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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 Seymour 1474-1536

Paternal Family Tree: Seymour

In or before 1468 [his father] John Seymour (age 17) and [his mother] Elizabeth Darrell (age 13) were married.

Around 1474 John Seymour was born to John Seymour (age 24) and Elizabeth Darrell (age 20) at Wulf aka Wolf Hall, Wiltshire [Map].

Around 1480 [his mother] Elizabeth Darrell (age 26) died.

After 1480 [his father] John Seymour (age 30) and Unknown Hardon were married.

On 26th October 1491 [his father] John Seymour (age 41) died.

On 22nd October 1494 John Seymour (age 20) and Margery Wentworth were married.

In 1497 John Seymour (age 23) was knighted.

On 1498 John Seymour (age 24) was appointed High Sheriff of Wiltshire.

In 1498 [his son] John Seymour was born to John Seymour (age 24).

In 1500 [his son] Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset was born to John Seymour (age 26) and [his wife] Margery Wentworth.

In 1503 [his son] Henry Seymour was born to John Seymour (age 29) and [his wife] Margery Wentworth.

Around 1508 [his son] Thomas Seymour 1st Baron Seymour was born to John Seymour (age 34) and [his wife] Margery Wentworth at Wulf aka Wolf Hall, Wiltshire [Map].

Around 1509 [his daughter] Jane Seymour was born to John Seymour (age 35) and [his wife] Margery Wentworth at Wulf aka Wolf Hall, Wiltshire [Map].

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 1510 [his son] John Seymour (age 12) died.

After 1510 [his son] John Seymour was born to John Seymour (age 36) and [his wife] Margery Wentworth.

On or before 15th July 1510 [his son] John Seymour was born to John Seymour (age 36) and [his wife] Margery Wentworth. On 15th July 1510 John Seymour died.

Around 1516 [his daughter] Dorothy Seymour was born to John Seymour (age 42) and [his wife] Margery Wentworth.

Around 1518 [his daughter] Elizabeth Seymour Baroness Cromwell Oakham was born to John Seymour (age 44) and [his wife] Margery Wentworth at Wulf aka Wolf Hall, Wiltshire [Map].

In 1527 [his son] Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Catherine Filliol (age 20) were married.

In 1528 [his daughter] Margery Seymour died.

In 1528 [his son] Anthony Seymour died.

Around 1531 [his son-in-law] Anthony Ughtred (age 53) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Seymour Baroness Cromwell Oakham (age 13) were married. The difference in their ages was 40 years.

In 1532 John Seymour (age 58) was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber.

In April 1536 [his son] Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset (age 36) and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Stanhope Duchess Somerset (age 39) were married.

Marriage of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour

Hall's Chronicle. 30th May 1536. The week before Whitsuntide the [his son-in-law] King (age 44) married [his daughter] lady Jane (age 27) daughter to the right worshipful Sir John Seymor (age 62) knight, which at Whitsuntide was openly showed as Queen.

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.

On 21st December 1536 John Seymour (age 62) died.

After 21st December 1536. All Saints Church, Maiden Bradley [Map]. Monument to John Seymour (deceased). Seymour Arms differenced with a Crescent impaled with unknown arms quartered 1 Argent a fess between 3 martlets Gules in chief three fox heads erased 2 per pale Azure three fleur de lys Or 3 Or three talbots courant 4 Or a chevrom Limine between 3 stags heads caboshed. The note below states... The above tablet (a copy of the original in Great Bedwyn [Map]) is placed here by Algernon 15th Duke of Somerset September 1899.

[his daughter] Margery Seymour was born to John Seymour and Margery Wentworth.

[his son] Anthony Seymour was born to John Seymour and Margery Wentworth.

Royal Ancestors of John Seymour 1474-1536

Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 18 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King John of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of John Seymour 1474-1536

Queen Jane Seymour

Brigadier-General Charles FitzClarence

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Queen Consort Camilla Shand

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Ancestors of John Seymour 1474-1536

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Seymour

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Seymour 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Cicely Beauchamp 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Seymour 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Seymour 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Esturney

GrandFather: John Seymour 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabel Williams

Father: John Seymour 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

GrandMother: Elizabeth Coker

John Seymour 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Darrell

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Darrell

GrandFather: George Darrell of Littlecote

Mother: Elizabeth Darrell 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Stourton 3 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stourton 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Stourton 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Stourton 1st Baron Stourton 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

GrandMother: Margaret Stourtron 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England