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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 Christopher Wyvill 3rd Baronet 1614-1681

Paternal Family Tree: Wyvill

On 23rd December 1611 [his father] Marmaduke Wyvill 2nd Baronet (age 16) and [his mother] Isabel Gascoigne (age 15) were married.

On or before 6th December 1614 Christopher Wyvill 3rd Baronet was born to Marmaduke Wyvill 2nd Baronet (age 19) and Isabel Gascoigne (age 18). He was baptised on 6th December 1614.

In December 1636 Christopher Wyvill 3rd Baronet (age 21) and Ursula Darcy Lady Wyvill (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Conyers Darcy 1st Earl Holderness (age 37) and Grace Rokeby (age 36). They were fourth cousins.

Around 1645 [his mother] Isabel Gascoigne (age 49) died.

In 1645 [his son] William Wyvill 4th Baronet was born to Christopher Wyvill 3rd Baronet (age 30) and [his wife] Ursula Darcy Lady Wyvill (age 25).

On 19th January 1648 [his father] Marmaduke Wyvill 2nd Baronet (age 53) died. His son Christopher (age 33) succeeded 3rd Baronet Wyvill of Constable Burton in Yorkshire. [his wife] Ursula Darcy Lady Wyvill (age 28) by marriage Lady Wyvill of Constable Burton in Yorkshire.

Before August 1649 [his brother-in-law] Conyers Darcy 2nd Earl Holderness (age 27) and Catherine Fane (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland and Mary Mildmay Countess of Westmoreland. He the son of [his father-in-law] Conyers Darcy 1st Earl Holderness (age 50) and [his mother-in-law] Grace Rokeby (age 49). They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 8th February 1650 [his brother-in-law] Conyers Darcy 2nd Earl Holderness (age 28) and Frances Howard (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Howard 1st Earl Berkshire (age 62) and Elizabeth Cecil Countess Berkshire (age 54). He the son of [his father-in-law] Conyers Darcy 1st Earl Holderness (age 51) and [his mother-in-law] Grace Rokeby (age 50). They were half fifth cousin once removed.

In 1659 Christopher Wyvill 3rd Baronet (age 44) was elected MP Richmond.

In 1660 Christopher Wyvill 3rd Baronet (age 45) was elected MP Richmond.

In or before 1666 [his son] William Wyvill 4th Baronet (age 20) and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Brookes were married.

In 1676 [his brother-in-law] Conyers Darcy 2nd Earl Holderness (age 54) and Frances Seymour Countess Southampton (age 58) were married. She the daughter of William Seymour 2nd Duke of Somerset and Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset. He the son of [his father-in-law] Conyers Darcy 1st Earl Holderness (age 76) and [his mother-in-law] Grace Rokeby. They were sixth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 30th July 1680 [his wife] Ursula Darcy Lady Wyvill (age 60) died.

All About History Books

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 8th February 1681 Christopher Wyvill 3rd Baronet (age 66) died. His son [his son] William (age 36) succeeded 4th Baronet Wyvill of Constable Burton in Yorkshire.

Royal Ancestors of Christopher Wyvill 3rd Baronet 1614-1681

Kings Wessex: Great x 17 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 16 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 14 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 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Christopher Wyvill 3rd Baronet 1614-1681

Great x 3 Grandfather: Marmaduke Wyvill of Little Burton

Great x 2 Grandfather: Christopher Wyvill 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Fitzrandolph

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Fitzrandolph 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Scrope 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Marmaduke Wyvill 1st Baronet 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Scrope 6th Baron Scrope of Bolton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Scrope 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Percy Baroness Scrope Bolton 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Scrope 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Phyllis Rokeby

GrandFather: Christopher Wyvill 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher Danby

Great x 2 Grandfather: Christopher Danby 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Scrope 5th Baron Scrope of Masham 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Scrope 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Greystoke Baroness Scrope Masham 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Magdalen Danby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Neville 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Neville 2nd Baron Latimer of Snape 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Bourchier 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Neville 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Stafford Baroness Latimer 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Fray

Father: Marmaduke Wyvill 2nd Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bryan Stapleton of Wighill

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher Stapleton

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Stapleton

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Stapleton

GrandMother: Jane Stapleton 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Marmaduke Constable 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Constable 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Sothill

Great x 2 Grandfather: Marmaduke Constable 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Manners 11th Baron Ros Helmsley 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Manners 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne St Leger Baroness Ros of Helmsley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Katherine Constable 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Conyers 1st Baron Conyers 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher Conyers 2nd Baron Conyers 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Neville Baroness Conyers 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Conyers 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Dacre 2nd Baron Dacre Gilsland 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Dacre Baroness Conyers 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Greystoke 6th Baroness Greystoke Baroness Dacre of Gilsland 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Christopher Wyvill 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: William Gascoigne of Sedbury

Mother: Isabel Gascoigne