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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Henry Vane 1st Earl Darlington 1705-1758

Paternal Family Tree: Vane

Before 1705 [his father] Gilbert Vane 2nd Baron Barnard [aged 26] and [his mother] Mary Randyll Baroness Barnard were married. She by marriage Baroness Barnard.

Around 1705 Henry Vane 1st Earl Darlington was born to Gilbert Vane 2nd Baron Barnard [aged 27] and Mary Randyll Baroness Barnard.

On 28th October 1723 Christopher Vane 1st Baron Barnard [aged 70] died at Shipbourne, Kent. His son Gilbert [aged 45] succeeded 2nd Baron Barnard.

In 1726 Henry Vane 1st Earl Darlington [aged 21] was appointed MP Launceston.

In 1726 [his daughter] Anne Vane was born to Henry Vane 1st Earl Darlington [aged 21] and Grace Fitzroy Countess Darlington [aged 28]. She a great granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married 20th March 1745 Charle Hope-Weir aka Vere, son of Charles Hope 1st Earl Hopetoun and Henrietta Johnstone.

Around 1727 Henry Vane 2nd Earl Darlington was born to Henry Vane 1st Earl Darlington [aged 22] and Grace Fitzroy Countess Darlington [aged 29]. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married 19th March 1757 Margaret Lowther Countess Darlington and had issue.

In 1727 Henry Vane 1st Earl Darlington [aged 22] was appointed MP St Mawes.

On 4th August 1728 [his mother] Mary Randyll Baroness Barnard died.

On 26th June 1732 [his son] Frederick Vane was born to Henry Vane 1st Earl Darlington [aged 27] and Grace Fitzroy Countess Darlington [aged 35]. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. He married Henrietta Meredith.

On 2nd January 1736 [his son] Raby Vane was born to Henry Vane 1st Earl Darlington [aged 31] and Grace Fitzroy Countess Darlington [aged 38]. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1741 Henry Vane 1st Earl Darlington [aged 36] was appointed MP Ripon.

On 20th March 1745 Charle Hope-Weir aka Vere [aged 34] and Anne Vane [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of Henry Vane 1st Earl Darlington [aged 40] and Grace Fitzroy Countess Darlington [aged 47]. He the son of Charles Hope 1st Earl Hopetoun and Henrietta Johnstone [aged 62].

In 1747 Henry Vane 1st Earl Darlington [aged 42] was appointed MP County Durham.

In 1753 [his father] Gilbert Vane 2nd Baron Barnard [aged 75] died. His son Henry [aged 48] succeeded 3rd Baron Barnard. Grace Fitzroy Countess Darlington [aged 55] by marriage Baroness Barnard.

In 1757 Charle Hope-Weir aka Vere [aged 46] and [his daughter] Anne Vane [aged 31] were divorced by Act of Parliament.

On 19th March 1757 Henry Vane 2nd Earl Darlington [aged 30] and Margaret Lowther Countess Darlington [aged 29] were married at London. He the son of Henry Vane 1st Earl Darlington [aged 52] and Grace Fitzroy Countess Darlington [aged 59].

In 1758 [his daughter] Harriet Vane died.

On 6th March 1758 Henry Vane 1st Earl Darlington [aged 53] died. His son Henry [aged 31] succeeded 2nd Earl Darlington, 2nd Viscount Barnard, 4th Baron Barnard. Margaret Lowther Countess Darlington [aged 30] by marriage Countess Darlington.

On 29th September 1763 Grace Fitzroy Countess Darlington [aged 66] died.

Royal Ancestors of Henry Vane 1st Earl Darlington 1705-1758

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 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 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 16 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Ancestors of Henry Vane 1st Earl Darlington 1705-1758

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Vane of Hadlow in Kent

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Vane "The Elder" 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Twysden

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Twyden 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Wyatt 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Vane "The Younger" 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Darcy 10 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Darcy 11 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Darcy 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Vincenzo Guicciardini

Great x 3 Grandmother: Camilla Guicciardini

Grandfather: Christopher Vane 1st Baron Barnard 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Christopher Wray

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Wray 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Girlington

Great x 2 Grandfather: Christopher Wray 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Drury 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Drury Lady Glentworth 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stafford 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Wray 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Cecil 1st Viscount Wimbledon 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Albinia Cecil 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Andrew Noel

Great x 3 Grandmother: Theodosia Noel

Father: Gilbert Vane 2nd Baron Barnard 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Denzil Holles

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Holles 1st Earl de Clare 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Sheffield 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Holles 2nd Earl de Clare 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stanhope 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Stanhope Countess de Clare 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Port

Great x 1 Grandfather: Gilbert Holles 3rd Earl de Clare 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Vere 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Horace de Vere 1st Baron Vere 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hardkyn

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vere Countess Clare 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Tracy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Tracy Baroness Spencer Tilbury

Grandmother: Elizabeth Holles Baroness Barnard 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Pierrepont 10 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Cavendish 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Pierrepont of Thoresby 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Talbot 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Rayner

Great x 1 Grandmother: Grace Pierrepont Countess de Clare 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Harries of Cruckton in Shropshire

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Harries aka Harris 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Prowde

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harries aka Harris

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Gifford

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Gifford

Henry Vane 1st Earl Darlington 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Mother: Mary Randyll Baroness Barnard