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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.
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Around 1713 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore was born to Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton (age 29). He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 30th April 1713 [his father] Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton (age 29) and [his step-mother] Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton (age 22) were married. She by marriage Duchess Grafton. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Fitzroy 1st Duke Grafton and [his grandmother] Isabella Bennet Duchess Grafton (age 45). They were half fifth cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 28th June 1729 Henry Somerset 3rd Duke Beaufort (age 22) and [his future wife] Frances Scudamore 3rd Duchess Beaufort (age 18) were married. He the son of Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort and Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort. They were second cousins.
In 1733 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore (age 20) was elected MP Thetford which seat he held until 1754.
In 1744 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore (age 31) and Frances Scudamore 3rd Duchess Beaufort (age 33) were married. She brought Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map] to the marriage. He the son of Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton (age 60). They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 22nd March 1749 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore (age 36) added the surname Scudamore to his surname Fitzroy.
In 1750 [his wife] Frances Scudamore 3rd Duchess Beaufort (age 39) died.
In 1750 [his daughter] Frances Scudamore Duchess Norfolk was born to Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore (age 37) and [his wife] Frances Scudamore 3rd Duchess Beaufort (age 39). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1754 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore (age 41) was elected MP Hereford which seat he held until 1768.
On 6th May 1757 [his father] Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton (age 73) died. His grandson Augustus (age 21) succeeded 3rd Duke Grafton, 3rd Earl Euston, 3rd Viscount Ipswich, 3rd Baron Sudbury, 4th Earl Arlington, 4th Viscount Thetford, 4th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex and 4th Baron Arlington of Arlington in Middlesex. Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 20) by marriage Duchess Grafton.
In 1768 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore (age 55) was elected MP Heytesbury which seat he held until 1774.
On 6th April 1771 [his son-in-law] Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk (age 25) and [his daughter] Frances Scudamore Duchess Norfolk (age 21) were married. She by marriage Duchess Beaufort. Shortly after their marriage she exhibited signs of mental instability from the time of her marriage and spent the rest of her life confined to Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map]. He the son of Charles Howard 10th Duke of Norfolk (age 50) and Catherine Brockholes Duchess Norfolk (age 52).
In 1774 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore (age 61) was elected MP Thetford which seat he held until March 1782.
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.
In 1781 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore (age 68) became Father of the House.
On 22nd August 1782 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore (age 69) died. Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map] inherited Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map].
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 3 Grand Son of Henry IV King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Queen of Scots Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick II King Denmark 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Antoine King Navarre 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry IV King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Albret III Queen Navarre 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francesco I de Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie de Medici Queen Consort France 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna of Austria Grand Duchess Tuscany 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Henry Fitzroy 1st Duke Grafton Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Villiers
Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Saunders
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Villiers 2nd Viscount Grandison 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara St John 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Hungerford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Paul Bayning 1st Viscount Bayning
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Bayning Countess Anglesey 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Glemham
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Glemham Viscountess Bayning 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Sackville 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Father: Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Bennet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Bennet 1st Earl Arlington 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Crofts
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Crofts 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Susannah Crofts 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Crofts 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Shirley 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Shirley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Kempe 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
GrandMother: Isabella Bennet Duchess Grafton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange
Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Maurice I of Orange 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna of Saxony 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis Nassau Beverweert 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaretha van Mechelen
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elisabeth Nassau Beverweert Countess Arlington 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland