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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 Mary Savile Countess Isle Thanet -1751

Paternal Family Tree: Savile

Maternal Family Tree: Emma de Dinan 1136-1208

Mary Savile Countess Isle Thanet was born to William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax and Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe.

On 31st August 1700 [her father] William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax (age 35) died without male issue. Marquess Halifax, Earl Halifax, Viscount Halifax and Baron Savile of Elland extinct. His first cousin twice removed John (age 50) succeeded 6th Baronet Savile of Thornhill

Before 1710 Simon Pietersz Verelst (age 65). Portrait of Mary Savile Countess Isle Thanet.

In 1722 Sackville Tufton 7th Earl of Thanet (age 33) and Mary Savile Countess Isle Thanet were married. She the daughter of William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax and Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe (age 45). They were fourth cousin twice removed.

Around 1728 William Aikman (age 45). Portrait of Mary Savile Countess Isle Thanet. Chiswick House.

On 30th July 1729 Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet (age 84) died. Baron de Clifford abeyant. His nephew [her husband] Sackville (age 41) succeeded 7th Earl of Thanet, 7th Baron Tufton, 8th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield. Mary Savile Countess Isle Thanet by marriage Countess of Thanet.

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.

Before 2nd November 1739 Charles Jervas (age 64). Portrait of Mary Savile Countess Isle Thanet.

Before 1751. Nathaniel Hone the Elder (age 32). Portrait of Mary Savile Countess Isle Thanet.

In July 1751 Mary Savile Countess Isle Thanet died.

On 4th December 1753 [her former husband] Sackville Tufton 7th Earl of Thanet (age 65) died. His son Sackville (age 20) succeeded 8th Earl of Thanet, 8th Baron Tufton, 9th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.

Royal Ancestors of Mary Savile Countess Isle Thanet -1751

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Mary Savile Countess Isle Thanet -1751

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Savile 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Savile 1st Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Savile 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Talbot 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Manners Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Savile 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wentworth 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Wentworth 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Gascoigne 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Wentworth 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Atkins

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Atkins Baroness Wentworth Woodhouse

GrandFather: George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Coventry

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Coventry 1st Baron Coventry

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Coventry Baroness Savile

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Aldersley of Spurstow in Cheshire

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Aldersley Baroness Coventry

Father: William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Spencer

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Spencer 1st Baron Spencer

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Catlyn

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Spencer 2nd Baron Spencer 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Willoughby 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Willoughby 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lyttelton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Browne Countess Southampton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Penelope Wriothesley Baroness Spencer Wormleighton 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Vernon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

GrandMother: Dorothy Spencer Lady Savile 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Sidney

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Sidney 1st Earl of Leicester 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Dudley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Sidney 2nd Earl of Leicester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Gamage of Coity Castle 11 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara Gamage Countess Leicester 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 8th Earl of Northumberland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Wizard Earl" Percy 9th Earl of Northumberland 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Neville Countess Northumberland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Percy Countess Leicester 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Devereux Countess Northumberland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lettice Knollys Countess Essex 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Mary Savile Countess Isle Thanet 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Finch

Great x 3 Grandfather: Moyle Finch 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Moyle

Great x 2 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Heneage

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Poyntz 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Bell

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Bell

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothie Beaupré

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Bell 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Knyvet 4th Baron Berners 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Muriel Knyvet 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Muriel Parry

GrandFather: Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Daniel Harvey

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harvey Baroness Finch

Mother: Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Rich 2nd Baron Rich of Leez

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Rich 1st Earl Warwick

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Baldry Baroness Rich Leez

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Rich 2nd Earl Warwick 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Penelope Devereux Countess Devonshire 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lettice Knollys Countess Essex 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Rich 3rd Earl Warwick 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Newport of Hunningham in Warwickshire

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Newport aka Hatton

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Hatton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Hatton Countess Warwick

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas aka Francis Gawdy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gawdy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Coningsby

GrandMother: Essex Rich Countess Nottingham 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cheke

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Cheeke

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Cheeke 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Radclyffe 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Radclyffe 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Harvey

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Cheeke Countess Warwick 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Rich 2nd Baron Rich of Leez

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Rich 1st Earl Warwick

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Baldry Baroness Rich Leez

Great x 2 Grandmother: Essex Rich 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Penelope Devereux Countess Devonshire 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lettice Knollys Countess Essex 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England