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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Paternal Family Trees Ireland

Paternal Family Trees Ireland is in Paternal Family Trees.

Christopher Barnewell. 12 Generations. 45 People. 1 Countess. 6 Viscounts. 2 Baronesses. Additional Surnames: Barnewell.

Robert Bateson 1st Baronet. 5 Generations. 11 People. 6 Barons. 1 Baroness. 1 Baronet.

Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork. 10 Generations. 90 People. 1 Duchesses. 10 Countesses. 20 Earls. 3 Viscountesses. 2 Viscounts. 2 Barons. 4 Baronesses.

Edward Brabazon 1st Baron Ardee. 12 Generations. 24 People. 15 Earls. 2 Countesses. 1 Baron.

St John Brodrick of Ballyannan in Cork. 10 Generations. 22 People. 2 Earls. 10 Viscounts.

Valentine Browne. 13 Generations. 19 People. 7 Earls. 1 Baroness. 5 Baronets. Additional Surnames: Browne.

Walter Burgh. 11 Generations. 50 People. 1 Queen Consort. 1 Duchesses. 1 Bishop. 4 Countesses. 4 Earls. 1 Baroness. 1 Baron.

Ulick Fionn Burke 6th Lord Clanricarde. 13 Generations. 30 People. 1 Duchesses. 1 Marchioness. 3 Marquesses. 3 Countesses. 12 Earls.

Francis Burton. 11 Generations. 47 People. 8 Marquesses. 2 Countesses. 4 Earls. 2 Baronesses. 6 Barons. 5 Ladies. Additional Surnames: Conyngham, Denison.

Charles Doyle of Bramblestown in County Kilkenny. 8 Generations. 10 People. 3 Barons. Additional Surnames: Doyle, North.

Walter FitzOther. 22 Generations. 178 People. 7 Dukes. 8 Countesses. 34 Earls. 2 Viscountesses. 7 Barons. 5 Baronesses. 1 Lady.

Richard Fitzwilliam. 11 Generations. 19 People. 1 Earl. 1 Countess. 8 Viscounts. 1 Baroness. Additional Surnames: Fitzwilliam.

Thomas Fortescue. 7 Generations. 11 People. 1 Marchioness. Additional Surnames: Fortescue.

John Foster 1st Baron Oriel. 7 Generations. 9 People. 6 Viscounts. 1 Baron. Additional Surnames: Foster Aka Skeffington.

Lieutenant Colonel George Gough. 6 Generations. 8 People. 5 Viscounts.

Richard Guinness. 9 Generations. 42 People. 3 Marchionesses. 4 Earls. 4 Barons. 1 Baroness. 4 Baronets.

Richard Hare. 8 Generations. 21 People. 1 Marchioness. 1 Countess. 6 Earls. 1 Lady.

Francis Hely of Gertrough. 9 Generations. 11 People. 8 Earls. Additional Surnames: Hely.

Samuel Hoare. 6 Generations. 10 People. 1 Viscount. 1 Baroness. 1 Baronet. Additional Surnames: Hoare Ireland.

David La Touche. 3 Generations. 6 People.

David le Poer. 12 Generations. 15 People. 3 Earls. 1 Countess. 4 Barons. Additional Surnames: Power.

Bishop John Leslie. 10 Generations. 13 People. 1 Marchioness. 4 Baronets. Additional Surnames: Leslie.

Edward Loftus of Swineside. 8 Generations. 29 People. 1 Marchioness. 3 Earls. 1 Viscountess. 5 Viscounts. 1 Lady.

Galbraith Lowry aka Lowry-Corry. 6 Generations. 14 People. 2 Countesses. 4 Earls. 1 Baron. Additional Surnames: Lowry Corry.

Robert Maude 1st Baronet. 6 Generations. 20 People. 1 Countess. 1 Earl. 3 Viscounts. 1 Baron. 1 Baroness. 1 Baronet.

Henry Conyngham Montgomery 1st Baronet. 3 Generations. 7 People. 1 Lady. 5 Baronets. Additional Surnames: Montgomery Of Donegal.

Edward Moore of Mellifont. 14 Generations. 38 People. 3 Marquesses. 9 Earls. 1 Countess. 1 Viscountess. 2 Viscounts. 1 Lady.

John Moore. 8 Generations. 14 People. 5 Earls. 1 Lady. Additional Surnames: Moore.

Christopher Nugent. 5 Generations. 18 People. 1 Countess. 1 Earl. 1 Baron.

Michael Nugent. 10 Generations. 15 People. 1 Earl. 2 Baronesses. 1 Lady. 6 Baronets. Additional Surnames: Nugent.

Connor O'Brien King of Thomond. 8 Generations. 19 People. 1 Marchioness. 2 Countesses. 5 Earls. 1 Viscountess. 2 Baronesses.

Dermod McMurrough O'Brien 5th Baron Inchiquin. 8 Generations. 34 People. 3 Marquesses. 4 Countesses. 4 Earls. 1 Baron. Additional Surnames: Obrien.

Reverend Stackpole Pery. 8 Generations. 13 People. 6 Earls.

Christopher Plunkett 1st Baron Killeen. 18 Generations. 45 People. 1 Countess. 5 Earls. 1 Baroness. 26 Barons. 1 Lady.

Richard Plunkett of Beaulieu. 6 Generations. 12 People. 6 Barons. Additional Surnames: Plunkett.

William Conyngham Plunket 1st Baron Plunket. 7 Generations. 14 People. 9 Barons. 1 Lady. Additional Surnames: Plunkett.

Robert Preston 1st Baron Gormanston. 10 Generations. 16 People. 7 Viscounts. 1 Baroness. 3 Barons. Additional Surnames: Preston.

Valentine Quin. 8 Generations. 20 People. 2 Marchionesses. 7 Earls. 1 Baroness. 1 Lady. Additional Surnames: Quin, Wyndham Quin.

Abel Ram. 4 Generations. 7 People.

John Rawdon 1st Earl Moira. 4 Generations. 21 People. 4 Marquesses. 1 Marchioness. 5 Countesses. 1 Earl. 1 Baroness.

Edward Roche. 5 Generations. 6 People. 1 Countess. 4 Barons.

Niall of the Nine Hostages High King of Ireland. 17 Generations. 34 People. 1 Queen Consort.

Richard St George. 7 Generations. 16 People. 1 Baron. 1 Baronet.

Christopher aka Stephen St Lawrence 1st Baron Howth. 16 Generations. 27 People. 3 Earls. 1 Countess. 2 Baronesses. 14 Barons. 1 Lady.

William Stewart of Ballylawn in County Donegal. 10 Generations. 38 People. 1 Duchesses. 10 Marquesses. 2 Countesses. 2 Viscountesses. Additional Surnames: Stewart, Vane, Vane Tempest, Stewart Of Donegal, Vane Tempest Stewart.

Thomas Taylour 1st Earl of Bective. 8 Generations. 21 People. 7 Marquesses. 1 Earl. 2 Barons. 1 Painter.

William Trench 1st Earl of Clancarty. 5 Generations. 6 People. 5 Earls. Additional Surnames: Le Pouer Trench.

William Vesey. 11 Generations. 28 People. 1 Marchioness. 6 Viscounts. 1 Baron. 2 Ladies. 1 Baronet.