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 Somerset is in Member Parliament.
In 1378 Thomas Hungerford was appointed MP Somerset.
In 1378 Thomas Hungerford was appointed MP Somerset.
In 1382 Thomas Hungerford was appointed MP Somerset.
In 1388 Thomas Hungerford was appointed MP Somerset.
In 1390 Thomas Hungerford was appointed MP Somerset.
In 1433 John Hody was elected MP Somerset. He was re-elected in 1435 and 1437.
In 1477 Giles Daubeney 1st Baron Daubeney [aged 25] was elected MP Somerset.
In 1529 William Stourton 7th Baron Stourton [aged 24] was elected MP Somerset.
In 1547 Maurice Berkeley [aged 41] was elected MP Somerset.
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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In 1547 Henry Capell [aged 41] was elected MP Somerset.
In 1563 Maurice Berkeley [aged 57] was elected MP Somerset.
In 1572 Maurice Berkeley [aged 66] was elected MP Somerset.
On 11th February 1604 Edward Phelips [aged 47] was elected MP Somerset.
In 1621 Robert Hopton of Witham [aged 46] was elected MP Somerset.
In 1621 Charles Berkeley 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge [aged 21] was elected MP Somerset.
In 1626 Henry Berkeley of Bruton [aged 47] was elected MP Somerset.
In 1628 Edward Rodney [aged 37] was elected MP Somerset.
In 1640 John Paulett 2nd Baron Paulett [aged 25] was elected MP Somerset during the Long Parliament.
In 1656 William Wray 1st Baronet [aged 31] was elected MP Grimsby during the Second Protectorate Parliament.
William Wyndham 1st Baronet [aged 24] was elected MP Somerset during the Second Protectorate Parliament.
Thomas Crew 2nd Baron Crew [aged 32] was elected MP Northamptonshire during the Second Protectorate Parliament.
Francis Bacon [aged 55] was elected MP Ipswich in the Second Protectorate Parliament.
In 1660 Hugh Smyth 1st Baronet [aged 27] was elected MP Somerset.
On 8th May 1661 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 30] summoned his second Parliament.
John Bennet 1st Baron Ossulston [aged 44] was elected MP Wallingford.
James Thynne [aged 56] was elected MP Wiltshire.
Adam Browne 2nd Baronet [aged 35] was elected MP Surrey.
Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne [aged 30] was elected MP Northumberland.
William Compton [aged 36] was elected MP Cambridge.
Thomas Coventry 1st Earl Coventry [aged 32] was elected MP Camelford.
Charles Berkeley 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge [aged 61] was elected MP Bath and Heytesbury.
Edward Hungerford [aged 28] was elected MP Chippenham.
Robert Pierrepont [aged 24] was elected MP Nottingham.
John Melbury Sampford Strangeways [aged 75] was elected MP Weymouth.
Giles Strangeways [aged 45] was elected MP Dorset.
John Strangeways [aged 24] was elected MP Bridport.
William Wyndham 1st Baronet [aged 29] was elected MP Taunton.
James Herbert [aged 38] was elected MP Queenborough.
William Alington 1st and 3rd Baron Alington [aged 21] was elected MP Cambridge.
William Bowes of Streatlam [aged 4] was elected MP Durham.
Robert Brooke [aged 24] was elected MP Aldeburgh.
Josiah Child [aged 30] was elected MP Dartmouth.
Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 73] was elected MP Nottinghamshire.
Thomas Crew 2nd Baron Crew [aged 37] was elected MP Brackley.
Richard Jennings [aged 42] was elected MP St Albans.
Robert Kemp 2nd Baronet [aged 33] was elected MP Norfolk.
Edward Phelips [aged 48] was elected MP Somerset.
Robert Robartes [aged 27] was elected MP Bossiney.
Hender Robartes [aged 25] was elected MP Bodmin.
Clement Fisher 2nd Baronet [aged 48] was elected MP Coventry.
William Portman 6th Baronet [aged 17] was elected MP Taunton.
John Robinson 1st Baronet [aged 46] was elected MP Rye.
In March 1679 Hugh Smyth 1st Baronet [aged 46] was elected MP Somerset.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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In 1710 Thomas Wroth 3rd Baronet [aged 36] was elected MP Somerset.
In 1722 Edward Phelips [aged 44] was elected MP Somerset which seat he held until 1727.
In 1747 Charles Tynte 5th Baronet [aged 36] was elected unopposed MP Somerset. He was returned again in the general elections of 1754, 1761 and 1768. He did not stand in 1774 for health reasons.
In 1780 John Trevelyan 4th Baronet [aged 44] was elected MP Somerset which seat he held until 1796.
In May 1806 Thomas Buckler Lethbridge 2nd Baronet [aged 28] was elected MP Somerset.
In 1830 Edward Ayshford Sanford [aged 35] was elected MP Somerset which seat he held until 1832.