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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MP Lincoln is in Member Parliament.
In April 1660 John Monson (age 34) was elected MP Lincoln.
In 1664 John Monson (age 38) was elected MP Lincoln at a by-election.
In 1681 Thomas Hussey 2nd Baronet (age 42) was elected MP Lincoln.
In 1689 Edward Hussey 3rd Baronet (age 27) was elected MP Lincoln.
In 1690 Edward Hussey 3rd Baronet (age 28) was elected MP Lincoln.
In 1695 William Monson 4th Baronet (age 40) was elected MP Lincoln and sat until 1698.
In 1698 Edward Hussey 3rd Baronet (age 36) was elected MP Lincoln.
In December 1701 Edward Hussey 3rd Baronet (age 39) was elected MP Lincoln.
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 1702 Edward Hussey 3rd Baronet (age 40) was elected MP Lincoln.
In 1713 John Sibthorpe of St Marks Lincoln (age 44) was elected MP Lincoln.
In 1774 George Lumley-Saunderson 5th Earl Scarborough (age 20) was elected MP Lincoln.
In January 1783 John Fenton-Cawthorne (age 29) was elected MP Lincoln.
In 1784 Richard Lumley-Saunderson 6th Earl Scarborough (age 26) was elected MP Lincoln.
In 1832 Edward George Bulwer-Lytton 1st Baron Lytton (age 28) was elected MP Lincoln which seat he held until 1841.
In 1832 George Fieschi Heneage (age 31) was elected MP Lincoln which seat he held until 1835.
In 1852 George Fieschi Heneage (age 51) was elected MP Lincoln which seat he held until 1862.
In 1865 Edward Heneage 1st Baron Heneage (age 24) was elected MP Lincoln which seat he held until 1868.
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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In 15343 Thomas Moigne was elected MP Lincoln.