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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.
Paternal Family Tree: Balfour
Maternal Family Tree: Susan Evelyn
On 15th August 1844 [his father] James Maitland Balfour (age 24) and [his mother] Blanche Mary Harriet Gascoyne-Cecil (age 19) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 53) and [his grandmother] Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury.
On 25th July 1848 Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl Balfour was born to James Maitland Balfour (age 28) and Blanche Mary Harriet Gascoyne-Cecil (age 23).
On 23rd February 1856 [his father] James Maitland Balfour (age 36) died.
On 16th May 1872 [his mother] Blanche Mary Harriet Gascoyne-Cecil (age 47) died.
Around 1891. Lawrence Alma-Tadema (age 54). Portrait of Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl Balfour (age 42).
1892. Ellis William Roberts (age 31). Portrait of Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl Balfour (age 43)
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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.
After 1900. Bassano Ltd. Photograph of Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl Balfour (age 51)
1914. Philip de László (age 44). Portrait of Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl Balfour (age 65).
In 1922 Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl Balfour (age 73) was appointed 865th Knight of the Garter.
On 5th May 1922 Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl Balfour (age 73) was created 1st Earl Balfour of Whittingehame of Haddingtonshire.
On 19th March 1930 Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl Balfour (age 81) died. His brother [his brother] Gerald (age 76) succeeded 2nd Earl Balfour of Whittingehame of Haddingtonshire. Elizabeth Bulwer-Lytton Countess Balfour (age 62) by marriage Countess Balfour of Whittingehame of Haddingtonshire.
Around 1931. Philip de László (age 61). Portrait of Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl Balfour.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Balfour 5th of Balbirnie
GrandFather: James Balfour
Father: James Maitland Balfour 21 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Maitland 5th Earl Lauderdale
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Maitland 6th Earl Lauderdale
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lauder Countess of Lauderdale
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Maitland 7th Earl Lauderdale 18 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Ogilvy 1st Earl Seafield 4th Earl Findlater 16 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ogilvy Countess Lauderdale 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Maitland 8th Earl Lauderdale 19 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Lombe of Norwich
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Lombe
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Turner Lombe Countess Launderdale
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Turner
GrandMother: Eleanor Maitland 20 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Todd
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Todd Countess Lauderdale
Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl Balfour 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Cecil 4th Earl Salisbury 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Cecil 5th Earl Salisbury 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Bennett Countess of Salisbury
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Cecil 6th Earl of Salisbury 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Tufton 6th Earl of Thanet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Tufton Countess of Salisbury 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Cavendish Countess Isle Thanet 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Cecil 1st Marquess Salisbury 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Keet of Canterbury
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Keet Countess of Salisbury
GrandFather: James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Hill
Great x 3 Grandfather: Trevor Hill 1st Viscount Hillsborough
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Trevor
Great x 2 Grandfather: Wills Hill 1st Marquess Downshire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Amelia Hill Marchioness Salisbury 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Fitzgerald 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Fitzgerald 19th Earl of Kildare 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Clotworthy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaretta Fitzgerald 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William O'Brien 3rd Earl Inchiquin 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary O'Brien Countess Kildare 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Villiers Countess Inchiquin 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Mother: Blanche Mary Harriet Gascoyne-Cecil 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Crisp Gascoyne
Great x 2 Grandfather: Bamber Gascoigne "The Elder"
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bamber of Mincing Lane
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Bamber
Great x 1 Grandfather: Bamber "The Younger" Gascoyne
Great x 3 Grandfather: Issac Green of Lancashire
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Green
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Aspinwall
GrandMother: Frances Mary Gascoyne Marchioness Salisbury
Great x 2 Grandfather: Chase Price
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sarah Bridget Frances Price
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Evelyn
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Evelyn Glanville
Great x 2 Grandmother: Susan Evelyn