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Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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MP Helston is in Member Parliament.
In 1545 John Arundell (age 15) was elected MP Helston.
In 1572 William Killigrew (age 17) was elected MP Helston.
In 1614 Robert Killigrew (age 34) was elected MP Helston at Bath, Somerset [Map].
In 1621 Thomas Stafford (age 47) was elected MP Helston.
In 1625 Francis Godolphin (age 19) was elected MP Helston.
In 1628 Sidney Godolphin (age 17) was elected MP Helston.
In March 1640 Sidney Godolphin (age 30) was elected MP Helston during the Short Parliament.
In October 1640 Sidney Godolphin (age 30) was elected MP Helston during the Long Parliament.
In 1665 William Godolphin 1st Baronet (age 25) was elected MP Helston.
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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On 4th February 1702 Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin (age 23) was elected MP Helston.
On 15th December 1708 John Evelyn 1st Baronet (age 26) was elected MP Helston at a by-election. He didn't stand for election in 1710.
In 1727 John Evelyn 2nd Baronet (age 20) was elected unopposed MP Helston.
In 1734 John Evelyn 2nd Baronet (age 27) was elected unopposed MP Helston.
In 1741 Francis Godolphin 2nd Baron Goldolphin (age 34) was elected MP Helston.
In 1747 John Evelyn 2nd Baronet (age 40) was elected MP Helston.
In 1754 John Evelyn 2nd Baronet (age 47) was elected unopposed MP Helston.
In 1761 John Evelyn 2nd Baronet (age 54) was elected unopposed MP Helston.
In 1774 Francis Osborne 5th Duke Leeds (age 22) was elected MP Helston.
In 1799 Francis Osborne 1st Baron Godolphin (age 21) was elected MP Helston.
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 1802 James Edward Harris 2nd Earl Malmesbury (age 23) was elected MP Helston.
In 1820 Francis Godolphin Osborne 7th Duke Leeds (age 21) was elected MP Helston.
In 1830 Samuel John Brooke-Pechell 3rd Baronet (age 44) was elected MP Helston which seat he held until 1831.
In 1837 George John Frederick Sackville (age 22) was elected MP Helston.