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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: Gough Ireland
On 13th June 1777 [his father] Lieutenant Colonel George Gough (age 27) and [his mother] Letitia Bunbury of Lisnavagh (age 23) were married.
On 3rd November 1779 Hugh Gough 1st Viscount Gough was born to Lieutenant Colonel George Gough (age 29) and Letitia Bunbury of Lisnavagh (age 25).
On 25th June 1803 Hugh Gough 1st Viscount Gough (age 23) was promoted to Captain of the 87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot.
In June 1807 Hugh Gough 1st Viscount Gough (age 27) and Frances Maria Stephens were married.
Between 27th July 1809 and 28th July 1809 the Battle of Talavera, part of the Peninsular War, was fought between an Anglo Spanish army commanded by Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington (age 40) against the French. The French army withdrew at night after several of its attacks had been repulsed. Following the battle Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington was created 1st Viscount Wellington of Talavera.
Hugh Gough 1st Viscount Gough (age 29) commanded the 2nd Battalion of the 87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot.
General Henry Fane (age 30) commanded the 3rd Prince of Wales Dragoon Guards, 4th Queen's Own Dragoons.
Charles Henry Farrington 2nd Baronet (age 14) fought.
On 5th March 1811 the Battle of Barrosa aka Chichlana was fought. During the battle, a single British division defeated two French divisions and captured a regimental eagle.
Hugh Gough 1st Viscount Gough (age 31) fought.
On 21st June 1813 the Battle of Vitoria was fought between a British, Portuguese and Spanish army under the Marquess of Wellington (age 44) and the French army under King Joseph Bonaparte and Marshal Jean-Baptiste Jourdan.
Brothers General Thomas Bradford (age 35) and Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Hollis Bradford (age 31) fought.
Hugh Gough 1st Viscount Gough (age 33) fought.
General Henry Fane (age 34) commanded.
General Mildmay Fane (age 18) fought.
On 18th January 1815 [his son] George Gough 2nd Viscount Gough was born to Hugh Gough 1st Viscount Gough (age 35) and [his wife] Frances Maria Stephens.
On 13th October 1829 [his mother] Letitia Bunbury of Lisnavagh (age 75) died.
In March 1836 [his father] Lieutenant Colonel George Gough (age 86) died.
On 12th December 1837 [his son-in-law] Archibald Francis Arbuthnot (age 32) and [his daughter] Gertrude Sophia Gough were married.
On 17th October 1841 [his son] George Gough 2nd Viscount Gough (age 26) and [his daughter-in-law] Sarah-Elizabeth Palliser were married.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 23rd December 1842 Hugh Gough (age 63) was created 1st Baronet Gough of Synone and Drangan in County Tipperary.
On 25th February 1846 Hugh Gough (age 66) was created 1st Baron Gough of Chin-Kang-Foo in China and of Maharajpore and the Sutlej in the East Indies.
On 3rd June 1846 [his son] George Gough 2nd Viscount Gough (age 31) and [his daughter-in-law] Jane Arbuthnot Viscountess Gough (age 29) were married.
On 4th June 1849 Hugh Gough 1st Viscount Gough (age 69) was created 1st Viscount Gough of Goojerat in the Punjab and of the City of Limerick.
On 2nd March 1869 Hugh Gough 1st Viscount Gough (age 89) died at his home St Helen's Booterstown. He was buried at Stillorgan, Dublin. His son [his son] George (age 54) succeeded 2nd Viscount Gough of Goojerat in the Punjab and of the City of Limerick, 2nd Baron Gough of Chin-Kang-Foo in China and of Maharajpore and the Sutlej in the East Indies, 2nd Baronet Gough of Synone and Drangan in County Tipperary. [his daughter-in-law] Jane Arbuthnot Viscountess Gough (age 52) by marriage Viscountess Gough of Goojerat in the Punjab and of the City of Limerick.
In 1990 the Statue of Viscount Hugh Gough [Map] was moved from Phoenix Park to Chillingham Castle, Northumberland [Map] following repeated vandalised. The inscription on the status reads ... In honour of Field Marshal Hugh Viscount Gough, K.P., G.C.B., G.C.S.I., an illustrious Irishman, whose achievements in the Peninsular War, in China, and in India, have added lustre to the military glory of his country, which he faithfully served for seventy five years. This statue [cast from cannon taken by troops under his command and granted by Parliament for the purpose] is erected by friends and comrades.
[his daughter] Gertrude Sophia Gough was born to Hugh Gough 1st Viscount Gough and Frances Maria Stephens.