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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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John White was born to Robert White at Farnham, Surrey [Map]. He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester and New College, Oxford University.
In 1549 John White was appointed Treasurer of St Bartholomew's Hospital.
In 1554 John White was appointed Auditor for London.
In 1555 John White was appointed Sheriff of London.
In 1555 John White was appointed Master of the Worshipful Company of Grocers.
Before 1558 John White and Sybil White were married.
In 1558 John White and Catherine Soday (age 28) were married.
In 1560 John White was appointed Master of the Worshipful Company of Grocers.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 27th February 1561. The xxvij day of Feybruary [his wife] mastores Whyt (age 31) the wyff of master John Whyt altherman and grocer was chyrched, but the menyster wold nott, owt-sept she wold com at vj in the mornyng, and so her mastores fayne to take a menyster to do yt at her plase; and after a grett dener was ther, and mony worshephull lades and althermen wyffes and gentyll women and odur.
In 1563 John White was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 29).
In 1563 John White was elected MP City of London.
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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.
In 1563 John White was elected Lord Mayor of London.
In 1571 John White was elected MP City of London.
On 9th June 1573 John White died.
In 1576 [his former wife] Catherine Soday (age 46) died.