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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In 1072 Philip I King of the Franks [aged 19] and Bertha Gerulfing Queen Consort France [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Floris Gerulfing I Count Holland and Gertrude Billung Countess Holland [aged 42]. He the son of Henry I King of the Franks and Anne of Kiev Queen Consort Francia [aged 42]. They were half fourth cousin twice removed.

In or before 1130 Robert Newburgh [aged 29] and Godehildis de Tosny [aged 19] were married. He the son of Henry Beaumont 1st Earl Warwick and Marguerite Chateaudun Countess Warwick. They were half fourth cousin twice removed.

Around 1280 John Vesci and Isabella de Beaumont [aged 20] were married. They were half fourth cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

In 1419 Thomas Harrington [aged 19] and Elizabeth Dacre [aged 11] were married. They were half fourth cousin twice removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

In or before 1462 Henry Bourchier and Elizabeth Scales Countess Rivers were married. He the son of Henry Bourchier 2nd Count of Eu 1st Earl Essex [aged 57] and Isabel York Countess Eu and Essex [aged 52]. They were half fourth cousin twice removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

Before 24th August 1494 Thomas West 9th Baron De La Warr 6th Baron West [aged 19] and Elizabeth Bonville Baroness De La Warr and West [aged 20] were married. They were half fourth cousin twice removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

In 1513 Charles Somerset 1st Earl of Worcester [aged 53] and Elizabeth West [aged 26] were married. The date most likely incorrect since their daughter was born in 1497; unless of course the daughter's mother is mis-attributed. The after 1507 date is derived from the death of his first wife in Aug 1507. The difference in their ages was 27 years. He the illegitmate son of Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke of Somerset and Joan Hill. They were half fourth cousin twice removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England.

In or before 1514 Edward Gorges [aged 39] and Mary Poyntz [aged 13] were married. The difference in their ages was 26 years. They were half fourth cousin twice removed.

Before 1572 Randle Mainwaring [aged 18] and Margaret Fitton [aged 16] were married. They were half fourth cousin twice removed.

In September 1603 Charles Howard 1st Earl Nottingham [aged 67] and Margaret Stewart 1st Countess Nottingham [aged 12] were married. She by marriage Countess Nottingham. The difference in their ages was 55 years. She the daughter of James "The Bonnie Earl" Stewart 2nd Earl of Moray and Elizabeth Stewart 2nd Countess Moray. They were half fourth cousin twice removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 28th February 1607 Grey Brydges 5th Baron Chandos [aged 27] and Anne Stanley Countess Castlehaven [aged 26] were married. She the daughter of Ferdinando Stanley 5th Earl of Derby and Alice Spencer Countess Derby [aged 57]. They were half fourth cousin twice removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

In May 1614 Edward Rodney [aged 23] and Frances Southwell were married at Somerset House [Map]. She the daughter of Robert Southwell and Elizabeth Howard Countess Carrick [aged 50]. They were half fourth cousin twice removed.

In 1635 Edward Cecil 1st Viscount Wimbledon [aged 62] and Sophia Zouche [aged 17] were married. The difference in their ages was 45 years. He the son of Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter and Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter. They were half fourth cousin twice removed.

In or before 1697 Thomas Delves 4th Baronet [aged 44] and Elizabeth Booth [aged 23] were married. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Henry Booth 1st Earl Warrington and Mary Langham Countess Warrington. They were half fourth cousin twice removed.

On 27th January 1759 Robert Brudenell [aged 32] and Anne Bishopp [aged 31] were married. He the son of George Brudenell 3rd Earl Cardigan and Elizabeth Bruce 3rd Countess Cardigan. They were half fourth cousin twice removed.

In 1851 William Bagot 3rd Baron Bagot [aged 39] and Lucia Caroline Elizabeth Agar-Ellis Baroness Bagot were married. They had two sons and five daughters. They were half fourth cousin twice removed.

Richard Cornwall and Joan Fitzalan were married. She the daughter of John Fitzalan 6th Earl of Arundel and Maud Verdun Countess Arundel. He the illegitmate son of Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall and Joan Valletort. They were half fourth cousin twice removed. He a grandson of King John of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

John Stanley and Elizabeth Harrington were married. They were half fourth cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.