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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: Godolphin
In 1515 William Godolphin was born to William Godolphin (age 29).
In 1544 [his daughter] Margaret Godolphin was born to William Godolphin (age 29).
In July 1544 English forces commenced the Siege of Boulogne at Boulogne sur Mer [Map]. John Chichester, William Godolphin (age 29), Henry Dudley (age 18) and Anthony Wingfield (age 57) fought. Henry Strangeways (age 44) were killed.
In 1549 William Godolphin (age 34) was appointed High Sheriff of Cornwall.
In 1553 William Godolphin (age 38) was elected MP Cornwall.
On 12th October 1555 [his son-in-law] Robert Denys (age 27) and [his daughter] Margaret Godolphin (age 11) were married.
In 1568 William Godolphin (age 53) was appointed High Sheriff of Cornwall.
In 1570 William Godolphin (age 55) died.
[his daughter] Grace Godolphin was born to William Godolphin.
GrandFather: John Godolphin
Father: William Godolphin