Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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In 1604 John Brace (age 26) was elected MP Droitwich.
In April 1640 Samuel Sandes (age 24) was elected MP Droitwich.
Thomas Jermyn (age 67) was elected MP Cambridge University.
Thomas Jermyn (age 23) was elected MP Corfe Castle, Dorset.
Henry Jermyn 1st Earl St Albans (age 35) was elected MP Corfe Castle, Dorset.
John Jennings was elected MP St Albans.
Ambrose Browne 1st Baronet was elected MP Surrey.
John Curzon 1st Baronet (age 41) was elected MP Derbyshire.
George Fane of Burston (age 59) was elected MP Maidstone.
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In November 1640 Samuel Sandes (age 25) was elected MP Droitwich in the Long Parliament.
In January 1659 Edward Salwey (age 56) was elected MP Droitwich which seat he held until April 1659.
In 1660 Samuel Sandes (age 44) was elected MP Droitwich in the Convention Parliament.
In April 1660 Thomas Coventry 1st Earl Coventry (age 31) was elected MP Droitwich during the Convention Parliament.
In 1661 Samuel Sandes (age 45) was elected MP Droitwich in the Convention Parliament.
In 1681 Samuel Sandes (age 65) was elected MP Droitwich in the Cavalier Parliament.
In 1685 Samuel Sandes (age 69) was elected MP Droitwich in the Convention Parliament.
In 1708 Edward Winnington aka Jeffreys (age 38) was elected MP Droitwich which seat he held until 20th July 1725.
On 31st January 1726 Thomas Winnington (age 29) was elected MP Droitwich at a by-election. He was returned unopposed in 1727 and 1734.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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In 1741 Thomas Winnington (age 44) was elected MP Droitwich and MP Worcester; he chose to sit for Worcester.
In 1747 Francis Winnington of Broadway (age 42) was elected MP Droitwich which seat he held until 1754.
In 1777 Edward Winnington 2nd Baronet (age 27) was elected MP Droitwich which seat he held until 1805.
In 1807 Thomas Winnington 3rd Baronet (age 27) was elected MP Droitwich which seat he held until 1816.
In 1831 Thomas Winnington 3rd Baronet (age 51) was elected MP Droitwich which seat he held until 1832.
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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In 1847 Edwin Sandys 2nd Baron Sandes was elected MP Droitwich.