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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.

Biography of William Thorold 1st Baronet 1591-1678

Paternal Family Tree: Thorold

In or before 1587 [his father] William Thorold (age 15) and [his mother] Frances Tyrwhitt were married.

In 1591 William Thorold 1st Baronet was born to William Thorold (age 20) and Frances Tyrwhitt.

On 26th June 1594 [his father] William Thorold (age 23) died.

Before 1630 William Thorold 1st Baronet (age 38) and Anne Blyth were married.

On 24th August 1642 William Thorold 1st Baronet (age 51) was created 1st Baronet Thorold of Marston in Lincolnshire.

On 15th March 1643 William Thorold's (age 52) estates were sequestrated for supporting the King in the Civil War.

On 1st December 1646 William Thorold 1st Baronet (age 55) was fined £4,160 for supporting the King in the Civil War.

Before 1677 [his son] Anthony Thorold died.

All About History Books

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 1678 William Thorold 1st Baronet (age 87) died. His grandson [his grandson] William (age 19) succeeded 2nd Baronet Thorold of Marston in Lincolnshire.

[his daughter] Frances Thorold was born to William Thorold 1st Baronet and Anne Blyth.

[his son] John Thorold was born to William Thorold 1st Baronet and Anne Blyth.

[his son] Anthony Thorold was born to William Thorold 1st Baronet and Anne Blyth.

[his daughter] Margaret Thorold was born to William Thorold 1st Baronet and Anne Blyth.

Royal Ancestors of William Thorold 1st Baronet 1591-1678

Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of William Thorold 1st Baronet 1591-1678

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Thorold

GrandFather: Anthony Thorold

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Leke of Halloughton in Nottinghamshire

Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Leke

Father: William Thorold

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Sutton of Wellingore

GrandMother: Margaret Sutton

William Thorold 1st Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Tyrwhitt

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Tyrwhitt 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Constable

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Constable 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Wentworth 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Tyrwhitt 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Tailboys 7th Baron Kyme 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Tailboys 8th Baron Kyme 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bonville Baroness Kyme 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Tailboys 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Heron of Ford Castle Northumberland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Heron Baroness Kyme

GrandFather: Robert Tyrwhitt 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Girlington

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabel Girlington

Mother: Frances Tyrwhitt 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Oxenbridge

Great x 2 Grandfather: Goddard Oxenbridge

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Oxenbridge of Etchingham in Sussex

GrandMother: Elizabeth Oxenbridge