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.
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Baron Wodehouse of Kimberley in Norfolk is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronies of England.
Summary
21st May 1777. John Wodehouse 1st Baron Wodehouse [aged 36] created.
29th May 1834. Son John Wodehouse 2nd Baron Wodehouse [aged 63] succeeded.
31st May 1846. Grandson John Wodehouse 1st Earl Kimberley [aged 20] succeeded.
8th April 1902. Son John Wodehouse 2nd Earl Kimberley [aged 54] succeeded.
7th January 1932. Son John Wodehouse 3rd Earl Kimberley [aged 48] succeeded.
16th April 1941. Son John Wodehouse 4th Earl Kimberley [aged 16] succeeded.
26th May 2002. Son John Armine Wodehouse 5th Earl Kimberley [aged 51] succeeded.
On 21st May 1777 John Wodehouse 1st Baron Wodehouse [aged 36] was created 1st Baron Wodehouse of Kimberley in Norfolk. Sophia Berkeley Baroness Wodehouse [aged 30] by marriage Baroness Wodehouse of Kimberley in Norfolk.
On 29th May 1834 John Wodehouse 1st Baron Wodehouse [aged 93] died. His son John [aged 63] succeeded 2nd Baron Wodehouse of Kimberley in Norfolk, 7th Baronet Woodhouse of Wilberhall. Charlotte Norris Baroness Woodhouse by marriage Lady Woodhouse of Wilberhall.
On 31st May 1846 John Wodehouse 2nd Baron Wodehouse [aged 75] died. His grandson John [aged 20] succeeded 3rd Baron Wodehouse of Kimberley in Norfolk, 8th Baronet Woodhouse of Wilberhall.
On 8th April 1902 John Wodehouse 1st Earl Kimberley [aged 76] died at 35 Lowndes Square, Belgravia. His son John [aged 54] succeeded 2nd Earl Kimberley, 4th Baron Wodehouse of Kimberley in Norfolk, 9th Baronet Woodhouse of Wilberhall. Isabel Geraldine Stracey Countess Kimberley by marriage Countess Kimberley.
On 7th January 1932 John Wodehouse 2nd Earl Kimberley [aged 83] died. His son John [aged 48] succeeded 3rd Earl Kimberley, 5th Baron Wodehouse of Kimberley in Norfolk, 10th Baronet Woodhouse of Wilberhall. Frances Margaret Irby Countess Kimberley [aged 47] by marriage Countess Kimberley.
On 16th April 1941 John Wodehouse 3rd Earl Kimberley [aged 57] died. His son John [aged 16] succeeded 4th Earl Kimberley, 6th Baron Wodehouse of Kimberley in Norfolk, 11th Baronet Woodhouse of Wilberhall.
On 26th May 2002 John Wodehouse 4th Earl Kimberley [aged 78] died. His son John [aged 51] succeeded 5th Earl Kimberley, 7th Baron Wodehouse of Kimberley in Norfolk, 12th Baronet Woodhouse of Wilberhall.