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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.
On 26th June 1865 Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Grayson 1st Baronet was born.
On 16th April 1891 Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Grayson 1st Baronet (age 25) and Dora Beatrice Harrington were married. They had twelve children.
In 1892 [his son] Denys Grayson 2nd Baronet was born to Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Grayson 1st Baronet (age 26) and [his wife] Dora Beatrice Harrington.
In 1918 Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Grayson 1st Baronet (age 52) was elected MP Birkenhead West which seat he held until 1922.
On 30th July 1925 [his son-in-law] Edward FitzClarence 6th Earl of Munster (age 25) and [his daughter] Monica Sheila Grayson were married. He the son of Brigadier-General Charles FitzClarence and Violet Spencer-Churchill (age 61).
In 1927 Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Grayson 1st Baronet (age 61) and Dora Beatrice Harrington were divorced.
On 20th December 1927 Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Grayson 1st Baronet (age 62) and Louise Mary Delany were married.
In 1930 [his son-in-law] Edward FitzClarence 6th Earl of Munster (age 30) and [his daughter] Monica Sheila Grayson were divorced.
On 27th October 1951 Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Grayson 1st Baronet (age 86) died.
[his daughter] Monica Sheila Grayson was born to Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Grayson 1st Baronet and Dora Beatrice Harrington.
The London Gazette 32563. The K1NG has been graciously pleased to signify His Majesty's intention of conferring Baronetcies of the United Kingdom on the following:
Sir Robert William Aske, LL.D., J.P. For public services.
Sir Alfred Frederick Bird, D.L., J P., M.P. Member for Wolverhampton. Patron of art and donor of historic pictures to the Houses of Parliament.
Sir George Rowland Blades, M.P. Member for Epson, Division of Surrey since 1918. Senior Sheriff, City of London, 1917-18.
Robert Reginald Frederick Butler, Esq. Chairman of United Dairies, Ltd. For valuable services to agriculture and the Ministry of Food during the war.
Sir Alfred Lassam Goodson, J.P. Member Chesihire County Cbunoil, 1904-7, 1915-19. President of the O.T.C. Selection Board. President of Overseas Civilian Advisory Boards G.H.Q. (France).
Lt.Col. Sir Henry Mulleneux Grayson, K.B..E, M.P. Member for Birkenhead. High Sheriff of Anglesey, 1917-18. Director of Ship Repairs (Admiralty) during the war. [Baronet Grayson of Ravenspoint in Anglesey]
Joseph Hood, Esq., M.P. Member for Wimbledon. For public services.
Robert Paterson Houston, Esq., J.P., M.P. Member for the West Toxteth Division of Liverpooi for 30 years. J.P. for Liverpool. Took an active part in raising and equipping troops during the early days of the war.
Charles Hyde, Esq., O.B.E. Proprietor of the "Birmingham Daily Post" and of the "Birmingham Mail."
Joseph John Jarvis, Esq. Director of the "Financial News" and the Argus Printing Co.
David Ricihard Llewellyn, Esq., J.P. Chairman of the Llewellyn Shipping Co. and Chief Partner of Llewellyn, Merratt and Price Ltd. Chairman of many colliery companies. For public services.
Sir E'dward Mortimer Mountain. Chairman, Eagle, Star and British Dominions Insurance Co. For public services.
James Readhead, Esq., J.P. Chairman and Managing Director of the firm of John Read head and Sons, Ltd., Shipbuilders. Formerly a member of the Board of Trade Committee on Shipping and Shipbuilding. Meanber of the London Committee of Lloyds Register of Shipping. President of many local charitable institutions.
Hugh Reid, Esq., C.B..E., LL.D., D.L., J.P., D.L. and J.P. for Glasgow. Chief Managing Director and Deputy Chairman of the North British Locomotive Co., Ltd.
Sir Matthew Gemmill Wallace. For services rendered to the Defence of the Realm Losses Commission and War Compensiation Court.
Sir David Yule. Head of the firm of Yule, Catto. and Co., East India Merchants, Calcutta, and throughout India. Director of London City aud Midland Bank and of the Mercantile Bank of India. For public services.
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