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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.
Baronet Edwardes of Shrewsbury in Shropshire is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically, Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronetcies of England.
Summary
21st March 1645. Thomas Edwardes 1st Baronet created.
1660. Son Francis Edwardes 2nd Baronet succeeded.
1690. Son Francis Edwardes 3rd Baronet succeeded.
1701. Son Francis Edwardes 4th Baronet succeeded.
5th August 1734. Son Henry Edwardes 5th Baronet succeeded.
1767. Brother Thomas Edwardes 6th Baronet succeeded.
1790. Second Cousin Once Removed Reverend Thomas Edwardes 7th Baronet succeeded.
20th September 1797. Son Reverend John Thomas Cholmondeley Edwardes 8th Baronet succeeded.
16th February 1816. Son Henry Hope Edwardes 9th Baronet succeeded.
28th August 1841. Son Henry Hope Edwardes 10th Baronet succeeded.
24th August 1900. Henry Hope Edwardes 10th Baronet extinct.
On 21st March 1645 Thomas Edwardes 1st Baronet (age 46) was created 1st Baronet Edwardes of Shrewsbury in Shropshire.
In 1660 Thomas Edwardes 1st Baronet (age 61) died. His son Francis (age 17) succeeded 2nd Baronet Edwardes of Shrewsbury in Shropshire.
In 1690 Francis Edwardes 2nd Baronet (age 47) died. His son Francis succeeded 3rd Baronet Edwardes of Shrewsbury in Shropshire.
In 1701 Francis Edwardes 3rd Baronet died. His son Francis (age 1) succeeded 4th Baronet Edwardes of Shrewsbury in Shropshire.
On 5th August 1734 Francis Edwardes 4th Baronet (age 35) died. His son Henry (age 6) succeeded 5th Baronet Edwardes of Shrewsbury in Shropshire.
In 1767 Henry Edwardes 5th Baronet (age 39) died. His brother Thomas (age 37) succeeded 6th Baronet Edwardes of Shrewsbury in Shropshire.
In 1790 Thomas Edwardes 6th Baronet (age 60) died. His second cousin once removed Thomas (age 60) succeeded 7th Baronet Edwardes of Shrewsbury in Shropshire.
On 20th September 1797 Reverend Thomas Edwardes 7th Baronet (age 67) died. He was buried at St Mark's Church, Frodesley where his memorial has the incription "JULIANA, wife of the Revd Thos EDWARDS Rector, was entombed beneath, July 16th 1778, Aged 56, Also the remains, of the Revd Sr Thos EDWARDES Bart, Rector, were interred 20th Septr 1797, Aged 70". His son John (age 33) succeeded 8th Baronet Edwardes of Shrewsbury in Shropshire. Frances Gask Lady Edwardes (age 32) by marriage Lady Edwardes of Shrewsbury in Shropshire.
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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.
On 16th February 1816 Reverend John Thomas Cholmondeley Edwardes 8th Baronet (age 52) died. He was buried at St Mark's Church, Frodesley where his memorial has the inscription "M.S. JOHANNIS THOMAE CHOLMONDELEY EDWARDES, Baronetti, Hugus Parochiae Rectoris, Obiitt 16 February Anno Domini 1816, Aetatis Suae 52, et Dominae Franciscae VIDuae Ejus, Quae obiit 15 Junii Anno Domini 1859, Aetatis Suae 96"
Henry Hope Edwardes 9th Baronet (age 28) succeeded 9th Baronet Edwardes of Shrewsbury in Shropshire.
On 28th August 1841 Henry Hope Edwardes 9th Baronet (age 54) died. His son Henry (age 13) succeeded 10th Baronet Edwardes of Shrewsbury in Shropshire.
On 24th August 1900 Henry Hope Edwardes 10th Baronet (age 72) died. Baronet Edwardes of Shrewsbury in Shropshire extinct.