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William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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MP Cheshire is in Member Parliament.
In 1584 Thomas Egerton 1st Viscount Brackley (age 44) was elected MP Cheshire.
In 1625 Robert Cholmondeley 1st Earl Leinster (age 40) was elected MP Cheshire.
On 17th January 1670 Thomas Cholmondeley (age 42) was elected MP Cheshire.
In 1678 Henry Booth 1st Earl Warrington (age 25) was elected MP Cheshire which seat he held until 1681.
In 1679 Robert Cotton 1st Baronet (age 43) was elected MP Cheshire which seat he held until 1681.
In 1685 Thomas Cholmondeley (age 57) was elected MP Cheshire.
In 1689 Robert Cotton 1st Baronet (age 53) was elected MP Cheshire which seat he held until 1702.
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William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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In 1705 Langham Booth (age 20) was elected MP Cheshire which seat he held until 1710.
In 1710 Langham Booth (age 25) was elected MP Cheshire which seat he held until 1715.
In 1754 Samuel Egerton (age 42) was elected MP Cheshire.
In 1796 Thomas Cholmondeley 1st Baron Delamere (age 28) was elected MP Cheshire.
In 1806 Davies Davenport of Capesthorne Hall (age 48) was elected MP Cheshire which seat he held unopposed until 1830.