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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: Pitt
On 15th November 1708 William "The Elder" Pitt 1st Earl Chatham was born to Robert Pitt (age 28) and Harriet Villiers.
On 21st May 1727 [his father] Robert Pitt (age 47) died.
Around 1754. William Hoare (age 47). Portrait of William "The Elder" Pitt 1st Earl Chatham (age 45).
On 16th November 1754 William "The Elder" Pitt 1st Earl Chatham (age 46) and Hester Granville Countess Chatham (age 34) were married. She the daughter of Richard Granville.
On 19th October 1755 [his daughter] Hester Pitt was born to William "The Elder" Pitt 1st Earl Chatham (age 46) and [his wife] Hester Granville Countess Chatham (age 34).
Around 1756 Burton Pynsent House, Somerset was built for William "The Elder" Pitt 1st Earl Chatham (age 47).
In 1756 [his brother-in-law] Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 44) was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty which office he held until 1757.
On 9th October 1756 [his son] John Pitt 2nd Earl Chatham was born to William "The Elder" Pitt 1st Earl Chatham (age 47) and [his wife] Hester Granville Countess Chatham (age 35).
In 1757 [his brother-in-law] Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 45) was appointed Lord Privy Seal which office he held until 1761.
In 1758 [his brother-in-law] Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple (age 46) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire.
In 1758 [his daughter] Harriet Pitt was born to William "The Elder" Pitt 1st Earl Chatham (age 49) and [his wife] Hester Granville Countess Chatham (age 37).
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.
On 28th May 1759 [his son] William "The Younger" Pitt was born to William "The Elder" Pitt 1st Earl Chatham (age 50) and [his wife] Hester Granville Countess Chatham (age 38).
In 1760 [his brother-in-law] 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).
In 1761 [his son] James Charles Pitt was born to William "The Elder" Pitt 1st Earl Chatham (age 52) and [his wife] Hester Granville Countess Chatham (age 40).
On 8th January 1765 William Pynsent 2nd Baronet (age 86) died having outlived his three daughters and his son, none of whom had issue. Baronet Pynsent of Erthfont extinct. He left his estate to William "The Elder" Pitt 1st Earl Chatham (age 56) who was no relation and who he had never met. Pitt erected the Burton Pynsent Monument nearby at a cost of £2,000.
In 1766 William "The Elder" Pitt 1st Earl Chatham (age 57) was appointed Prime Minister.
On 4th August 1766 William "The Elder" Pitt 1st Earl Chatham (age 57) was created 1st Earl Chatham. [his wife] Hester Granville Countess Chatham (age 45) by marriage Countess Chatham.
On 19th December 1774 [his son-in-law] Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl Stanhope (age 21) and [his daughter] Hester Pitt (age 19) were married. She the daughter of William "The Elder" Pitt 1st Earl Chatham (age 66) and [his wife] Hester Granville Countess Chatham (age 54). He the son of Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Stanhope (age 60) and Grizel Hamilton Countess Stanhope. They were half second cousins.
On 11th May 1778 William "The Elder" Pitt 1st Earl Chatham (age 69) died. His son [his son] John (age 21) succeeded 2nd Earl Chatham. He was initally bured at Hayes. After an address by the Commons to the king praying that the deceased statesman might be buried with the honours of a public funeral a sum was voted for a public monument which was erected over a new grave in Westminster Abbey. The monument, by the sculptor John Bacon, has a figure of Pitt above statues of Britannia and Neptune with figures representing Prudence, Fortitude, the Earth and also a sea creature. See Photograph by John Benjamin Stone
On 9th April 1803 [his former wife] Hester Granville Countess Chatham (age 82) died. Her son [his son] John (age 46) succeeded 2nd Baron Chatham of Chatham in Kent.
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.
1896. John Benjamin Stone (age 57). Photograph of the monument of William "The Elder" Pitt 1st Earl Chatham at Westminster Abbey.
[his father] Robert Pitt and [his mother] Harriet Villiers were married.
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 12 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 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 20 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Pitt
Great x 2 Grandfather: Rector Thomas Pitt
Great x 1 Grandfather: Reverend John Pitt
GrandFather: Thomas "Diamond" Pitt
Father: Robert Pitt
William "The Elder" Pitt 1st Earl Chatham 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Villiers of Brooksby Leicestershire
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby
Great x 4 Grandmother: Collette Clarke
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Villiers
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Saunders of Harrington Northamptonshire
Great x 3 Grandmother: Audrey Saunders
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Villiers 4th Viscount Grandison 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas St John 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John St John 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Blount 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Barbara St John 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Hungerford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Hungerford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Dormer
GrandFather: Edward Fitzgerald Villiers 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Leigh
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Leigh
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Harrington
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Egerton 1st Viscount Brackley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Egerton
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ravenscroft
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Leigh Viscountess Grandison 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Boteler 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Boteler 1st Baron Boteler 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Waller
Great x 2 Grandmother: Audrey Boteler Countess Chichester 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Villiers Baroness Boteler Brantfield
Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Saunders
Mother: Harriet Villiers 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England