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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 Lyttelton is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.
Baron Lyttelton of Munslow in Shropshire is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
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1641. Edward Littleton 1st Baron Lyttelton created.
27th August 1645. Edward Littleton 1st Baron Lyttelton extinct.
In 1641 Edward Littleton 1st Baron Lyttelton (age 52) was created 1st Baron Lyttelton of Munslow in Shropshire.
On 27th August 1645 Edward Littleton 1st Baron Lyttelton (age 56) died at Oxford, Oxfordshire [Map] without male issue. Baron Lyttelton of Munslow in Shropshire extinct.
Baron Lyttelton of Frankley in Worcester is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
Summary
1756. George Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton created.
22nd August 1773. Son Thomas Lyttelton 2nd Baron Lyttelton succeeded.
27th November 1779. Thomas Lyttelton 2nd Baron Lyttelton extinct.
In 1756 George Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton (age 46) was created 1st Baron Lyttelton of Frankley in Worcester.
On 22nd August 1773 George Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton (age 64) died. His son Thomas (age 29) succeeded 2nd Baron Lyttelton of Frankley in Worcester, 6th Baronet Lyttelton of Frankley.
On 27th November 1779 Thomas Lyttelton 2nd Baron Lyttelton (age 35) died. Baron Lyttelton of Frankley in Worcester extinct. His uncle William (age 54) succeeded 7th Baronet Lyttelton of Frankley.
Baron Lyttelton of Frankley in Worcestershire is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronies of England.
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1794. William Henry Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton created.
14th September 1808. Son George Fulke 2nd Baron Lyttelton succeeded.
12th November 1828. Brother William Henry Lyttelton 3rd Baron Lyttelton succeeded.
30th April 1837. Son George William Lyttelton 4th Baron Lyttelton succeeded.
19th April 1876. Son Charles Lyttelton 8th Viscount Cobham succeeded.
9th June 1922. Son John Cavendish Lyttelton 9th Viscount Cobham succeeded.
31st July 1949. Son Charles Lyttelton 10th Viscount Cobham succeeded.
20th March 1977. Son John Lyttelton 11th Viscount Cobham succeeded.
13th July 2006. Brother Christopher Lyttelton 12th Viscount Cobham succeeded.
In 1794 William Henry Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton (age 69) was created 1st Baron Lyttelton of Frankley in Worcestershire. Caroline Bristow Baroness Lyttelton (age 48) by marriage Baroness Lyttelton of Frankley in Worcestershire.
On 14th September 1808 William Henry Lyttelton 1st Baron Lyttelton (age 83) died. His son George (age 44) succeeded 2nd Baron Lyttelton of Frankley in Worcestershire, 2nd Baron Westcote, 8th Baronet Lyttelton of Frankley.
On 12th November 1828 George Fulke 2nd Baron Lyttelton (age 65) died unmarried. His brother William (age 46) succeeded 3rd Baron Lyttelton of Frankley in Worcestershire, 3rd Baron Westcote, 9th Baronet Lyttelton of Frankley.
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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.
On 30th April 1837 William Henry Lyttelton 3rd Baron Lyttelton (age 55) died at Spencer House. His son George (age 20) succeeded 4th Baron Lyttelton of Frankley in Worcestershire, 4th Baron Westcote, 10th Baronet Lyttelton of Frankley.
On 25th July 1839 George William Lyttelton 4th Baron Lyttelton (age 22) and Mary Glynne Lady Lyttelton (age 26) were married. She by marriage Baroness Lyttelton of Frankley in Worcestershire. They were sixth cousins.
On 19th April 1876 George William Lyttelton 4th Baron Lyttelton (age 59) committed suicide by throwing himself down the stairs of his London home. His son Charles (age 33) succeeded 5th Baron Lyttelton of Frankley in Worcestershire, 5th Baron Westcote, 11th Baronet Lyttelton of Frankley.
On 9th June 1922 Charles Lyttelton 8th Viscount Cobham (age 79) died. His son John (age 40) succeeded 9th Viscount Cobham, 6th Baron Lyttelton of Frankley in Worcestershire, 6th Baron Westcote, 12th Baronet Lyttelton of Frankley. Violet Leonard Viscountess Cobham by marriage Viscountess Cobham.
On 31st July 1949 John Cavendish Lyttelton 9th Viscount Cobham (age 67) died. His son Charles (age 39) succeeded 10th Viscount Cobham, 7th Baron Lyttelton of Frankley in Worcestershire, 7th Baron Westcote, 13th Baronet Lyttelton of Frankley.
On 20th March 1977 Charles Lyttelton 10th Viscount Cobham (age 67) died. His son John (age 33) succeeded 11th Viscount Cobham, 8th Baron Lyttelton of Frankley in Worcestershire, 8th Baron Westcote, 14th Baronet Lyttelton of Frankley.
On 13th July 2006 John Lyttelton 11th Viscount Cobham (age 63) died in Spain. His brother Christopher (age 58) succeeded 12th Viscount Cobham, 9th Baron Lyttelton of Frankley in Worcestershire, 9th Baron Westcote, 15th Baronet Lyttelton of Frankley.