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 Eye is in Member Parliament.
In 1589 Edward Grimston (age 60) was elected MP Eye.
In 1621 Roger North of Mildenhall (age 43) was elected MP Eye.
In 1624 Henry Crofts (age 33) was elected MP Eye.
In 1625 Roger North of Mildenhall (age 47) was elected MP Eye which seat he held until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.
In April 1640 Roger North of Mildenhall (age 63) was elected MP Eye. He was re-elected in Nov 1640 and sat until 1648 when he was excluded by Pride's Purge.
On 8th December 1680 Charles Fox (age 20) was elected MP Eye in the interest of his brother-in-law Charles Cornwallis 3rd Baron Cornwallis (age 24). He appears to have been underage at the time.
In 1685 John Rous 2nd Baronet (age 29) was elected MP Eye which seat he held until 1689.
In 1698 Spencer Compton 1st Earl Wilmington (age 25) was elected MP Eye.
On 14th August 1727 Stephen Cornwallis (age 23) was elected MP Eye.
In 1774 Francis Osborne 5th Duke Leeds (age 22) was elected MP Eye.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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In 1829 Philip Sidney 1st Baron De Lisle and Dudley (age 28) was elected MP Eye which seat he held until 1831.
Before 1852 Edward Kerrison 1st Baronet (age 75) was elected MP Eye.
In 1852 Edward Kerrison 2nd Baronet (age 30) was elected MP Eye which seat he held until 1866 when he stood down.