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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: Shute aka Barrington
In 1678 John Shute aka Barrington 1st Viscount Barrington was born to Benjamin Shute (age 51).
In 1683 [his father] Benjamin Shute (age 56) died.
On 23rd June 1713 John Shute aka Barrington 1st Viscount Barrington (age 35) and Anne Daines Viscountess Barrington (age 23) were married.
In 1715 John Shute aka Barrington 1st Viscount Barrington (age 37) was elected MP Berwick on Tweed.
In 1716 John Shute aka Barrington 1st Viscount Barrington (age 38) changed his name from Shute to Barrington by Act of Parliament as a consequence of his having inherited the estate of the husband of his first cousin Elizabeth Shute who had been married to Francis Barrington of Tofts.
On 15th January 1717 [his son] William Wildman Barrington 2nd Viscount Barrington was born to John Shute aka Barrington 1st Viscount Barrington (age 39) and [his wife] Anne Daines Viscountess Barrington (age 27).
On 1st July 1720 John Shute aka Barrington 1st Viscount Barrington (age 42) was created 1st Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down.[his wife] Anne Daines Viscountess Barrington (age 30) by marriage Viscountess Barrington of Ardglass in County Down.
In 1722 John Shute aka Barrington 1st Viscount Barrington (age 44) was elected MP Berwick on Tweed.
In 1722 [his son] John Barrington was born to John Shute aka Barrington 1st Viscount Barrington (age 44) and [his wife] Anne Daines Viscountess Barrington (age 32).
In 1723 John Shute aka Barrington 1st Viscount Barrington (age 45) was expelled from the House of Commons for having promoted a fraudulent lottery.
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 1727 [his son] Daines Barrington was born to John Shute aka Barrington 1st Viscount Barrington (age 49) and [his wife] Anne Daines Viscountess Barrington (age 37).
In 1729 [his daughter] Anne Barrington was born to John Shute aka Barrington 1st Viscount Barrington (age 51) and [his wife] Anne Daines Viscountess Barrington (age 39).
On 15th September 1730 [his son] Admiral Samuel Barrington was born to John Shute aka Barrington 1st Viscount Barrington (age 52) and [his wife] Anne Daines Viscountess Barrington (age 40).
On 26th May 1734 [his son] Bishop Shute Barrington was born to John Shute aka Barrington 1st Viscount Barrington (age 56) and [his wife] Anne Daines Viscountess Barrington (age 44).
On 14th December 1734 John Shute aka Barrington 1st Viscount Barrington (age 56) died. His son [his son] William (age 17) succeeded 2nd Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down, 2nd Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in County Down.
On 8th February 1783 [his former wife] Anne Daines Viscountess Barrington (age 93) died.
GrandFather: Francis Shute
Father: Benjamin Shute