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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 Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley 1354-1416

Paternal Family Tree: Morley

Maternal Family Tree: Sibylla Tregoz Baroness Grandison

Before 6th March 1345 [his father] William Morley 4th Baron Marshal 3rd Baron Morley (age 26) and [his mother] Cecily Bardolf Baroness Marshal and Morley were married.

Around 1354 Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley was born to William Morley 4th Baron Marshal 3rd Baron Morley (age 35) and Cecily Bardolf Baroness Marshal and Morley.

Before 3rd April 1374 Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley (age 20) and Joan Hastings Baroness Marshal and Morley (age 17) were married. They were half sixth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Around 1375 [his son] Robert Morley was born to Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley (age 21) and [his wife] Joan Hastings Baroness Marshal and Morley (age 18).

In or before 1377 [his brother-in-law] Hugh Hastings 7th Baron Hastings (age 26) and [his future wife] Anne Despencer Baroness Hastings, Marshal and Morley (age 18) were married. They were third cousins. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

In 1379 [his father] William Morley 4th Baron Marshal 3rd Baron Morley (age 60) died. He was buried at Austin Friars, Norwich [Map]. In 1379 His son Thomas (age 25) succeeded 5th Baron Marshal, 4th Baron Morley. [his wife] Joan Hastings Baroness Marshal and Morley (age 22) by marriage Baroness Marshal, Baroness Morley.

Before 10th June 1380 Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley (age 26) and Elizabeth Unknown Baroness Marshal Baroness Morley were married. She by marriage Baroness Marshal, Baroness Morley.

On 23rd November 1386 [his mother] Cecily Bardolf Baroness Marshal and Morley died. She was buried at Austin Friars, Norwich [Map].

Before 21st October 1390 Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley (age 36) and Anne Despencer Baroness Hastings, Marshal and Morley (age 32) were married. She by marriage Baroness Marshal, Baroness Morley. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

Before August 1394 [his son] Robert Morley (age 19) and [his daughter-in-law] Isabel Molines were married.

On 2nd November 1396 [his step-son] Hugh Hastings (age 19) died.

On 6th November 1396 [his brother-in-law] Hugh Hastings 7th Baron Hastings (age 46) died at Eton [Map]. His son [his step-son] Edward (age 14) de jure 8th Baron Hastings. Muriel Dynham Baroness Hastings (age 14) by marriage Baroness Hastings.

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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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On 29th September 1397 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Despencer 1st Earl Gloucester (age 24) was created 1st Earl Gloucester. Constance York Countess Gloucester (age 23) by marriage Countess Gloucester.

In 1398 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Despencer 1st Earl Gloucester (age 24) attainder reversed 2nd Baron Despencer, 2nd Baron Despencer.

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On 13th January 1400 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Despencer 1st Earl Gloucester (age 26) was beheaded at Bristol, Gloucestershire [Map].

On 12th November 1403 [his son] Robert Morley (age 28) died.

In 1411 Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley (age 57) was appointed 119th Knight of the Garter by King Henry IV of England (age 43).

Before 1412 [his step-son] Edward Hastings 8th Baron Hastings (age 29) and Muriel Dynham Baroness Hastings (age 29) were married. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

After 1412 [his step-son] Edward Hastings 8th Baron Hastings (age 29) and Margery de Clifton Baroness Hastings were married. She by marriage Baroness Hastings. The difference in their ages was 36 years. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England.

On 24th September 1416 Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley (age 62) died. His grandson [his grandson] Thomas (age 23) succeeded 6th Baron Marshal, 5th Baron Morley. [his granddaughter-in-law] Isabel Pole Baroness Marshal and Morley by marriage Baroness Marshal, Baroness Morley.

On 30th October 1426 [his former wife] Anne Despencer Baroness Hastings, Marshal and Morley (age 68) died at Norwich, Norfolk [Map].

Royal Ancestors of Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley 1354-1416

Kings Wessex: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 15 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 13 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 15 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley 1354-1416

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Ancestors of Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley 1354-1416

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Morley 1st Baron Morley

GrandFather: Robert Morley Baron Marshal, 2nd Baron Morley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Mohaut

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Mohaut 1st Baron Mohaut aka Montalt

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabel Mohaut Baroness Morley

Father: William Morley 4th Baron Marshal 3rd Baron Morley 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Marshal

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Marshal

Great x 4 Grandmother: Aline Rye

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Marshal 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ferrers 5th Earl of Derby 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ferrers 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Quincy Countess Derby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Marshal 1st Baron Marshal 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Hawise Unknown

GrandMother: Hawise Marshal 3rd Baroness Marshal 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Clare Fitzwalter

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Fitzrobert

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Fitzwalter 1st Baron Fitzwalter Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Longsword" Longespee Earl Salisbury Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ida II Longespée Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Christiana Fitzwalter Baroness Marshal 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Burgh

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Burgh

Great x 4 Grandmother: Hawise Valey

Great x 2 Grandmother: Devorgille Burgh

Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Mother: Cecily Bardolf Baroness Marshal and Morley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Pierre Grandison

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Grandison 1st Baron Grandison

GrandMother: Agnes Grandison Baroness Bardolf

Great x 1 Grandmother: Sibylla Tregoz Baroness Grandison