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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 1558 John Cheney was elected MP Winchelsea.
In 1597 Thomas Culpepper (age 36) was elected MP Winchelsea.
In 1601 Moyle Finch 1st Baronet (age 51) was appointed MP Winchelsea.
In 1625 Roger Twysden 2nd Baronet (age 27) was elected MP Winchelsea.
In 1626 Roger Twysden 2nd Baronet (age 28) was elected MP Winchelsea.
In April 1640 Nicholas Crispe 1st Baronet (age 41) was elected MP Winchelsea which seat he held until May 1640.
In November 1640 Nicholas Crispe 1st Baronet (age 41) was elected MP Winchelsea which seat he held until expelled on 2nd February 1641.
In 1645 Henry Oxenden 1st Baronet (age 31) was elected MP Winchelsea.
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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 1661 Nicholas Crispe 1st Baronet (age 62) was elected MP Winchelsea which seat he held until his death in 1666.
In 1678 John Banks 1st Baronet (age 51) was elected MP Winchelsea.
In January 1701 Thomas Newport 1st Baron Torrington (age 46) was elected MP Winchelsea but irregularities in the vote resulted in the Mayor being imprisoned and the election declared void on 27 Feb 1701.
On 3rd May 1708 Francis Dashwood 1st Baronet (age 50) was elected MP Winchelsea.
On 9th October 1710 Francis Dashwood 1st Baronet (age 52) was elected MP Winchelsea.
In 1728 Archer Croft 2nd Baronet (age 44) was elected MP Winchelsea.
In 1747 John Mordaunt (age 38) was elected MP Winchelsea.
In 1790 William Henry Vane 1st Duke Cleveland (age 23) was elected MP Winchelsea which seat he held until 1792.
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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 1816 Henry Vane 2nd Duke Cleveland (age 27) was elected MP Winchelsea which seat he held until 1818.