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.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
MP Bramber is in Member Parliament.
In 1467 Roger Townshend (age 42) was elected MP Bramber.
In 1621 Thomas Bowyer 1st Baronet (age 34) was elected MP Bramber which seat he held until 1626.
In 1629 Thomas Bowyer 1st Baronet (age 42) was elected MP Bramber.
In April 1640 Thomas Bowyer 1st Baronet (age 53) was elected MP Bramber.
After November 1640 Thomas Bowyer 1st Baronet (age 53) was elected MP Bramber at a by-elected - the election in Nov 1640 had been declared void.
In 1660 Edward Eversfield (age 42) was elected MP Bramber which seat he held until 1661.
In 1741 Thomas Archer 1st Baron Archer (age 45) was elected MP Bramber.
In 1754 George Cholmondeley (age 29) was elected MP Bramber.
In 1761 Andrew Archer 2nd Baron Archer (age 24) was elected MP Bramber during the General Election.
n 1761 William Fitzherbert (age 49) was elected MP Bramber which seat he held until April 1762.
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.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
In 1788 Robert Hobart (age 27) was elected MP Bramber which seat he held until 1790. He sat concurrently in the Houses of Commons of Ireland and Great Britain.