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Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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MP City of London is in Member Parliament.
In October 1416 Thomas Knollys (age 66) was elected MP City of London.
In 1460 Thomas Cooke was elected MP City of London.
In 1470 Thomas Cooke was elected MP City of London.
In 1523 George Monoux (age 58) was elected MP City of London.
In 1539 Richard Gresham (age 54) was elected MP City of London.
In 1545 Robert Broke was elected MP City of London which seat he held until 1554.
In 1545 Richard Gresham (age 60) was elected MP City of London.
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 1563 John White was elected MP City of London.
In 1571 John White was elected MP City of London.
Before October 1601 John Croke (age 48) was elected MP City of London.
In 1624 Heneage Finch (age 44) was elected MP City of London.
In April 1640 Isaac Penington (age 56) was elected MP City of London in the Short Parliament.
In November 1640 Isaac Penington (age 56) was elected MP City of London in the Long Parliament which seat he held until 1653.
In 1690 William Turner (age 74) was elected MP City of London.
In 1727 John Eyles 2nd Baronet (age 44) was elected MP City of London.
On 13th May 1741 Edward Bellamy unsuccessfully stood to become MP City of London receiving 1312 votes.
In June 1817 Matthew Wood 1st Baronet (age 48) was elected MP City of London unopposed at a by-election. He held the seat until his death.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
In 1945 Ralph Assheton 1st Baron Clitheroe (age 43) was elected MP City of London which seat he held until 1950.