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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Baronet Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically, Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronetcies of England.
Summary
30th August 1642. Walter Wrottesley 1st Baronet created.
1659. Son Walter Wrottesley 2nd Baronet succeeded.
1686. Son Walter Wrottesley 3rd Baronet succeeded.
1712. Son John Wrottesley 4th Baronet succeeded.
1726. Son Hugh Wrottesley 5th Baronet succeeded.
1729. Brother Walter Wrottesley 6th Baronet succeeded.
1731. Brother Richard Wrottesley 7th Baronet succeeded.
29th June 1769. Son John Wrottesley 8th Baronet succeeded.
23rd April 1787. Son John Wrottesley 1st Baron Wrottesley succeeded.
16th March 1841. Son John Wrottesley 2nd Baron Wrottesley succeeded.
27th October 1867. Son Arthur Wrottesley 3rd Baron Wrottesley succeeded.
28th December 1910. Son Victor Alexander Wrottesley 4th Baron Wrottesley succeeded.
1st September 1962. Nephew Major Richard John Wrottesley 5th Baron Wrottesley succeeded.
23rd October 1977. Grandson Clifton Hugh Lancelot de Verdon Wrottesley 6th Baron Wrottesley succeeded.
On 30th August 1642 Walter Wrottesley 1st Baronet (age 36) was created 1st Baronet Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire.
Around 1659 Walter Wrottesley 1st Baronet (age 53) died. His son Walter (age 27) succeeded 2nd Baronet Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire.
Around 1686 Walter Wrottesley 2nd Baronet (age 54) died. His son Walter (age 27) succeeded 3rd Baronet Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire.
In 1712 Walter Wrottesley 3rd Baronet (age 53) died. His son John (age 30) succeeded 4th Baronet Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire.
Before 1717 John Wrottesley 4th Baronet (age 34) and Frances Grey Lady Wrottesley were married. She by marriage Lady Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire.
In 1726 John Wrottesley 4th Baronet (age 44) died. His son Hugh (age 4) succeeded 5th Baronet Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire.
In 1729 Hugh Wrottesley 5th Baronet (age 7) died. His brother Walter (age 7) succeeded 6th Baronet Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire.
In 1731 Walter Wrottesley 6th Baronet (age 9) died. His brother Richard (age 9) succeeded 7th Baronet Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire.
In 1739 Richard Wrottesley 7th Baronet (age 17) and Mary Leveson-Gower Lady Wrottesley were married. She by marriage Lady Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire. The had five daughters. She the daughter of John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 44) and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower. They were sixth cousins.
On 29th June 1769 Richard Wrottesley 7th Baronet (age 48) died. His son John (age 24) succeeded 8th Baronet Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire.
In 1770 John Wrottesley 8th Baronet (age 25) and Frances Courtenay Lady Wrottesley were married. She by marriage Lady Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire. She the daughter of William Courtenay 7th Earl Devon and Frances Finch Countess Devon. They were half third cousin twice removed.
On 23rd April 1787 John Wrottesley 8th Baronet (age 42) died. His son John (age 15) succeeded 9th Baronet Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire.
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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.
In 1795 John Wrottesley 1st Baron Wrottesley (age 23) and Caroline Bennett Lady Wrottesley (age 22) were married. She by marriage Lady Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire. She the daughter of Charles Bennet 4th Earl Tankerville (age 51) and Emma Colebrooke Countess Tankerville (age 43).
On 16th March 1841 John Wrottesley 1st Baron Wrottesley (age 69) died. His son John (age 42) succeeded 2nd Baron Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire, 10th Baronet Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire.
On 27th October 1867 John Wrottesley 2nd Baron Wrottesley (age 69) died. His son Arthur (age 43) succeeded 3rd Baron Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire, 11th Baronet Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire. Augusta Elizabeth Denison Baroness Wrottesley (age 34) by marriage Lady Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire.
On 28th December 1910 Arthur Wrottesley 3rd Baron Wrottesley (age 86) died. His son Victor (age 37) succeeded 4th Baron Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire, 12th Baronet Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire.
On 1st September 1962 Victor Alexander Wrottesley 4th Baron Wrottesley (age 88) died. His nephew Richard (age 44) succeeded 5th Baron Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire, 13th Baronet Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire.
On 23rd October 1977 Major Richard John Wrottesley 5th Baron Wrottesley (age 59) died. His grandson Clifton (age 9) succeeded 6th Baron Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire, 14th Baronet Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire.