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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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MP Worcestershire is in Member Parliament.
In 1423 Humphrey Stafford (age 23) was elected MP Worcestershire.
In 1426 Humphrey Stafford (age 26) was elected MP Worcestershire.
In 1447 Humphrey Stafford (age 47) was elected MP Worcestershire.
In 1449 Humphrey Stafford (age 49) was elected MP Worcestershire.
In 1570 John Lyttelton of Frankley (age 50) was elected MP Worcestershire.
In 1571 John Lyttelton of Frankley (age 51) was elected MP Worcestershire.
In 1593 Rowland Berkeley (age 45) was elected MP Worcestershire. He was re-elected in 1597, 1601 and 1605. He died in office.
In 1620 Thomas Lyttelton 1st Baronet (age 27) was elected MP Worcestershire.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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In 1624 Thomas Lyttelton 1st Baronet (age 31) was elected MP Worcestershire.
In 1640 Thomas Lyttelton 1st Baronet (age 47) was elected MP Worcestershire in the Short Parliament.
In April 1640 John Pakington 2nd Baronet (age 18) was elected MP Worcestershire.
In 1654 Edward Pytts of Kyre Park (age 48) was elected MP Worcestershire.
In 1656 Edward Pytts of Kyre Park (age 50) was elected MP Worcestershire.
In 1661 Samuel Sandes (age 45) was elected MP Worcestershire in the Cavalier Parliament.
In 1685 John Pakington 2nd Baronet was elected MP Worcestershire which seat he held until 1687.
In 1689 James Rushout 1st Baronet (age 44) was elected MP Worcestershire.
In 1695 Edwin Sandes (age 36) was elected MP Worcestershire.
In 1715 Thomas Vernon (age 60) was elected MP Worcestershire in the first parliament of George I.
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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On 6th March 1721 Thomas Lyttelton 4th Baronet (age 35) was elected MP Worcestershire.
In 1727 Thomas Lyttelton 4th Baronet (age 41) was elected MP Worcestershire in the 1727 General Election.