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.
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Earl Lichfield is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
Earl Lichfield is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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10th December 1645. Charles Stewart 6th Duke Lennox 3rd Duke Richmond [aged 6] created.
December 1672. Charles Stewart 6th Duke Lennox 3rd Duke Richmond extinct.
On 10th December 1645 Charles Stewart 6th Duke Lennox 3rd Duke Richmond [aged 6] was created 1st Earl Lichfield, 1st Baron Stuart.
In December 1672 Charles Stewart 6th Duke Lennox 3rd Duke Richmond [aged 33] drowned at Elsinor. Duke Lennox, Duke Richmond, Earl March, Earl Lichfield. Baron Stuart extinct. His sister Katherine [aged 32] succeeded 7th Baroness Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.
Earl Lichfield is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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1674. Edward Lee 1st Earl Lichfield [aged 10] created.
14th July 1716. Son George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield [aged 26] succeeded.
15th February 1743. Son George Henry Lee 3rd Earl Lichfield [aged 24] succeeded.
19th September 1772. Uncle Robert Lee 4th Earl Lichfield [aged 66] succeeded.
3rd November 1776. Robert Lee 4th Earl Lichfield extinct.
In 1674 Edward Lee 1st Earl Lichfield [aged 10] was created 1st Earl Lichfield as a consequence of his being betrothed to Charlotte Fitzroy Countess Lichfield [aged 9], a natural daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 43].
On 6th February 1677 Edward Lee 1st Earl Lichfield [aged 14] and Charlotte Fitzroy Countess Lichfield [aged 12] were married. She by marriage Countess Lichfield. She the illegitmate daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 46] and Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland [aged 36]. He the son of Francis Lee 4th Baronet and Elizabeth Pope Countess Lindsey. They were third cousins.
On 14th July 1716 Edward Lee 1st Earl Lichfield [aged 53] died. His son George [aged 26] succeeded 2nd Earl Lichfield, 6th Baronet Lee of Quarrendon in Buckinghamshire. Frances Hales Countess Lichfield [aged 19] by marriage Countess Lichfield.
On 15th February 1743 George Henry Lee 2nd Earl Lichfield [aged 52] died at Spelsbury, Oxfordshire. His son George [aged 24] succeeded 3rd Earl Lichfield, 7th Baronet Lee of Quarrendon in Buckinghamshire. Dinah Frankland Countess Lichfield [aged 24] by marriage Countess Lichfield.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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On 19th September 1772 George Henry Lee 3rd Earl Lichfield [aged 54] died. His uncle Robert [aged 66] succeeded 4th Earl Lichfield, 8th Baronet Lee of Quarrendon in Buckinghamshire.
On 3rd November 1776 Robert Lee 4th Earl Lichfield [aged 70] died without issue. Earl Lichfield and Baronet Lee of Quarrendon in Buckinghamshire extinct.
Earl Lichfield is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
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8th September 1831. Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield [aged 35] created. See Coronation of William IV.
18th March 1854. Son Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield [aged 28] succeeded.
7th January 1892. Son Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield [aged 36] succeeded.
29th July 1918. Son Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield [aged 34] succeeded.
14th September 1960. Grandson Thomas Patrick John Anson 5th Earl Lichfield [aged 21] succeeded.
11th November 2005. Son Thomas Anson 6th Earl of Lichfield [aged 27] succeeded.
On 8th September 1831 King William IV of the United Kingdom [aged 66] was crowned IV King Great Britain and Ireland at Westminster Abbey [Map].
Kenneth Alexander Howard 1st Earl of Effingham [aged 63] attended as Deputy Earl Marshal as a result of Henry Howard-Molyneux-Howard being ill.
Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield [aged 35] was created 1st Earl Lichfield. Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield [aged 31] by marriage Countess Lichfield.
On 18th March 1854 Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield [aged 58] died. His son Thomas [aged 28] succeeded 2nd Earl Lichfield, 3rd Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 3rd Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire
On 10th April 1855 Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield [aged 29] and Harriet Georgiana Louisa Hamilton Countess Lichfield [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Countess Lichfield. She the daughter of James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn [aged 44] and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn [aged 42]. He the son of Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield and Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield [aged 55].
On 7th January 1892 Thomas George Anson 2nd Earl Lichfield [aged 66] died. His son Thomas [aged 36] succeeded 3rd Earl Lichfield, 4th Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 4th Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire. Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield [aged 38] by marriage Countess Lichfield.
On 29th July 1918 Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield [aged 62] died. He was buried at St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map]. His son Thomas [aged 34] succeeded 4th Earl Lichfield, 5th Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 5th Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire. Evelyn Maud Keppel Countess Lichfield [aged 31] by marriage Countess Lichfield.
On 23rd February 1939 Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield [aged 55] and Violet Margaret Dawson-Greene Countess Lichfield were married. She by marriage Countess Lichfield. He the son of Thomas Francis Anson 3rd Earl Lichfield and Mildred Coke Countess Lichfield [aged 85].
On 14th September 1960 Thomas Edward Anson 4th Earl Lichfield [aged 76] died. He was buried at St Stephen's Church, Great Heywood [Map]. His grandson Thomas [aged 21] succeeded 5th Earl Lichfield, 6th Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 6th Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire. Shugborough Hall, Staffordshire [Map] passed to the National Trust in lieu of death duties.
On 8th March 1975 Thomas Patrick John Anson 5th Earl Lichfield [aged 35] and Leonora Mary Grosvenor Countess Lichfield [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Countess Lichfield. She the daughter of Robert George Grosvenor 5th Duke Westminster [aged 64] and Viola Maud Lyttelton Duchess Westminster [aged 62]. They were sixth cousins.
On 11th November 2005 Thomas Patrick John Anson 5th Earl Lichfield [aged 66] died at John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. His son Thomas [aged 27] succeeded 6th Earl Lichfield, 7th Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 7th Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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In December 2009 Thomas Anson 6th Earl of Lichfield [aged 31] and Henrietta Conyngham Countess Lichfield were married. She by marriage Countess Lichfield. She the daughter of Henry Vivien Conyngham 8th Marquess Conyngham [aged 58] and Iona Charlotte Grimston [aged 56]. He the son of Thomas Patrick John Anson 5th Earl Lichfield and Leonora Mary Grosvenor Countess Lichfield [aged 60].