Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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Mayor is in Miscellaneous.
In 1515 Robert Keilway (age 32) was elected Mayor of Salisbury.
In 1572 Thomas Liddell of Newcastle upon Tyne was appointed Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map].
In 1584 Henry Mitford of Newcastle on Tyne (age 41) was elected Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map].
In 1597 Thomas Liddell of Ravensworth Castle (age 42) was appointed Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map].
In 1609 Thomas Liddell of Ravensworth Castle (age 54) was appointed Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map].
In 1625 Thomas Liddell 1st Baronet (age 47) was appointed Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map].
In 1634 Thomas Liddell 1st Baronet (age 56) was appointed Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map].
In 1636 Thomas Liddell 1st Baronet (age 58) was appointed Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map].
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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In 1637 John Marlay (age 47) was elected Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map].
In 1642 John Marlay (age 52) was elected Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map].
In 1661 John Marlay (age 71) was elected Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map].
In 1665 Robert Fowler was appointed Mayor of Rochester, Kent [Map].
In 1586 George Smith of Exeter was appointed Mayor of Exeter.
In 1597 George Smith of Exeter was appointed Mayor of Exeter.
In 1607 George Smith of Exeter was appointed Mayor of Exeter.
In 1576 Thomas Moryson was appointed Mayor of Great Grimsby.
In 1636 Gervase Holles (age 28) was elected Mayor of Grimsby.
In 1638 Gervase Holles (age 30) was elected Mayor of Grimsby.
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 1669 Freschville Holles (age 26) was elected Mayor of Grimsby.
In 1714 John Eden 2nd Baronet (age 36) was appointed Mayor of Hartlepool.
In 1722 John Eden 2nd Baronet (age 44) was appointed Mayor of Hartlepool.
In 1612 William Sands (age 66) was appointed Mayor of Lancaster.
In 1775 and 1797 John Beckett 1st Baronet (age 31) was elected Mayor of Leeds.
In 1826 Thomas Beckett 3rd Baronet (age 47) was elected Mayor of Leeds.
In 1666 Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby (age 37) was appointed Mayor of Liverpool.
In 1714, 1731 and 1736 Richard Gildart (age 41) was elected Mayor of Liverpool.
In 1822 William Molyneux (age 61) was elected Mayor of Liverpool.
In 1900 John Aird 1st Baronet (age 66) was appointed Mayor of Metropolitan Borough of Paddington.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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In 1901 John Aird 1st Baronet (age 67) was appointed Mayor of Metropolitan Borough of Paddington.
In 1400 Roger Thornton was elected Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne.
In 1402 Roger Thornton was elected Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne and was re-elected the following three years.
In 1416 Roger Thornton was elected Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne.
In 1423 Roger Thornton was elected Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne and re-elected the following year.
In 1593 Lionel Maddison (age 56) was elected Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne.
In 1605 Lionel Maddison (age 68) was elected Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne.
In 1617 Lionel Maddison (age 80) was elected Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne.
In 1846 James Archbold (age 65) was elected Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne.