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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 Wensleydale is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.
There have been two creations of Baron Wensleydale:
1st. 1856. James Parke 1st Baron Wensleydale 1782-1868. Extinct. 1868.
2nd. 1900. Matthew White Ridley 1st Viscount Ridley 1842-1904. Extant Baronies of England.
Baron Wensleydale of Wensleydale in Yorkshire (1st Creation)
Baron Wensleydale of Wensleydale in Yorkshire is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronies of England.
The London Gazette 21837. Whitehall, January 10, 1856. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, unto The Right Honourable Sir James Parke (age 73), Knt., late one of the Barons of Her Majesty's Court of Exchequer, for the term of his natural life, by the name, style, and title of Baron Wensleydale, of Wensleydale, in the North Riding of the county of York.
On 25th February 1868 James Parke 1st Baron Wensleydale (age 85) died. Baron Wensleydale of Wensleydale in Yorkshire extinct; life creation only.
Baron Wensleydale of Blagdon and Blyth in Northumberland (2nd Creation)
Baron Wensleydale of Blagdon and Blyth in Northumberland is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronies of England.
1st: Matthew White Ridley 1st Viscount Ridley. Died 1904. Son
2nd: Matthew White Ridley 2nd Viscount Ridley. Died 1916. Son
3rd: Matthew White Ridley 3rd Viscount Ridley. Died 1964. Son
4th: Matthew White Ridley 4th Viscount Ridley. Died 2012. Son
In 1900 Matthew White Ridley 1st Viscount Ridley (age 57) was created 1st Viscount Ridley of Blagdon and Blyth in Northumberland and 1st Baron Wensleydale of Blagdon and Blyth in Northumberland. Mary Georgiana Marjoribanks Viscountess Ridley (age 50) by marriage 1st Viscountess Ridley of Blagdon and Blyth in Northumberland.
On 28th November 1904 Matthew White Ridley 1st Viscount Ridley (age 62) died. His son Matthew (age 29) succeeded 2nd Viscount Ridley of Blagdon and Blyth in Northumberland, 2nd Baron Wensleydale of Blagdon and Blyth in Northumberland, 6th Baronet Ridley of Blagdon in Northumberland. Rosamond Cornelia Gwladys Guest Viscountess Ridley by marriage Viscountess Ridley of Blagdon and Blyth in Northumberland.
On 14th February 1916 Matthew White Ridley 2nd Viscount Ridley (age 41) died. His son Matthew (age 13) succeeded 3rd Viscount Ridley of Blagdon and Blyth in Northumberland, 3rd Baron Wensleydale of Blagdon and Blyth in Northumberland, 7th Baronet Ridley of Blagdon in Northumberland.
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 25th February 1964 Matthew White Ridley 3rd Viscount Ridley (age 61) died. His son Matthew (age 38) succeeded 4th Viscount Ridley of Blagdon and Blyth in Northumberland, 4th Baron Wensleydale of Blagdon and Blyth in Northumberland, 8th Baronet Ridley of Blagdon in Northumberland. Anne Katharine Gabrielle Lumley Viscountess Ridley (age 35) by marriage Viscountess Ridley of Blagdon and Blyth in Northumberland.
On 22nd March 2012 Matthew White Ridley 4th Viscount Ridley (age 86) died. His son Matthew (age 54) succeeded 5th Viscount Ridley of Blagdon and Blyth in Northumberland, 5th Baron Wensleydale of Blagdon and Blyth in Northumberland, 9th Baronet Ridley of Blagdon in Northumberland.