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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 Edwards is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically.
There have been two creations of Baronet Edwards:
1st. 1838. John Edwards 1st Baronet 1770-1850. Extinct. 1850.
2nd. 1866. Henry Edwards 1st Baronet 1812-1886. Extant Baronetcies of England.
Baronet Edwards of Garth in Montgomeryshire (1st Creation)
Baronet Edwards of Garth in Montgomeryshire is also in Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronetcies of England.
On 23rd July 1838 John Edwards 1st Baronet (age 68) was created 1st Baronet Edwards of Garth in Montgomeryshire.
On 15th April 1850 John Edwards 1st Baronet (age 80) died. He had no male heirs so Baronet Edwards of Garth in Montgomeryshire extinct.
Baronet Edwards of Pyenest in West Yorkshire (2nd Creation)
Baronet Edwards of Pyenest in West Yorkshire is also in Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronetcies of England.
1st: Henry Edwards 1st Baronet. Died 1886. Son
2nd: Henry Coster Lea Edwards 2nd Baronet. Died 1896. Son
3rd: John Edwards 3rd Baronet. Died 1942. Brother.
4th: Charles Edwards 4th Baronet. Died 1963. Son
5th: Christopher Edwards 5th Baronet. Extant.
The London Gazette 23143. Whitehall, July 21, 1866.
The Queen (age 47) has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right Honourable Sir Frederick Pollock (age 82), of Hatton, in the county of Middlesex, Knt., late Chief Baron of Her Majesty's Court of Exchequer, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Henry Edwards (age 54), of Pyenest, in the West Riding of the county of York, Esq., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten. [Sarah Anne Anowah Langslow Lady Pollock by marriage Lady Edwards of Pyenest in West Yorkshire.]
The Queen has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto William Williams (age 74), of Tregullow, in the county of Cornwall, Esq., and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
On 23rd April 1886 Henry Edwards 1st Baronet (age 73) died. His son Henry (age 45) succeeded 2nd Baronet Edwards of Pyenest in West Yorkshire.
On 29th September 1887 Henry Coster Lea Edwards 2nd Baronet (age 47) and Laura Selina Clark Lady Edwards were married. She by marriage Lady Edwards of Pyenest in West Yorkshire.
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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 5th December 1896 Henry Coster Lea Edwards 2nd Baronet (age 56) died. His son John (age 7) succeeded 3rd Baronet Edwards of Pyenest in West Yorkshire.
On 13th November 1942 John Edwards 3rd Baronet (age 53) died. His brother Charles (age 49) succeeded 4th Baronet Edwards of Pyenest in West Yorkshire.
On 3rd April 1963 Charles Edwards 4th Baronet (age 70) died. His son Christopher (age 21) succeeded 5th Baronet Edwards of Pyenest in West Yorkshire.