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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.
Paternal Family Tree: Knyvet
Maternal Family Tree: Joan Botetort 1356-1417
Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet resided at Thomas Knyvet's Townhouse, 10 Downing Street, Westminster [Map].
On 1st May 1530 Francis Weston (age 19) and [his mother] Anne Pickering (age 16) were married.
In or before 1537 [his father] Henry Knyvet of Charlton Wiltshire (age 26) and [his mother] Anne Pickering (age 22) were married. They were fourth cousin once removed.
In 1545 Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet was born to Henry Knyvet of Charlton Wiltshire (age 35) and Anne Pickering (age 31).
On 30th March 1547 [his father] Henry Knyvet of Charlton Wiltshire (age 37) died at East Horsley, Surrey [Map].
Around 1580 Anne Vavasour (age 20) became the mistress of Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 29). The affair led to open skirmishes and duels in the streets of London, between Oxford and Anne's uncle, Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet (age 35), and his men, which on one occasion led to the wounding of both men, and the death of one of Oxford's men.
On 28th April 1582 [his mother] Anne Pickering (age 68) died.
Before 1592 Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet (age 46) was appointed Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 58).
In 1592 Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet (age 47) was appointed Master of Arms.
Before 21st July 1597 Richard Warren (age 59) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Hayward Baroness Knyvet (age 54) were married.
On 21st July 1597 Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet (age 52) and Elizabeth Hayward Baroness Knyvet (age 54) were married.
In 1604 Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet (age 59) was knighted.
In October 1605 Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet (age 60) searched and arrested Guy Fawkes whilst leaving the cellar shortly after midnight at Westminster Palace [Map].
In 1607 Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet (age 62) was created 1st Baron Knyvet of Escrick. [his wife] Elizabeth Hayward Baroness Knyvet (age 64) by marriage Baroness Knyvet of Escrick.
On 16th September 1607 Princess Mary Stewart (age 2) died of pneumonia at the Stanwell Park Stanwell, Surrey home of Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet (age 62) in whose care she had been placed. As soon as Mary died, the Earl of Worcester (age 57), the Earl of Leicester (age 43) and the Earl of Totnes (age 52) went to Hampton Court Palace [Map], to inform the Queen (age 32) of her daughter's death. Seeing the three men before her, Queen Anne realized what had happened and spared the men the task of telling her.
On 27th July 1622 Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet (age 77) died. He was buried at Stanwell Church Stanwell, Surrey. Baron Knyvet of Escrick extinct.
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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.
In September 1622 [his former wife] Elizabeth Hayward Baroness Knyvet (age 79) died. She was buried at Stanwell Church Stanwell, Surrey.
John Vaughan of Sutton-on-Derwent in Yorkshire and [his mother] Anne Pickering were married.
Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 12 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 18 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 13 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Knyvet
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Knyvet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Clifton
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Knyvet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund Knyvet 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Grey 3rd Baron Grey Ruthyn 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Grey 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Astley Baroness Grey Ruthyn 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Grey 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
GrandFather: Thomas Knyvet 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Father: Henry Knyvet of Charlton Wiltshire 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Howard 3 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Howard 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Tendring
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Mowbray Baroness Grey Ruthyn 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Moleyns
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Moleyns 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Beaumont 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Moleyns 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
GrandMother: Muriel Howard Viscountess Lisle 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Tilney
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Tilney
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Tilney
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cheney
Great x 3 Grandfather: Lawrence Cheney
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cheney 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cockayne
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cockayne 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ida Grey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Thomas Knyvet 1st Baron Knyvet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Pickering
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Pickering
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Pickering
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Pickering 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Lascelles
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Lascelles
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Lascelles 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grey
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Grey 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Mowbray 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Christopher Pickering 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Mother: Anne Pickering 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Lewknor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Lewknor
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Lewknor
Great x 1 Grandfather: Roger Lewknor
GrandMother: Jane Lewknor 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Tuchet 4th Baron Audley, 1st Baron Tuchet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Tuchet 5th Baron Audley, 2nd Baron Tuchet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stafford Baroness Audley Heighley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Tuchet 6th Baron Audley, 3rd Baron Tuchet 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ros 6th Baron Ros Helmsley 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Ros Baroness Audley Heighley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Fitzalan Baroness Ros of Helmsley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Tuchet 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Echingham
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Echingham 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Fitzalan 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Echingham Baroness Audley Heighley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Knyvet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Knyvet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Botetort