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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.
After 6th November 1753 [her father] John Fleming 1st Baronet (age 23) and [her step-mother] Jane Coleman Baroness Harewood (age 22) were married.
On 23rd May 1755 Jane Fleming Countess Harrington was born to John Fleming 1st Baronet (age 25).
On 5th November 1763 [her father] John Fleming 1st Baronet (age 33) died. Baronet Fleming of Brompton Park in Middlesex extinct.
In 1768 Joshua Reynolds (age 44). Portrait of Jane Fleming Countess Harrington (age 12). In the collection of The Huntingdon, San Marino.
In 1775 Joshua Reynolds (age 51). Portrait of Jane Fleming Countess Harrington (age 19).
On 23rd May 1778 Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington (age 25) and Jane Fleming Countess Harrington (age 23) were married at St Marylebone Church. He the son of William Stanhope 2nd Earl of Harrington (age 58) and Caroline Fitzroy Countess Harrington (age 56).
On 1st April 1779 [her father-in-law] William Stanhope 2nd Earl of Harrington (age 59) died. His son [her husband] Charles (age 26) succeeded 3rd Earl Harrington, 3rd Viscount Petersham, 3rd Baron Harrington. Jane Fleming Countess Harrington (age 23) by marriage Countess Harrington.
On 8th April 1780 [her son] Charles Stanhope 4th Earl of Harrington was born to [her husband] Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington (age 27) and Jane Fleming Countess Harrington (age 24). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 26th November 1781 [her son] Lincoln Edwin Robert Stanhope was born to [her husband] Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington (age 28) and Jane Fleming Countess Harrington (age 26). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 2nd May 1782 Thomas Pelham-Clinton 3rd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne (age 29) and [her sister-in-law] Anna Maria Stanhope Countess Lincoln were married. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] William Stanhope 2nd Earl of Harrington and [her mother-in-law] Caroline Fitzroy Countess Harrington (age 60). He the son of Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton 2nd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne (age 62) and Catherine Pelham Countess of Lincoln. They were sixth cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 3rd September 1783 [her daughter] Anna Maria Stanhope Duchess Bedford was born to [her husband] Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington (age 30) and Jane Fleming Countess Harrington (age 28). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 2nd September 1784 [her son] Leicester FitzGerald Charles Stanhope 5th Earl of Harrington was born to [her husband] Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington (age 31) and Jane Fleming Countess Harrington (age 29). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 29th December 1785 [her son] William Sefton George Stanhope was born to [her husband] Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington (age 32) and Jane Fleming Countess Harrington (age 30). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
In February 1786 [her son] William Sefton George Stanhope died unmarried.
On 24th April 1787 [her son] FitzRoy Henry Richard Stanhope was born to [her husband] Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington (age 34) and Jane Fleming Countess Harrington (age 31). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 29th September 1788 [her son] Francis Charles Stanhope was born to [her husband] Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington (age 35) and Jane Fleming Countess Harrington (age 33). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 2nd August 1790 [her son] Henry William Stanhope was born to [her husband] Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington (age 37) and Jane Fleming Countess Harrington (age 35). He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 20th November 1791 [her daughter] Caroline Anne Stanhope was born to [her husband] Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington (age 38) and Jane Fleming Countess Harrington (age 36). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 15th February 1793 [her daughter] Charlotte Augusta Stanhope Duchess Leinster was born to [her husband] Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington (age 39) and Jane Fleming Countess Harrington (age 37). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 22nd February 1794 Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton 2nd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne (age 73) died. His son Thomas (age 41) succeeded 3rd Duke Newcastle under Lyme, 10th Earl Lincoln. [her sister-in-law] Anna Maria Stanhope Countess Lincoln by marriage Countess Lincoln.
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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.
On 8th November 1808 [her son] FitzRoy Henry Richard Stanhope (age 21) and [her daughter-in-law] Caroline Wyndham (age 18) were married. He the son of [her husband] Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington (age 55) and Jane Fleming Countess Harrington (age 53).
Before 1st July 1809 [her son-in-law] Francis Russell 7th Duke Bedford (age 21) and [her daughter] Anna Maria Stanhope Duchess Bedford (age 25) were married. She the daughter of [her husband] Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington (age 56) and Jane Fleming Countess Harrington (age 54). He the son of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 42) and Georgiana Elizabeth Byng. They were half fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 8th May 1813 [her son] Augustus Henry Edward Stanhope and [her daughter-in-law] Jane Baldwin were married. He the son of [her husband] Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington (age 60) and Jane Fleming Countess Harrington (age 57).
On 16th June 1816 [her son-in-law] Augustus Fitzgerald 3rd Duke Leinster (age 24) and [her daughter] Charlotte Augusta Stanhope Duchess Leinster (age 23) were married. She by marriage Duchess Leinster. She the daughter of [her husband] Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington (age 63) and Jane Fleming Countess Harrington (age 61). He the son of William Robert Fitzgerald 2nd Duke Leinster and Emilia St George Duchess Leinster. They were half fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 29th January 1819 [her sister-in-law] Isabella Stanhope Countess Sefton (age 71) died.
On 3rd February 1824 Jane Fleming Countess Harrington (age 68) died at St James's Palace [Map].
On 12th February 1824 Jane Fleming Countess Harrington (deceased) was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map].
On 5th September 1829 [her former husband] Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington (age 76) died. His son [her son] Charles (age 49) succeeded 4th Earl Harrington, 4th Viscount Petersham, 4th Baron Harrington.
[her son] Augustus Henry Edward Stanhope was born to Charles Stanhope 3rd Earl of Harrington and Jane Fleming Countess Harrington. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.