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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: Churchill
Maternal Family Tree: Susanna Temple 1600-1669
On 1st October 1678 [her father] John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough (age 28) and [her mother] Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough (age 18) were married.
On 19th July 1681 Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough was born to [her father] John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough (age 31) and [her mother] Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough (age 21).
On 14th May 1685 [her father] John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough (age 34) was created 1st Baron Churchill of Sandridge in Hertfordshire.
On 9th April 1689 [her father] John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough (age 38) was created 1st Earl of Marlborough.
In March 1698 Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin (age 19) and Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough (age 16) were married. She the daughter of John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough (age 47) and Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough (age 37). He the son of Sidney Godolphin 1st Earl Godolphin (age 52) and Margaret Blagge.
John Evelyn's Diary. 8th June 1698. I went to congratulate the marriage of [her husband] Mr. Godolphin (age 19) with the [her father] Earl of Marlborough's (age 48) daughter (age 16).
In 1700 [her son] William Godolphin was born to [her husband] Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin (age 21) and Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough (age 18). He married 25th April 1729 Catherina de Jong Jong.
Around 1700 [her son] Henry Godolphin was born to [her husband] Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin (age 21) and Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough (age 18).
Before 2nd December 1700 [her brother-in-law] Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland (age 25) and [her sister] Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland (age 17) were married. She the daughter of [her father] John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough (age 50) and [her mother] Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough (age 40). He the son of Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland (age 59) and Anne Digby Countess Sunderland (age 54).
In 1701 [her daughter] Henrietta Godolphin Duchess Newcastle under Lyne was born to [her husband] Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin (age 22) and Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough (age 19). She married 2nd April 1717 Thomas Pelham Holles 1st Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne, son of Thomas Pelham 1st Baron Pelham of Laughton and Grace Holles.
On 28th September 1702 Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland (age 61) died at Althorp House, Northamptonshire [Map]. His son [her brother-in-law] Charles (age 27) succeeded 3rd Earl of Sunderland, 5th Baron Spencer Wormleighton. [her sister] Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland (age 19) by marriage Countess of Sunderland.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In December 1702 [her father] John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough (age 52) was appointed 512th Knight of the Garter by Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland (age 37).
In December 1702 [her father] John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough (age 52) was created 1st Duke Marlborough, 1st Marquess of Blandford. [her mother] Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough (age 42) by marriage Duchess Marlborough.
John Evelyn's Diary. 1st December 1702. After the excess of honor conferred by the Queen (age 37) on the [her father] Earl of Marlborough (age 52), by making him a Knight of the Garter and a Duke, for the success of but one campaign, that he should desire £5,000 a year to be settled on him by Parliament out of the Post Office, was thought a bold and unadvised request, as he had, besides his own considerable estate, above £30,000 a year in places and employments, with £50,000 at interest. He had married one daughter (age 21) to the [her husband] son (age 24) of my [her father-in-law] Lord Treasurer Godolphin (age 57), [her sister] another (age 19) to the [her brother-in-law] Earl of Sunderland (age 27), and a [her sister] third (age 15) to the [her future brother-in-law] Earl of Bridgewater (age 21). He is a very handsome person, well-spoken and affable, and supports his want of acquired knowledge by keeping good company.
Around 1703 [her daughter] Margaret Godolphin was born to [her husband] Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin (age 24) and Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough (age 21).
On 9th February 1703 [her brother-in-law] Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater (age 21) and [her sister] Elizabeth Churchill Countess Bridgewater (age 15) were married. She by marriage Countess Bridgewater. She the daughter of [her father] John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough (age 52) and [her mother] Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough (age 42). He the son of John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater and Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater (age 47).
In 1705 [her brother-in-law] John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 15) and [her sister] Mary Churchill Duchess of Montagu (age 15) were married. She the daughter of [her father] John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough (age 54) and [her mother] Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough (age 44). He the son of Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 66) and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland. They were third cousins.
