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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 Michael Henley aka Eden 7th Baron Henley 5th Baron Northington 1914-1977

Maternal Family Tree: Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury 1807-1895

On 14th October 1913 [his father] Francis Henley aka Eden 6th Baron Henley 4th Baron Northington (age 36) and [his mother] Dorothy Howard Baroness Henley and Northington were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle and [his grandmother] Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle (age 68).

On 13th August 1914 Michael Henley aka Eden 7th Baron Henley 5th Baron Northington was born to Francis Henley aka Eden 6th Baron Henley 4th Baron Northington (age 37) and Dorothy Howard Baroness Henley and Northington.

On 19th November 1943 Michael Henley aka Eden 7th Baron Henley 5th Baron Northington (age 29) and Elizabeth Hobhouse (age 22) were married.

On 13th September 1944 [his daughter] Victoria Catherine Elizabeth Eden was born to Michael Henley aka Eden 7th Baron Henley 5th Baron Northington (age 30) and [his wife] Elizabeth Hobhouse (age 23).

In 1947 Michael Henley aka Eden 7th Baron Henley 5th Baron Northington (age 32) and Elizabeth Hobhouse (age 25) were divorced.

On 31st August 1949 Michael Henley aka Eden 7th Baron Henley 5th Baron Northington (age 35) and Nancy Mary Walton Baroness Henley and Northington (age 21) were married.

On 22nd November 1953 [his son] Oliver Eden 8th Baron Henley 6th Baron Northington was born to Michael Henley aka Eden 7th Baron Henley 5th Baron Northington (age 39) and [his wife] Nancy Mary Walton Baroness Henley and Northington (age 25).

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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 17th November 1957 [his daughter] Rose Griselda Eden was born to Michael Henley aka Eden 7th Baron Henley 5th Baron Northington (age 43) and [his wife] Nancy Mary Walton Baroness Henley and Northington (age 29).

On 21st April 1962 [his father] Francis Henley aka Eden 6th Baron Henley 4th Baron Northington (age 85) died. His son Michael (age 47) succeeded 7th Baron Henley, 5th Baron Northington of Watford in Northamptonshire. [his wife] Nancy Mary Walton Baroness Henley and Northington (age 34) by marriage Baroness Henley, Baroness Northington of Watford in Northamptonshire.

On 20th November 1965 [his son-in-law] John Hedworth Jolliffe (age 30) and [his daughter] Victoria Catherine Elizabeth Eden (age 21) were married. They were fifth cousins.

In 1974 Michael Henley aka Eden 7th Baron Henley 5th Baron Northington (age 59) and Nancy Mary Walton Baroness Henley and Northington (age 46) were divorced.

On 20th December 1977 Michael Henley aka Eden 7th Baron Henley 5th Baron Northington (age 63) died. His son [his son] Oliver (age 24) succeeded 8th Baron Henley, 6th Baron Northington of Watford in Northamptonshire.

In 1995 [his former wife] Elizabeth Hobhouse (age 73) died.

On 5th January 2022 [his former wife] Nancy Mary Walton Baroness Henley and Northington (age 94) died.

Royal Ancestors of Michael Henley aka Eden 7th Baron Henley 5th Baron Northington 1914-1977

Kings Wessex: Great x 26 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 22 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Henry IV King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 30 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Michael Henley aka Eden 7th Baron Henley 5th Baron Northington 1914-1977

Great x 2 Grandfather: Morton Eden 1st Baron Henley

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Henley 2nd Baron Henley

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Henley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Henley 1st Earl Northington

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Henley Baroness Henley

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Huband 2nd Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Huband

GrandFather: Anthony Henley 3rd Baron Henley 1st Baron Northington

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Peel 1st Baronet

Great x 1 Grandmother: Harriet Peel

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Yates

Great x 2 Grandmother: Ellen Yates

Father: Francis Henley aka Eden 6th Baron Henley 4th Baron Northington

Great x 1 Grandfather: Joseph Jekyll

GrandMother: Clara Jekyll Baroness Henley and Northington

Michael Henley aka Eden 7th Baron Henley 5th Baron Northington 7 x Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Howard 4th Earl Carlisle 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Byron Countess Carlisle 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Louisa Egerton Countess Gower 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Wentworth George Howard 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Parke 1st Baron Wensleydale

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Parke

Mother: Dorothy Howard Baroness Henley and Northington 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Stanley 5th Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Thomas Stanley 6th Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury 16 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Baker Holroyd 1st Earl Sheffield

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Josepha Holroyd Baroness Stanley Alderley

Great x 4 Grandfather: Lewis Way

Great x 3 Grandmother: Abigail Way Countess Sheffield

GrandMother: Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Dillon 11th Viscount Dillon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Dillon Lee 12th Viscount Dillon 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Lee Viscountess Dillon Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Augustus Dillon Lee 13th Viscount Dillon 3 x Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Constantine Phipps 1st Baron Mulgrave Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Phipps 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lepell Hervey Baroness Mulgrave 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland