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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 1584 Edward Phelips (age 27) was elected MP Bere Alston.
In 1624 Thomas Jermyn (age 7) was elected MP Bere Alston.
In 1640 Hugh Pollard 2nd Baronet (age 37) was elected MP Bere Alston in the Long Parliament.
In 1646 Francis Drake 2nd Baronet (age 28) was elected MP Bere Alston.
In 1665 Joseph Maynard (age 25) was elected MP Bere Alston.
In 1694 Henry Hobart 4th Baronet (age 37) was elected MP Bere Alston.
In 1727 Francis Drake 4th Baronet (age 33) was elected MP Tavistock and MP Bere Alston. He chose to sit for Tavistock which seat he held until 1734.
In 1727 William Morden aka Harbord 1st Baronet (age 31) was elected MP Bere Alston.
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 1727 John Hobart 1st Earl Buckinghamshire (age 33) was elected MP Bere Alston.
In 1728 Archer Croft 2nd Baronet (age 44) was elected MP Bere Alston.
In 1734 Francis Drake 4th Baronet (age 40) was elected MP Bere Alston which seat he held until his death in 1740.
In 1741 William Morden aka Harbord 1st Baronet (age 45) was elected MP Bere Alston.
In 1790 George Howland Beaumont 7th Baronet (age 36) was elected MP Bere Alston which seat he held until 1796.