolphin Viscountess Fitzhardinge.

On 12th June 1668 [his father] Charles Berkeley 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 68) died. He was buried at Church of St Mary, Bruton [Map]. His son [his brother] Maurice (age 39) succeeded 3rd Viscount Fitzhardinge of Berehaven in Kerry. Anne Lee Viscountess Fitzhardinge (age 45) by marriage Viscountess Fitzhardinge of Berehaven in Kerry.

Before 1671 [his daughter] Mary Berkeley Viscountess Chetwynd was born to John Berkeley 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 20) and Barbara Villiers Viscountess Fitzhardinge (age 16).

Battle of Sedgemoor

On 6th July 1685 John Berkeley 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 35) fought at Westonzoyland Bridgwater, Somerset during the Battle of Sedgemoor.

Francis Compton (age 56) was wounded.

Sharington Talbot (age 29) "behaved himself very handsomely".

In 1690 John Berkeley 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 40) was appointed Custos Rotulorum Somerset.

In 1691 John Berkeley 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 41) was elected MP Hindon.

On 27th May 1703 [his son-in-law] Walter Chetwynd 1st Viscount Chetwynd (age 24) and [his daughter] Mary Berkeley Viscountess Chetwynd (age 32) were married at St Martin in the Fields Church [Map].

In 1710 John Berkeley 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 60) was elected MP Windsor.

On 19th December 1712 John Berkeley 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 62) died at Windsor, Berkshire [Map]. Viscount Fitzhardinge of Berehaven in Kerry, Baronet Berkeley of Bruton in Somerset extinct. He was buried in Westminster Abbey [Map].

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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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[his daughter] Frances Berkeley was born to John Berkeley 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge and Barbara Villiers Viscountess Fitzhardinge.

Royal Ancestors of John Berkeley 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge 1650-1712

Kings Wessex: Great x 18 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 10 Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 14 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

Ancestors of John Berkeley 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge 1650-1712

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Berkeley 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Berkeley of Stoke Gifford 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Stafford

Great x 2 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Coningsby

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Coningsby

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Ferriby

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Berkeley 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Blount 3rd Baron Mountjoy 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Blount 4th Baron Mountjoy 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lora Berkeley Countess Ormonde 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Blount 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Keble

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Keble Baroness Mountjoy

GrandFather: Maurice Berkeley 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Lygon of Madresfield Court

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Lygon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Beauchamp 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Lygon 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Greville

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Greville

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Lygon 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Denys

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Denys

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Denys 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Berkeley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Meade 3rd Baroness Berkeley

Father: Charles Berkeley 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Killigrew

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Killigrew

GrandMother: Elizabeth Killigrew

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Saunders

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margery Saunders

John Berkeley 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Godolphin

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Godolphin

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Godolphin

Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Godolphin

GrandFather: William Godolphin

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Killigrew

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Killigrew

Mother: Penelope Godolphin Viscountess Fitzhardinge