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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.

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Baronet Dillington of Knighton, Isle of Wight in Hampshire is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically, Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronetcies of England.

On 6th September 1628 Robert Dillington 1st Baronet (age 53) was created 1st Baronet Dillington of Knighton, Isle of Wight in Hampshire.

In 1664 Robert Dillington 1st Baronet (age 89) died. His grandson Robert (age 30) succeeded 2nd Baronet Dillington of Knighton, Isle of Wight in Hampshire.

On 25th April 1687 Robert Dillington 2nd Baronet (age 53) died. His son Robert (age 23) succeeded 3rd Baronet Dillington of Knighton, Isle of Wight in Hampshire.

In 1689 Robert Dillington 3rd Baronet (age 25) died unmarried. His brother John (age 23) succeeded 4th Baronet Dillington of Knighton, Isle of Wight in Hampshire.

On 5th March 1706 John Dillington 4th Baronet (age 41) died. His half brother Tristram (age 28) succeeded 5th Baronet Dillington of Knighton, Isle of Wight in Hampshire.

On 7th July 1721 Tristram Dillington 5th Baronet (age 43) died unmarried. Baronet Dillington of Knighton, Isle of Wight in Hampshire extinct.