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 Plymouth is in Member Parliament. See Plymouth, Devon [Map].
In 1555 Thomas Carew (age 28) was elected MP Plymouth.
In 1698 Charles Trelawny (age 45) was elected MP Plymouth. He was re-elected in Feb 1701, Dec 1701, 1702, 1705 1708 and 1710.
In 1698 John Rogers 1st Baronet (age 49) was elected MP Plymouth which seat he held until 1700.
In 1713 John Rogers 2nd Baronet (age 36) was appointed Recorder of Plymouth and elected MP Plymouth. He was re-elected in 1715. He did not stand in 1722.
On 31st October 1723 Pattee Byng 2nd Viscount Torrington (age 24) was elected MP Plymouth.
In 1728 Robert Byng (age 25) was elected MP Plymouth.
In 1739 John Rogers 3rd Baronet (age 30) was elected MP Plymouth which seat he held until the following year.
In 1771 Admiral Charles Hardy (age 57) was elected MP Plymouth which seat he held until 1780.
On 5th June 1778 George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth (age 22) was elected MP Plymouth which seat he held until 1780. He made his maiden speech 17th March 1779 against the bill for the relief of protestant dissenters.
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 1797 Francis Glanville (age 34) was elected MP Plymouth which seat he held until 1802.
In 1832 John Collier (age 62) was elected MP Plymouth which seat he held in 1835 and 1837. He stood down in 1841.
In 1852 Robert Collier 1st Baron Monkswell (age 34) was elected MP Plymouth. He retained the seat till he became a member of the judicial committee of the privy council. Lord Cranworth made him a queen's counsel in 1854.
In 1900 Ivor Churchill Guest 1st Viscount Wimborne (age 26) was elected MP Plymouth which seat he held until 1906.