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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 Edward Wortley-Montagu 1678-1761

Paternal Family Tree: Montagu

On 8th February 1678 Edward Wortley-Montagu was born to Sidney Wortley-Montagu (age 27).

In 1712 Edward Wortley-Montagu (age 33) and Mary Wortley-Montagu née Pierrepont (age 22) were married after they eloped together to avoid her marriage to Clotworthy Skeffington 4th Viscount Massereene. She the daughter of Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull (age 57) and Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull.

On 15th May 1713 [his son] Edward Wortley-Montagu was born to Edward Wortley-Montagu (age 35) and [his wife] Mary Wortley-Montagu née Pierrepont (age 23).

In February 1718 [his daughter] Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute was born to Edward Wortley-Montagu (age 39) and [his wife] Mary Wortley-Montagu née Pierrepont (age 28) at Constantinople aka Istanbul, Turkey where her father was Ambassador.

From 1720 to 1730 Edward Wortley-Montagu (age 41) lived at 9 10 Great Piazza Covent Garden.

On 9th November 1727 [his father] Sidney Wortley-Montagu (age 77) died. He was buried at All Saints Church, Barnwell [Map].

In 1730 John Vanderbank (age 35). Portrait of Edward Wortley-Montagu (age 51).

Around 20th August 1736 [his son-in-law] John Stuart 3rd Earl Bute (age 23) and [his daughter] Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute (age 18) were married. He the son of James Stuart 2nd Earl Bute and Anne Campbell Countess Bute (age 50). They were fifth cousins.

In 1761 [his sister-in-law] Frances Pierrepont Countess Mar died.

On 22nd January 1761 Edward Wortley-Montagu (age 82) died.

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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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In 21st August 1762 [his former wife] Mary Wortley-Montagu née Pierrepont (age 73) died.

1778. Church of St Leonard, Wortley [Map]. Memorial to Edward Wortley-Montagu placed by his daughter [his daughter] Mary Wortley-Montagu Countess Bute (age 59).

Royal Ancestors of Edward Wortley-Montagu 1678-1761

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 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 12 Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 20 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Edward Wortley-Montagu 1678-1761

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Dudley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Roper of Well Hall

Great x 3 Grandmother: Helen Roper

Great x 1 Grandfather: Sidney Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Alexander Harrington

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Harrington

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Moton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sidney

Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Pakenham

GrandFather: Edward Montagu 1st Earl Sandwich 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Pepys of Cottenham

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Pepys of Cottenham

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Pepys of Impington

Great x 1 Grandmother: Paulina Pepys

Father: Sidney Wortley-Montagu 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Randulph Crewe

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Crew

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Crew

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Crew 1st Baron Crew

Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Bray

Great x 3 Grandfather: Reginald Bray of Stene and Hinton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Temperance Bray

GrandMother: Jemima Crew Countess Sandwich 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Waldegrave

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Waldegrave 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Drury 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Waldegrave 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jemima Waldegrave Baroness Crew 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Higham

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Higham

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Yelverton

Great x 3 Grandmother: Martha Yelverton

Great x 4 Grandmother: Amy Fermor

Edward Wortley-Montagu 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England