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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
MP Weymouth and Melcombe Regis is in Member Parliament.
In 1586 Edward Phelips (age 29) was elected MP Weymouth and Melcombe Regis.
In 1593 Thomas Stafford (age 19) was elected MP Weymouth and Melcombe Regis.
In 1597 Francis Leigh (age 18) was elected MP Weymouth and Melcombe Regis.
In 1604 Robert Myddelton (age 41) was elected MP Weymouth and Melcombe Regis.
In 1614 Robert Bateman (age 52) was elected MP Weymouth and Melcombe Regis in the Addled Parliament.
In 1621 John Freke (age 30) was elected MP Weymouth and Melcombe Regis. He was re-elected in 1624.
In 1624 Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle (age 38) was elected MP Weymouth and Melcombe Regis which seat he held until 1625.
In 1625 John Melbury Sampford Strangeways (age 39) was elected MP Weymouth and Melcombe Regis.
In April 1640 Giles Strangeways (age 24) was elected MP Weymouth and Melcombe Regis during the Short Parliament.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 14th April 1660. My Lord is chosen at Waymouth this morning; my Lord had his freedom brought him by Captain Tiddiman of the port of Dover, by which he is capable of being elected for them. This day I heard that the Army had in general declared to stand by what the next Parliament shall do. At night supped with my Lord.
In June 1660 Colonel Bullen Reymes (age 46) was elected MP Weymouth and Melcombe Regis.
In 1661 Colonel Bullen Reymes (age 47) was elected MP Weymouth and Melcombe Regis.
In 1747 Welbore Ellis 1st Baron Mendip (age 33) was elected MP Weymouth and Melcombe Regis which seat he held until 1761.
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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In 1774 Welbore Ellis 1st Baron Mendip (age 60) was elected MP Weymouth and Melcombe Regis which seat he held until 1790.
In 1786 George Jackson aka Duckett 1st Baronet (age 60) was elected MP Weymouth and Melcombe Regis which seat he held until 1788.
In 1790 Thomas Tyrwhitt aka Tyrwhitt-Jones 1st Baronet (age 24) was elected MP Weymouth and Melcombe Regis which seat he held until Jun 1791.
In 1791 James Johnstone 4th Baronet (age 64) was elected MP Weymouth and Melcombe Regis which seat he held until his death in 1794. His brother William Johnstone aka Pulteney 5th Baronet (age 61) had requested the sitting MP Thomas Tyrwhitt aka Tyrwhitt-Jones 1st Baronet (age 25) to stand down forcing a by-election which James won.
In 1813 James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 21) was elected MP Weymouth and Melcombe Regis.
In 1818 Thomas Fowell Buxton 1st Baronet (age 31) was elected MP Weymouth and Melcombe Regis.