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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.

Biography of Charles Winn-Allanson 2nd Baron Headley 1784-1840

Paternal Family Tree: Winn

In 1765 [his father] George Winn aka Allanson-Winn 1st Baron Headley (age 40) and Anne Winn were married. They had one daughter. They were second cousin once removed.

In 1783 [his father] George Winn aka Allanson-Winn 1st Baron Headley (age 58) and [his mother] Jane Blennerhassett were married.

On 25th June 1784 Charles Winn-Allanson 2nd Baron Headley was born to George Winn aka Allanson-Winn 1st Baron Headley (age 59) and Jane Blennerhassett.

On 9th April 1798 [his father] George Winn aka Allanson-Winn 1st Baron Headley (age 73) died. His son Charles (age 13) succeeded 2nd Baron Allanson and Winn of Aghadoe in County Kerry, 2nd Baronet Winn of Little Warley in Essex.

In 1806 Charles Winn-Allanson 2nd Baron Headley (age 21) was elected MP Ripon.

In 1807 Charles Winn-Allanson 2nd Baron Headley (age 22) was elected MP Malton against the interest of William Fitzwilliam 4th and 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (age 58). However, FitzWilliam and his supporters managed to obtain evidence of corruption and had Headley unseated on petition in 1808.

In 1811 Charles Winn-Allanson 2nd Baron Headley (age 26) was elected MP Ludgershall which seat he held until 1812.

On 1st June 1833 Edmund Mark Winn 7th Baronet (age 70) died. His third cousin Charles (age 48) succeeded 8th Baronet Winn of Nostel in Yorkshire.

On 9th April 1840 Charles Winn-Allanson 2nd Baron Headley (age 55) died. His nephew Charles (age 29) succeeded 3rd Baron Allanson and Winn of Aghadoe in County Kerry, 3rd Baronet Winn of Little Warley in Essex, 9th Baronet Winn of Nostel in Yorkshire.

Royal Ancestors of Charles Winn-Allanson 2nd Baron Headley 1784-1840

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 21 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Charles Winn-Allanson 2nd Baron Headley 1784-1840

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Winn

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Winn 1st Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Rowland Berkeley 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Berkeley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Hayward

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Winn 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

GrandFather: Pelham Winn of South Ferriby, Lincolnshire 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Father: George Winn aka Allanson-Winn 1st Baron Headley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Charles Winn-Allanson 2nd Baron Headley 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

GrandFather: Arthur Blennerhassett of Ballyseedy, County Kerry

Mother: Jane Blennerhassett