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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MP Berwick on Tweed is in Member Parliament. See Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map].
In 1572 Valentine Browne was elected MP Berwick on Tweed.
In 1679 Ralph Grey 4th Baronet Grey of Werke (age 18) was elected MP Berwick on Tweed which seat he held until 1681.
In 1695 Ralph Grey 4th Baronet Grey of Werke (age 34) was elected MP Berwick on Tweed which seat he held until 1698.
In 1715 John Shute aka Barrington 1st Viscount Barrington (age 37) was elected MP Berwick on Tweed.
In 1722 John Shute aka Barrington 1st Viscount Barrington (age 44) was elected MP Berwick on Tweed.
On 11th March 1723 Henry Neville aka Grey (age 39) was elected MP Berwick on Tweed which seat he held until 1727.
In 1727 General Joseph Sabine (age 66) was elected MP Berwick on Tweed.
In 1740 John Barrington (age 18) was elected MP Berwick on Tweed.
In 1740 William Wildman Barrington 2nd Viscount Barrington (age 22) was elected MP Berwick on Tweed.
In 1754 John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval (age 25) was elected MP Berwick on Tweed.
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 1765 John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval (age 36) was elected MP Berwick on Tweed.
In 1780 John Delaval 1st Baron Delaval (age 51) was elected MP Berwick on Tweed.
In 1796 George Carpenter 2nd Earl Tyrconnel (age 46) was elected MP Berwick on Tweed.
In 1820 Charles Augustus Bennet 5th Earl Tankerville (age 43) was elected MP Berwick on Tweed.
In 1880 Frederick Lambton (age 24) unsuccessfully contested MP Berwick on Tweed.