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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.
Paternal Family Tree: Legh
Maternal Family Tree: Anne Pakenham 1485-1544
Before 1579 [his father] William Leigh (age 27) and [his mother] Frances Harrington were married.
Around 1579 Francis Leigh was born to William Leigh (age 28) and Frances Harrington.
In 1597 Francis Leigh (age 18) was elected MP Weymouth and Melcombe Regis.
On 28th April 1598 [his son] Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester was born to Francis Leigh (age 19) and [his future wife] Mary Egerton (age 19).
Before 1601 Francis Leigh (age 21) and Mary Egerton (age 21) were married.
In 1601 Francis Leigh (age 22) was elected MP Oxford.
In 1603 Francis Leigh (age 24) was knighted.
In 1604 Francis Leigh (age 25) was elected MP Oxford.
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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.
In 1614 Francis Leigh (age 35) was elected MP Leicester.
In July 1616 [his son] Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester (age 18) and [his daughter-in-law] Susan Northam were married.
On 31st July 1617 [his son] Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester (age 19) and [his daughter-in-law] Audrey Boteler Countess Chichester were married.
In 1618 Francis Leigh (age 39) was appointed High Sheriff of Warwickshire.
In 1621 Francis Leigh (age 42) was elected MP Warwickshire.
In 1625 Francis Leigh (age 46) died.
[his daughter] 3 x Daughters Legh was born to Francis Leigh and Mary Egerton.
[his son] Son Legh was born to Francis Leigh and Mary Egerton.
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Franks: Great x 27 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Piers Legh
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Leigh
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Leigh
Great x 1 Grandfather: Roger Leigh
GrandFather: Thomas Leigh
Father: William Leigh
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Harrington
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Harrington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Culpepper
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Harrington
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Alexander Harrington
GrandFather: James Harrington
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Moton of Peckleton in Leicestershire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Moton
Mother: Frances Harrington
Great x 3 Grandfather: William IV Sidney
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Sidney
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Sidney
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Brandon
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Brandon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ada Calthorpe
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Brandon
GrandMother: Lucy Sidney
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Pakenham
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Pakenham
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Pakenham