MP Ipswich is in Member Parliament.
1654 First Protectorate Parliament
1656 Second Protectorate Parliament
In 1455 Gilbert Debenham (age 23) was elected MP Ipswich.
On 11th January 1563 Edward Grimston (age 34) was elected MP Ipswich.
On 2nd April 1571 Edward Grimston (age 42) was elected MP Ipswich.
On 8th May 1572 Edward Grimston (age 43) was elected MP Ipswich.
In 1597 Michael Stanhope (age 48) was elected MP Ipswich.
In 1601 Michael Stanhope (age 52) was elected MP Ipswich.
In 1645 Francis Bacon (age 44) was elected MP Ipswich in the Long Parliament.
In 1654 Francis Bacon (age 53) was elected MP Ipswich in the First Protectorate Parliament.
In 1656 William Wray 1st Baronet (age 31) was elected MP Grimsby during the Second Protectorate Parliament.
William Wyndham 1st Baronet (age 24) was elected MP Somerset during the Second Protectorate Parliament.
Thomas Crew 2nd Baron Crew (age 32) was elected MP Northamptonshire during the Second Protectorate Parliament.
Francis Bacon (age 55) was elected MP Ipswich in the Second Protectorate Parliament.
In 1659 Francis Bacon (age 58) was elected MP Ipswich in the Third Protectorate Parliament.
In April 1660 Francis Bacon (age 59) was elected MP Ipswich in the Convention Parliament.
In 1685 Nicholas Bacon (age 63) was elected MP Ipswich.
On 23rd January 1735 Samuel Kent (age 52) was elected MP Ipswich which seat he held until his death on 8th October 1759.
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 1790 John Hadley D'Oyly 6th Baronet (age 35) was elected MP Ipswich which seat he held until 1796.