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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.
Baronet Blake is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically.
Baronet Blake of Langham in Suffolk 1st Creation 1772
Baronet Blake of Langham in Suffolk is also in Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronetcies of England.
Summary
8th October 1772. Patrick Blake 1st Baronet created.
1st July 1784. Son Patrick Blake 2nd Baronet succeeded.
25th July 1818. Brother James Henry Blake 3rd Baronet succeeded.
21st April 1832. Son Henry Charles Blake 4th Baronet succeeded.
22nd January 1880. Grandson Patrick James Graham Blake 5th Baronet succeeded.
15th January 1930. Son Cuthbert Patrick Blake 6th Baronet succeeded.
27th June 1975. Cuthbert Patrick Blake 6th Baronet extinct.
On 8th October 1772 Patrick Blake 1st Baronet (age 30) was created 1st Baronet Blake of Langham in Suffolk.
On 1st July 1784 Patrick Blake 1st Baronet (age 42) died. His son Patrick (age 16) succeeded 2nd Baronet Blake of Langham in Suffolk.
On 25th July 1818 Patrick Blake 2nd Baronet (age 50) died. His brother James (age 48) succeeded 3rd Baronet Blake of Langham in Suffolk.
On 21st April 1832 James Henry Blake 3rd Baronet (age 62) died. His son Henry (age 37) succeeded 4th Baronet Blake of Langham in Suffolk.
On 22nd January 1880 Henry Charles Blake 4th Baronet (age 85) died. His grandson Patrick (age 18) succeeded 5th Baronet Blake of Langham in Suffolk.
On 15th January 1930 Patrick James Graham Blake 5th Baronet (age 68) died. His son Cuthbert (age 45) succeeded 6th Baronet Blake of Langham in Suffolk. Florence Wilhelmina Lidiard "Kitty" Apps Lady Blake (age 43) by marriage Lady Blake of Langham in Suffolk.
On 27th June 1975 Cuthbert Patrick Blake 6th Baronet (age 90) died. Baronet Blake of Langham in Suffolk extinct.
Baronet Blake of Twizel Castle in County Durham 2nd Creation 1774
Baronet Blake of Twizel Castle in County Durham is also in Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronetcies of England.
Summary
25th May 1774. Francis Blake 1st Baronet created.
29th March 1780. Son Francis Blake 2nd Baronet succeeded.
22nd May 1818. Son Francis Blake 3rd Baronet succeeded.
10th September 1860. Francis Blake 3rd Baronet extinct.
On 25th May 1774 Francis Blake 1st Baronet (age 65) was created 1st Baronet Blake of Twizel Castle in County Durham.
On 29th March 1780 Francis Blake 1st Baronet (age 70) died. He was buried at St Michael's Church, Houghton le Spring [Map]. His son Francis (age 43) succeeded 2nd Baronet Blake of Twizel Castle in County Durham.
On 22nd May 1818 Francis Blake 2nd Baronet (age 81) died. His son Francis (age 44) succeeded 3rd Baronet Blake of Twizel Castle in County Durham.
On 10th September 1860 Francis Blake 3rd Baronet (age 86) died. Baronet Blake of Twizel Castle in County Durham extinct.
Baronet Blake of Tillmouth Park in Cornhill in Northumberland 3rd Creation 1907
Baronet Blake of Tillmouth Park in Cornhill in Northumberland is also in Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronetcies of England.
All About History Books
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.
Summary
15th July 1907. Francis Douglas Blake 1st Baronet created.
5th February 1940. Son Francis Edward Colquhoun Blake 2nd Baronet succeeded.
24th August 1950. Son Francis Michael Blake 3rd Baronet succeeded.
The London Gazette 28040. Whitehall, July 15, 1907.
The King (age 65) has been pleased to direct the preparation of Warrants, under His Majesty's Royal Sign Manual, authorizing Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, conferring the dignity of a Baronet of the said United Kingdom upon each of the undermentioned Gentlemen, and the heirs male of their respective bodies lawfully begotten:—
Sir Charles Scotter (age 72), of Surbiton, in the county of Surrey, Knight.
The Right Honourable Sir William Purdie Treloar (age 64), of Grange Mount, in the parish of All Saints, Upper Norwood, in the borough of Croydon, Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London.
Sir William Henry Holland (age 57), of Queen's Gate, in the Royal borough of Kensington, Knight.
John Emmott Barlow, of Bradwall Hall, in the parish of Sandbach, in the county of Chester, Esquire.
William Benjamin Bowring, of Beechwood, in the parish of Grassendale, in the county palatine of Lancaster, Esquire.
John Alexander Dewar, of the city of Perth, Esquire.
Francis Edwards, of Knighton, in the county of Radnor, Esquire.
Ivor John Caradoc Herbert, of Llanarth and Treowen, in the county of Moumouth, Esquire, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Colonel in the Army.
Francis Douglas Blake (age 51), of Tillmouth Park, in the parish of Cornhill, in the county of Northumberland, Esquire, Lieutenant-Colonel and Honorary Colonel commanding the Northumberland Royal Garrison Artillery (Militia).
Walter Scott, of Beauclere, in the parish of Bywell St. Andrews, in the county of Northumberland, Esquire.
Frederic Samuel Philipson Philipson-Stow, of Cape Town, in the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, and of Blackdown House, in the parish of Lodsworth, in the county of Sussex, Esquire.
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On 5th February 1940 Francis Douglas Blake 1st Baronet (age 83) died. His son Francis (age 46) succeeded 2nd Baronet Blake of Tillmouth Park in Cornhill in Northumberland.
On 24th August 1950 Francis Edward Colquhoun Blake 2nd Baronet (age 57) died. His son Francis (age 7) succeeded 3rd Baronet Blake of Tillmouth Park in Cornhill in Northumberland.