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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.

Ashbourne, Derbyshire, Derbyshire Dales, North-Central England, British Isles [Map]

Ashbourne, Derbyshire is in Derbyshire Dales.

See: Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire [Map], Hough, Derbyshire [Map], Mapleton, Derbyshire [Map], Sandybrook Cottage, Ashbourne, St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne [Map].

Around 1250 William Cockayne was born at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].

In 1276 John Cockayne was born to William Cockayne (age 26) at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].

In 1300 John Cockayne was born to John Cockayne (age 24) at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].

In 1323 William Cockayne (age 73) died at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].

In 1356 Edmund Cockayne was born to John Cockayne (age 31) and Cecilia Vernon (age 26) at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].

Around 1360 John Cockayne was born to John Cockayne (age 35) and Cecilia Vernon (age 30) at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].

In 1369 John Cockayne (age 44) died at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].

On 23rd April 1391 Ralph Shirley was born to Hugh Shirley (age 40) at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].

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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.

In 1411 John Cockayne was born to John Cockayne (age 41) and Isabel Shirley at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].

On 22nd May 1429 John Cockayne (age 69) died at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map]. He was buried at Church of St John, Cockayne Hatley.

In 1451 Thomas Cockayne was born to John Cockayne (age 40) and Agnes Vernon (age 24) at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].

In 1451 Margaret Melton (age 49) died at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].

Around 1477 Thomas Cockayne was born to Thomas Cockayne (age 26) and Agnes Barlow aka Barley (age 22) at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].

In May 1504 John Cockayne (age 93) died at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].

In 1576 John Ferrers (age 62) died at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map]. He was buried at St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne [Map].

In 1721 Thomas Kirkland was born at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].

Roger Cockayne was born to John Cockayne and Agnes Vernon at Ashbourne, Derbyshire [Map].

Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire, Derbyshire Dales, North-Central England, British Isles [Map]

On or before 20th December 1608, the date he was baptised at St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne [Map], Aston Cockayne 1st Baronet was born to Thomas Cockayne of Ashbourne and Pooley (age 21) and Anna Katherine Stanhope (age 15) in Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire [Map].

In 1671 William Boothby 1st Baronet (age 33) purchased Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire [Map] from Aston Cockayne 1st Baronet (age 62).

On 24th March 1707 William Boothby 1st Baronet (age 69) died at Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire [Map]. His grandson Henry (age 25) succeeded 2nd Baronet Boothby of Broadlow Ash in Derbyshire.

On 27th October 1708 Hill Boothby was born to Brooke Boothby (age 38) in Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire [Map].

On 16th February 1758 Maria Elizabeth Boothby was born to Brooke Boothby 5th Baronet (age 47) and Phoebe Hollins Lady Boothby (age 41) in Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire [Map].

On 19th March 1791 Penelope Boothby (age 5) died at Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire [Map]. She was buried in St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne [Map].

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.

On 2nd January 1838 Frances Jenkinson Lady Boothby died at Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire [Map].

On 21st April 1846 William Boothby 8th Baronet (age 64) died at Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire [Map]. His son Brooke (age 37) succeeded 9th Baronet Boothby of Broadlow Ash in Derbyshire.

Hough, Derbyshire, Ashbourne, Derbyshire Dales, North-Central England, British Isles [Map]

In 1359 William Bradbourne was born at Hough, Derbyshire [Map].

In 1385 Roger Bradbourne was born to William Bradbourne (age 26) at Hough, Derbyshire [Map].

Around 1410 Henry Bradbourne was born to Roger Bradbourne (age 25) at Hough, Derbyshire [Map].

Around 1427 Isabel Bradbourne was born to Henry Bradbourne (age 17) at Hough, Derbyshire [Map].

In 1465 Humphrey Bradbourne was born to John Bradbourne at Hough, Derbyshire [Map].

In 1495 Benedicta Bradbourne was born to Humphrey Bradbourne (age 30) and Margaret Longford (age 15) at Hough, Derbyshire [Map].

In 1495 Humphrey Bradbourne (age 30) died at Hough, Derbyshire [Map].

Mapleton, Derbyshire, Ashbourne, Derbyshire Dales, North-Central England, British Isles [Map]

Callow, Derbyshire, Mapleton, Ashbourne, Derbyshire Dales, North-Central England, British Isles [Map]

Ten Years' Digging. In a field called Callow [Map], at Mappleton, near Ashbourne, are three tumuli placed in a line about eighty yards from each other; they are all formed of sandy earth and pebbles. We opened that nearest to Ashbourne on the 28th of August; it is fourteen yards diameter, and two feet six inches high. On the natural surface the earth was darker in colour and finer than elsewhere, and mixed with a little charcoal; near the centre was a piece of an urn, some burnt bones, and flakes of flint. On the same day, we cut into that at the opposite extremity with no better success, finding only flints and charcoal, but no bones. The height of this mound, which has been frequently ploughed over, is two feet only.

Sandybrook Cottage, Ashbourne, Derbyshire Dales, North-Central England, British Isles

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.

On 3rd December 1883 Matthew Blakiston 4th Baronet (age 72) died unmarried at Sandybrook Cottage, Ashbourne. His nephew Horace (age 22) succeeded 5th Baronet Blakiston of the City of London.