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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: Mordaunt
On 28th April 1836 Charles Mordaunt 10th Baronet was born to John Mordaunt 9th Baronet (age 27).
On 27th September 1845 [his father] John Mordaunt 9th Baronet (age 37) died. On 27th September 1845 His son Charles (age 9) succeeded 10th Baronet Mordaunt of Massingham Parva.
In 1859 Charles Mordaunt 10th Baronet (age 22) was elected MP South Warwickshire.
On 6th December 1866 Charles Mordaunt 10th Baronet (age 30) and Harriet Moncreiffe Lady Mordaunt (age 18) were married. She by marriage Lady Mordaunt of Massingham Parva.
On 28th February 1869 [his illegitimate step-daughter] Violet Caroline Mordaunt Marchioness Bath was born illegitimately to Lowry Cole 4th Earl Enniskillen (age 23) and [his wife] Harriet Moncreiffe Lady Mordaunt (age 21). Her paternity is speculative since she, Harriet, was married to Charles Mordaunt 10th Baronet (age 32) at the time of the birth. At the time of conception he had been away on an extended trip to Norway. The following year he sued for divorce threatening to bring the Prince of Wales (age 27) as a co-respondent being, allegedly, one of her many lovers. The divorce was denied as Lady Mordaunt was judged to be insane, but was finally granted in 1875 when Cole did not contest the claim that he was the father.
On 11th March 1875 Charles Mordaunt 10th Baronet (age 38) and Harriet Moncreiffe Lady Mordaunt (age 27) were divorced.
On 24th April 1878 Charles Mordaunt 10th Baronet (age 41) and Mary Louisa Cholmondeley Lady Massingham Parva (age 26) were married. She by marriage Lady Mordaunt of Massingham Parva.
In 1879 Charles Mordaunt 10th Baronet (age 42) was appointed High Sheriff of Warwickshire.
On 27th December 1880 [his daughter] Irene Mordaunt was born to Charles Mordaunt 10th Baronet (age 44) and [his wife] Mary Louisa Cholmondeley Lady Massingham Parva (age 29).
On 8th January 1882 [his daughter] Lilian Mordaunt was born to Charles Mordaunt 10th Baronet (age 45) and [his wife] Mary Louisa Cholmondeley Lady Massingham Parva (age 30).
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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.
On 27th January 1884 [his son] Osbert Mordaunt 11th Baronet was born to Charles Mordaunt 10th Baronet (age 47) and [his wife] Mary Louisa Cholmondeley Lady Massingham Parva (age 32).
On 4th June 1889 [his daughter] Cicely Mordaunt was born to Charles Mordaunt 10th Baronet (age 53) and [his wife] Mary Louisa Cholmondeley Lady Massingham Parva (age 37).
On 19th April 1890 Thomas Henry Thynne 5th Marquess of Bath (age 27) and [his illegitimate step-daughter] Violet Caroline Mordaunt Marchioness Bath (age 21) were married. She the illegitmate daughter of Lowry Cole 4th Earl Enniskillen (age 44) and [his former wife] Harriet Moncreiffe Lady Mordaunt (age 42). He the son of John Alexander Thynne 4th Marquess of Bath (age 59) and Frances Isabella Catherine Vesey Marchioness Bath. They were sixth cousins.
On 5th March 1891 [his daughter] Winifred Mordaunt was born to Charles Mordaunt 10th Baronet (age 54) and [his wife] Mary Louisa Cholmondeley Lady Massingham Parva (age 39).
On 20th April 1896 John Alexander Thynne 4th Marquess of Bath (age 65) died. His son Thomas (age 33) succeeded 5th Marquess of Bath, 7th Viscount Weymouth, 7th Baron Thynne of Warminster in Wiltshire, 8th Baronet Thynne of Kempsford in Gloucestershire. [his illegitimate step-daughter] Violet Caroline Mordaunt Marchioness Bath (age 27) by marriage Marchioness of Bath.
On 15th October 1897 Charles Mordaunt 10th Baronet (age 61) died. On 15th October 1897 His son [his son] Osbert (age 13) succeeded 11th Baronet Mordaunt of Massingham Parva.
On 9th May 1906 [his former wife] Harriet Moncreiffe Lady Mordaunt (age 58) died.
On 10th June 1947 [his former wife] Mary Louisa Cholmondeley Lady Massingham Parva (age 95) died.
[his daughter] Adela Mordaunt was born to Charles Mordaunt 10th Baronet and Mary Louisa Cholmondeley Lady Massingham Parva.
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 23 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Mordaunt 3rd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 5th Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Tollemache Lady Massingham Parva 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Mordaunt 6th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 7th Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Charles Mordaunt 8th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Prowse Lady Mordaunt
Father: John Mordaunt 9th Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Charles Mordaunt 10th Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England