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MP Shaftesbury is in Member Parliament.
In 1421 John Hody was elected MP Shaftesbury. He was re-elected in 1422, 1423, 1425 and 1427.
In 1547 John Arundell (age 17) was elected MP Shaftesbury.
In 1597 John Davies (age 27) was elected MP Shaftesbury.
In 1604 Robert Hopton of Witham (age 29) was elected MP Shaftesbury.
In 1621 Percy Herbert 2nd Baron Powis (age 23) was elected MP Shaftesbury.
In 1701 John Cropley 2nd Baronet (age 37) was elected MP Shaftesbury unopposed. He was re-elected unopposed in 1702, 1705 and 1708. He was defeated in 1710. He didn't stand in 1713.
Between 1718 and 1734 Edward des Bouverie 2nd Baronet (age 28) was elected MP Shaftesbury in three Parliaments.
In 1726 Stephen Fox-Strangways 1st Earl of Ilchester (age 21) was elected MP Shaftesbury.
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The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In 1754 James Brudenell 5th Earl Cardigan (age 28) was elected MP Shaftesbury.
In 1790 Charles Duncombe 1st Baron Feversham (age 25) was elected MP Shaftesbury.
In 1820 Edward Harbord 3rd Baron Suffield (age 38) was elected MP Shaftesbury.