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.
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MP Callington is in Member Parliament.
In 1621 James Wriothesley (age 15) was elected MP Callington.
In 1626 Thomas Jermyn (age 53) was elected MP Callington.
In November 1640 Arthur Ingram (age 75) was elected MP Callington
In 1660 John Coryton 1st Baronet (age 38) was elected MP Callington in a by-election.
In 1660 Allen Brodrick (age 36) was elected MP Callington and MP Orford. He chose to sit for MP Orford.
In 1661 Henry Bennet 1st Earl Arlington (age 43) was elected MP Callington.
In February 1679 John Coryton 1st Baronet (age 57) was elected MP Callington.
In 1681 William Coryton 3rd Baronet (age 30) was elected MP Callington.
In 1685 John Coryton 2nd Baronet (age 36) was elected MP Callington in which year he was unseated.
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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In 1685 William Coryton 3rd Baronet (age 34) was elected MP Callington which seat he held until 1687.
In 1689 John Coryton 2nd Baronet (age 40) was elected MP Callington which seat he held until death the next year.
In 1695 William Coryton 3rd Baronet (age 44) was elected MP Callington which seat he held until 1701.
In November 1703 William Coryton 3rd Baronet (age 53) was elected MP Callington which seat he held until his death in 1711.
In April 1810 William Stephen Poyntz (age 40) was elected MP Callington.
In 1831 Henry Bingham-Baring (age 26) was elected MP Callington.