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.

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Biography of William Bromley 1699-1737

In or before 1685 [his father] William Bromley [aged 21] and Catherine Cloberry were married.

On 21st November 1689 [his father] William Bromley [aged 26] and Trever Fortrey were married. There was no issue from the marriage.

Before 1692 [his father] William Bromley [aged 28] and Cecilia Swan were married.

On or after 12th January 1698, the date of the licence, [his father] William Bromley [aged 34] and [his mother] Elizabeth Stawell were married.

Around 1699 William Bromley was born to William Bromley [aged 35] and Elizabeth Stawell.

On 20th March 1711 [his half-brother] Cloberley Bromley [aged 25] died of smallpox. The House of Commons, on behalf of his father, the Speaker, William Bromley [aged 47] adjourbed until the 26th of March.

On 7th July 1724 William Bromley [aged 25] and Lucy Throckmorton were married.

On 15th March 1725 William Bromley [aged 26] was elected MP Fowey at a by-election.

Around 1726 [his son] William Throckmorton Bromley was born to William Bromley [aged 27] and [his wife] Lucy Throckmorton. He married May 1756 Bridget Davenport and had issue.

In 1727 William Bromley [aged 28] was elected MP Warwick unopposed. He was re-elected in 1734, but was unseated on petition

Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans

Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.

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On 13th February 1732 [his father] William Bromley [aged 68] died.

On 2nd February 1737 William Bromley [aged 38] was elected MP Oxford University, a seat his father had represented for thirty years. He died suddenly five weeks later.

On 12th March 1737 William Bromley [aged 38] died.

William Bromley and [his mother] Elizabeth Stawell were married.

Royal Ancestors of William Bromley 1699-1737

                Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand  Son of  King Edmund "Ironside" I of England            

                Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand  Son of  Owain "Great" King Gwynedd            

                Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand  Son of  Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth            

                Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand  Son of  Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys            

                Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand  Son of  King Harold II of England            

                Kings England: Great x 12 Grand  Son of  King Edward III of England            

                Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand  Son of  King William I of Scotland            

                Kings France: Great x 14 Grand  Son of  King Philip IV of France            

                Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand  Son of  Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine            

                Kings Spain: Great x 18 Grand  Son of  Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon