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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: Lowther
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Aldersley Baroness Coventry 1580-1653
On 22nd June 1731 [his father] Robert Lowther and [his mother] Katherine Pennington were married.
On 5th August 1736 James Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale was born to Robert Lowther and Katherine Pennington.
In September 1745 [his father] Robert Lowther died.
On 10th December 1748 Michael le Fleming 4th Baronet was born to William Fleming 3rd Baronet. At some point in his life he changed his surname from Fleming to Le Fleming. James Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale became his guardian.
On 7th September 1761 James Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale and Mary Stuart Countess Lonsdale were married. She the daughter of John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute and Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute.
In 1764 [his mother] Katherine Pennington died.
On 12th November 1766 [his brother-in-law] John Stuart 1st Marquis of the Isle of Bute and Charlotte Jane Windsor Marchioness Bute were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute and [his mother-in-law] Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute.
Before 26th January 1779 Thomas Hudson. Portrait of James Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale.
Before 1781 John Dawson 1st Earl Portarlington and [his sister-in-law] Caroline Stuart Countess Portarlington were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute and [his mother-in-law] Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute.
On 24th May 1784 James Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale was created 1st Earl Lonsdale. [his wife] Mary Stuart Countess Lonsdale by marriage Countess Lonsdale.
On 24th May 1784 James Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale was created 1st Baron Lowther. [his wife] Mary Stuart Countess Lonsdale by marriage Baroness Lowther.
In 1785 John Dawson 1st Earl Portarlington was created 1st Earl Portarlington. [his sister-in-law] Caroline Stuart Countess Portarlington by marriage Countess Portarlington.
On 10th March 1792 [his father-in-law] John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute died. [his brother-in-law] John Stuart 1st Marquis of the Isle of Bute succeeded 4th Earl Bute. Charlotte Jane Windsor Marchioness Bute by marriage Countess Bute.
On 26th October 1797 James Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale was created 1st Viscount Lowther. [his wife] Mary Stuart Countess Lonsdale by marriage Viscountess Lowther.
On 12th December 1799 [his brother-in-law] John Stuart 1st Marquis of the Isle of Bute was appointed Fellow of the Royal Society.
On 28th January 1800 [his brother-in-law] John Stuart 1st Marquis of the Isle of Bute and Frances Coutts Marchioness Bute were married. She by marriage Marchioness of the Isle of Bute. He the son of [his father-in-law] John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute and [his mother-in-law] Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute.
On 24th May 1802 James Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale died. William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale succeeded 2nd Viscount Lowther, 2nd Baron Lowther. Augusta Fane Countess Lonsdale by marriage Viscountess Lowther.
On 5th April 1824 [his former wife] Mary Stuart Countess Lonsdale died.