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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Baronet Wombwell of Wombwell in Yorkshire is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically, Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronetcies of England.
Summary
25th July 1778. George Wombwell 1st Baronet (age 44) created.
2nd November 1780. Son George Wombwell 2nd Baronet (age 11) succeeded.
28th October 1846. Son George Wombwell 3rd Baronet (age 54) succeeded.
14th January 1855. Son George Orby Wombwell 4th Baronet (age 22) succeeded.
16th October 1913. Brother Henry Herbert Wombwell 5th Baronet (age 73) succeeded.
1st February 1926. Great Nephew Frederick Philip Wombwell 6th Baronet (age 15) succeeded.
4th April 1977. Son George Philip Wombwell 7th Baronet (age 27) succeeded.
The London Gazette 11894. St James's, Jul 25.
The King (age 40) has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baronet of the Kingdom of Great Britain unto the following Gentlemen, and to their Heirs Male, viz.
The Right Honourable Richard Heron (age 52), youngest Son of Robert Heron, of Newark upon Trent in the County of Nottingham, Esq; and in Default, of Issue to Thomas Heron (age 48) of Chilham Castle in the County of Kent, Esq; eldest surviving Son and Heir Male of the said Robert Heron, and to his Heirs Male.
George Wombwell (age 44), of Wombwell in the County of York, Esq;
William James (age 56), of Park Farm Place, Eltham, in the County of Kent, Esq;
Edward Lloyd (age 68), of Pengwern in the County of Flint, Esq; and in Default of Issue to Bell Lloyd of Bodfack in the County of Montgomery, Esq) and to his Heirs Male.
John Coghill (age 46), of Coghill Hall in the West Riding of the Couhty of York, Esq;
John Taylor (age 33), of Lysson Hall in the island of Jamaica, Esq;
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On 2nd November 1780 George Wombwell 1st Baronet (age 46) died. His son George (age 11) succeeded 2nd Baronet Wombwell of Wombwell in Yorkshire.
On 28th October 1846 George Wombwell 2nd Baronet (age 77) died. His son George (age 54) succeeded 3rd Baronet Wombwell of Wombwell in Yorkshire.
On 14th January 1855 George Wombwell 3rd Baronet (age 62) died. His son George (age 22) succeeded 4th Baronet Wombwell of Wombwell in Yorkshire.
On 16th October 1913 George Orby Wombwell 4th Baronet (age 80) died. He was buried at St Michael's Church, Coxwold, North Yorkshire [Map]. He was the last surviving officer of the Charge of the Light Brigade. His brother Henry (age 73) succeeded 5th Baronet Wombwell of Wombwell in Yorkshire.
On 1st February 1926 Henry Herbert Wombwell 5th Baronet (age 85) died. His great nephew Frederick (age 15) succeeded 6th Baronet Wombwell of Wombwell in Yorkshire.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 4th April 1977 Frederick Philip Wombwell 6th Baronet (age 66) died. His son George (age 27) succeeded 7th Baronet Wombwell of Wombwell in Yorkshire.