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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Roger Lewknor of Broadhurst 1421-1478

Around 1421 Roger Lewknor of Broadhurst was born to Thomas Lewknor of Horsted Keynes and Elizabeth Echyngham.

Before 1439 William Stafford [aged 18] and Catherine Chideocke [aged 15] were married.

Before 1445 Roger Lewknor of Broadhurst [aged 23] and Eleanor Camoys [aged 36] were married.

Around 1445 [his son] Thomas Lewknor of Trotton was born to Roger Lewknor of Broadhurst [aged 24] and [his wife] Eleanor Camoys [aged 37].

On 6th March 1450 John Chideock 6th Baron Fitzpayn [aged 48] died. Baron Fitzpayn abeyant between his daughters Catherine Chideocke [aged 27] and [his future sister-in-law] Margaret Chideock [aged 18] and their heirs.

Before 1469 Roger Lewknor of Broadhurst [aged 47] and Mary West were married.

Around 1469 [his son] Roger Lewkenor "The Younger" was born to Roger Lewknor of Broadhurst [aged 48] and [his wife] Mary West.

On 24th July 1473 [his wife] Mary West died.

Before 23rd July 1478 Roger Lewknor of Broadhurst [aged 57] and Catherine Chideocke [aged 55] were married.

On 23rd July 1478 Roger Lewknor of Broadhurst [aged 57] died.

On 14th October 1478 [his former wife] Eleanor Camoys [aged 70] died.

On 10th April 1479 Catherine Chideocke [aged 56] died.

John Arundell and Catherine Chideocke were married. They were fifth cousins.

[his father] Thomas Lewknor of Horsted Keynes and [his mother] Elizabeth Echyngham were married.

Ralph Radmylde and Margaret Camoys were married.

She and her sister Eleanor Camoys were both heirs to their brother Hugh Camoys 2nd Baron Camoys. Her sister married Roger Lewknor of Broadhurst and they became the parents of Nicholas Lewknor of Kingston Buci who married the Elizabeth Radmylde daughter of Ralph Radmylde and Margaret Camoys. When their brother Hugh Camoys 2nd Baron Camoys died in 1426 the title Baron Camoys became abeyant for 413 years until claimed by Thomas Stonor 3rd Baron Camoys a descendant Margaret Ramylde.