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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: West
On 4th April 1693 John West 1st Earl De La Warr was born to John West 6th Baron De La Warr (age 30).
On 22nd October 1698 George Neville 1st Baron Abergavenny (age 39) and [his future wife] Anne Walker were married. She by marriage Baroness Abergavenny.
On 25th May 1721 John West 1st Earl De La Warr (age 28) and Charlotte Maccarthy Baroness De La Warr were married. She the daughter of Donough Maccarthy 4th Earl Clancarty (age 53) and Elizabeth Spencer Countess Clancarty. They were fifth cousin once removed.
On 26th May 1723 [his father] John West 6th Baron De La Warr (age 60) died. He was buried at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. His son John (age 30) succeeded 7th Baron De La Warr. [his wife] Charlotte Maccarthy Baroness De La Warr by marriage Baroness De La Warr.
On 9th May 1729 [his son] John West 2nd Earl De La Warr was born to John West 1st Earl De La Warr (age 36) and [his wife] Charlotte Maccarthy Baroness De La Warr.
In 1731 [his daughter] Diana West was born to John West 1st Earl De La Warr (age 37) and [his wife] Charlotte Maccarthy Baroness De La Warr.
In 1742 John West 1st Earl De La Warr (age 48) and Anne Walker were married. She by marriage Baroness De La Warr.
In June 1748 [his wife] Anne Walker died.
In or before 1759 [his son-in-law] Lieutenant-General John Clavering (age 38) and [his daughter] Diana West (age 27) were married. She the daughter of John West 1st Earl De La Warr (age 65) and [his wife] Charlotte Maccarthy Baroness De La Warr.
In 1761 John West 1st Earl De La Warr (age 67) was created 1st Earl De La Warr, 1st Viscount Cantalupe.
In 1766 [his daughter] Diana West (age 35) died.
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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.
On 16th March 1766 John West 1st Earl De La Warr (age 72) died. His son [his son] John (age 36) succeeded 2nd Earl De La Warr, 2nd Viscount Cantalupe, 8th Baron De La Warr.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William West 1st Baron De La Warr 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas West 2nd Baron De La Warr 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Strange Baroness De La Warr
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas West 3rd Baron De La Warr 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Knollys
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Knollys Baroness De La Warr 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Carey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry West 4th Baron De La Warr 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Shirley 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Shirley 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Cecily Shirley Baroness De La Warr 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Kempe 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Kempe 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Cheney
GrandFather: Charles West 5th Baron De La Warr 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Edmondes of Salisbury
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Edmondes of Plymouth
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Edmondes
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella Edmondes Baroness De La Warr
Father: John West 6th Baron De La Warr 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
John West 1st Earl De La Warr 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England