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 Boroughbridge is in Member Parliament. See Boroughbridge [Map].
In 1558 William Fairfax (age 27) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
In 1588 Edward Fitton (age 40) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
In 1601 Thomas Fairfax 1st Viscount Fairfax (age 27) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
In 1602 Richard Whalley of Kirton (age 36) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
In 1609 Thomas Vavasour (age 49) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
In 1648 Henry Stapylton aka Stapleton 1st Baronet (age 31) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
In 1660 Henry Stapylton aka Stapleton 1st Baronet (age 43) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
In 1679 John Brookes 1st Baronet (age 42) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
In 1681 John Brookes 1st Baronet (age 44) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
In 1689 Christopher Vane 1st Baron Barnard (age 35) was appointed MP Boroughbridge.
In 1690 Bryan Stapylton 2nd Baronet (age 32) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
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 1705 John Stapylton 3rd Baronet (age 22) was elected MP Boroughbridge, which his father Bryan Stapylton 2nd Baronet (age 47) had represented for twelve of the previous fifteen years.
In 1708 Bryan Stapylton 2nd Baronet (age 50) was elected MP Boroughbridge replacing his son John Stapylton 3rd Baronet (age 25).
In 1715 Bryan Stapylton 2nd Baronet (age 57) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
In 1718 Wilfrid Lawson 3rd Baronet (age 21) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
On 22nd April 1746 Francis Scott (age 25) was elected MP Boroughbridge.
In 1755 Cecil Bishopp 6th Baronet (age 54) was elected MP Boroughbridge which seat he held until 1768.
In 1796 Francis Burdett 5th Baronet (age 25) was elected MP Boroughbridge.