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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.
Church of our Lady Seaton Delaval is in Seaton Delavall, Northumberland, Churches in Northumberland.
Around 1150. Church of our Lady Seaton Delaval [Map]. Arches with zigzag and chamfered hood. In sanctuary C14 effigies of cross-legged knight, probably Sir Hugh Delaval, and late C14 or early C15 lady, on moulded plinths. 6 large C18 or early C19 hatchments of Delavals and Astleys in nave.
On 29th August 1691 Ralph Delaval 1st Baronet (age 68) died. His son Ralph (age 41) succeeded 2nd Baronet Delaval of Seaton in Northumberland. He was buried 1st September 1691 at Church of our Lady Seaton Delaval [Map].
On or before 30th August 1696 Ralph Delaval 2nd Baronet (age 46) died. He was buried at the Church of our Lady Seaton Delaval [Map] on 30th August 1696. His brother John (age 41) succeeded 3rd Baronet Delaval of Seaton in Northumberland.
On or before 26th December 1696 Anne Leslie Lady Delaval died. She was buried on 26th December 1696 at Church of our Lady Seaton Delaval [Map].
On 22nd June 1723 Admiral George Delaval (age 56) died. He was buried at Church of our Lady Seaton Delaval [Map] on 4th July 1723. His nephew Francis Blake Delaval (age 30) inherited Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland [Map] which had yet to be completed. By 1729 the house was completed according to Vanbrugh's original plan at an estimated cost of £10,000.