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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.

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Biography of Oliver St George 1st Baronet -1695

Paternal Family Tree: St George

Oliver St George 1st Baronet was born to [his father] George St George.

On 23rd February 1589 Oliver St George 1st Baronet was knighted at Dublin Castle by Henry Cromwell.

In or before 1651 Oliver St George 1st Baronet and Olivia Beresford (age 16) were married.

Around 1658 [his son] George St George 1st Baron St George was born to Oliver St George 1st Baronet and [his wife] Olivia Beresford (age 24). He married 29th November 1681 Margaret Skeffington Lady St George, daughter of John Skeffington 2nd Viscount Massereene and Mary Clotworthy, and had issue.

Around 5th August 1660 [his father] George St George (age 77) died.

1660 September Creation of Peerages

In September 1660 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 30) rewarded a further tranche of those who supported his Restoration...

On 4th September 1660 John King 1st Baron Kingston was created 1st Baron Kingston of Kingston in Dublin.

On 5th September 1660 Roger Boyle 1st Earl Orrery (age 39) was created 1st Earl Orrery. Margaret Howard Countess Orrery (age 38) by marriage Countess Orrery.

On 5th September 1660 Oliver St George 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet St George of Carrickdrumrusk in Leitrim in the Peerage of England.

On 6th September 1660 Francis Boyle 1st Viscount Shannon (age 37) was created 1st Viscount Shannon. Elizabeth Killigrew Viscountess Shannon (age 38) by marriage Viscountess Shannon.

On 6th September 1660 Richard Coote 1st Baron Coote (age 40) was created 1st Baron Coote.

On 10th September 1660 Charles Gordon 1st Earl Aboyne (age 22) was created 1st Earl Aboyne.

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In 1661 Oliver St George 1st Baronet was elected MP Galway which seat he held until 1665.

On 29th November 1681 [his son] George St George 1st Baron St George (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Margaret Skeffington Lady St George were married.

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The History of William Marshal, Earl of Chepstow and Pembroke, Regent of England. Book 1 of 2, Lines 1-10152.

The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.

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In 1692 Oliver St George 1st Baronet was elected MP Galway which seat he held until 1693.

In October 1695 Oliver St George 1st Baronet died. His son George (age 37) succeeded 2nd Baronet St George of Carrickdrumrusk in Leitrim. [his daughter-in-law] Margaret Skeffington Lady St George by marriage Lady St George of Carrickdrumrusk in Leitrim.

Royal Ancestors of Oliver St George 1st Baronet -1695

Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Oliver St George 1st Baronet -1695

GrandFather: Richard St George

Father: George St George 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Oliver St John 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John St John 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Scrope 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John St John 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Iwardby

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Iwardby

Great x 1 Grandfather: Nicholas St John 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Carew 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Carew 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Hoo 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Carew 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Oxenbridge

Great x 3 Grandmother: Malyn Oxenbridge

GrandMother: Elizabeth St John 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Blount 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Blount of Iver in Buckinghamshire 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Blount of Mapledurham in Oxfordshire 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Blount 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Oliver St George 1st Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England