Attorney General is in England.
Patent Rolls. 20th April 1461. York [Map]. Appointment for life of Henry Sotehill (age 43) as attorney general in all courts of record in England, receiving the accustomed fees, with power of appointing deputies. By ps.
Vacated by surrender and cancelled 11 July, 11 Edward IV.
On 16th June 1471 William Hussey (age 28) was appointed Attorney General.
In 1485 William Hody (age 44) was appointed Attorney General.
In 1552 Edward Griffin (age 52) was appointed Attorney General.
In 1581 John Popham (age 50) was appointed Attorney General which post he held for eleven years until 1592.
Around 1617 Henry Yelverton (age 50) was appointed Attorney General.
In 1625 Robert Heath (age 49) was appointed Attorney General by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 24).
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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After April 1640 Peter Ball was appointed Attorney General to Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England (age 30).
On 31st May 1660 Geoffrey Palmer 1st Baronet (age 62) was appointed Attorney General.
John Evelyn's Diary. 11th January 1662. I received of Sir Peter Ball, the Queen's (age 52) attorney, a draft of an Act against the nuisance of the smoke of London, to be reformed by removing several trades which are the cause of it, and endanger the health of the King (age 31) and his people. It was to have been offered to the Parliament, as his Majesty commanded.
In 1720 Thomas Marlay (age 40) was appointed Attorney General for Ireland.
In April 1783 John Lee (age 51) was appointed Attorney General which position he held until Nov 1783.
In 1871 John Duke Coleridge 1st Baron Coleridge (age 50) was appointed Attorney General which office he held until 1873.