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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 or before 11th March 1562 Archbishop Richard Neale was born. He was baptised on 11th March 1562 at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map].
In 1608 Archbishop Richard Neale (age 45) was elected Bishop of Rochester.
In 1610 Archbishop Richard Neale (age 47) was elected Bishop of Lichfield.
In 1613 [his son] Paul Neale was born to Archbishop Richard Neale (age 50).
In 1614 Archbishop Richard Neale (age 51) was elected Bishop of Lincoln.
In 1617 Archbishop Richard Neale (age 54) was elected Bishop of Durham.
In 1628 Archbishop Richard Neale (age 65) was elected Bishop of Winchester.
In 1631 Archbishop Richard Neale (age 68) was elected Archbishop of York.
On 31st October 1640 Archbishop Richard Neale (age 78) died.