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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: Grey
Around 1328 Thomas Grey was born to Thomas Grey (age 48) and Agnes Bayles at Heaton Castle, Northumberland [Map].
On 12th March 1344 [his father] Thomas Grey (age 64) died at Glendale, Northumberland [Map].
Before 1349 Thomas Grey (age 20) and Margaret Pressene were married.
In 1349 [his son] John Grey was born to Thomas Grey (age 21) and [his wife] Margaret Pressene.
In October 1355 Thomas Grey (age 27) was imprisoned at Edinburgh Castle [Map].
After October 1355 Thomas Grey (age 27) wrote the Scalacronica.
In 1356 [his daughter] Elizabeth Grey Baroness Darcy Knayth was born to Thomas Grey (age 28) and [his wife] Margaret Pressene at Chillingham, Northumberland [Map].
Before 15th August 1357 Thomas Grey (age 29) was released.
In 1359 [his son] Thomas Grey was born to Thomas Grey (age 31) and [his wife] Margaret Pressene.
In October 1367 Thomas Grey (age 39) was appointed Warden of the East Marches.
In 1369 [his son] John Grey (age 20) died.
Before 22nd October 1369 Thomas Grey (age 41) died at Buckenham Castle, Norfolk [Map].
[his daughter] Agnes Grey was born to Thomas Grey and Margaret Pressene.
[his father] Thomas Grey and [his mother] Agnes Bayles were married.
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Grey
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Grey
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Grey
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Grey
GrandFather: Thomas Grey
Father: Thomas Grey
Mother: Agnes Bayles