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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 June 1735 Hugo Meynell was born to Littleton Pointz Meynell.
In June 1754 Hugo Meynell (age 19) and Anne Gell were married at Wirksworth, Derbyshire [Map].
In 1757 [his wife] Anne Gell died.
In 1758 Hugo Meynell (age 22) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In June 1758 Hugo Meynell (age 23) and Ann Scrimpshire were married at Hanover Square.
Around 1759 [his son] Hugo Meynell was born to Hugo Meynell (age 23) and [his wife] Ann Scrimpshire.
Around 1789 John Hoppner (age 30). Portrait of Hugo Meynell (age 53).
On 14th December 1808 Hugo Meynell (age 73) died.