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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 1593 Thomas Smith (age 37) was elected MP Tamworth.
In 1604 Thomas Beaumont 1st Viscount of Swords (age 22) was elected MP Tamworth.
In 1621 Thomas Puckering 1st Baronet (age 29) was elected MP Tamworth.
In April 1640 Simon Archer (age 58) was elected MP Tamworth during the Short Parliament.
In 1670 Charles Boyle 3rd Baron Clifford (age 30) was elected MP Tamworth which seat he held until 1679.
In 1678 Henry Gough (age 28) was elected MP Tamworth.
In 1679 Thomas Thynne 1st Viscount Weymouth (age 39) was elected MP Tamworth.
In 1689 Henry Gough (age 39) was elected MP Tamworth.
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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 1689 Henry Boyle 1st Baron Carleton (age 19) was elected MP Tamworth which seat he held until 1690.
In 1698 John Chetwynd of Boughton (age 55) was elected MP Tamworth which seat he held until 1700.
In 1699 Henry Gough (age 49) was elected MP Tamworth.
In January 1727 George Compton 6th Earl of Northampton (age 35) was elected MP Tamworth.
In 1734 John Sackville (age 20) was elected MP Tamworth which seat he held until 1747.