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 of Thanet is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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5th August 1628. Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet (age 50) created.
1st July 1631. Son John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet (age 22) succeeded.
7th May 1664. Son Nicholas Tufton 3rd Earl of Thanet (age 32) succeeded.
24th November 1679. Brother John Tufton 4th Earl of Thanet (age 41) succeeded.
1680. Brother Richard Tufton 5th Earl of Thanet (age 39) succeeded.
8th March 1684. Brother Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet (age 39) succeeded.
30th July 1729. Nephew Sackville Tufton 7th Earl of Thanet (age 41) succeeded.
4th December 1753. Son Sackville Tufton 8th Earl of Thanet (age 20) succeeded.
1786. Son Sackville Tufton 9th Earl of Thanet (age 16) succeeded.
24th January 1825. Brother Charles Tufton 10th Earl of Thanet (age 54) succeeded.
20th April 1832. Brother Henry Tufton 11th Earl of Thanet (age 57) succeeded.
12th June 1849. Henry Tufton 11th Earl of Thanet extinct.
On 5th August 1628 Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet (age 50) was created 1st Earl of Thanet. Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet (age 47) by marriage Countess of Thanet.
On 1st July 1631 Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet (age 53) died at Sapcote, Leicestershire [Map]. His son John (age 22) succeeded 2nd Earl of Thanet, 2nd Baron Tufton, 3rd Baronet Tufton of Hothfield. Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet (age 16) by marriage Countess of Thanet.
On 11th April 1664 Nicholas Tufton 3rd Earl of Thanet (age 32) and Elizabeth Boyle Countess Isle Thanet were married. She by marriage Countess of Thanet. She the daughter of Richard Boyle 2nd Earl Cork 1st Earl Burlington (age 51) and Elizabeth Clifford Countess Burlington (age 50). He the son of John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet (age 55) and Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet (age 49). They were third cousins.
On 7th May 1664 John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet (age 55) died. His son Nicholas (age 32) succeeded 3rd Earl of Thanet, 3rd Baron Tufton, 15th Baron de Clifford, 4th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.
On 24th November 1679 Nicholas Tufton 3rd Earl of Thanet (age 48) died. His brother John (age 41) succeeded 4th Earl of Thanet, 4th Baron Tufton, 16th Baron de Clifford, 5th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.
In 1680 John Tufton 4th Earl of Thanet (age 42) died. His brother Richard (age 39) succeeded 5th Earl of Thanet, 5th Baron Tufton, 17th Baron de Clifford, 6th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 8th March 1684 Richard Tufton 5th Earl of Thanet (age 43) died. His brother Thomas (age 39) succeeded 6th Earl of Thanet, 6th Baron Tufton, 18th Baron de Clifford, 7th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.
On 14th August 1684 Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet (age 39) and Catherine Cavendish Countess Isle Thanet (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess of Thanet. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 54) and Frances Pierrepont Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 53). He the son of John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet and Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet. They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 30th July 1729 Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet (age 84) died. Baron de Clifford abeyant. His nephew Sackville (age 41) succeeded 7th Earl of Thanet, 7th Baron Tufton, 8th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield. Mary Savile Countess Isle Thanet by marriage Countess of Thanet.
On 4th December 1753 Sackville Tufton 7th Earl of Thanet (age 65) died. His son Sackville (age 20) succeeded 8th Earl of Thanet, 8th Baron Tufton, 9th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.
In 1767 Sackville Tufton 8th Earl of Thanet (age 34) and Mary Sackville Countess Thanet (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess of Thanet. He the son of Sackville Tufton 7th Earl of Thanet. They were fourth cousin once removed.
In 1786 Sackville Tufton 8th Earl of Thanet (age 53) died. His son Sackville (age 16) succeeded 9th Earl of Thanet, 9th Baron Tufton, 10th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.
On 24th January 1825 Sackville Tufton 9th Earl of Thanet (age 55) died at Chalons, without issue. His brother Charles (age 54) succeeded 10th Earl of Thanet, 10th Baron Tufton, 11th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.
On 20th April 1832 Charles Tufton 10th Earl of Thanet (age 61) died. His brother Henry (age 57) succeeded 11th Earl of Thanet, 11th Baron Tufton, 12th Baronet Tufton of Hothfield.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 12th June 1849 Henry Tufton 11th Earl of Thanet (age 74) died unmarried. Earl of Thanet, Baron Tufton and Baronet Tufton of Hothfield extinct.