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.
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In 1807 John Lindsay Lucas was born.
Around 1823. John Lindsay Lucas [aged 16]. Portrait of Frances Wyndham Lady Burrell [aged 34].
Frances Wyndham Lady Burrell: In 1789 she was born illegitimately to George O'Brien Wyndham 3rd Earl Egremont and Elizabeth Ilive Countess Egremont. On 4th July 1808 Charles Merrik Burrell 3rd Baronet and she were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Lady Raymond of Valentine House in Essex. She the illegitmate daughter of George O'Brien Wyndham 3rd Earl Egremont and Elizabeth Ilive Countess Egremont. In 1848 Frances Wyndham Lady Burrell died.
Around 1823. John Lindsay Lucas [aged 16]. Portrait of Charlotte Henrietta Wyndham [aged 28].
Charlotte Henrietta Wyndham: John James King of Coates Castle in Sussex and she were married. She the illegitmate daughter of George O'Brien Wyndham 3rd Earl Egremont and Elizabeth Ilive Countess Egremont. In 1795 she was born illegitimately to George O'Brien Wyndham 3rd Earl Egremont and Elizabeth Ilive Countess Egremont. In 1870 Charlotte Henrietta Wyndham died.
1833. John Lindsay Lucas [aged 26]. Portrait of Emily Lamb Countess Cowper [aged 45].
1834. John Lindsay Lucas [aged 27]. Portrait of George O'Brien Wyndham 3rd Earl Egremont [aged 82].
1838 to 1846. John Lindsay Lucas [aged 31]. Portrait of George Rice Trevor 4th Baron Dynevor [aged 42].
1839. John Lindsay Lucas [aged 32]. Portrait of Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington [aged 69].
1839. John Lindsay Lucas [aged 32]. Portrait of Princess Augusta Hesse-Kassel Duchess Cambridge [aged 41].
Before 1840. John Lindsay Lucas [aged 32]. Portrait of Blanche Georgiana Howard [aged 27].
Blanche Georgiana Howard: On 11th January 1812 she was born to George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle and Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle. In 1829 William Cavendish 7th Duke Devonshire and she were married. She the daughter of George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle and Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle. They were second cousins. On 27th April 1840 Blanche Georgiana Howard died.
1841. John Lindsay Lucas [aged 34]. Portrait of Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn [aged 54].
Annals of Kings Richard II and Henry IV 1393-1406
The Annals of Kings Richard II and Henry IV offers a vivid contemporary account of one of the most turbulent periods in late medieval England. Covering the reigns of Richard II and Henry IV, the chronicle records royal ceremonies, political conflict, rebellion, war, taxation, religious controversy, executions, popular unrest and remarkable portents. Its pages include a detailed description of Richard II’s coronation, the fall and deposition of the king, Henry IV’s seizure of the throne, the Percy rebellion, the execution of Archbishop Richard Scrope, the campaigns of Owain Glyndŵr, and England’s relations with Scotland, France, Portugal and Scandinavia. Alongside affairs of state, the annalist preserves reports of miracles, eclipses, prophecies, supernatural events and the experiences of ordinary townspeople, clergy, soldiers and travellers. Written from a monastic perspective, the work combines political observation with moral judgement, presenting victories and disasters as evidence of divine favour or punishment. At once a historical record and a reflection of medieval belief, the Annals provides an invaluable window into the challenges, ceremonies and conflicts of England at the turn of the fifteenth century.
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Before 1853. John Lindsay Lucas [aged 45]. Portrait of Isabella Caroline Ellison [aged 47].
Isabella Caroline Ellison: On 15th May 1805 she was born to Cuthbert Ellison. On 30th October 1824 George Venables-Vernon aka Warren 5th Baron Vernon and she were married. On 14th October 1853 she died. She was buried at Kingsbury, Middlesex.
1862. John Lindsay Lucas [aged 55]. Portrait of Prince George Hanover 2nd Duke Cambridge [aged 42].
1870. John Lindsay Lucas [aged 63]. Portrait of Charles Marsham 3rd Earl Romney [aged 61].
Charles Marsham 3rd Earl Romney: On 30th July 1808 he was born to Charles Marsham 2nd Earl Romney and Sophia Pitt Countess Romney. On 7th February 1832 Charles Marsham 3rd Earl Romney and Margaret Harriet Montagu Scott Countess Romney were married. She the daughter of Charles Scott 4th Duke Buccleuch 6th Duke Queensberry and Harriet Katherine Townshend Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury. He the son of Charles Marsham 2nd Earl Romney and Sophia Pitt Countess Romney. They were half fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. On 29th March 1845 Charles Marsham 2nd Earl Romney died. His son Charles succeeded 3rd Earl Romney, 3rd Viscount Marsham, 5th Baron Romney, 9th Baronet Marsham of Cuckston in Kent. Margaret Harriet Montagu Scott Countess Romney by marriage Countess Romney. On 3rd September 1874 Charles Marsham 3rd Earl Romney died. His son Charles succeeded 4th Earl Romney, 4th Viscount Marsham, 6th Baron Romney, 10th Baronet Marsham of Cuckston in Kent. Frances Augusta Constance Muir Rawdon-Hastings Countess Romney by marriage Countess Romney.
1873. John Lindsay Lucas [aged 66]. Portrait of William Willoughby Cole 3rd Earl Enniskillen [aged 65].
In 1874 John Lindsay Lucas [aged 67] died.