William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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In October 1553 Leonard Chamberlain (age 49) was elected MP Scarborough.
In April 1554 Anthony Browne (age 45) was elected MP Scarborough.
In 1744 Edwin Lascelles 1st Baron Harewood (age 31) was elected MP Scarborough.
In 1761 John Major 1st Baronet (age 62) was elected unopposed MP Scarborough which set he held until 1768 when he was defeated. He did not stand for Parliament again.
On 27th November 1770 James Pennyman 6th Baronet (age 33) was elected MP Scarborough at a by-election.
On 28th June 1772 George Carpenter 2nd Earl Tyrconnel (age 22) was elected MP Scarborough.
In 1796 Charles Henry Somerset (age 28) was elected MP Scarborough.
In 1837 Thomas Charles Style 8th Baronet (age 39) was elected MP Scarborough which seat he held until 1841.
In 1847 George Phipps 2nd Marquess Normanby (age 27) was elected MP Scarborough which seat he held until 1851.
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 1852 George Phipps 2nd Marquess Normanby (age 32) was elected MP Scarborough which seat he held until 1857.