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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 Auckland of West Auckland is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronies of England.
Summary
1793. William Eden 1st Baron Auckland created.
28th May 1814. Son George Eden 1st Earl Auckland succeeded.
1st January 1849. Brother Bishop Robert Eden 3rd Baron Auckland succeeded.
25th April 1870. Son William Eden 4th Baron Auckland succeeded.
17th February 1890. Son William Morton Eden 5th Baron Auckland succeeded.
31st July 1917. Son Frederick Eden 6th Baron Auckland succeeded.
16th April 1941. First Cousin Geoffrey Morton Eden 7th Baron Auckland succeeded.
21st June 1955. Brother Major Terence Eden 8th Baron Auckland succeeded.
14th September 1957. Son Ian George Eden 9th Baron Auckland succeeded.
28th July 1997. Son Robert Ian Eden 10th Baron Auckland succeeded.
In 1793 William Eden 1st Baron Auckland (age 47) was created 1st Baron Auckland of West Auckland in the Peerage of Great Britain.
On 28th May 1814 William Eden 1st Baron Auckland (age 69) died. His son George (age 29) succeeded 2nd Baron Auckland of West Auckland.
On 1st January 1849 George Eden 1st Earl Auckland (age 64) died unmarried. Earl of Auckland and Baron Eden of Norwood in Surrey extinct. His brother Robert (age 49) succeeded 3rd Baron Auckland of West Auckland.
On 25th April 1870 Bishop Robert Eden 3rd Baron Auckland (age 70) died at the Bishop's Palace, Wells. His son William (age 41) succeeded 4th Baron Auckland of West Auckland. Lucy Walbanke-Childers Baroness Auckland (age 34) by marriage Baroness Auckland of West Auckland albeit for seventeen days only since she died on 12 May 1870.
On 6th July 1872 William Eden 4th Baron Auckland (age 43) and Mabel Emily Finch-Hatton Baroness Auckland were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. She by marriage Baroness Auckland of West Auckland. She died four months later. She the daughter of George Finch-Hatton 6th Earl Nottingham 11th Earl Winchilsea (age 57) and Constance Henrietta Paget Countess Nottingham Winchilsea (age 49). He the son of Bishop Robert Eden 3rd Baron Auckland.
On 20th July 1875 William Eden 4th Baron Auckland (age 46) and Edith Eden Baroness Auckland (age 15) were married. She by marriage Baroness Auckland of West Auckland. The difference in their ages was 30 years. He the son of Bishop Robert Eden 3rd Baron Auckland. They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 17th February 1890 William Eden 4th Baron Auckland (age 61) died. His son William (age 30) succeeded 5th Baron Auckland of West Auckland.
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 31st July 1917 William Morton Eden 5th Baron Auckland (age 58) died. His son Frederick (age 22) succeeded 6th Baron Auckland of West Auckland.
On 16th April 1941 Frederick Eden 6th Baron Auckland (age 46) died. His first cousin Geoffrey (age 50) succeeded 7th Baron Auckland of West Auckland.
On 21st June 1955 Geoffrey Morton Eden 7th Baron Auckland (age 64) died. His brother Terence (age 62) succeeded 8th Baron Auckland of West Auckland. Evelyn Vane Drummond of Cromlix Baroness Auckland (age 50) by marriage Baroness Auckland of West Auckland.
On 14th September 1957 Major Terence Eden 8th Baron Auckland (age 64) died. His son Ian (age 31) succeeded 9th Baron Auckland of West Auckland.
On 28th July 1997 Ian George Eden 9th Baron Auckland (age 71) died. His son Robert (age 35) succeeded 10th Baron Auckland of West Auckland.