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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 4th February 1750 Walter Spencer-Stanhope was born to Walter Stanhope and Ann Spencer. He was baptised on 9th March 1750. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School and went up to University College, Oxford, and later studied law at the Middle Temple, London.
In 1775 Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 24) was elected MP Carlisle.
In 1775 Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 24) inherited Cannon Hal from his uncle John Spencer, and changed his name from Stanhope to Spencer-Stanhope by Royal licence.
In 1780 Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 29) was elected MP Haslemere.
On 21st October 1783 Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 33) and Mary Winifred Pulleine (age 20) were married at Tynemouth, Northumberland [Map].
In 1784 Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 33) was elected MP Kingston upon Hull.
On 27th May 1787 [his son] John Spencer-Stanhope was born to Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 37) and [his wife] Mary Winifred Pulleine (age 24).
Around 1792 [his son] Edward Spencer-Stanhope aka Collingwood was born to Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 41) and [his wife] Mary Winifred Pulleine (age 29).
In 1793 [his son] William Rodham Spencer-Stanhope was born to Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 42) and [his wife] Mary Winifred Pulleine (age 30).
In 1800 Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 49) was elected MP Cockermouth.
In 1802 Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 51) was elected MP Carlisle.
On 10th April 1821 Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 71) died.
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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 December 1850 [his former wife] Mary Winifred Pulleine (age 87) died.
Father: Walter Stanhope
GrandFather: William Spencer of Cannon Hall
Mother: Ann Spencer