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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.
Paternal Family Tree: Harcourt
On 16th October 1735 [his father] Simon Harcourt 1st Earl Harcourt (age 21) and [his mother] Rebecca Samborne Le Bass were married.
On 1st August 1736 George Harcourt 2nd Earl Harcourt was born to Simon Harcourt 1st Earl Harcourt (age 22) and Rebecca Samborne Le Bass.
In 1761 George Harcourt 2nd Earl Harcourt (age 24) was elected MP St Albans which seat he held until 1767.
On 16th January 1765 [his mother] Rebecca Samborne Le Bass died.
On 26th September 1765 George Harcourt 2nd Earl Harcourt (age 29) and Elizabeth Venables-Vernon Countess Harcourt (age 19) were married. He the son of Simon Harcourt 1st Earl Harcourt (age 51) and Rebecca Samborne Le Bass. They were first cousins.
On 16th September 1777 [his father] Simon Harcourt 1st Earl Harcourt (age 63) drowned in a well at Nuneham House, Oxfordshire whilst trying to rescue his dog. His son George (age 41) succeeded 2nd Earl Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt, 3rd Viscount Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire. [his wife] Elizabeth Venables-Vernon Countess Harcourt (age 31) by marriage Countess Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt.
On 5th February 1784 [his brother-in-law] Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 26) and Anne Leveson-Gower (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 62) and Louisa Egerton Countess Gower.
In 1790 George Harcourt 2nd Earl Harcourt (age 53) was appointed Master of the Horse to Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England (age 45) which position he held until his death in 1809.
On 26th November 1807 [his brother-in-law] Archbishop Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt (age 50) was elected Archbishop of York.
On 20th April 1809 George Harcourt 2nd Earl Harcourt (age 72) died without issue. His brother [his brother] William (age 66) succeeded 3rd Earl Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt, 4th Viscount Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire.
On 25th January 1826 [his former wife] Elizabeth Venables-Vernon Countess Harcourt (age 80) died.
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Kings France: Great x 23 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Harcourt 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Simon Harcourt 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Harcourt 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Simon Harcourt 1st Viscount Harcourt 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Simon Harcourt 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: Simon Harcourt 1st Earl Harcourt 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Evelyn of Long Ditton
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Evelyn of Wotton
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Stint
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Evelyn
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stansfield
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Stansfield
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Comber
Great x 1 Grandfather: John The Younger Evelyn
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christopher Browne of Sayes Court
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Browne 1st Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Thomasine Gonson
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Browne
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Prettyman
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Prettyman
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Bourchier
GrandMother: Elizabeth Evelyn
George Harcourt 2nd Earl Harcourt 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Charles Samborne Le Bass of Pipewell Abbey in Northamptonshire
Mother: Rebecca Samborne Le Bass