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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Around 1565 William Hervey 1st Baron Hervey was born.
Before 6th October 1573 Henry Wriothesley 2nd Earl of Southampton (age 28) and [his future wife] Mary Browne Countess Southampton (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess of Southampton. He the son of Thomas Wriothesley 1st Earl of Southampton and Jane Cheney Countess Southampton (age 64).
On 2nd May 1594 Thomas Heneage (age 62) and [his future wife] Mary Browne Countess Southampton (age 41) were married. Her second husband. The difference in their ages was 20 years.
On 27th June 1596 William Hervey 1st Baron Hervey (age 31) was knighted at Cádiz by Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex (age 30) at the Sack of Cádiz.
Between 5th November 1598 and 31st January 1599 William Hervey 1st Baron Hervey (age 33) and Mary Browne Countess Southampton (age 46) were married. Her third husband.
In 1602 [his step-son] Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton (age 28) was appointed 396th Knight of the Garter by King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 35).
Before 5th February 1607 [his wife] Mary Browne Countess Southampton (age 54) died.
On 5th February 1608 William Hervey 1st Baron Hervey (age 43) and Cordell Annesley were married.
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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In 1619 William Hervey 1st Baron Hervey (age 54) was created 1st Baronet Hervey of St Martin in the Fields.
In 1620 William Hervey 1st Baron Hervey (age 55) was created 1st Baron Hervey of Rosse in County Wexford.
In 1628 William Hervey 1st Baron Hervey (age 63) was created 1st Baron Hervey of Kidbrooke in Kent.
In 1636 [his wife] Cordell Annesley died.
In 1642 William Hervey 1st Baron Hervey (age 77) died. Baron Hervey of Kidbrooke in Kent, Baron Hervey of Rosse in County Wexford and Baronet Hervey of St Martin in the Fields extinct.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Hervey was born to William Hervey 1st Baron Hervey and Cordell Annesley. She married 1658 John Hervey.