MP Winchelsea is in Member Parliament.
In 1558 John Cheney was elected MP Winchelsea.
In 1597 Thomas Culpepper [aged 36] was elected MP Winchelsea.
In 1601 Moyle Finch 1st Baronet [aged 51] was appointed MP Winchelsea.
In 1625 Roger Twysden 2nd Baronet [aged 27] was elected MP Winchelsea.
In 1626 Roger Twysden 2nd Baronet [aged 28] was elected MP Winchelsea.
In April 1640 Nicholas Crispe 1st Baronet [aged 41] was elected MP Winchelsea which seat he held until May 1640.
In November 1640 Nicholas Crispe 1st Baronet [aged 41] was elected MP Winchelsea which seat he held until expelled on 2nd February 1641.
In 1645 Henry Oxenden 1st Baronet [aged 31] was elected MP Winchelsea.
In 1661 Nicholas Crispe 1st Baronet [aged 62] was elected MP Winchelsea which seat he held until his death in 1666.
In 1678 John Banks 1st Baronet [aged 51] was elected MP Winchelsea.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In January 1701 Thomas Newport 1st Baron Torrington [aged 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 [aged 50] was elected MP Winchelsea.
On 9th October 1710 Francis Dashwood 1st Baronet [aged 52] was elected MP Winchelsea.
In 1728 Archer Croft 2nd Baronet [aged 44] was elected MP Winchelsea.
In 1747 John Mordaunt [aged 38] was elected MP Winchelsea.
In 1790 William Henry Vane 1st Duke Cleveland [aged 23] was elected MP Winchelsea which seat he held until 1792.
In 1816 Henry Vane 2nd Duke Cleveland [aged 27] was elected MP Winchelsea which seat he held until 1818.