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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 Maurice Berkeley 3rd Viscount Fitzhardinge 1628-1690

Paternal Family Tree: Berkeley

Before 1628 [his father] Charles Berkeley 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 28) and [his mother] Penelope Godolphin Viscountess Fitzhardinge were married. They were second cousins.

Before 15th June 1628 Maurice Berkeley 3rd Viscount Fitzhardinge was born to Charles Berkeley 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 28) and Penelope Godolphin Viscountess Fitzhardinge. On 15th June 1628 Maurice Berkeley 3rd Viscount Fitzhardinge was baptised.

On 1st January 1648 Maurice Berkeley 3rd Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 19) and Anne Lee Viscountess Fitzhardinge (age 25) were married.

1660 July Creation of Peerages

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In 1661 Maurice Berkeley 3rd Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 32) was elected MP Wells.

On 12th June 1668 [his father] Charles Berkeley 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 68) died. He was buried at Church of St Mary, Bruton [Map]. His son Maurice (age 39) succeeded 3rd Viscount Fitzhardinge of Berehaven in Kerry. [his wife] Anne Lee Viscountess Fitzhardinge (age 45) by marriage Viscountess Fitzhardinge of Berehaven in Kerry.

In 1681 Maurice Berkeley 3rd Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 52) was elected MP Bath.

On 13th June 1690 Maurice Berkeley 3rd Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 61) died. His brother [his brother] John (age 40) succeeded 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge of Berehaven in Kerry, 2nd Baronet Berkeley of Bruton in Somerset. Barbara Villiers Viscountess Fitzhardinge (age 36) by marriage Viscountess Fitzhardinge of Berehaven in Kerry.

Before 23rd November 1704 [his former wife] Anne Lee Viscountess Fitzhardinge (age 81) died.

Royal Ancestors of Maurice Berkeley 3rd Viscount Fitzhardinge 1628-1690

Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Maurice Berkeley 3rd Viscount Fitzhardinge 1628-1690

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Berkeley 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Berkeley of Stoke Gifford 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Stafford

Great x 2 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Coningsby

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Coningsby

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Ferriby

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Berkeley 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Blount 3rd Baron Mountjoy 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Blount 4th Baron Mountjoy 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lora Berkeley Countess Ormonde 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Blount 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Keble

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Keble Baroness Mountjoy

GrandFather: Maurice Berkeley 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Lygon of Madresfield Court

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Lygon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Beauchamp 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Lygon 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Greville

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Greville

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Lygon 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Denys

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Denys

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Denys 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Berkeley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Meade 3rd Baroness Berkeley

Father: Charles Berkeley 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Killigrew

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Killigrew

GrandMother: Elizabeth Killigrew

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Saunders

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margery Saunders

Maurice Berkeley 3rd Viscount Fitzhardinge 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Godolphin

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Godolphin

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Godolphin

Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Godolphin

GrandFather: William Godolphin

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Killigrew

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Killigrew

Mother: Penelope Godolphin Viscountess Fitzhardinge