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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.
Earl Ashburham is in Earl.
On 14th May 1730 John Ashburnham 1st Earl Ashburnham (age 43) was created 1st Earl Ashburham. (age 31) by marriage Countess Ashburham.
On 10th March 1737 John Ashburnham 1st Earl Ashburnham (age 49) died. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Ashburnham [Map]. His son John (age 12) succeeded 2nd Earl Ashburham, 4th Baron Ashburnham of Ashburnham in Sussex
On 25th June 1756 John Ashburnham 2nd Earl Ashburnham (age 31) and Elizabeth Crowley Countess Ashburham were married. She by marriage Countess Ashburham. He the son of John Ashburnham 1st Earl Ashburnham and Jemima Grey Countess Ashburham 1699-1731.
On 8th April 1812 John Ashburnham 2nd Earl Ashburnham (age 87) died. His son George (age 51) succeeded 3rd Earl Ashburham, 5th Baron Ashburnham of Ashburnham in Sussex. Charlotte Percy Countess Ashburham (age 36) by marriage Countess Ashburham.
On 27th October 1830 George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham (age 69) died. His son Bertram (age 32) succeeded 4th Earl Ashburham, 6th Baron Ashburnham of Ashburnham in Sussex.
In 1840 Bertram Ashburnham 4th Earl Ashburnham (age 42) and Katherine Charlotte Baillie Countess Ashburnham (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Ashburham. They had four daughters and seven sons. The difference in their ages was 21 years. He the son of George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham and Charlotte Percy Countess Ashburham (age 64).
On 22nd June 1878 Bertram Ashburnham 4th Earl Ashburnham (age 80) died. His son Bertram (age 37) succeeded 5th Earl Ashburham, 7th Baron Ashburnham of Ashburnham in Sussex.
In 1888 Bertram Ashburnham 5th Earl Ashburnham (age 47) and Emily Chapman Countess Asburnham were married. She by marriage Countess Ashburham. He the son of Bertram Ashburnham 4th Earl Ashburnham and Katherine Charlotte Baillie Countess Ashburnham (age 68).
On 15th January 1913 Bertram Ashburnham 5th Earl Ashburnham (age 72) died in Paris. His brother Thomas (age 57) succeeded 6th Earl Ashburham, 8th Baron Ashburnham of Ashburnham in Sussex.
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.
On 12th May 1924 Thomas Ashburnham 6th Earl Ashburnham (age 69) died. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Ashburnham [Map]. Earl Ashburham, Baron Ashburnham of Ashburnham in Sussex extinct.