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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: Knollys
Before February 1655 [his father] Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury (age 24) and Isabella Blount (age 25) were married. She the daughter of Mountjoy Blount 1st Earl Newport (age 58) and Anne Boteler Countess Newport and Portland (age 55). He the son of [his grandfather] William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 72). They were first cousin twice removed.
On 4th October 1655 [his father] Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury (age 24) and [his mother] Anne or Abigail Sherard (age 22) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 72).
On or before 3rd June 1662 Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury was born to Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury (age 31) and Anne or Abigail Sherard (age 29). He was baptised on 3rd June 1662 at the Church of St John the Baptist, Boughton.
In 1674 [his father] Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury (age 43) died. His son Charles (age 11) de jure 4th Earl Banbury, 4th Viscount Wallingford, 4th Baron Knollys.
On 6th March 1680 [his mother] Anne or Abigail Sherard (age 47) died.
On 10th June 1685 Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 23) unsuccessfully petitioned the House of Lords to become Earl Banbury.
On 16th May 1689 Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 26) and Elizabeth Lister Countess of Banbury (age 25) were married. She by marriage Countess Banbury. Said to be at the Nag's Head Coffee-House James Street although this may have been the location of the reception. He the son of Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury and Anne or Abigail Sherard.
On 6th October 1692 Captain Philip Lawson was killed in a duel by his brother-in-law Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 30). The House of Lords decided that he was not a Peer (there was doubt over the paternity of his father), and he pleaded in the King's Bench. The second husband his wife [his sister] Anna Maria Knollys (age 36) had lost to dueling.
On 15th October 1694 [his son] Major William Knollys was born to Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 32) and [his wife] Elizabeth Lister Countess of Banbury (age 31).
Around 1697 [his daughter] Katherine Knollys was born to Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 34) and [his wife] Elizabeth Lister Countess of Banbury (age 33).
In December 1699 [his wife] Elizabeth Lister Countess of Banbury (age 36) died.
Around 1702 [his illegitimate son] Admiral Charles Knowles 1st Baronet was born illegitimately to Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 39). See The Naval Chronicle 1799 Page 89 and Page 90.
On 30th April 1702 Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 39) and Mary Woods (age 18) were married at St Bride's Church, Fleet Street. The difference in their ages was 21 years. He the son of Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury and Anne or Abigail Sherard.
On 26th March 1703 [his son] Charles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury was born to Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 40) and [his wife] Mary Woods (age 19). He was baptised on 14th April 1703 at St James' Church, Piccadilly.
On 28th December 1725 [his son] Charles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Martha Hughes (age 21) were married at Nursling, Hampshire. He the son of Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 63) and [his wife] Mary Woods (age 41).
On 12th July 1730 [his daughter] Katherine Knollys (age 33) died. She was buried at Lincoln Cathedral [Map].
Katherine Knollys: Around 1697 she was born to Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury and Elizabeth Lister Countess of Banbury.
All About History Books
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 June 1740 [his son] Major William Knollys (age 45) died without issue.
On 26th August 1740 Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 78) died at Dunkirk. His son [his son] Charles (age 37) de jure 5th Earl Banbury, 5th Viscount Wallingford, 5th Baron Knollys.
On 12th May 1762 [his former wife] Mary Woods (age 78) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Knollys
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Knollys
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Doyley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Knollys
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Troutbeck
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Troutbeck
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Knollys
Great x 2 Grandmother: Lettice Peniston
GrandFather: William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Carey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Fulford
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Spencer of Spencer Combe
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Spencer 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Carey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Boleyn 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Butler 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Boleyn 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Father: Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Howard 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stafford Duchess Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Vere Countess of Surrey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Audley
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Audley 1st Baron Audley Walden
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Baroness Audley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset
GrandMother: Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Knyvet 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Knyvet of Charlton Wiltshire 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Muriel Howard Viscountess Lisle 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Knyvet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christopher Pickering 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Pickering 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Lewknor 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stumpe
Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geffrey Sherard of Stapleford
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Sherard
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Sherard
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Sherard
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Poulteney
Great x 2 Grandmother: Rose Poulteney
GrandFather: William Sherard 1st Baron Sherard
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Moore of Bourne in Lincolnshire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Moore
Mother: Anne or Abigail Sherard
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Cave of Stanford in Northamptonshire
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Cave
Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Cave of Stanford
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Danvers
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Danvers
Great x 1 Grandfather: Cecil Cave of Stanford
Great x 4 Grandfather: David Cecil
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Cecil
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Dicons
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Cecil
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Heckington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Heckington
GrandMother: Abigail Cave Baroness Sherard
Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Bennett of Greenwich
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Bennett