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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.
In or before 1856 [her father] Reverend Frederick Fitzpatrick and [her mother] Olivia Taylour were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Thomas Taylour 2nd Marquess of Headfort (age 68) and [her grandmother] Olivia Stevenson.
In 1856 Mary "Patsy" Fitzpatrick was born to Reverend Frederick Fitzpatrick and Olivia Taylour.
Around 1872 [her mother] Olivia Taylour unsuccessfully attempted, allegedly, to become the mistress of Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha. Around the same time her daughter Mary "Patsy" Fitzpatrick (age 16), aged sixteen, became the mistress of his son King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 30). She, Patsy, was married off to [her husband] William Cornwallis-West (age 36).
In 1872 William Cornwallis-West (age 36) and Mary "Patsy" Fitzpatrick (age 16) were married. He was more than twice her age - the marriage arranged to avoid a scandal. They lived at Ruthin Castle [Map]. The difference in their ages was 20 years.
On 28th June 1873 [her daughter] Mary Theresa "Daisy" Cornwallis-West was born to [her husband] William Cornwallis-West (age 38) and Mary "Patsy" Fitzpatrick (age 17) at Ruthin Castle [Map].
On 14th November 1874 [her son] George Frederick Myddelton Cornwallis-West was born to [her husband] William Cornwallis-West (age 39) and Mary "Patsy" Fitzpatrick (age 18).
On 16th May 1875 [her daughter] Constance Edwina "Shelagh" Cornwallis-West Duchess Westminster was born to [her husband] William Cornwallis-West (age 40) and Mary "Patsy" Fitzpatrick (age 19).
1877. Bassano Ltd. Photograph of Mary "Patsy" Fitzpatrick (age 21).
1898. Studio of Joseph John Elliott (age 62) and Fry. Photograph of Mary "Patsy" Fitzpatrick (age 42).
On 16th February 1901 [her son-in-law] Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 21) and [her daughter] Constance Edwina "Shelagh" Cornwallis-West Duchess Westminster (age 25) were married. She by marriage Duchess Westminster.
On 4th September 1916 [her mother] Olivia Taylour died.
On 4th July 1917 [her husband] William Cornwallis-West (age 82) died.
On 19th December 1919 [her son-in-law] Hugh Richard Arthur "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 40) and [her daughter] Constance Edwina "Shelagh" Cornwallis-West Duchess Westminster (age 44) were divorced.
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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 21st July 1920 Mary "Patsy" Fitzpatrick (age 64) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 30 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Father: Reverend Frederick Fitzpatrick
Mary "Patsy" Fitzpatrick 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Taylour 1st Marquess of Headfort
GrandFather: Thomas Taylour 2nd Marquess of Headfort 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Valentine Quin
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Quin
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Quin Marchioness of Headfort 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish of Doveridge Hall 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Cavendish 1st Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Caroline Cavendish 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Pyne
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Pyne 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Edgecumbe 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Mother: Olivia Taylour 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Stevenson of Dublin
GrandMother: Olivia Stevenson