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The 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. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

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MP Huntingdonshire is in Member Parliament.

In 1380 Henry Green (age 33) was elected MP Huntingdonshire.

In 1449 Thomas Tresham (age 29) was appointed MP Huntingdonshire.

In April 1544 Robert Tyrwhitt Master (age 41) was elected MP Huntingdonshire.

In 1626 Capell Bedell 1st Baronet (age 23) was elected MP Huntingdonshire.

In 1628 Capell Bedell 1st Baronet (age 25) was elected MP Huntingdonshire which seat he held until 1629.

In 1628 Capell Bedell 1st Baronet (age 25) was elected MP Huntingdonshire.

In 1640 Capell Bedell 1st Baronet (age 37) was elected MP Huntingdonshire.

In April 1640 Capell Bedell 1st Baronet (age 37) was elected MP Huntingdonshire.

In 1695 John Pocklington (age 37) was elected MP Huntingdonshire. He was re-elected in 1708 and 1710, and held the seat until 1713 when he didn't seek re-election.

In April 1722 Edward Montagu Viscount Hinchingbrooke (age 29) was elected MP Huntingdonshire.

In 1768 Peter Ludlow 1st Earl Ludlow (age 37) was elected 1st MP Huntingdonshire.

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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin 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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In 1826 George Montagu 6th Duke Manchester (age 26) was elected MP Huntingdonshire.

In 1877 George Victor Drogo Montagu 8th Duke Manchester (age 23) was elected MP Huntingdonshire.