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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 Thomas Fanshawe 1st Viscount Fanshawe 1596-1665

Paternal Family Tree: Fanshawe

Before 1596 [his father] Henry Fanshawe (age 26) and [his mother] Elizabeth Smythe (age 23) were married. She, Elizabeth, his step-mother [his aunt] Joan Smythe's (age 35) sister?

In 1596 Thomas Fanshawe 1st Viscount Fanshawe was born to Henry Fanshawe (age 27) and Elizabeth Smythe (age 24).

In 1616 [his father] Henry Fanshawe (age 47) died.

In 1627 Thomas Fanshawe 1st Viscount Fanshawe (age 31) and Anne Alington (age 20) were married. They were fourth cousin once removed.

In 1628 [his wife] Anne Alington (age 21) died.

In 1628 [his daughter] Anne Fanshawe was born to Thomas Fanshawe 1st Viscount Fanshawe (age 32) and [his wife] Anne Alington (age 21).

After 1628 Thomas Fanshawe 1st Viscount Fanshawe (age 32) and Elizabeth Cockayne Viscountess Fanshawe (age 19) were married. She the daughter of William Cockayne and Mary Morris Countess Dover (age 63).

On 2nd December 1630 John Carey 2nd Earl Dover (age 22) and [his sister-in-law] Abigail Cockayne Countess Dover (age 20) were married. She the daughter of William Cockayne and [his mother-in-law] Mary Morris Countess Dover (age 65). He the son of Henry Carey 1st Earl Dover (age 50) and Judith Pelham Countess Dover.

Around Jun 1631 [his mother] Elizabeth Smythe (age 59) died.

In 1632 [his son] Thomas Fanshawe 2nd Viscount Fanshawe was born to Thomas Fanshawe 1st Viscount Fanshawe (age 36) and [his wife] Elizabeth Cockayne Viscountess Fanshawe (age 23).

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.

In 1634 [his son] Henry Fanshawe was born to Thomas Fanshawe 1st Viscount Fanshawe (age 38) and [his wife] Elizabeth Cockayne Viscountess Fanshawe (age 25).

On or before 7th November 1635 [his daughter] Mary Fanshawe was born to Thomas Fanshawe 1st Viscount Fanshawe (age 39) and [his wife] Elizabeth Cockayne Viscountess Fanshawe (age 26). She was baptised 7th November 1635.

In July 1641 [his sister-in-law] Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness (age 36) died.

In 1643 [his son] Charles Fanshawe 4th Viscount Fanshawe was born to Thomas Fanshawe 1st Viscount Fanshawe (age 47) and [his wife] Elizabeth Cockayne Viscountess Fanshawe (age 34).

In 1648 [his son] Thomas Fanshawe 2nd Viscount Fanshawe (age 16) and [his daughter-in-law] Catherine Ferrers (age 13) were married.

Around 1649 [his son] Simon Fanshawe 5th Viscount Fanshawe was born to Thomas Fanshawe 1st Viscount Fanshawe (age 53) and [his wife] Elizabeth Cockayne Viscountess Fanshawe (age 40).

On 5th September 1661 Thomas Fanshawe 1st Viscount Fanshawe (age 65) was created 1st Viscount Fanshawe. [his wife] Elizabeth Cockayne Viscountess Fanshawe (age 52) by marriage Viscountess Fanshawe.

Around 1665 Peter Lely (age 46) (circle of). Portrait of Thomas Fanshawe 1st Viscount Fanshawe (age 69).

In 1665 Mary Beale aka Cradock (age 31). Portrait of Thomas Fanshawe 1st Viscount Fanshawe (age 69).

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.

Around 1665 [his son] Thomas Fanshawe 2nd Viscount Fanshawe (age 33) and [his daughter-in-law] Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton (age 23) were married.

On 30th March 1665 Thomas Fanshawe 1st Viscount Fanshawe (age 69) died. His son [his son] Thomas (age 33) succeeded 2nd Viscount Fanshawe. [his daughter-in-law] Sarah Evelyn Viscountess Fanshawe and Castleton (age 23) by marriage Viscountess Fanshawe.

In 1668 [his former wife] Elizabeth Cockayne Viscountess Fanshawe (age 59) died.

[his daughter] Elizabeth Fanshawe was born to Thomas Fanshawe 1st Viscount Fanshawe and Elizabeth Cockayne Viscountess Fanshawe.

Royal Ancestors of Thomas Fanshawe 1st Viscount Fanshawe 1596-1665

Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

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

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Thomas Fanshawe 1st Viscount Fanshawe 1596-1665

GrandFather: Thomas Fanshawe

Father: Henry Fanshawe

Great x 1 Grandfather: Anthony Bourchier

GrandMother: Mary Bourchier

Thomas Fanshawe 1st Viscount Fanshawe 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Smythe

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Smythe 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Neville Earl Salisbury Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Ingaldsthorpe

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Ingaldsthorpe 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Tiptoft 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

GrandFather: Thomas "Customer" Smythe 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Mother: Elizabeth Smythe 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England