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 Lymington is in Member Parliament.
In 1597 Henry Wallop [aged 28] was elected MP Lymington.
In 1614 during the Addled Parliament Charles Thynne [aged 46] was elected MP Lymington. John "Black Sir John" Egerton [aged 63] was elected MP Lichfield. Mervyn Tuchet 2nd Earl Castlehaven [aged 21] was elected MP Dorset. Richard Edgecumbe [aged 44] was elected MP Bodmin.
In 1621 William Dodington [aged 48] was elected MP Lymington.
In 1625 John Button was elected MP Lymington.
In November 1640 John Button was elected MP Lymington.
In 1727 Nassau Powlett [aged 28] was elected MP Lymington.
In 1734 John Cope 6th Baronet [aged 60] was elected MP Lymington.
In 1741 Nassau Powlett [aged 42] was elected MP Lymington.
In 1801 Harry Burrard-Neale [aged 35] was elected MP Lymington which seat he held until 1802.
In 1806 Harry Burrard-Neale [aged 40] was elected MP Lymington which seat he held until 1807 when his maternal half-brother George Duckett 2nd Baronet [aged 28] superceded him.
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 1807 George Duckett 2nd Baronet [aged 29] was elected MP Lymington.
In 1812 Harry Burrard-Neale [aged 46] was elected MP Lymington which seat he held until 1823.