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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: Granville
On 25th November 1710 [his father] Richard Granville (age 32) and [his mother] Hester Temple 1st Countess Temple (age 20) were married.
On 26th September 1711 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple was born to Richard Granville (age 33) and Hester Temple 1st Countess Temple (age 21).
On 17th February 1727 [his father] Richard Granville (age 48) died.
In 1734 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 22) was elected MP Buckingham which seat he held until 1741.
On 9th May 1737 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 25) and Anne Chamber Countess Temple were married. He the son of Richard Granville and Hester Temple 1st Countess Temple (age 47).
In 1741 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 29) was elected MP Buckinghamshire which seat he held until 1747.
In 1747 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 35) was appointed High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire.
In 1747 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 35) was elected MP Buckingham which seat he held until 1752.
In 1752 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 40) changed his surname from Grenville to Grenville-Temple.
In 1752 [his mother] Hester Temple 1st Countess Temple (age 62) died. Her son Richard (age 40) succeeded 2nd Earl Temple, 3rd Viscount Cobham. [his wife] Anne Chamber Countess Temple by marriage Countess Temple.
In 1756 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 44) was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty which office he held until 1757.
In 1757 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 45) was appointed Lord Privy Seal which office he held until 1761.
All About History Books
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 1758 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 46) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire.
In 1760 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 48) was appointed 579th Knight of the Garter by King George II of Great Britain and Ireland (age 76).
On 7th April 1777 [his wife] Anne Chamber Countess Temple died.
On 12th September 1779 Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 67) died in a carriage accident without surviving issue. His nephew George (age 26) succeeded 3rd Earl Temple, 4th Viscount Cobham.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 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 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edward I 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 21 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Granville
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Grenville
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Greville of Wotton Underwood
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Granville
GrandFather: Richard Granville
Father: Richard Granville
Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Temple of Stowe
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Temple
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Temple 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Peter Temple 2nd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sandys
Great x 3 Grandfather: Miles Sandys
Great x 2 Grandmother: Hester Sandys
GrandFather: Richard Temple 3rd Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Leveson
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Leveson
Great x 4 Grandmother: Denise or Dionyse Bodley
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Leveson
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Gresham
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ursula Gresham
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Ipswell
Great x 1 Grandmother: Christian Leveson 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Mildmay
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Mildmay
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Read
Great x 2 Grandmother: Christian Mildmay 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Walsingham
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Walsingham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joyce Denny 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Mother: Hester Temple 1st Countess Temple 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Knapp
GrandMother: Mary Knapp Lady Temple