On 9th March 1709 Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 70) died. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son [her brother-in-law] John (age 19) succeeded 2nd Duke Montagu, 4th Baron Montagu of Boughton in Northamptonshire. [her sister] Mary Churchill Duchess of Montagu (age 19) by marriage Duchess Montagu.
On 15th September 1712 [her father-in-law] Sidney Godolphin 1st Earl Godolphin (age 67) died. His son [her husband] Francis (age 34) succeeded 2nd Earl Godolphin, 2nd Viscount Rialton, 2nd Baron Godolphin of Rialton in Cornwall. Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough (age 31) by marriage Countess Godolphin.
On 22nd March 1714 [her sister] Elizabeth Churchill Countess Bridgewater (age 27) died. She was buried at St Peter and St Paul Church, Little Gaddesden on 29th March 1714.
On 15th April 1716 [her sister] Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland (age 33) died.
On 2nd April 1717 [her son-in-law] Thomas Pelham Holles 1st Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne (age 23) and [her daughter] Henrietta Godolphin Duchess Newcastle under Lyne (age 16) were married. She by marriage Duchess Newcastle under Lyme. She the daughter of [her husband] Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin (age 38) and Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough (age 35).
On 16th June 1722 [her father] John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough (age 72) died at Cranbourne Lodge, Windsor. His daughter Henrietta (age 40) succeeded 2nd Duchess Marlborough, 2nd Marchioness of Blandford, 2nd Countess of Marlborough, 2nd Baroness Churchill of Sandridge in Hertfordshire. [her husband] Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin (age 43) by marriage Duke Marlborough.
On 26th May 1723 [her husband] Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin (age 44) was appointed Privy Council.
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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.
On 25th April 1729 [her son] William Godolphin (age 29) and [her daughter-in-law] Catherina de Jong Jong were married. He the son of [her husband] Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin (age 50) and Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough (age 47).
On 24th August 1731 [her son] William Godolphin (age 31) died at Balliol College, Oxford University.
On 18th April 1733 [her husband] Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin (age 54) was appointed Governor of the Scilly Isles.
On 24th October 1733 Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough (age 52) died. Her nephew [her nephew] Charles (age 26) succeeded 3rd Duke Marlborough, 3rd Marquess of Blandford, 3rd Earl of Marlborough, 3rd Baron Churchill of Sandridge in Hertfordshire. Elizabeth Trevor Duchess of Marlborough (age 20) by marriage Duchess Marlborough.
On 17th January 1766 [her former husband] Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin (age 87) died. Earl Godolphin, Viscount Rialton, Baron Godolphin of Rialton in Cornwall extinct. His first cousin Francis (age 59) succeeded 2nd Baron Godolphin of Helston in Cornwall.
[her daughter] Mary Godolphin Duchess Leeds was born to Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin and Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough. She married 26th June 1740 Thomas Osborne 4th Duke Leeds, son of Peregrine Osborne 3rd Duke Leeds and Elizabeth Harley, and had issue.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
GrandFather: Winston Churchill
Father: John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John "The Elder" Drake
Great x 3 Grandfather: Bernard Drake
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Drake
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Drake
GrandMother: Elizabeth Drake 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Boteler 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Boteler 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Griselda Roche
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Boteler 1st Baron Boteler 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Waller
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Waller
Great x 1 Grandmother: Helen Boteler 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Villiers of Brooksby Leicestershire
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby
Great x 4 Grandmother: Collette Clarke
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Villiers Baroness Boteler Brantfield
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Saunders of Harrington Northamptonshire
Great x 3 Grandmother: Audrey Saunders
Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Jennings
GrandFather: Richard Jennings
Mother: Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough
Great x 1 Grandfather: Gifford Thornhurst 1st Baronet
GrandMother: Frances Thornhurst
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Temple of Stowe
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Temple
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Temple
Great x 1 Grandmother: Susanna Temple