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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.
Baron Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronies of England.
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1881. Odo Russell 1st Baron Ampthill created.
25th August 1884. Son Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill succeeded.
7th July 1935. Son John Russell 3rd Baron Ampthill succeeded.
3rd June 1973. Son Geoffrey Russell 4th Baron Ampthill succeeded.
23rd April 2011. Son David Russell 5th Baron Ampthill succeeded.
In 1881 Odo Russell 1st Baron Ampthill (age 51) was created 1st Baron Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire. Emily Theresa Villiers Baroness Ampthill (age 38) by marriage Baroness Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire.
On 25th August 1884 Odo Russell 1st Baron Ampthill (age 55) died. He was buried at St Michael's Church, Chenies [Map]. His son Oliver (age 15) succeeded 2nd Baron Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire.
Odo Russell 1st Baron Ampthill: On 20th February 1829 he was born to George Russell and Elizabeth Anne Rawdon. On 5th May 1868 Odo Russell 1st Baron Ampthill and Emily Theresa Villiers Baroness Ampthill were married. She the daughter of George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon and Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. In 1881 Odo Russell 1st Baron Ampthill was created 1st Baron Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire. Emily Theresa Villiers Baroness Ampthill by marriage Baroness Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire.
On 6th October 1894 Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill (age 25) and Margaret Lygon Baroness Ampthill (age 19) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire. She the daughter of Frederick Lygon 6th Earl Beauchamp and Mary Catherine Stanhope Countess Beauchamp. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 7th July 1935 Oliver Russell 2nd Baron Ampthill (age 66) died of pneumonia. His son John (age 38) succeeded 3rd Baron Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire. Christabel Hulme Hart Baroness Ampthill by marriage Baroness Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire.
On 22nd February 1937 John Russell 3rd Baron Ampthill (age 40) and Sibell Faithfull Lumley Baroness Ampthill were married. She by marriage Baroness Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire.
On 24th July 1948 John Russell 3rd Baron Ampthill (age 51) and Adeline Mary Constance Hone Baroness Ampthill (age 39) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire.
On 3rd June 1973 John Russell 3rd Baron Ampthill (age 76) died. He was buried at St Michael's Church, Chenies [Map]. His son Geoffrey (age 51) succeeded 4th Baron Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire. The succession was unsuccessfully contested by his younger half-brother John Hugo Trenchard Russell (age 22). The Committee for Privileges ruled in favour of Geoffrey in 1976.
Geoffrey Russell 4th Baron Ampthill: On 15th October 1921 he was born to John Russell 3rd Baron Ampthill and Christabel Hulme Hart Baroness Ampthill. The biological father remains a mystery since his mother and father had never, apparently, consummated their marriage. His father apparently never spoke to the child. On 23rd April 2011 Geoffrey Russell 4th Baron Ampthill died. His son David succeeded 5th Baron Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire.
John Hugo Trenchard Russell: On 13th October 1950 he was born to John Russell 3rd Baron Ampthill and Adeline Mary Constance Hone Baroness Ampthill
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 23rd April 2011 Geoffrey Russell 4th Baron Ampthill (age 89) died. His son David (age 63) succeeded 5th Baron Ampthill of Ampthill in Bedfordshire.