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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.
Brighton is in East Sussex.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 17th September 1666. Up betimes, and shaved myself after a week's growth, but, Lord! how ugly I was yesterday and how fine to-day! By water, seeing the City all the way, a sad sight indeed, much fire being still in. To Sir W. Coventry (age 38), and there read over my yesterday's work: being a collection of the particulars of the excess of charge created by a war, with good content. Sir W. Coventry was in great pain lest the French fleete should be passed by our fleete, who had notice of them on Saturday, and were preparing to go meet them; but their minds altered, and judged them merchant-men, when the same day the Success, Captain Ball, made their whole fleete, and come to Brighthelmstone, and thence at five o'clock afternoon, Saturday, wrote Sir W. Coventry newes thereof; so that we do much fear our missing them. Here come in and talked with him Sir Thomas Clifford (age 36), who appears a very fine gentleman, and much set by at Court for his activity in going to sea, and stoutness everywhere, and stirring up and down.
On 25th July 1787 Arthur Devis (age 75) died at Brighton.
On 31st May 1847 John Beckett 2nd Baronet (age 72) died at Brighton. He was buried at All Saints Church, Fulham. His brother Thomas (age 68) succeeded 3rd Baronet Beckett of Leeds.
On 13th August 1850 Martin Archer Shee (age 80) died at Brighton.
On 22nd February 1855 John Ponsonby 1st Viscount Ponsonby (age 85) died at Brighton. Viscount Ponsonby of Imokilly in Cork extinct. His nephew William (age 39) succeeded 3rd Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly in County Cork.
On 31st May 1883 Edwyn Sherard Burnaby (age 53) died at Brighton. Algernon Edwyn Burnaby (age 15) inherited Baggrave Hall.
On 3rd April 1890 George Phipps 2nd Marquess Normanby (age 70) died at Brighton. His son Constantine (age 43) succeeded 3rd Marquess Normanby, 4th Earl Mulgrave, 4th Viscount Normanby, 6th Baron Mulgrave of New Ross in Wexford and 4th Baron Mulgrave.
On 3rd March 1891 Leonard Jerome "King of Wall Street" Financier (age 73) died in Brighton. His wife Clarissa Hall (age 66) and daughters Clarita "Clara" Jerome (age 40), Jenny Jerome (age 37) and Leonie Blanche Jerome Lady Leslie (age 32) were present.
On 17th August 1899 John Savile 4th Earl Mexborough (age 89) died at Brighton. His son John (age 56) succeeded 5th Earl Mexborough of Lifford in County Donegal.
On 20th November 1917 Cecil Weld-Forester 5th Baron Forester (age 75) died at Brighton. He was buried at Willey Church, Shropshire. His son George (age 50) succeeded 6th Baron Forester of Willey Park in Shropshire.
On 27th December 1830 Lucius Cary 10th Viscount Falkland (age 27) and Amelia Fitzclarence Viscountess Falkland (age 23) were married at the Brighton Royal Pavilion. King William IV (age 65) gave away his daughter. The service was conducted by Bishop Charles Richard Sumner. She the illegitmate daughter of King William IV of the United Kingdom and Dorothea Bland aka "Mrs Jordan".
On 21st October 1864 Christabel Cockerell was baptised at the Chapel Royal, Brighton.
On 22nd November 1926 Francis Pelham 7th Earl Chichester (age 21) died of pneumonia unmarried at Stanmer Park Falmer Brighton. His brother John (age 14) succeeded 8th Earl Chichester, 9th Baron Pelham of Stanmer in Sussex and 13th Baronet Pelham of Laughton.
On 28th May 1902 Walter John Pelham 4th Earl Chichester (age 63) died at Stanmer House Stanmer Park Falmer Brighton. He was buried at Stanmer Church Stanmer Park Falmer Brighton. His brother Francis (age 57) succeeded 5th Earl Chichester, 6th Baron Pelham of Stanmer in Sussex and 10th Baronet Pelham of Laughton. Alice Carr Glyn Countess Chichester by marriage Countess Chichester.
On 28th May 1902 Walter John Pelham 4th Earl Chichester (age 63) died at Stanmer House Stanmer Park Falmer Brighton. He was buried at Stanmer Church Stanmer Park Falmer Brighton. His brother Francis (age 57) succeeded 5th Earl Chichester, 6th Baron Pelham of Stanmer in Sussex and 10th Baronet Pelham of Laughton. Alice Carr Glyn Countess Chichester by marriage Countess Chichester.
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 2nd December 1624 Anthony Shirley (age 78) died at Preston Manor Brighton.
On 24th September 1930 Ellis William Roberts (age 69) died at the Queens Hotel Brighton. His will was proved 31st December 1930 the summary of which reads:
Ellis William of 6 William Street Lowndes Square Westminster Middlesex and of 12 Wexford Road Wandsworth Common Surrey died 24 Sep 1930 at Queens Hotel Brighton. Probate London 31 December to Eliza Roberts widow Robert Ellis Roberts (age 40) schoolmaster Walter Kearsey Smith cashier and Millicent Elsie Fraser (wife of Ronald Fraser). Effects £12732 2s 8d. Resworn £12832 15s 3d.
In 1892 the Sassoon Mausoleum was built as an extension to the Sassoon family home 1 Eastern Terrace Brighton.
On 24th May 1912 Edward Albert Sassoon 2nd Baronet (age 55) died. He was buried in the Sassoon Mausoleum. His son Philip (age 23) succeeded 3rd Baronet Sassoon of Kensington-gore in London.
In 1933 the remains of the Sassoon family interred in the Sassoon Mausoleum were removed to the Liberal Jewish Cemetery, Wilesden.
On 18th May 1830 Richard Henry Rycroft 3rd Baronet (age 36) and Charlotte Ann Josephine Tennant Lady Rycroft were married at St Nicholas' Church, Brighton. She by marriage Lady Rycroft of Calton in Yorkshire.
On 17th June 1835 Admiral Francis Laforey 2nd Baronet (age 67) died unmarried and without issue. He was buried in the churchyard of St Nicholas' Church, Brighton. Baronet Laforey of Whitby in Devon extinct.
Whitehawk Camp is also in South-East England Causewayed Enclosures.
Around 3600BC. Whitehawk Camp [Map] is a causewayed enclosure near Brighton in Sussex. In 1929 R. P. Ross Williamson and E. Cecil Curwen undertook atn excavation at Whitehawk Camp. In 1930, the archaeologist E. Cecil Curwen identified sixteen sites that were definitely or probably Neolithic causewayed enclosures.
The Iron-Age Hill Fort consists of a well-defined bank and ditch, with a smaller outer bank, in an irregular nine-sided polygon. There are two gaps, at the east-northeast and west-southwest edges, indicating entrances. The depth of the ditch and the height of the bank vary, with the highest point reaching 5.5 m (6.0 yd) above the bottom of the ditch.
On 2nd January 1821 Edward Kerrison 2nd Baronet was born to Edward Kerrison 1st Baronet (age 44) and Mary Martha Ellice at Wick House, Brighton.