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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 Strange of Hunstanton in Norfolk is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically, Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronetcies of England.
Summary
1st June 1629. Nicholas L'Estrange 1st Baronet created.
24th July 1655. Son Hamon L'Estrange 2nd Baronet succeeded.
15th February 1656. Brother Nicholas L'Estrange 3rd Baronet succeeded.
13th December 1669. Son Nicholas L'Estrange 4th Baronet succeeded.
18th December 1724. Son Thomas L'Estrange 5th Baronet succeeded.
8th November 1751. Son Henry L'Estrange 6th Baronet succeeded.
2nd September 1760. First Cousin Twice Removed Roger L'Estrange 7th Baronet succeeded.
21st April 1762. Roger L'Estrange 7th Baronet extinct.
On 1st June 1629 Nicholas L'Estrange 1st Baronet (age 25) was created 1st Baronet Strange of Hunstanton in Norfolk.
On 26th August 1630 Nicholas L'Estrange 1st Baronet (age 26) and Anne Lewknor Lady Strange (age 18) were married. She by marriage Lady Strange of Hunstanton in Norfolk.
On 24th July 1655 Nicholas L'Estrange 1st Baronet (age 51) died. His son Hamon (age 23) succeeded 2nd Baronet Strange of Hunstanton in Norfolk.
On 15th February 1656 Hamon L'Estrange 2nd Baronet (age 24) died. His brother Nicholas (age 24) succeeded 3rd Baronet Strange of Hunstanton in Norfolk.
On 16th October 1662 Nicholas L'Estrange 3rd Baronet (age 30) and Elizabeth Isham Lady Strange (age 9) were married. She by marriage Lady Strange of Hunstanton in Norfolk. The difference in their ages was 20 years.
On 13th December 1669 Nicholas L'Estrange 3rd Baronet (age 37) died. His son Nicholas (age 8) succeeded 4th Baronet Strange of Hunstanton in Norfolk.
On 2nd December 1686 Nicholas L'Estrange 4th Baronet (age 25) and Ann Wodehouse Lady Strange were married. She by marriage Lady Strange of Hunstanton in Norfolk.
On 18th December 1724 Nicholas L'Estrange 4th Baronet (age 63) died. His son Thomas (age 35) succeeded 5th Baronet Strange of Hunstanton in Norfolk. Anne Calthorpe Lady Strange by marriage Lady Strange of Hunstanton in Norfolk.
On 8th November 1751 Thomas L'Estrange 5th Baronet (age 62) died. His son Henry succeeded 6th Baronet Strange of Hunstanton in Norfolk.
On 2nd September 1760 Henry L'Estrange 6th Baronet died. His first cousin twice removed Roger (age 78) succeeded 7th Baronet Strange of Hunstanton in Norfolk.
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 21st April 1762 Roger L'Estrange 7th Baronet (age 80) died. Baronet Strange of Hunstanton in Norfolk extinct.