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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 Francis Winnington of Broadway 1704-1754

Paternal Family Tree: Winnington

In February 1704 or March 1704 Francis Winnington of Broadway was born to Francis Winnington.

On 29th March 1721 Francis Winnington of Broadway (age 17) matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford University.

On 9th February 1728 Francis Winnington of Broadway (age 24) was called to the bar at Middle Temple.

From 1733 to 1747 Francis Winnington of Broadway (age 28) held the post of Solicitor to the Admiralty.

In 1747 Francis Winnington of Broadway (age 42) was elected MP Droitwich which seat he held until 1754.

Around 1754 Francis Winnington of Broadway (age 49) died.

[his son] Edward Winnington of Broadway was born to Francis Winnington of Broadway.

Ancestors of Francis Winnington of Broadway 1704-1754

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Winnington of Chester

GrandFather: Francis Winnington

Father: Francis Winnington

Great x 2 Grandfather: Humphrey Salwey of Stanford Court, Stanford-on-Teme

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Salwey

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Littleton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Littleton

GrandMother: Elizabeth Salwey

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Dryden of Canons Ashby

Great x 2 Grandfather: Erasmus Dryden 1st Baronet

Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Dryden

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Wilkes of Hodnell, Warwickshire

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Wilkes

Francis Winnington of Broadway