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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George Richmond is in Painters.
On 28th March 1809 George Richmond was born in Brompton, Kensington.
Around 1835. George Richmond [age 25]. Self-Portrait.
Around 1835. George Richmond [age 25]. Portrait of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess Salisbury [age 4].
1840. George Richmond [age 30]. Self-Portrait.
Around 1854. George Richmond [age 44]. Self-Portrait.
1855. George Richmond [age 45]. Portrait of Bishop Robert Eden 3rd Baron Auckland [age 55].
1864. George Richmond [age 54]. Portrait of Archbishop Charles Longley [age 69].
Around 1869. George Richmond [age 59]. Portrait of Thomas James Agar aka Agar-Robartes 1st Baron Robartes [age 60].
Thomas James Agar aka Agar-Robartes 1st Baron Robartes: On 18th March 1808 he was born to Charles Bagenal Agar and Anna Maria Hunt. On 8th January 1839 Thomas James Agar aka Agar-Robartes 1st Baron Robartes and Juliana Pole-Carew Baroness Robartes were married. On 13th December 1869 Thomas James Agar aka Agar-Robartes 1st Baron Robartes was created 1st Baron Robartes of Lanhydrock and of Truro in Cornwall. Juliana Pole-Carew Baroness Robartes by marriage Baroness Robartes of Lanhydrock and of Truro in Cornwall. On 9th March 1882 Thomas James Agar aka Agar-Robartes 1st Baron Robartes died. His son Thomas succeeded 2nd Baron Robartes of Lanhydrock and of Truro in Cornwall.
1870. George Richmond [age 60]. Portrait of William Heathcote 5th Baronet [age 68].
1873. George Richmond [age 63]. Portrait of Archbishop Charles Longley.
1876. George Richmond [age 66]. Portrait of Granville Leveson-Gower 2nd Earl Granville [age 60].
1876. George Richmond [age 66]. Portrait of Juliana Pole-Carew Baroness Robartes [age 63].
Juliana Pole-Carew Baroness Robartes: On 1st July 1812 she was born to Reginald Pole aka Pole-Carew and Caroline Anne Lyttelton. On 12th April 1881 Juliana Pole-Carew Baroness Robartes died.
1877. George Richmond [age 67]. Portrait of Bishop Edward Stuart Talbot [age 32].
1878. George Richmond [age 68]. Portrait of William John Legh 1st Baron Newton [age 49].
1880. George Richmond [age 70]. Portrait of Samuel Hoare 1st Baronet [age 38].
Samuel Hoare 1st Baronet: On 7th September 1841 he was born to John Gurney Hoare and Caroline Barclay. In 1866 Samuel Hoare 1st Baronet and Katherine Louisa Hart Davis were married. On 7th August 1899 Samuel Hoare 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Hoare of Sidestrand Hall. On 20th January 1915 Samuel Hoare 1st Baronet died. His son Samuel succeeded 2nd Baronet Hoare of Sidestrand Hall.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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On 19th March 1896 George Richmond [age 86] died.