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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.
Paternal Family Tree: Sandys
On 14th October 1694 [his father] Edwin Sandys (age 35) and [his mother] Alice Rushout were married.
On 10th August 1695 Samuel Sandys 1st Baron Sandys was born to Edwin Sandys (age 36) and Alice Rushout.
In 1699 [his father] Edwin Sandys (age 40) died.
In 1718 Samuel Sandys 1st Baron Sandys (age 22) was elected MP Worcester. He represented the seat for twenty-five years.
Around 1720 Godfrey Kneller (age 73). Portrait of Samuel Sandys 1st Baron Sandys (age 24).
On 9th July 1725 Samuel Sandys 1st Baron Sandys (age 29) and Letitia Tipping were married.
On 28th April 1726 [his son] Edwin Sandys 2nd Baron Sandys was born to Samuel Sandys 1st Baron Sandys (age 30) and [his wife] Letitia Tipping.
In 1727 [his son] Cheek Sandys was born to Samuel Sandys 1st Baron Sandys (age 31) and [his wife] Letitia Tipping.
On 30th September 1728 [his son] Thomas Sandys was born to Samuel Sandys 1st Baron Sandys (age 33) and [his wife] Letitia Tipping.
On or before 24th September 1729 [his son] Martin Sandys was born to Samuel Sandys 1st Baron Sandys (age 34) and [his wife] Letitia Tipping. He was baptised on 24 Sep 1729.
In 1737 [his son] Cheek Sandys (age 10) died.
On 20th December 1743 Samuel Sandys 1st Baron Sandys (age 48) was created 1st Baron Sandys of Ombersley in Worcestershire.
On 26th September 1768 [his son] Martin Sandys (age 39) died.
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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 26th January 1769 [his son] Edwin Sandys 2nd Baron Sandys (age 42) and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Maria Colebrooke were married.
On 21st April 1770 Samuel Sandys 1st Baron Sandys (age 74) died after having been injured when his post-chaise overturned on Highgate Hill Highgate. His son [his son] Edwin (age 43) succeeded 2nd Baron Sandys of Ombersley in Worcestershire.
In 1779 [his former wife] Letitia Tipping died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 21 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Archbishop Edwin Sandys
Great x 3 Grandfather: Samuel Sandys
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Wilford
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edwin Sandys
Great x 4 Grandfather: Martin Culpepper
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mercy Culpepper
Great x 1 Grandfather: Samuel Sandys 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Bulkeley
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Bulkeley 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Savage 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Penelope Bulkeley 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Burgh 8th Baron Cobham 6th Baron Strabolgi 2nd Baron Burgh 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Burgh 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Samuel Sandys 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Barker
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Barker
Father: Edwin Sandys 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Pettus
GrandMother: Elizabeth Pettus
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Gurney 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gurney
Samuel Sandys 1st Baron Sandys 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Rushout of St Dionis Backchurch in London
GrandFather: James Rushout 1st Baronet
Mother: Alice Rushout
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund Pitt of Sudbury Court in Harrow in Middlesex
GrandMother: Alice Pitt Lady Rushout