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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On 18th September 1556 Edward Courtenay 1st Earl Devon [aged 29] died. His fourth cousin William [aged 27] de jure 2nd Earl Devon. Elizabeth Paulett Countess Devon by marriage Countess Devon. John Trelawny of Poole in Cornwall [aged 52] was one of his co-heirs.
On 8th February 1617 Edward Talbot 8th Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 55] died. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. His fourth cousin George [aged 50] succeeded 9th Earl of Shrewsbury, 9th Earl Waterford.
In 1702 Katherine Stewart [aged 62] died. Her fourth cousin Katherine [aged 38] succeeded 8th Baroness Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.
On 21st January 1765 Hugh Willoughby 15th Baron Willoughby of Parham died unmarried. His fourth cousin Henry [aged 69] succeeded 16th Baron Willoughby Parham. He had a better claim to the title than the 15th Baron being descended from the second son but no action was taken until the death of the 15th Baron when he succeeded to the title. By law the 11th to 15th Barons should be considered a new creation.
On 2nd March 1802 Charles Coote 7th Earl of Mountrath [aged 77] died. Earl Mountrath extinct. Charles Henry Coote 9th Baronet [aged 9] succeeded 9th Baronet Coote of Castle Cuffe. His fourth cousin Charles [aged 47] succeeded 2nd Baron Castle Coote.
On 8th August 1805 Richard Worsley 7th Baronet [aged 54] died of apoplexy at Appuldurcombe House, Isle of Wight. He was buried at All Saint's Church, Godshill. His fourth cousin Henry [aged 49] succeeded 8th Baronet Worsley of Appuldurcombe.
On 23rd September 1814 Thomas Egerton 1st Earl Wilton [aged 65] died. His grandson Thomas [aged 14] succeeded 2nd Earl Wilton, 2nd Viscount Grey de Wilton. Baron Grey Wilton extinct. His fourth cousin John [aged 48] succeeded 8th Baronet Egerton and Oulton.
On 17th February 1857 Godwin Philipps 10th Baronet [aged 17] died unmarried. His fourth cousin James [aged 64] succeeded 11th Baronet Philips of Picton Castle.
On 19th October 1883 George Philip Stanhope 8th Earl Chesterfield [aged 60] died without issue. His fourth cousin Henry [aged 62] succeeded 9th Earl Chesterfield, 9th Baron Stanhope of Shelford in Nottinghamshire.
On 16th May 1895 William Douglas Hamilton 12th Duke Hamilton 9th Duke Brandon [aged 50] died at Algiers. His fourth cousin Alfred [aged 33] succeeded 13th Duke Hamilton, 10th Duke Brandon of Suffolk, 9th Marquess Douglas, 10th Baron Dutton of Cheshire.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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On 26th July 1912 Sewallis Edward Shirley 10th Earl Ferrers [aged 65] died. On His fourth cousin Walter [aged 48] succeeded 11th Earl Ferrers, 17th Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire. Mary Jane Moon Countess Ferrers by marriage Countess Ferrers.
On 8th May 1957 James Stewart-Murray 9th Duke of Atholl [aged 77] died unmarried. His fourth cousin Iain [aged 25] succeeded 10th Duke Atholl, 11th Marquess Atholl, 12th Earl Atholl, 13th Earl Tullibardine, 6th Baron Glenlyon of Glenlyon in Perthshire. Baron Strange Knockin abeyant. His fourth cousin once removed Hugh [aged 43] succeeded 9th Baron Percy.
On 4th September 1963 Charles Duncombe 3rd Earl Feversham [aged 56] died. Earl Feversham extinct. His fourth cousin Charles [aged 18] succeeded 6th Baron Feversham of Duncombe Park in Yorkshire.
On 21st August 1964 Edward Fox-Strangways 7th Earl of Ilchester [aged 58] died without surviving male issue. His fourth cousin Walter [aged 77] succeeded 8th Earl Ilchester, 8th Baron Ilchester and Stavordale of Redlynch in Somerset, 8th Baron Strangways of Woodford in Dorset, 8th Baron Ilchester of Ilchester in Somerset.
On 17th September 1995 George Harris 6th Baron Harris [aged 75] died. His fourth cousin Derek [aged 79] succeeded 7th Baron Harris of Seringapatam and Mysore and of Belmont in Kent.
On 21st February 1997 Joshua Francis Rowley 7th Baronet [aged 76] died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Stoke-by-Nayland. His fourth cousin Charles [aged 70] succeeded 8th Baronet Rowley of Tendring Hall in Suffolk.
On 1st October 1999 Seymour Egerton 7th Earl Wilton [aged 78] died. His fourth cousin Francis [aged 65] succeeded 8th Earl Wilton, 8th Viscount Grey de Wilton.
On 12th March 2004 Francis Henry Coventry 12th Earl Coventry [aged 91] died. His fourth cousin George [aged 64] succeeded 13th Earl Coventry.
On 17th March 2023 Anthony Harris 8th Baron Harris [aged 81] died. His fourth cousin Michael [aged 81] succeeded 9th Baron Harris of Seringapatam and Mysore and of Belmont in Kent.