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.
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Paternal Family Tree: Spencer
On 1st June 1954 [her father] John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer (age 30) and [her mother] Frances Ruth Roche Countess Spencer (age 18) were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. He the son of [her grandfather] Albert Edward John Spencer 7th Earl Spencer (age 62) and [her grandmother] Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton Countess Spencer (age 57).
On 1st July 1961 Diana Spencer Princess Wales was born to [her father] John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer (age 37) and [her mother] Frances Ruth Roche Countess Spencer (age 25) at Park House, Sandringham Estate. She was baptised on 30th August 1961 by Bishop Percy Herbert (age 76) at St Mary Magdalene's Church, Sandringham.
On 9th June 1975 [her grandfather] Albert Edward John Spencer 7th Earl Spencer (age 83) died. His son [her father] John (age 51) succeeded 8th Earl Spencer, 8th Viscount Althorp, 8th Viscount Spencer, 8th Baron Spencer Althorp. [her mother] Frances Ruth Roche Countess Spencer (age 39) by marriage Countess Spencer.
In 1976 [her father] John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer (age 51) and [her step-mother] Raine McCorquodale Countess Dartmouth and Spencer (age 46) were married. She by marriage Countess Spencer. He the son of [her grandfather] Albert Edward John Spencer 7th Earl Spencer and [her grandmother] Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton Countess Spencer.
On 20th April 1978 [her brother-in-law] Robert Fellows (age 37) and [her sister] Jane Spencer (age 21) were married at the Royal Military Chapel, Wellington Barracks. Her sister Diana (age 16) attended as bridesmaid. She the daughter of [her father] John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer (age 54) and [her mother] Frances Ruth Roche Countess Spencer (age 42).
On 29th July 1981 Prince Charles (age 32) and Diana Spencer Princess Wales (age 20) were married at St Paul's Cathedral [Map]. She by marriage Princess of Wales. She the daughter of John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer (age 57) and Frances Ruth Roche Countess Spencer (age 45). He the son of Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh (age 60) and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 55).
On 21st June 1982 [her son] William Prince of Wales was born to [her husband] King Charles III (age 33) and Diana Spencer Princess Wales (age 20). He a grandson of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. He married 29th April 2011 Catherine Middleton Princess of Wales.
On 15th September 1984 [her son] Prince Harry Windsor Duke Sussex was born to [her husband] King Charles III (age 35) and Diana Spencer Princess Wales (age 23). He a grandson of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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North Transept, St Albans Cathedral. On 26th September 1989 the North Window by Alan Younger, 1933–2004, was unveiled by H.R.H. The Princess of Wales (age 28). It was the gift of Laporte plc.
On 29th March 1992 [her father] John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer (age 68) died. His son [her brother] Charles (age 27) succeeded 9th Earl Spencer, 9th Viscount Althorp, 9th Viscount Spencer, 9th Baron Spencer Althorp.
On 31st August 1997 Diana Spencer Princess Wales (age 36) died at Pitié-Salpetrière Hospital. She was buried at Althorp House, Northamptonshire [Map].
On 9th April 2005 [her husband] Prince Charles (age 56) and Queen Consort Camilla Shand (age 57) were married at Windsor Guildhall. He the son of [her father-in-law] Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh (age 83) and [her mother-in-law] Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 78).
Kings Wessex: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 29 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Henry IV King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 30 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer 
9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer 
11 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Bingham 1st Earl Lucan 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Smith Countess Lucan
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Robert Spencer 6th Earl Spencer 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Seymour-Conway 
2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Horace Beauchamp Seymour-Conway 3 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Horatia Waldegrave 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Adelaide Horatia Seymour-Conway Countess Spencer 4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Lawrence Palk 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Malet Palk 14 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Elizabeth Vaughan 
13 x Great Grand Daughter of
GrandFather: Albert Edward John Spencer 7th Earl Spencer 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Baring 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Baring
Great x 4 Grandmother: Harriet Herring Lady Baring
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Baring 1st Baron Revelstoke
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bingham
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Matilda Bingham
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Baring Countess Spencer 16 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Crocker Bulteel
Great x 2 Grandmother: Louisa Emily Charlotte Bulteel Baroness Revelstoke 15 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey 
13 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey 14 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby Countess Grey 
13 x Great Grand Daughter of
Father: John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton 14 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn 14 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen 13 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Hamilton 2nd Duke of Abercorn 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Russell 6th Duke Bedford 
2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Albert Edward Hamilton 3rd Duke of Abercorn 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Penn Curzon 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Howe 2nd Baroness Howe 11 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Anna Curzon Howe Duchess Abercorn 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Gore
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Gore Countess Howe 16 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Georgiana Montagu 
15 x Great Grand Daughter of
GrandMother: Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton Countess Spencer 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Bingham 2nd Earl Lucan
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Charles Bingham 3rd Earl Lucan 14 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk 
13 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles George Bingham 4th Earl Lucan 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Brudenell 6th Earl Cardigan 
8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Brudenell Countess Lucan 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Penelope Cooke Countess Cardigan 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Rosalind Cecilia Caroline Bingham Duchess Abercorn 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Lennox 4th Duke Richmond 
2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond 3 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Gordon Duchess Richmond 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Cecilia Catherine Gordon-Lennox Countess Lucan 4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey 
13 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Diana Spencer Princess Wales 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Roche
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edmund Roche 1st Baron Fermoy
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Roche 3rd Baron Fermoy 14 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Boothby 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Brownell Boothby 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Caroline Boothby 13 x Great Grand Daughter of
GrandFather: Maurice Roche 4th Baron Fermoy 15 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Franklin H Work
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Ellen Work Lady Fermoy
Mother: Frances Ruth Roche Countess Spencer 16 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Colonel William Smith Gill
GrandMother: Ruth Sylvia Gill Baroness Fermoy