In 1613 Charles Berkeley 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 13) educated at Eton College [Map].

On 03 Nov 1615 Charles Berkeley 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 15) was educated at Queen's College, Oxford University.

In 1621 Charles Berkeley 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 21) was elected MP Somerset.

In 1623 Charles Berkeley 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 23) was knighted.

In 1624 Charles Berkeley 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 24) was elected MP Bodmin.

In 1625 Charles Berkeley 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 25) was elected MP Heytesbury.

In 1626 Charles Berkeley 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 26) was elected MP Heytesbury.

In 1628 Charles Berkeley 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 28) was elected MP Heytesbury.

Pepy's Diary. 21 Apr 1668. Up, and at the office all the morning, at noon dined at home, and thence took Mrs. Turner (age 45) out and carried her to the King's house, and saw "The Indian Emperour"; and after that done, took Knepp out, and to Kensington; and there walked in the garden, and then supped, and mighty merry, there being also in the house Sir Philip Howard (age 37), and some company, and had a dear reckoning, but merry, and away, it being quite night, home, and dark, about 9 o'clock or more, and in my coming had the opportunity the first time in my life to be bold with Knepp.., and so left her at home, and so Mrs. Turner (age 45) and I home to my letters and to bed. Here hear how Sir W. Pen's (age 46) impeachment was read, and agreed to, in the House this day, and ordered to be engrossed; and he suspended the House¹ Harman (age 43) set at liberty; and Brouncker (age 41) put out of the House, and a writ for a new election, and an impeachment ordered to be brought in against him, he being fled!²

Note 1. From sitting as a member pending the impeachment.-B.

Note 2. Sir Charles Berkeley, jun (age 68). was chosen in his room. In the sea-fight off Southwold Bay on June 3rd, 1665, the English triumphed over the Dutch, but the very considerable victory was not followed up. During the night, while the Duke of York (age 34) slept, Henry Brouncker (age 41), his groom of the bedchamber, ordered the lieutenant to shorten sail, by which means the progress of the whole fleet was retarded, the Duke of York's (age 34) being the leading ship. The duke affirmed that he first heard of Brouncker's (age 41) unjustifiable action in July, and yet he kept the culprit in his service for nearly two years after the offence had come to his knowledge. After Brouncker (age 41) had been dismissed from the duke's service, the House of Commons ejected him. The whole matter is one of the unsolved difficulties of history. See Lister's "Life of Clarendon", ii., 334 335.