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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 Percy Charles Wyndham 1757-1833

Paternal Family Tree: Wyndham

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Petty Baroness Carpenter

On 12th March 1751 [his father] Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont (age 40) and [his mother] Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont (age 25) were married. She by marriage Countess Egremont.

On 23rd September 1757 Percy Charles Wyndham was born to Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont (age 47) and Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont (age 31).

On 21st August 1763 [his father] Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont (age 53) died. His son [his brother] George (age 11) succeeded 3rd Earl Egremont, 5th Baronet Wyndham of Orchard in Somerset.

In 1765 Percy Charles Wyndham (age 7) educated at Westminster School [Map].

In 1774 Percy Charles Wyndham (age 16) educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University.

In 1782 Percy Charles Wyndham (age 24) was elected MP Chichester.

In 1790 Percy Charles Wyndham (age 32) was elected MP Midhurst during the General Election.

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.

On 1st June 1794 [his mother] Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont (age 68) died.

On 5th August 1833 Percy Charles Wyndham (age 75) died.

Royal Ancestors of Percy Charles Wyndham 1757-1833

Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Percy Charles Wyndham 1757-1833

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Wyndham of Orchard 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Wyndham of Orchard 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Portman

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Wyndham 1st Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Wyndham 2nd Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Hungerford of Black Bourton 13 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Hungerford 14 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Crouch

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Hungerford 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Rice Jones

Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Jones

GrandFather: William Wyndham 3rd Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 2nd Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Doyley Baroness Gower

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Leveson Baroness Gower 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Christian Mildmay 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Katherine Leveson-Gower Lady Wyndham 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bevil Grenville

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath

Great x 4 Grandmother: Grace Smith

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Wyche

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Wyche

Father: Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Seymour 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Honora Rogers

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Seymour 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Prynne of Allington

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Prynne 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Davys 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Giles Alington 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Alington 1st Baron Alington 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eizabeth Alington 2nd Baroness Seymour Trowbridge 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Lionel Tollemache 2nd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tollemache Baroness Alington 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stanhope Lady Talmash 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Catherine Seymour 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Wizard Earl" Percy 9th Earl of Northumberland 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Devereux Countess Northumberland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Josceline Percy 11th Earl of Northumberland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess Northumberland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton 13 x Great Grand Daughter 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

Percy Charles Wyndham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: Warncombe Carpenter

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Carpenter 1st Baron Carpenter

GrandFather: George Carpenter 2nd Baron Carpenter 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Caulfeild

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Caulfeild 2nd Baron Caulfeild

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Caulfeild 1st Viscount Charlemont 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John King

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary King 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Drury 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Caulfeild Baroness Carpenter 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Moore 2nd Viscount Moore of Drogheda

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Colley Viscountess Moore and Wilmot

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Moore Viscountess Charlemont

Great x 4 Grandfather: Adam Loftus 1st Viscount Loftus

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Loftus Viscountess Moore

Mother: Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: David Petty

GrandMother: Elizabeth Petty Baroness Carpenter