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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.

Culture, Lords of England, Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baron Neville

Baron Neville is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.

There have been two creations of Baron Neville:

1st. 19th December 1311. Hugh Neville 1st Baron Neville Essex 1276-1335. Extinct. 25th July 1358.

Baron Neville Essex 1st Creation 1311

Summary

19th December 1311. Hugh Neville 1st Baron Neville Essex created.

27th May 1335. Son John Neville 2nd Baron Neville Essex succeeded.

25th July 1358. John Neville 2nd Baron Neville Essex extinct.

On 19th December 1311 Hugh Neville 1st Baron Neville Essex (age 35) was created 1st Baron Neville Essex. Ida Fitzwalter Baroness Neville Essex (age 19) by marriage Baroness Neville Essex.

Before 27th May 1335 Hugh Neville 1st Baron Neville Essex (age 58) died. His son John (age 36) succeeded 2nd Baron Neville Essex.

On 25th July 1358 John Neville 2nd Baron Neville Essex (age 59) died. Baron Neville Essex extinct. Possibly abeyant given that it was created by writ.

Baron Neville Raby 2nd Creation

Culture, Lords of England, Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baron Neville Raby

On 20th November 1459 John Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 49) was created 1st Baron Neville Raby. Anne Holland Countess Douglas and Avondale by marriage Baroness Neville Raby.

On 4th November 1461 John Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby was attainted. Baron Neville Raby forfeit.

On 4th November 1472 Ralph Neville 3rd Earl of Westmoreland (age 16) was restored 2nd Baron Neville Raby.

On 20th February 1473 Ralph Neville 3rd Earl of Westmoreland (age 17) and Isabel Booth (age 16) were married. She by marriage Baroness Neville Raby. He the son of John Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby and Anne Holland Countess Douglas and Avondale.

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On 24th June 1295 King Edward I of England (age 56) created new baronies through writs for summons to his 36th Parliament

John Montfort 1st Baron Montfort (age 31) was created 1st Baron Montfort. Alice Plaunche Baroness Montfort by marriage Baroness Montfort.

Walter Fauconberg 1st Baron Fauconberg (age 75) was created 1st Baron Fauconberg.

Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall (age 35) was created 1st Baron Furnivall. Joan Despencer Baroness Furnivall (age 37) by marriage Baroness Furnivall.

Robert Fitzwalter 1st Baron Fitzwalter (age 48) was created 1st Baron Fitzwalter. Eleanor Ferrers Baroness Fitzwalter by marriage Baroness Fitzwalter.

Ralph Basset 1st Baron Basset Drayton (age 31) was created 1st Baron Basset Drayton. Hawise Grey Baroness Basset Drayton (age 40) by marriage Baroness Basset Drayton.

The following Baronies may have been created at the 36th Parliament or the 37th Parliament summoned on 30th September 1295.

John Wake 1st Baron Wake of Liddell (age 27) was created 1st Baron Wake of Liddell.

Andrew Astley 1st Baron Astley (age 49) was created 1st Baron Astley.

Thomas Berkeley 6th and 1st Baron Berkeley (age 49) was created 1st Baron Berkeley. Joan Ferrers Baroness Berkeley by marriage Baroness Berkeley.

Reginald Grey 1st Baron Grey of Wilton (age 55) was created 1st Baron Grey of Wilton. Maud Fitzhugh Baroness Grey Wilton (age 73) by marriage Baroness Grey of Wilton.

John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings (age 33) was created 1st Baron Hastings by a summons to Parliament. Isabel Valence Baroness Bergavenny Baroness Hastings by marriage Baroness Hastings.

Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 32) was created 1st Baron Neville Raby. Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby (age 28) by marriage Baroness Neville Raby.

John Beke 1st Baron Beke (age 72) was created 1st Baron Beke (although there is some doubt whether he was created Baron).

Fulk Fitzwarin 1st Baron Fitzwarin (age 43) was created 1st Baron Fitzwarin.

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On 14th January 1326 Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (age 35) and Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville (age 22) were married. She by marriage Baroness Neville Raby. They were sixth cousins. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 18th April 1331 Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 68) died at Raby Castle, County Durham [Map]. His son Ralph (age 40) succeeded 2nd Baron Neville Raby.

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 5th August 1367 Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (age 76) died. His son John (age 30) succeeded 3rd Baron Neville Raby. Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby by marriage Baroness Neville Raby.

Before 9th October 1381 John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby (age 44) and Elizabeth Latimer 5th Baroness Latimer, Baroness Neville and Willoughby (age 24) were married. She by marriage Baroness Neville Raby. The difference in their ages was 20 years. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 17th October 1388 John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby (age 51) died. His son Ralph (age 24) succeeded 4th Baron Neville Raby. Margaret Stafford Baroness Neville Raby (age 24) by marriage Baroness Neville Raby.

Before 29th November 1396 Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland (age 32) and Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland (age 17) were married. She by marriage Baroness Neville Raby. She the illegitmate daughter of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 56) and Katherine Swynford aka Roet Duchess Lancaster (age 46). They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.