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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Paternal Family Tree: Norman
Maternal Family Tree: Ursula St Barbe 1532-1602
In 1559 Walter Butler 11th Earl Ormonde 4th Earl Ossory was born to [his father] Edward Butler and [his mother] Mary Burke.
Around 1581 [his son] Thomas Butler Viscount Thurles was born to Walter Butler 11th Earl Ormonde 4th Earl Ossory (age 22) and [his future wife] Helen Butler Countess Ormonde and Ossory against his father's wishes. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.96%. He married before 1610 Elizabeth Poyntz and had issue.
Before 1610 Walter Butler 11th Earl Ormonde 4th Earl Ossory (age 50) and Helen Butler Countess Ormonde and Ossory were married. They were second cousins.
Before 1610 [his son] Thomas Butler Viscount Thurles (age 28) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Poyntz (age 22) were married. He the son of Walter Butler 11th Earl Ormonde 4th Earl Ossory (age 50) and [his wife] Helen Butler Countess Ormonde and Ossory.
On 22nd November 1614 [his uncle] Thomas "Black Tom" Butler 10th Earl Ormonde 3rd Earl Ossory (age 82) died. His nephew Walter (age 55) succeeded 11th Earl Ormonde, 4th Earl Ossory. [his wife] Helen Butler Countess Ormonde and Ossory by marriage Countess Ormonde, Countess Ossory.
In 1619 Walter Butler 11th Earl Ormonde 4th Earl Ossory (age 60) was imprisoned at Fleet Prison [Map] for opposing the King's scheme to bring an end to the feuding between the Fitzgerald and Butler families.39136:39136 Walter Butler 11th Earl Ormonde 4th Earl Ossory was in prison for eight years.
On 15th December 1619 [his son] Thomas Butler Viscount Thurles (age 38) drowned accidentally at Skerries, Anglesey having been sent to England to answer charges of having garissoned Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny.
On 19th February 1625 [his daughter] Ellis Butler died.
In 1631 [his daughter] Elizabeth Butler was born to Walter Butler 11th Earl Ormonde 4th Earl Ossory (age 72) and [his wife] Helen Butler Countess Ormonde and Ossory. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.96%.
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.'
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On 24th February 1633 Walter Butler 11th Earl Ormonde 4th Earl Ossory (age 74) died. His grandson [his grandson] James (age 22) succeeded 12th Earl Ormonde, 5th Earl Ossory. [his granddaughter-in-law] Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde (age 17) by marriage Countess Ormonde.
On 18th June 1633 Walter Butler 11th Earl Ormonde 4th Earl Ossory was buried at St Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny.
[his father] Edward Butler and [his mother] Mary Burke were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Richard Burke 4th Earl Clanricarde 1st Earl St Albans and [his grandmother] Frances Walsingham Countess Essex. He the son of [his grandfather] James Butler 9th Earl Ormonde 2nd Earl Ossory and [his grandmother] Joan Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde and Ossory.
[his daughter] Margaret Butler was born to Walter Butler 11th Earl Ormonde 4th Earl Ossory and Helen Butler Countess Ormonde and Ossory. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.96%.
[his daughter] Eleanor Butler was born to Walter Butler 11th Earl Ormonde 4th Earl Ossory and Helen Butler Countess Ormonde and Ossory. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.96%.
[his son] John Butler was born to Walter Butler 11th Earl Ormonde 4th Earl Ossory and Helen Butler Countess Ormonde and Ossory. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.96%.
[his daughter] Mary Butler was born to Walter Butler 11th Earl Ormonde 4th Earl Ossory and Helen Butler Countess Ormonde and Ossory. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.96%.
[his daughter] Helena Butler was born to Walter Butler 11th Earl Ormonde 4th Earl Ossory and Helen Butler Countess Ormonde and Ossory. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.96%.
[his daughter] Catherine Piers Power Butler was born to Walter Butler 11th Earl Ormonde 4th Earl Ossory and Helen Butler Countess Ormonde and Ossory. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.96%.
[his daughter] Ellen Butler was born to Walter Butler 11th Earl Ormonde 4th Earl Ossory and Helen Butler Countess Ormonde and Ossory. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.96%.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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[his daughter] Ellis Butler was born to Walter Butler 11th Earl Ormonde 4th Earl Ossory and Helen Butler Countess Ormonde and Ossory. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.96%.
[his daughter] Joan Butler was born to Walter Butler 11th Earl Ormonde 4th Earl Ossory and Helen Butler Countess Ormonde and Ossory. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.96%.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 17 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 20 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Butler 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund MacRichard Butler 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Oreilly
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Butler 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Mulroney Barbatus King Elyocarroll
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Ocarroll
Great x 1 Grandfather: Piers "Red" Butler 8th Earl Ormonde 1st Earl Ossory 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Donal Reagh King Leinster
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sabh Macmurrough Kavanagh
GrandFather: James Butler 9th Earl Ormonde 2nd Earl Ossory 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzgerald 6th Earl of Kildare 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl of Kildare
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Herne Countess Kildare
Great x 2 Grandfather: Gerald Fitzgerald 8th Earl of Kildare
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde and Ossory
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward FitzEustace of Castlemartin in County Kildare
Great x 3 Grandfather: Rowland Fitzeustace 1st Baron Portlester
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Fitzeustace Countess Kildare
Father: Edward Butler 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Fitzgerald 6th Earl Desmond 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Maurice Fitzgerald 9th Earl Desmond 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Barry 8th Baron Barry
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ellice Barry Countess Desmond
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Fitzgerald 10th Earl Desmond 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: David Roche 1st Viscount Fermoy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Maurice Roche 2nd Viscount Fermoy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan de Burgh 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ellen Roche Countess Desmond 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Fitzgerald 8th Earl Desmond 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Fitzgerald Lady Fermoy 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandMother: Joan Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde and Ossory 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Walter Butler 11th Earl Ormonde 4th Earl Ossory 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Mór Burke 9th Lord Clanricarde
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ulick na "gCeann aka of the Heads" Burke 1st Earl Clanricarde
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Burke 2nd Earl Clanricarde
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ulrick Burke 3rd Earl Clanricarde
GrandFather: Richard Burke 4th Earl Clanricarde 1st Earl St Albans
Mother: Mary Burke 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Walsingham
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Walsingham
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Writtle
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Writtle
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Walsingham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Denny 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Denny
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joyce Denny 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Troutbeck 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Troutbeck 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandMother: Frances Walsingham Countess Essex 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John St Barbe
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard St Barbe
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry St Barbe of Ashington Somerset
Great x 1 Grandmother: Ursula St Barbe