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Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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1727 General Election is in 1714-1760 George I and George II.
In 1727 John Crowley (age 37) was elected MP Queenborough.
In 1727 Robert Furnese 2nd Baronet (age 39) was elected MP Kent.
In 1727 Joseph Gascoigne aka Nightingale (age 32) was elected MP Stafford.
On 14th August 1727 Stephen Cornwallis (age 23) was elected MP Eye.
On 14th August 1727 Thomas Frankland 3rd Baronet (age 42) was elected MP Thirsk.
In 1727 John Rushout 4th Baronet (age 41) was elected MP Evesham in the 1727 General Election.
In 1727 Thomas Rowney of Dean Farm, Oxfordshire (age 34) was elected MP Oxford in the 1727 General Election.
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Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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In 1727 Michael Newton 4th Baronet (age 32) was elected MP Grantham in the 1727 General Election.
In 1727 Thomas Lyttelton 4th Baronet (age 41) was elected MP Worcestershire in the 1727 General Election.
In 1727 Charles Colyear 2nd Earl Portmore (age 26) was elected MP Andover in the 1727 General Election.