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In 1572 Henry Wallop [aged 32] was elected MP Southampton.
In 1581 Fulk Greville 13th Baron Latimer 5th Baron Willoughby 1st Baron Brooke [aged 26] was elected MP Southampton.
In 1624 John Mill 1st Baronet [aged 36] was elected MP Southampton. He was re-elected in 1625 and 1626.
In April 1640 John Mill 1st Baronet [aged 52] was elected MP Southampton.
In 1661 Richard Ford [aged 47] was elected MP Southampton.
In 1729 William Heathcote 1st Baronet [aged 35] was elected MP Southampton.
In 1780 Hans Sloane Stanley [aged 40] was elected MP Southampton.
In 1784 James Amyatt of Freemantle in Hampshire [aged 49] was elected MP Southampton which seat he held until 1806.
In 1841 James Bruce 12th Earl Kincardine 8th Earl Elgin [aged 29] was elected MP Southampton but the election was declared void on petition.
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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In 1862 Colonel William Anderson Rose [aged 41] was elected MP Southampton.