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 Droitwich is in Member Parliament.
In 1586 George Lyttelton (age 44) was elected MP Droitwich.
In 1604 John Brace (age 26) was elected MP Droitwich.
In 1614 Edwin Sandes (age 23) 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.
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.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 31st January 1726 Thomas Winnington (age 29) was elected MP Droitwich at a by-election. He was returned unopposed in 1727 and 1734.
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 1774 Andrew Foley (age 26) was elected MP Droitwich which seat he held for forty-two years until his death on 28 Jul 1816.
In 1777 Edward Winnington 2nd Baronet (age 27) was elected MP Droitwich which seat he held until 1805.
In 1805 Thomas Foley (age 26) was elected MP Droitwich which seat he held until 1807.
In 1807 Thomas Winnington 3rd Baronet (age 27) was elected MP Droitwich which seat he held until 1816.
In 1819 Thomas Foley (age 40) was elected MP Droitwich which seat he held until his death on 11 Jan 1822.
In 1831 Thomas Winnington 3rd Baronet (age 51) was elected MP Droitwich which seat he held until 1832.
In 1847 Edwin Sandys 2nd Baron Sandes was elected MP Droitwich.