Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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MP Salisbury is in Member Parliament.
On 6th May 1523 Robert Keilway [aged 40] was elected MP Salisbury.
In 1547 John Thynne [aged 32] was elected MP Salisbury.
In 1571 John Eyre [aged 46] was elected MP Salisbury.
In 1628 Roger Palmer [aged 51] was elected MP Salisbury.
In November 1661 Stephen Fox [aged 34] was elected MP Salisbury.
In 1685 Stephen Fox [aged 57] was elected MP Salisbury.
In 1698 Charles Fox [aged 37] was elected MP Salisbury. He was re-elected on 9th July 1701, in December 1701, 1702, 1705, 1708, 1710 and 31st August 1713 until his death on 21st September 1713.
In 1734 Henry Hoare "The Magnificient" [aged 28] was elected MP Salisbury.
In 1741 Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 46] was elected MP Salisbury.
In 1747 Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone [aged 52] was elected MP Salisbury.
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 1802 William Pleydell-Bouverie 3rd Earl Radnor [aged 22] was elected MP Salisbury.
In 1828 Duncombe Pleydell-Bouverie [aged 47] was elected MP Salisbury.
In 1833 Duncombe Pleydell-Bouverie [aged 52] was elected MP Salisbury.
In January 1847 William James Chaplin [aged 60] was elected MP Salisbury at a by-election which seat he held until 1857.
In 1857 Matthew Henry Marsh [aged 46] was elected MP Salisbury.