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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 Knightley Wheler 1754-1798

Paternal Family Tree: Wheler

Before 17th May 1753 [his father] William Wheeler 6th Baronet (age 26) and [his mother] Lucy Knightley Lady Wheler were married.

In 1754 Knightley Wheler was born to William Wheeler 6th Baronet (age 27) and Lucy Knightley Lady Wheler.

On 31st August 1763 Knightley Wheler (age 9) entered Rugby School.

On 16th July 1772 Knightley Wheler (age 18) matriculated Trinity College, Oxford University.

On 24th January 1777 Knightley Wheler (age 23) was awared MA by Trinity College, Oxford University.

On or before 27th March 1791 [his mother] Lucy Knightley Lady Wheler died. She was buried at All Saints' Church, Leamington Hastings on 27th March 1791.

In 1798 Knightley Wheler (age 44) died unmarried.

On or before 16th April 1799 [his father] William Wheeler 6th Baronet (age 72) died. He was buried at All Saints' Church, Leamington Hastings on 16th April 1799. His brother [his uncle] Charles (age 68) succeeded 7th Baronet Wheler of the City of Westminster. Lucy Strange Lady Wheler by marriage Lady Wheler of the City of Westminster. His only son Knightley Wheler had died a year before without issue. His daughter [his sister] Lucy Wheeler (age 45) and her husband Edward Sacherevell Wilmot aka Wilmot-Sitwell (age 50) inherited the manor house and greater part, some 2,000 acres, of the Leamington Hastings estate.

Royal Ancestors of Knightley Wheler 1754-1798

Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Knightley Wheler 1754-1798

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Wheler 2nd Baronet

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Polkston of Allington in Denbighshire

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Polkston

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary aka Winifred Trevor

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Wheeler 3rd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Bindlosse

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Bindlosse Lady Wheler 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas West 3rd Baron De La Warr 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Cecily West 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Shirley Baroness De La Warr 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

GrandFather: William Wheler 5th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Widdrington of Horlsey 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Thorold 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Thorold 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Teresa Widdrington 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Father: William Wheeler 6th Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Glynne

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Glynne

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Griffith

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Glynne 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Squib

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Squib

Great x 1 Grandfather: Stephen Glynne 3rd Baronet 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Anderson

Great x 3 Grandfather: Stephen Anderson 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Boteler Countess Chichester 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Penelope Anderson Lady Bicester aka Bisseter 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

GrandMother: Penelope Glynne Lady Wheler 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Evelyn of Long Ditton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Evelyn

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Evelyn 1st Baronet

Great x 1 Grandmother: Sophia Evelyn Lady Glynne of Bicester aka Bisseter

Knightley Wheler 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Giles Knightley of Woodford in Northamptonshire

Mother: Lucy Knightley Lady Wheler