MP Hampshire

MP Hampshire is in Member Parliament.

In 1401 John de Lisle 5th Baron Lisle (age 34) was elected MP Hampshire.

In January 1404 John de Lisle 5th Baron Lisle (age 37) was elected MP Hampshire.

In April 1554 John Mason (age 51) was elected MP Hampshire.

In 1558 John Mason (age 55) was elected MP Hampshire.

In 1559 John Mason (age 56) was elected MP Hampshire.

In 1563 John Mason (age 60) was elected MP Hampshire.

In 1621 Henry Wallop (age 52) was elected MP Hampshire.

Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke

Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.

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In 1621 John Jephson was elected MP Hampshire.

In 1626 Henry Wallop (age 57) was elected MP Hampshire.

In 1628 Henry Wallop (age 59) was elected MP Hampshire.

In 1671 Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton (age 41) was elected MP Hampshire.

In 1715 John Wallop 1st Earl Portsmouth (age 24) was elected MP Hampshire which seat he held until 11 Jun 1720.

On 22nd June 1720 Nassau Powlett (age 21) was elected MP Hampshire.

In 1727 John Cope 6th Baronet (age 53) was elected MP Tavistock and MP Hampshire choosing to sit for the latter.

On 30th March 1768 Robert Henley 2nd Earl Northington (age 21) was elected MP Hampshire which seat he held until he succeeded to his father's title on 14th Jan 1772.

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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In 1808 Thomas Heathcote 4th Baronet (age 38) was elected MP Hampshire which seat he held until 1820.

In 1826 William Heathcote 5th Baronet (age 24) was elected MP Hampshire which seat he held until 1831.