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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: Vernon
Before 15th June 1677 [his father] James Vernon (age 31) and [his step-mother] Mary Buck were married.
In 1715 Francis Vernon 1st Earl Shipbrook was born to James Vernon (age 69).
In 1727 [his father] James Vernon (age 81) died.
Before 1752 Francis Vernon 1st Earl Shipbrook (age 36) and Alice Ibbetson Countess Shipbrook were married.
In 1752 [his son] Francis Vernon was born to Francis Vernon 1st Earl Shipbrook (age 37) and [his wife] Alice Ibbetson Countess Shipbrook.
In 1760 [his son] Francis Vernon (age 8) died.
In 1762 Francis Vernon 1st Earl Shipbrook (age 47) was created 1st Baron Orwell. [his wife] Alice Ibbetson Countess Shipbrook by marriage Baroness Orwell.
In 1776 Francis Vernon 1st Earl Shipbrook (age 61) was created 1st Viscount Orwell. [his wife] Alice Ibbetson Countess Shipbrook by marriage Viscountess Orwell.
In 1777 Francis Vernon 1st Earl Shipbrook (age 62) was created 1st Earl Shipbrook of Newry in County Down. [his wife] Alice Ibbetson Countess Shipbrook by marriage Countess Shipbrook of Newry in County Down.
On 15th October 1783 Francis Vernon 1st Earl Shipbrook (age 68) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 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 12 Grand Son of King John of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Vernon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Vernon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Vernon
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Vernon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Egerton of Wrineshill
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Egerton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Egerton
GrandFather: Francis Vernon 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Corbet 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Reginald Corbet 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vernon 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Corbet 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Corbet 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Father: James Vernon 11 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Francis Vernon 1st Earl Shipbrook 12 x Great Grand Son of King John of England