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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Earl Cowper is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
18th March 1718. William Cowper 1st Earl Cowper [aged 53] created.
10th October 1723. Son William Clavering-Cowper 2nd Earl Cowper [aged 14] succeeded.
18th September 1764. Son George Nassau Clavering-Cowper 3rd Earl Cowper [aged 26] succeeded.
22nd December 1789. Son George Augustus Clavering-Cowper 4th Earl Cowper [aged 13] succeeded.
12th February 1799. Brother Peter Nassau Clavering-Cowper 5th Earl Cowper [aged 20] succeeded.
21st June 1837. Son George Augustus Frederick Cowper 6th Earl Cowper [aged 30] succeeded.
15th April 1856. Son Francis Thomas Cowper 7th Earl Cowper [aged 21] succeeded.
18th July 1905. Francis Thomas Cowper 7th Earl Cowper extinct.
On 18th March 1718 William Cowper 1st Earl Cowper [aged 53] was created 1st Earl Cowper for having suppressed the Jacobite rebellion of 1715. Mary Clavering Countess Cowper [aged 33] by marriage Countess Cowper.
On 10th October 1723 William Cowper 1st Earl Cowper [aged 58] died. His son William [aged 14] succeeded 2nd Earl Cowper, 2nd Baron Cowper of Wingham in Kent, 4th Baronet Cowper of Ratling Court in Kent.
On 27th September 1732 William Clavering-Cowper 2nd Earl Cowper [aged 23] and Henrietta Nassau 2nd Countess Cowper [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Countess Cowper. She the daughter of Henry Nassau 1st Earl Grantham [aged 59] and Henrietta Butler Countess Grantham. He the son of William Cowper 1st Earl Cowper and Mary Clavering Countess Cowper.
In 1750 William Clavering-Cowper 2nd Earl Cowper [aged 40] and Georgiana Caroline Carteret [aged 33]. Georgiana Caroline Carteret by marriage Countess Cowper.
On 18th September 1764 William Clavering-Cowper 2nd Earl Cowper [aged 55] died. His son George [aged 26] succeeded 3rd Earl Cowper, 3rd Baron Cowper of Wingham in Kent, 5th Baronet Cowper of Ratling Court in Kent. Hannah Anna Gore 3rd Countess Cowper by marriage Countess Cowper.
On 22nd December 1789 George Nassau Clavering-Cowper 3rd Earl Cowper [aged 51] died. His son George [aged 13] succeeded 4th Earl Cowper, 4th Baron Cowper of Wingham in Kent, 6th Baronet Cowper of Ratling Court in Kent.
On 12th February 1799 George Augustus Clavering-Cowper 4th Earl Cowper [aged 22] died. His brother Peter [aged 20] succeeded 5th Earl Cowper.
On 20th July 1805 Peter Nassau Clavering-Cowper 5th Earl Cowper [aged 27] and Emily Lamb Countess Cowper [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Countess Cowper. He the son of George Nassau Clavering-Cowper 3rd Earl Cowper and Hannah Anna Gore 3rd Countess Cowper.
In 1833 George Augustus Frederick Cowper 6th Earl Cowper [aged 26] and Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper [aged 27] were married. She by marriage Countess Cowper. She the daughter of Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey [aged 51] and Henrietta Cole Countess de Grey [aged 48]. He the son of Peter Nassau Clavering-Cowper 5th Earl Cowper [aged 54] and Emily Lamb Countess Cowper [aged 45].
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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On 21st June 1837 Peter Nassau Clavering-Cowper 5th Earl Cowper [aged 59] died. His son George [aged 30] succeeded 6th Earl Cowper, 5th Baron Cowper of Wingham in Kent, 7th Baronet Cowper of Ratling Court in Kent.
On 15th April 1856 George Augustus Frederick Cowper 6th Earl Cowper [aged 49] died. His son Francis [aged 21] succeeded 7th Earl Cowper, 6th Baron Cowper of Wingham in Kent, 8th Baronet Cowper of Ratling Court in Kent.
In 1870 Francis Thomas Cowper 7th Earl Cowper [aged 35] and Katrine Cecilia Compton Countess Cowper [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Countess Cowper. She the daughter of William Compton 4th Marquess Northampton [aged 52]. He the son of George Augustus Frederick Cowper 6th Earl Cowper and Ann Florence Robinson Countess Cowper [aged 64].
On 18th July 1905 Francis Thomas Cowper 7th Earl Cowper [aged 71] died. Earl Cowper, Baron Cowper of Wingham in Kent and Baronet Cowper of Ratling Court in Kent extinct. His nephew Auberon [aged 29] succeeded 9th Baron Lucas of Crudwell.