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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: Brabazon
Around 1548 Edward Brabazon 1st Baron Ardee was born.
Around 1570 Edward Brabazon 1st Baron Ardee (age 22) and Mary Smythe Baroness Ardee (age 18) were married.
Around 1580 [his son] William Brabazon 1st Earl Meath was born to Edward Brabazon 1st Baron Ardee (age 32) and [his wife] Mary Smythe Baroness Ardee (age 28).
Around 1581 [his son] Anthony Brabazon was born to Edward Brabazon 1st Baron Ardee (age 33) and [his wife] Mary Smythe Baroness Ardee (age 29).
In 1606 Edward Brabazon 1st Baron Ardee (age 58) was appointed High Sheriff of Staffordshire.
After 9th June 1611 [his son-in-law] Luke Plunkett 1st Earl of Fingall and [his daughter] Susanna Brabazon were married.
In 1616 Edward Brabazon 1st Baron Ardee (age 68) was created 1st Baron Ardee. [his wife] Mary Smythe Baroness Ardee (age 64) by marriage Baroness Ardee.
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 7th August 1625 Edward Brabazon 1st Baron Ardee (age 77) died. His son [his son] William (age 45) succeeded 2nd Baron Ardee.
On 13th August 1625 [his former wife] Mary Smythe Baroness Ardee (age 73) died.
On 16th April 1627 [his son] William Brabazon 1st Earl Meath (age 47) was created 1st Earl Meath with remainder in default of male heirs to his brother Sir Anthony Brabazon and his male heirs.
[his daughter] Susanna Brabazon was born to Edward Brabazon 1st Baron Ardee and Mary Smythe Baroness Ardee.