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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.

Strelley, Nottinghamshire, North-Central England, British Isles

Strelley, Nottinghamshire is in Nottinghamshire.

See: All Saints' Church, Strelley [Map].

Around 1360 Richard Stanhope was born at Strelley, Nottinghamshire.

In 1397 Robert Strelley was born to Nicholas Strelley and Elizabeth Pierrepont at Strelley, Nottinghamshire.

In 1430 Robert Strelley (age 33) died at Strelley, Nottinghamshire.

In 1450 Joyce Strelley was born to Robert Strelley (age 27) and Isabel Kempe at Strelley, Nottinghamshire.

Around 1450 Nicholas Strelley was born to Robert Strelley (age 27) and Isabel Kempe at Strelley, Nottinghamshire.

Around 1480 Nicholas Strelley was born to Nicholas Strelley (age 30) and Katherine West (age 20) at Strelley, Nottinghamshire.

Around 1486 Ellen Gresley was born to Thomas Gresley (age 30) at Strelley, Nottinghamshire.

On 12th June 1491 Nicholas Strelley (age 41) died at Strelley, Nottinghamshire.

In 1528 Anthony Strelley was born to Nicholas Strelley (age 48) and Isabel Spencer (age 32) at Strelley, Nottinghamshire.

Around May 1533 Sanchia Willoughby (age 81) died at Strelley, Nottinghamshire. She was buried at All Saints' Church, Strelley [Map].