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 format.
Paternal Family Tree: Stewart
Maternal Family Tree: Frances Twysden 1753-1821
On 10th April 1817 [his father] Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond [aged 25] and [his mother] Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey [aged 48] and [his grandmother] Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll [aged 42]. He the son of Charles Lennox 4th Duke Richmond [aged 52] and Charlotte Gordon Duchess Richmond [aged 48].
On 27th February 1818 Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond was born to Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond [aged 26] and Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond [aged 21]. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 28th August 1819 [his grandfather] Charles Lennox 4th Duke Richmond [aged 54] died. His son [his father] Charles [aged 28] succeeded 5th Duke Richmond, 5th Earl March, 5th Baron Settrington. [his mother] Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond [aged 23] by marriage Duchess Richmond.
On 28th November 1843 Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond [aged 25] and Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond [aged 19] were married. He the son of Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond [aged 52] and Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond [aged 47]. They were sixth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 12th October 1844 [his daughter] Caroline Gordon-Lennox was born to Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond [aged 26] and [his wife] Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond [aged 20].
On 27th December 1845 [his son] Charles Gordon-Lennox 7th Duke Richmond was born to Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond [aged 27] and [his wife] Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond [aged 21]. He married (1) 10th November 1868 Amy Mary Ricardo and had issue (2) 1882 his fifth cousin once removed Isabel Sophie Craven and had issue.
On 19th September 1847 [his son] Algernon Charles Gordon-Lennox was born to Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond [aged 29] and [his wife] Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond [aged 23]. He married 31st August 1886 Blanche Maynard and had issue.
On 30th July 1849 [his son] Francis Charles Gordon-Lennox was born to Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond [aged 31] and [his wife] Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond [aged 25].
On 4th October 1849 [his brother-in-law] John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough [aged 39] and [his sister] Caroline Amelia Gordon-Lennox Countess Bessborough [aged 30] were married. She by marriage Countess Bessborough. She the daughter of [his father] Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond [aged 58] and [his mother] Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond [aged 53]. He the son of John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough and Maria Fane. They were fifth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 21st June 1851 [his daughter] Florence Gordon-Lennox was born to Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond [aged 33] and [his wife] Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond [aged 27].
On 21st October 1860 [his father] Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond [aged 69] died. His son Charles [aged 42] succeeded 6th Duke Richmond, 6th Earl March, 6th Baron Settrington. [his wife] Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond [aged 36] by marriage Duchess Richmond.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
Before 13th December 1860 [his brother-in-law] Charles George Bingham 4th Earl Lucan [aged 30] and [his sister] Cecilia Catherine Gordon-Lennox Countess Lucan [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of [his father] Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond and [his mother] Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond [aged 64]. He the son of George Charles Bingham 3rd Earl Lucan [aged 60] and Anne Brudenell Countess Lucan [aged 51]. They were fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 29th July 1865 [his son] Walter Charles Gordon-Lennox was born to Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond [aged 47] and [his wife] Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond [aged 41].
In 1867 Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond [aged 48] was appointed 750th Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [aged 47].
On 10th November 1868 Charles Gordon-Lennox 7th Duke Richmond [aged 22] and Amy Mary Ricardo [aged 21] were married. He the son of Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond [aged 50] and Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond [aged 44].
On 12th March 1874 [his mother] Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond [aged 77] died.
In 1876 Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond [aged 57] was created 1st Duke Gordon.
In 1882 Charles Gordon-Lennox 7th Duke Richmond [aged 36] and Isabel Sophie Craven [aged 18] were married. He the son of Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond [aged 63] and Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond [aged 57]. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 1st January 1886 [his son] Francis Charles Gordon-Lennox [aged 36] died.
On 31st August 1886 Algernon Charles Gordon-Lennox [aged 38] and Blanche Maynard [aged 22] were married. He the son of Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond [aged 68] and Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond [aged 62].
On 8th March 1887 [his wife] Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond [aged 63] died.
On 10th November 1888 George Charles Bingham 3rd Earl Lucan [aged 88] died at 13 South Street Park Lane. His son [his brother-in-law] Charles [aged 58] succeeded 4th Earl Lucan of Castlebar in Mayo, 4th Baron Lucan of Castlebar in Mayo, 10th Baronet Bingham of Castlebar in County Mayo. [his sister] Cecilia Catherine Gordon-Lennox Countess Lucan [aged 50] by marriage Countess Lucan of Castlebar in Mayo.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
On 30th April 1890 [his sister] Caroline Amelia Gordon-Lennox Countess Bessborough [aged 70] died.
On 21st July 1895 [his daughter] Florence Gordon-Lennox [aged 44] died.
On 27th September 1903 Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond [aged 85] died. His son Charles [aged 57] succeeded 7th Duke Richmond, 2nd Duke Gordon, 7th Earl March, 7th Baron Settrington.
Gordon Jacon Wilson was born to Jacob Wilson and Margaret Hedley. Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond was his godfather.
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings France: Great x 6 Grand Son of Henry IV King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 11 Grand Son of John II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland 
Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Kéroualle 1st Duchess Portsmouth
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Lennox 2nd Duke Richmond Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Brudenell 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Brudenell Duchess Richmond 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Savile 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Lennox Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Cadogan 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Waller
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Cadogan Duchess Richmond
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Cecilia Munter Countess Cadogan
GrandFather: Charles Lennox 4th Duke Richmond 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Kerr 2nd Marquess Lothian 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Kerr 3rd Marquess Lothian 5 x Great Grand Son of King James V of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jean Campbell Marchioness Lothian 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James V of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Henry Kerr 4th Marquess Lothian 6 x Great Grand Son of King James V of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Louisa Kerr 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Darcy 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Darcy 3rd Earl Holderness 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Sutton 
13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Caroline Darcy Marchioness Lothian 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Meinhart Schomberg 3rd Duke Schomberg 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frederica Schomberg Countess Holderness and Fitzwalter 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Karoline von der Pfalz 
Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Father: Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond 3 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Gordon 1st Duke Gordon 5 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Gordon 2nd Duke Gordon 6 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Duchess Gordon 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King James II of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Cosmo George Gordon 3rd Duke Gordon 7 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Henrietta Mordaunt Duchess Gordon 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon 8 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Gordon 1st Earl Aberdeen
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Gordon 2nd Earl Aberdeen
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Gordon Duchess Gordon 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Murray 1st Duke Atholl 
5 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Susan Murray 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Hamilton Duchess Atholl 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King James IV of Scotland
GrandMother: Charlotte Gordon Duchess Richmond 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Maxwell 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon
Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond 4 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Bayly 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Bayly 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Bayly 2nd Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Paget 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Paget 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Caroline Paget Lady Plas Newydd Anglesey 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Very Reverend Arthur Champagné
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge
Mother: Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 1st Earl Jersey 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Villiers 2nd Earl Jersey 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Chiffinch Countess Jersey
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Villiers 3rd Earl Jersey 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Egerton Duchess Bedford 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough 
14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Churchill Countess Bridgewater 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough
GrandMother: Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Bishop Philip Twysden 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Twysden