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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.
Earl Russell of Kingston Russell in Dorset is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
Summary
1861. John Russell 1st Earl Russell created.
28th May 1878. Grandson Frank Russell 2nd Earl Russell succeeded.
3rd March 1931. Brother Bertrand Russell 3rd Earl Russell succeeded.
2nd February 1970. Son John Russell 4th Earl Russell succeeded.
16th December 1987. Brother Conrad Russell 5th Earl Russell succeeded.
14th October 2004. Son Nicholas Russell 6th Earl Russell succeeded.
17th August 2014. Brother John Russell 7th Earl Russell succeeded.
In 1861 John Russell 1st Earl Russell (age 68) was created 1st Earl Russell of Kingston Russell in Dorset. Frances Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound Countess Russell (age 45) by marriage Countess Russell of Kingston Russell in Dorset. They had four children.
On 28th May 1878 John Russell 1st Earl Russell (age 85) died. His grandson Frank (age 12) succeeded 2nd Earl Russell of Kingston Russell in Dorset.
On 3rd March 1931 Frank Russell 2nd Earl Russell (age 65) died. His brother Bertrand (age 58) succeeded 3rd Earl Russell of Kingston Russell in Dorset.
On 2nd February 1970 Bertrand Russell 3rd Earl Russell (age 97) died. His son John (age 48) succeeded 4th Earl Russell of Kingston Russell in Dorset.
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.
On 16th December 1987 John Russell 4th Earl Russell (age 66) died. His brother Conrad (age 50) succeeded 5th Earl Russell of Kingston Russell in Dorset.
On 14th October 2004 Conrad Russell 5th Earl Russell (age 67) died. His son Nicholas (age 36) succeeded 6th Earl Russell of Kingston Russell in Dorset.
On 17th August 2014 Nicholas Russell 6th Earl Russell (age 45) died. His brother John (age 42) succeeded 7th Earl Russell of Kingston Russell in Dorset.