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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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Wotton, Staffordshire is in Ellastone, Staffordshire.
In 1766 Wootton Hall, Staffordshire [Map] was the residence of the French writer Rouseau whilst he was escaping the authorities; David Hume arranged his stay. During his stay wrote his work "Confessions".
On 3rd March 1769 William Throckmorton Bromley (age 43) died. William Bromley (age 6) inherited Wootton Hall, Staffordshire [Map].
In 1810 William Bromley (age 47) died. Lucy Bromley (age 52) inherited Wootton Hall, Staffordshire [Map].
In 1822 Lucy Bromley (age 64) died. Reverend Walter Davenport of Wootton Hall, Staffordshire (age 34) inherited Wootton Hall, Staffordshire [Map] and added the surname Bromley to his own.
On 1st December 1862 Reverend Walter Davenport of Wootton Hall, Staffordshire (age 75) died. William Bromley-Davenport (age 41) inherited Wootton Hall, Staffordshire [Map].
Around 1931 Wootton Hall, Staffordshire [Map] was demolished.