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The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In 1447 Thomas Tresham (age 27) was appointed MP Buckinghamshire.
In 1529 Francis Bryan (age 39) was elected MP Buckinghamshire (there is some uncertainty about this). He was returned in the Parliaments in 1539, 1542 and 1545.
In 1529 John Russell 1st Earl Bedford (age 44) was elected MP Buckinghamshire.
In October 1553 Edmund Peckham (age 58) was elected MP Buckinghamshire.
In November 1554 Edmund Peckham (age 59) was elected MP Buckinghamshire.
In 1593 Robert Dormer 1st Baron Dormer (age 41) was elected MP Buckinghamshire.
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 1604 Edward Tyrrell (age 53) was elected MP Buckinghamshire which seat he held until his death on 29th January 1606.
In 1614 William Borlase of Little Marlow (age 50) was elected MP Buckinghamshire.
In 1660 Thomas Tyrell (age 65) was elected MP Buckinghamshire.
In 1722 William Heathcote 1st Baronet (age 28) was elected MP Buckinghamshire.
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