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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: Villiers
Maternal Family Tree: Anne Armstrong 1544
Christopher Villiers 1st Earl Anglesey was appointed Gentlemen of the Bedchamber to King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
Christopher Villiers 1st Earl Anglesey was appointed Master of the Robes to King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
Before 1587 [his father] George Villiers of Brokesby (age 42) and Audrey Saunders (age 35) were married.
After 1590 [his father] George Villiers of Brokesby (age 46) and [his mother] Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham (age 20) were married. Some sources describe their relationship as being half-first cousin? His mother [his grandmother] Collette Clarke was first married to her uncle Richard Beaumont so there is no relationship between George Villiers of Brokesby and Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham. The difference in their ages was 26 years.
Around 1593 Christopher Villiers 1st Earl Anglesey was born to George Villiers of Brokesby (age 49) and Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham (age 23).
After 1606 Thomas Compton and [his mother] Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham (age 36) were married. He the son of Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton and Anne Spencer Countess Dorset. They were half fifth cousin once removed.
On 4th January 1606 [his father] George Villiers of Brokesby (age 62) died. He was buried at the Chapel of St Nicholas, Westminster Abbey [Map].
Before 18th April 1623 Christopher Villiers 1st Earl Anglesey (age 30) and Elizabeth Sheldon Countess Anglesey (age 15) were married. He the son of George Villiers of Brokesby and Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham (age 53).
On 18th April 1623 Christopher Villiers 1st Earl Anglesey (age 30) was created 1st Earl Anglesey, 1st Baron Villiers of Daventry. [his wife] Elizabeth Sheldon Countess Anglesey (age 15) by marriage Countess Anglesey.
On 3rd April 1630 Christopher Villiers 1st Earl Anglesey (age 37) died at Windsor, Berkshire [Map]. He was buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. His son [his son] Charles succeeded 2nd Earl Anglesey, 2nd Baron Villiers of Daventry.
On 5th August 1641 Benjamin Weston and [his former wife] Elizabeth Sheldon Countess Anglesey (age 33) were married.
On 12th April 1662 [his former wife] Elizabeth Sheldon Countess Anglesey (age 54) died.
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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.
[his son] Charles Villiers 2nd Earl Anglesey was born to Christopher Villiers 1st Earl Anglesey and Elizabeth Sheldon Countess Anglesey.
[his daughter] Anne Villiers Countess Sussex was born to Christopher Villiers 1st Earl Anglesey and Elizabeth Sheldon Countess Anglesey.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 15 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 16 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Villiers
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Villiers
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Villiers
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Villiers
GrandFather: William Villiers of Brooksby Leicestershire
Father: George Villiers of Brokesby
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Clarke
GrandMother: Collette Clarke
Christopher Villiers 1st Earl Anglesey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Beaumont 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Beaumont 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Maureward
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Beaumont 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Darcy 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Darcy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joane Greystoke Baroness Darcy Knayth 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Beaumont 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: George Pauncefote
GrandFather: Anthony Beaumont 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Bassett 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Bassett 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Bassett 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Bassett 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Mother: Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Armstrong
GrandMother: Anne Armstrong