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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Paternal Family Tree: Talbot
Around June 1708 [his father] Charles Talbot 1st Baron Talbot (age 23) and [his mother] Cecil Mathew Baroness Talbot were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Bishop William Talbot (age 50) and [his grandmother] Mary Stoughton.
On 16th May 1710 William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot was born to [his father] Charles Talbot 1st Baron Talbot (age 25) and [his mother] Cecil Mathew Baroness Talbot at Worcester, Worcestershire [Map].
On 13th June 1720 [his mother] Cecil Mathew Baroness Talbot died.
In 1725 William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot (age 14) educated at Eton College [Map].
On 23rd January 1727 William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot (age 16) began his education at Exeter College, Oxford University.
In 1733 [his father] Charles Talbot 1st Baron Talbot (age 48) was created 1st Baron Talbot of Hensol in Glamorganshire.
On 21st February 1733 William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot (age 22) and Mary Cardonnel Countess Talbot (age 14) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In July 1735 [his daughter] Cecil Cardonnel 2nd Baroness Dynevor was born to William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot (age 25) and [his wife] Mary Cardonnel Countess Talbot (age 16). She married 16th August 1756 George Rice and had issue.
On 12th June 1736 William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot (age 26) was appointed Doctor of Civil Law.
On 14th February 1737 [his father] Charles Talbot 1st Baron Talbot (age 52) died at Lincoln's Inn Fields. His son William (age 26) succeeded 2nd Baron Talbot of Hensol in Glamorganshire. [his wife] Mary Cardonnel Countess Talbot (age 18) by marriage Baroness Talbot of Hensol in Glamorganshire.
In March 1743 Henry Somerset 3rd Duke Beaufort (age 35) and Frances Scudamore 3rd Duchess Beaufort (age 32) were divorced. He sued William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot (age 32), with whom his wife was having an affair, for damages.
On 16th August 1756 [his son-in-law] George Rice and [his daughter] Cecil Cardonnel 2nd Baroness Dynevor (age 21) were married. She the daughter of William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot (age 46) and [his wife] Mary Cardonnel Countess Talbot (age 37).
In 1761 William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot (age 50) was appointed Privy Council.
On 29th March 1761 William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot (age 50) was created 1st Earl Talbot. [his wife] Mary Cardonnel Countess Talbot (age 42) by marriage Countess Talbot.
On 22nd September 1761 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 23) was crowned III King Great Britain and Ireland at Westminster Abbey [Map].
Charles Compton 7th Earl of Northampton (age 24) was the Bearer of the Ivory Rod with the Dove.
William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot (age 51) was appointed Lord High Steward.
Francis Hastings 10th Earl Huntingdon (age 32) was the bearer of the Sword of State although the actual Sword of State couldn't be found and the Lord Mayor's Pearl Sword was substituted.
On 17th October 1780 William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot (age 70) was created 1st Baron Dynevor of Dynevor in Camarthenshire. [his wife] Mary Cardonnel Countess Talbot (age 61) by marriage Baroness Dynevor of Dynevor in Camarthenshire.
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 27th April 1782 William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot (age 71) died at Lincoln's Inn. Earl Talbot extinct. His daughter [his daughter] Cecil (age 46) succeeded 2nd Baroness Dynevor of Dynevor in Camarthenshire. His nephew John (age 33) succeeded 3rd Baron Talbot of Hensol in Glamorganshire.
On 5th April 1787 [his former wife] Mary Cardonnel Countess Talbot (age 68) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 26 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Talbot of Albrighton 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Talbot 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wrottesley 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Sharington Talbot 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Sharington of Lacock in Wiltshire
Great x 3 Grandmother: Olive Sharington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Paggett of Lacock Abbey
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Talbot 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Washbourne
GrandFather: Bishop William Talbot 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Doughty
Father: Charles Talbot 1st Baron Talbot 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
GrandMother: Mary Stoughton
William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Charles Mathew of Castell y Mynach Glamorganshire
Mother: Cecil Mathew Baroness Talbot