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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MP Horsham is in Member Parliament.
In 1529 Henry Hussey of Slinfold (age 34) was elected MP Horsham.
In 1545 Anthony Wingfield (age 58) was elected MP Horsham.
In March 1553 Henry Hussey (age 34) was elected MP Horsham.
In 1614 Thomas Vavasour (age 54) was elected MP Horsham.
In 1628 Dudley North 4th Baron North (age 26) was elected MP Horsham.
In 1661 John Covert 1st Baronet (age 40) was elected MP Horsham which seat he held until his death in 1679.
In 1669 Orlando Bridgeman 1st Baronet (age 19) was elected MP Horsham.
In 1705 Charles Eversfield (age 21) was elected MP Horsham which seat he held until 1710 when he was returned for Sussex and Horsham and chose to sit for Sussex.
On 12th June 1721 Charles Eversfield (age 37) was elected MP Horsham which seat he held until 1741.
In 1741 Richard Mill 5th Baronet (age 51) was elected MP Horsham unopposed.
In 1780 George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth (age 24) was elected MP Horsham and MP Staffordshire. He chose to sit for the latter which he represented until 1784.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 30th November 1780 George Osborn 4th Baronet (age 38) was elected MP Horsham at a by-election.
In 1804 James Edward Harris 2nd Earl Malmesbury (age 25) was elected MP Horsham.
In 1812 John Aubrey 6th Baronet (age 72) was elected MP Horsham which seat he held until 1820.
In 1827 Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne 1st Baron Colborne (age 47) was elected MP Horsham which seat he held until 1832.
In 1848 Edward George Fitzalan Howard 1st Baron Howard (age 29) was elected MP Horsham.
In 1880 Henry Aubrey-Fletcher 4th Baronet (age 44) was elected MP Horsham which seat he held until 1885.