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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: Brunner
On 8th February 1842 John Brunner 1st Baronet was born to Reverend John Brunner (age 41) at Everton, Lancashire.
On 14th June 1864 John Brunner 1st Baronet (age 22) and Salome Davies were married.
On 24th May 1865 [his son] John Brunner 2nd Baronet was born to John Brunner 1st Baronet (age 23) and [his wife] Salome Davies.
On 22nd January 1874 [his daughter] Hilda Brunner Viscountess Dillon was born to John Brunner 1st Baronet (age 31) and [his wife] Salome Davies.
On 29th January 1874 [his wife] Salome Davies died.
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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 1885 John Brunner 1st Baronet (age 42) was elected MP Northwich which seat he held until 1886.
In 1887 John Brunner 1st Baronet (age 44) was elected MP Northwich which seat he held until 1910.
Before 6th February 1895 [his son] John Brunner 2nd Baronet (age 29) and [his daughter-in-law] Lucy Marianne Morgan Lady Brunner were married.
On 27th July 1895 John Brunner 1st Baronet (age 53) was created 1st Baronet Brunner of Druids Cross in Lancashire.
In 1906 John Brunner 1st Baronet (age 63) was appointed to the Privy Council.
On 5th January 1907 [his son-in-law] Arthur Henry Dillon 18th Viscount Dillon (age 32) and [his daughter] Hilda Brunner Viscountess Dillon (age 32) were married.
1909 . Arthur Hacker (age 50). Portrait of John Brunner 1st Baronet (age 66).
On 1st July 1919 John Brunner 1st Baronet (age 77) died. His son [his son] John (age 54) succeeded 2nd Baronet Brunner of Druids Cross in Lancashire.