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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 Rockingham of Northampton is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
Summary
29th January 1645. Lewis Watson 1st Baron Rockingham (age 57) created.
5th January 1653. Son Edward Watson 2nd Baron Rockingham (age 22) succeeded.
22nd June 1689. Son Lewis Watson 1st Earl Rockingham (age 33) succeeded.
19th March 1724. Grandson Lewis Watson 2nd Earl Rockingham (age 10) succeeded.
4th November 1745. Brother Thomas Watson 3rd Earl Rockingham (age 29) succeeded.
26th February 1746. First Cousin Once Removed Thomas Watson 1st Marquess Rockingham (age 52) succeeded.
14th December 1750. Son Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd Marquess Rockingham (age 20) succeeded.
1782. Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd Marquess Rockingham extinct.
On 29th January 1645 Lewis Watson 1st Baron Rockingham (age 57) was created 1st Baron Rockingham of Northampton for having served the King during the Civil War. Eleanor Manners Baroness Rockingham (age 45) by marriage Baroness Rockingham of Northampton.
On 5th January 1653 Lewis Watson 1st Baron Rockingham (age 65) died. His son Edward (age 22) succeeded 2nd Baron Rockingham of Northampton, 2nd Baronet Watson of Rockingham Castle in Northamptonshire. Anne Wentworth Baroness Rockingham (age 23) by marriage Lady Watson of Rockingham Castle in Northamptonshire.
On 22nd June 1689 Edward Watson 2nd Baron Rockingham (age 58) died. His son Lewis (age 33) succeeded 3rd Baron Rockingham of Northampton, 3rd Baronet Watson of Rockingham Castle in Northamptonshire
On 19th March 1724 Lewis Watson 1st Earl Rockingham (age 68) died. His grandson Lewis (age 10) succeeded 2nd Earl Rockingham, 4th Baron Rockingham of Northampton, 4th Baronet Watson of Rockingham Castle in Northamptonshire. Catherine Furnese Countess Guilford and Rockingham by marriage Countess Rockingham.
On 4th November 1745 Lewis Watson 2nd Earl Rockingham (age 31) died without issue. His brother Thomas (age 29) succeeded 3rd Earl Rockingham, 5th Baron Rockingham of Northampton, 5th Baronet Watson of Rockingham Castle in Northamptonshire.
On 26th February 1746 Thomas Watson 3rd Earl Rockingham (age 30) died without issue. Earl Rockingham extinct. His first cousin once removed Thomas (age 52) succeeded 6th Baron Rockingham of Northampton, 6th Baronet Watson of Rockingham Castle in Northamptonshire. He left his estates to his first cousin Lewis Watson 1st Baron Sondes (age 17) who changed his surname from Monson to Watson on 31st January 1751.
On 14th December 1750 Thomas Watson 1st Marquess Rockingham (age 57) died. His son Charles (age 20) succeeded 2nd Marquess Rockingham, 7th Baron Rockingham of Northampton, 7th Baronet Watson of Rockingham Castle in Northamptonshire.
In 1782 Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd Marquess Rockingham (age 52) died. Marquess Rockingham, Baron Rockingham of Northampton, Baronet Watson of Rockingham Castle in Northamptonshire extinct.