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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.
Baron Bourchier is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Succeeded Baronesses of England, Forfeit Baronies of England, Abeyant Baronies of England.
Summary
1342. Robert Bourchier 1st Baron Bourchier created.
20th August 1348. Son John Bourchier 2nd Baron Bourchier succeeded.
21st May 1400. Son Bartholomew Bourchier 3rd Baron Bourchier succeeded.
18th May 1409. Daughter Elizabeth Bourchier 4th Baroness Bourchier Baroness Stafford succeeded.
1st July 1433. Second Cousin Henry Bourchier 2nd Count of Eu 1st Earl Essex succeeded.
4th April 1483. Grandson Henry Bourchier 2nd Earl Essex 3rd Count of Eu succeeded.
13th March 1540. Daughter Anne Bourchier 7th Baroness Bourchier succeeded.
28th January 1571. First Cousin Twice Removed Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex succeeded.
22nd September 1576. Son Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex succeeded.
25th February 1601. Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex forfeit. See Essex Rebellion.
1604. Son Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Essex restored.
14th September 1646. Walter Devereux 5th Viscount Hereford abeyant.
In 1342 Robert Bourchier 1st Baron Bourchier was created 1st Baron Bourchier. Margaret Prayers Baroness Bourchier by marriage Baroness Bourchier.
On 20th August 1348 Robert Bourchier 1st Baron Bourchier died of plague whilst escorting King Edward III's daughter Joan (age 14) [who died a fortnight later] to Spain to marry Peter, the future King Peter of Castile. His son John (age 19) succeeded 2nd Baron Bourchier.
Before 1374 John Bourchier 2nd Baron Bourchier (age 44) and Maud Coggeshall Baroness Bourchier (age 33) were married. She by marriage Baroness Bourchier.
Before 1398 Bartholomew Bourchier 3rd Baron Bourchier and Margaret Sutton Baroness Bourchier were married. She by marriage Baroness Bourchier.
Around 1398 Bartholomew Bourchier 3rd Baron Bourchier and Idoine Glevant Baroness Bourchier were married. She by marriage Baroness Bourchier.
On 21st May 1400 John Bourchier 2nd Baron Bourchier (age 71) died. His son Bartholomew succeeded 3rd Baron Bourchier.
On 18th May 1409 Bartholomew Bourchier 3rd Baron Bourchier died. His daughter Elizabeth (age 10) succeeded 4th Baroness Bourchier.
Before September 1410 Hugh Stafford Baron Bourchier, 1st Baron Stafford and Elizabeth Bourchier 4th Baroness Bourchier Baroness Stafford (age 11) were married. He by marriage Baron Bourchier. He the son of Hugh Stafford 2nd Earl Stafford and Philippa Beauchamp Countess Stafford (age 76).
On 1st July 1433 Elizabeth Bourchier 4th Baroness Bourchier Baroness Stafford (age 34) died. Her second cousin Henry (age 29) succeeded 5th Baron Bourchier. Isabel York Countess Eu and Essex (age 24) by marriage Baroness Bourchier.
On 4th April 1483 Henry Bourchier 2nd Count of Eu 1st Earl Essex (age 79) died. He was buried firstly in Beeleigh Abbey [Map] and, thereafter, St Mary's Church, Little Easton [Map]. His grandson Henry succeeded 2nd Earl Essex, 3rd Count Eu, 2nd Viscount Bourchier, 6th Baron Bourchier.
On 13th March 1540 Henry Bourchier 2nd Earl Essex 3rd Count of Eu died. Earl Essex, Viscount Bourchier extinct. His daughter Anne (age 23) succeeded 7th Baroness Bourchier. His second cousin once removed John (age 41) succeeded 2nd Count Eu. Neither he or his descendants used the title.
On 28th January 1571 Anne Bourchier 7th Baroness Bourchier (age 54) died from a fall from a horse at Benington, Hertfordshire. Her first cousin twice removed Walter (age 29) succeeded 8th Baron Bourchier. Lettice Knollys Countess Essex (age 27) by marriage Baroness Bourchier.
On 22nd September 1576 Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex (age 35) died. His son Robert (age 10) succeeded 2nd Earl Essex, 3rd Viscount Hereford, 12th Baron Ferrers of Chartley, 9th Baron Bourchier.
On 25th February 1601 Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex (age 35) was beheaded at Tower Green, Tower of London [Map] as a consequence of his involvement in the Essex Rebellion. Earl Essex, Viscount Hereford, Baron Bourchier and Baron Ferrers of Chartley forfeit. He was the last person to be executed at the Tower of London. It isn't clear whether his other titles Viscount Hereford, Baron Ferrers of Chartley and Baron Bourchier were forfeit.
In 1604 Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Essex (age 12) was restored 3rd Earl Essex, 4th Viscount Hereford, 13th Baron Ferrers of Chartley, 10th Baron Bourchier although it isn't clear whether the latter three titles were forfeit when his father was executed in 1601. Frances Howard Countess Essex and Somerset (age 13) by marriage Countess Essex.
On 14th September 1646 Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Essex (age 55) died. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Earl Essex extinct. His half first cousin twice removed Walter (age 71) succeeded 5th Viscount Hereford. Baron Ferrers of Chartley, Baron Bourchier abeyant.