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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 of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
There have been two creations of Earl of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire:
1st. 1827. John Ward 1st Earl of Dudley 1781-1833. Extinct. 1833.
2nd. 1860. William Ward 1st Earl of Dudley 1817-1885. Extant Earldoms of England.
Earl of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire (1st Creation)
Earl of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
In 1827 John Ward 1st Earl of Dudley (age 45) was created 1st Earl of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire.
On 6th March 1833 John Ward 1st Earl of Dudley (age 51) died. Earl of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire and Viscount Dudley and Ward of Dudley in Worcestershire extinct. His second cousin William (age 52) succeeded 10th Baron Ward of Birmingham.
Earl of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire (2nd Creation)
Earl of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
1st: William Ward 1st Earl of Dudley. Died 1885. Son
2nd: William Humble Ward 2nd Earl of Dudley. Died 1932. Son
3rd: William Humble Eric Ward 3rd Earl of Dudley. Died 1969. Son
4th: William Ward 4th Earl of Dudley. Died 2013. Son
In 1860 William Ward 1st Earl of Dudley (age 42) was created 1st Earl of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire. Georgina Moncrieffe Countess Dudley (age 13) by marriage Countess of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire.
On 7th May 1885 William Ward 1st Earl of Dudley (age 68) died at Dudley House Park Lane. His son William (age 17) succeeded 2nd Earl of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire, 12th Baron Ward of Birmingham.
In 1891 William Humble Ward 2nd Earl of Dudley (age 23) and Rachel Anne Gurney Countess Dudley (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire. He the son of William Ward 1st Earl of Dudley and Georgina Moncrieffe Countess Dudley (age 44).
On 30th April 1924 William Humble Ward 2nd Earl of Dudley (age 56) and Gertrude "Gertie" Millar Countess of Dudley (age 45) were married. She by marriage Countess of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire. He the son of William Ward 1st Earl of Dudley and Georgina Moncrieffe Countess Dudley (age 77).
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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 29th June 1932 William Humble Ward 2nd Earl of Dudley (age 65) died. He was buried at the Earl of Dudley's Memory Garden, St Michael's Church, Himley [Map]. His son William (age 38) succeeded 3rd Earl of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire, 13th Baron Ward of Birmingham.
On 23rd February 1943 William Humble Eric Ward 3rd Earl of Dudley (age 49) and Frances Laura Charteris Duchess of Marlborough (age 27) were married. She by marriage Countess of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire. The difference in their ages was 21 years. He the son of William Humble Ward 2nd Earl of Dudley.
On 26th December 1969 William Humble Eric Ward 3rd Earl of Dudley (age 75) died. He was buried at the Earl of Dudley's Memory Garden, St Michael's Church, Himley [Map]. His son William (age 49) succeeded 4th Earl of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire, 14th Baron Ward of Birmingham. Maureen Swanson (age 37) by marriage Countess of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire.
On 16th November 2013 William Ward 4th Earl of Dudley (age 93) died. He was buried at the Earl of Dudley's Memory Garden, St Michael's Church, Himley [Map]. His son William (age 66) succeeded 5th Earl of Dudley of Dudley Castle in Staffordshire, 15th Baron Ward of Birmingham.