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In 1558 William Fairfax (age 27) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
In 1588 Edward Fitton (age 40) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
In 1601 Thomas Fairfax 1st Viscount Fairfax (age 27) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
In 1602 Richard Whalley of Kirton (age 36) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
In 1609 Thomas Vavasour (age 49) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
In 1648 Henry Stapylton aka Stapleton 1st Baronet (age 31) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
In 1660 Henry Stapylton aka Stapleton 1st Baronet (age 43) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
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Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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In 1679 John Brookes 1st Baronet (age 42) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
In 1681 John Brookes 1st Baronet (age 44) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
In 1689 Christopher Vane 1st Baron Barnard (age 35) was appointed MP Boroughbridge.
In 1690 Bryan Stapylton 2nd Baronet (age 32) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
In 1705 John Stapylton 3rd Baronet (age 22) was elected MP Boroughbridge, which his father Bryan Stapylton 2nd Baronet (age 47) had represented for twelve of the previous fifteen years.
In 1708 Bryan Stapylton 2nd Baronet (age 50) was elected MP Boroughbridge replacing his son John Stapylton 3rd Baronet (age 25).
In 1715 Bryan Stapylton 2nd Baronet (age 57) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
In 1718 Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet (age 21) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
On 22nd April 1746 Francis Scott (age 25) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
In 1755 Cecil Bishopp 6th Baronet (age 54) was elected MP Boroughbridge which seat he held until 1768.
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The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In 1796 Francis Burdett 5th Baronet (age 25) was elected MP Boroughbridge.