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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 Huntingdon is in Member Parliament.
1654 First Protectorate Parliament
1656 Second Protectorate Parliament
In March 1553 William Tyrwhitt (age 22) was elected MP Huntingdon.
In 1571 Tristram Tyrwhitt (age 41) was elected MP Huntingdon.
In 1614 Christopher Hatton of Clay Hall in Essex (age 35) was elected MP Huntingdon.
In April 1640 Robert Bernard 1st Baronet (age 39) was elected MP Huntingdon in the Short Parliament.
In 1654 John Bernard 2nd Baronet (age 23) was elected MP Huntingdon in the First Protectorate Parliament.
In 1656 John Bernard 2nd Baronet (age 25) was elected MP Huntingdon in the Second Protectorate Parliament.
In 1659 John Bernard 2nd Baronet (age 28) was elected MP Huntingdon in the Convention Parliament.
In 1659 John Bernard 2nd Baronet (age 28) was elected MP Huntingdon in the Third Protectorate Parliament.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 2nd January 1661. Up early, and being called up to my Lord he did give me many commands in his business. As about taking care to write to my uncle that Mr. Barnewell's papers should be locked up, in case he should die, he being now suspected to be very ill. Also about consulting with Mr. W. Montagu (age 43) for the settling of the £4000 a-year that the King had promised my Lord. As also about getting of Mr. George Montagu (age 38) to be chosen at Huntingdon this next Parliament, &c. That done he to White Hall stairs with much company, and I with him; where we took water for Lambeth, and there coach for Portsmouth, Hampshire [Map].
In 1713 Edward Montagu Viscount Hinchingbrooke (age 20) was elected MP Huntingdon.
In 1774 George Wombwell 1st Baronet (age 39) was elected MP Huntingdon which seat he held until 1780.
In 1784 Walter Rawlinson was elected MP Huntingdon which seat he held until 1790.