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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.
Whitchurch, Shropshire is in Shropshire.
On 13th January 1332 John Strange 4th Baron Strange Blackmere was born to John Strange 2nd Baron Strange Blackmere (age 25) and Ankaret Boteler Baroness Strange Blackmere (age 23) at Whitchurch, Shropshire. He married his fourth cousin once removed in or before 1353 Mary Fitzalan Baroness Strange Blackmere, daughter of Edmund Fitzalan 2nd or 9th Earl of Arundel and Alice Warenne Countess Arundel, and had issue.
Around 1335 Hamon Strange was born to John Strange 2nd Baron Strange Blackmere (age 28) and Ankaret Boteler Baroness Strange Blackmere (age 26) at Whitchurch, Shropshire.
On 28th July 1397 John Strange 6th Baron Strange Knockin (age 46) died at Whitchurch, Shropshire. His son Richard (age 15) succeeded 7th Baron Strange Knockin.
In 1510 Henry Vernon (age 65) commissioned the Golden Chapel to be constructed on the south side of St Bartholemew's Church, Tong [Map]. 'Golden' referred to the gilding of the fan-vaulted ceiling with three pendants. The memorial on the wall is to Arthur Vernon (age 28) Rector of Whitchurch, Shropshire.
Arthur Vernon: In 1482 he was born to Henry Vernon and Anne Talbot. In 1517 Arthur Vernon died.
On 16th August 1517 Gilbert Talbot (age 65) died. He was buried at Whitchurch, Shropshire.
In 1643 Thomas Salusbury 2nd Baronet (age 30) died. He was buried at Whitchurch, Shropshire. His son Thomas succeeded 3rd Baronet Salusbury of Lleweni in Denbighshire.
Black Mere Castle, Whitchurch is also in Castles in Shropshire.
In 1383 John "Old Talbot" Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury was born to Richard Talbot 7th Baron Strange Blackmere 4th Baron Talbot (age 22) and Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot (age 22) at Black Mere Castle, Whitchurch [Map]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. He married (1) his third cousin once removed before 12th March 1407 Maud Neville 6th Baroness Furnivall, daughter of Thomas Neville Baron Furnivall and Joan Furnival 5th Baroness Furnivall, and had issue (2) his second cousin twice removed 6th September 1425 Margaret Beauchamp Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford, daughter of Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick and Elizabeth Berkeley Countess Warwick, and had issue.
Around 1320 Matilda Strange was born to John Strange 2nd Baron Strange Blackmere (age 13) and Ankaret Boteler Baroness Strange Blackmere (age 11) at Black Mere, Whitchurch.
On 23rd January 1324 Fulk Strange 1st Baron Strange Blackmere (age 57) died at Black Mere, Whitchurch. His son John (age 17) succeeded 2nd Baron Strange Blackmere. Ankaret Boteler Baroness Strange Blackmere (age 15) by marriage Baroness Strange Blackmere.
On 12th May 1361 John Strange 4th Baron Strange Blackmere (age 29) died at Black Mere, Whitchurch. His son John (age 8) succeeded 5th Baron Strange Blackmere.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Roger Whitley's Diary. 11th February 1690. Tuesday, we set out past 8; dined at the Swan in Newport; lay at Whitchurch (at the Red Lyon) that night; there Mr Cotton, Mr Taylor, Captain Mainwaring, Goldsmith, Delves, Savage, &c. met us; (the 3 first retorned that night after supper) one Eddows & another townesman came to see G.Mainwaring (age 47). I left them past 9.