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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Paternal Family Tree: Clowes
Maternal Family Tree: Jane Bond 1776
On 6th May 1852 [his father] Samuel Clowes (age 31) and Sophia Louisa Sutton were married.
On 3rd December 1863 [his father] Samuel Clowes (age 42) and [his mother] Adelaide Cavendish (age 22) were married.
On 7th May 1867 Arthur Clowes was born to [his father] Samuel Clowes (age 46) and [his mother] Adelaide Cavendish (age 26).
In 1886 Arthur Clowes (age 18) joined the Worcestershire Militia.
In 1888 Arthur Clowes (age 20) was commissioned in the 1st Life Guards, reaching the rank of Captain. After retiring he was gazetted to the Staffordshire Yeomanry with the honourary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
On 31st December 1898 [his father] Samuel Clowes (age 77) died.
On 12th September 1899 Arthur Clowes (age 32) and Lucy Littleton (age 23) were married.
On or before 21st July 1900, the date he was baptised at the Church of St Barlok, Norbury [Map], [his son] Henry Samuel Littleton Clowes was born to Arthur Clowes (age 33) and [his wife] Lucy Littleton (age 23).
On 3rd September 1901 [his son] Legh Algernon Clowes was born to Arthur Clowes (age 34) and [his wife] Lucy Littleton (age 25). He was baptised at the Church of St Barlok, Norbury [Map] on 23rd September 1901.
On 4th March 1903 [his daughter] Margaret Violet Louisa Clowes was born to Arthur Clowes (age 35) and [his wife] Lucy Littleton (age 26). He was baptised at the Church of St Barlok, Norbury [Map] on 23rd September 1901. She married 1925 her half third cousin Lionel George Archer Cust.
In 1908 Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Arthur Clowes (age 40) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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On 8th March 1916 Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Arthur Clowes (age 48) died of typhoid whilst on active service at Cairo. He was buried at the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Plot D.344.
On 1st June 1970 [his former wife] Lucy Littleton (age 93) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 31 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
GrandFather: William Legh Clowes
Father: Samuel Clowes
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Arthur Clowes 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish of Doveridge Hall 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Cavendish 1st Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Cavendish 2nd Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Pyne
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Pyne 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Edgecumbe 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Cavendish 2nd Baron Waterpark 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Bradshaw 1st Baroness Waterpark
GrandFather: Henry Cavendish 3rd Baron Waterpark 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Cooper
Great x 1 Grandmother: Juliana Cooper Baroness Waterpark
Mother: Adelaide Cavendish 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Sambrooke Adams 
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Adams aka Anson
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Anson
Great x 3 Grandmother: Janette Anson
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Anson 1st Viscount Anson 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Vernon 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Pigot
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Venables-Vernon 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Simon Harcourt 
16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn
GrandMother: Elizabeth Jane Anson Baroness Waterpark 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Roberts 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Wenman Roberts aka Coke 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Coke 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Chamberlayne
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Chamberlayne
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Hardy
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Naper
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Lenox Dutton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Dutton 
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Dutton 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christopher Bond
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Bond