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Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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MP Chester is in Member Parliament.
In 1673 William Williams 1st Baronet (age 39) sat unsuccessfully for MP Chester in a by-election.
In 1675 William Williams 1st Baronet (age 41) was elected MP Chester in a by-election.
In 1689 George Mainwaring (age 46) was elected MP Chester.
In 1690 Richard Levinge (age 33) was elected MP Chester.
In January 1701 and December 1701 Henry Bunbury 3rd Baronet (age 24) was elected MP Chester. He was returned unopposed in 1702, 1705, 1708, 1710 and 1713. He was returned in an opposed election in the 1715 General Election. He was re-elected in 1722 but defeated in 1727.
On 21st March 1733 Charles Bunbury 4th Baronet (age 25) was elected MP Chester.
In 1734 Charles Bunbury 4th Baronet (age 25) was elected MP Chester.
On 22nd April 1734 the 1734 General Election was held...
Leonard Smelt (age 51) was elected MP Northallerton.
Robert Grosvenor 6th Baronet (age 38) was elected MP Chester.
In 1741 Charles Bunbury 4th Baronet (age 32) was elected MP Chester.
In 1741 Robert Grosvenor 6th Baronet (age 45) was elected MP Chester.
In 1754 Robert Grosvenor 6th Baronet (age 58) was elected MP Chester during the 1754 General Election.
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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In 1754 Richard Grosvenor 1st Earl Grosvenor (age 22) was elected MP Chester.
In 1755 Thomas Grosvenor (age 20) was elected MP Chester.
In 1790 Robert Grosvenor 1st Marquess Westminster (age 22) was elected MP Chester.
In 1795 Field Marshall Thomas Erle Drax Grosvenor (age 30) was elected MP Chester.
In 1802 Richard Erle Drax Grosvenor (age 39) was elected MP Chester.
In 1807 John Grey Egerton 8th Baronet (age 40) was elected MP Chester which seat he held until 1818.
In 1831 Foster Cunliffe-Offley (age 48) was elected MP Chester which seat he held until his death the following year.
In 1885 Balthazar Walter Foster 1st Baron Ilkeston (age 44) was elected MP Chester.