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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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MP York is in Member Parliament.
In 1559 Richard Goldthorpe was elected MP York.
In 1584 Marmaduke Wyvill 1st Baronet (age 43) was elected MP York which seat he held until 1585.
In 1597 Marmaduke Wyvill 1st Baronet (age 56) was elected MP York which seat he held until 1598.
In 1624 Arthur Ingram (age 59) was elected MP York.
In 1624 Arthur Ingram (age 59) was elected MP Old Sarum but accepted MP York instead.
In 1624 Arthur Ingram (age 59) was elected MP Appleby but accepted MP York instead.
In 1625 Arthur Ingram (age 60) was elected MP York.
In 1626 Arthur Ingram (age 61) was elected MP York
In 1628 Arthur Ingram (age 63) was elected MP York
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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In 1660 Metcalfe Robinson 1st Baronet (age 30) was elected MP York.
In 1661 Metcalfe Robinson 1st Baronet (age 31) was elected MP York which seat he held until 1679.
In 1685 Metcalfe Robinson 1st Baronet (age 55) was elected MP York which seat he held until 1689.
In 1742 George Fox Lane 1st Baron Bingley (age 45) was elected MP York.
In 1761 Robert Fox Lane (age 28) was elected MP York during the General Election.
In 1783 Robert Monckton-Arundell 4th Viscount Galway (age 30) was elected MP York which seat he held until 1790.
In 1784 Richard Slater Milnes of Fryston Hall in Yorkshire (age 25) was elected MP York which seat he held until 1790.