MP Thetford is in Member Parliament.
In 1529 Giles Heron [aged 25] was elected MP Thetford.
In 1572 Valentine Browne was elected MP Thetford.
In April 1640 Framlingham Gawdy of West Harling [aged 50] was elected MP Thetford in the Short Parliament.
In November 1640 Framlingham Gawdy of West Harling [aged 51] was elected MP Thetford in the Long Parliament.
In March 1661 William Gawdy 1st Baronet [aged 48] was elected MP Thetford.
In 1669 Joseph Williamson [aged 35] was elected MP Thetford.
In January 1689 Henry Hobart 4th Baronet [aged 32] was elected MP Thetford.
In 1695 John Wodehouse 4th Baronet [aged 25] was elected MP Thetford which seat he held until 1698.
In 1701 John Wodehouse 4th Baronet [aged 31] was elected MP Thetford.
In 1705 John Wodehouse 4th Baronet [aged 35] was elected MP Thetford.
In 1710 Edmund Bacon 6th Baronet [aged 29] was elected MP Thetford which seat he held until 1713.
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 1733 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore [aged 20] was elected MP Thetford which seat he held until 1754.
In 1774 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore [aged 61] was elected MP Thetford which seat he held until March 1782.
In 1790 Robert John Buxton 1st Baronet [aged 36] was elected MP Thetford and held the seat until 1796.
In 1818 Nicholas William Ridley-Colborne 1st Baron Colborne [aged 38] was elected MP Thetford which seat he held until 1826.
In 1818 Charles Fitzroy [aged 26] was elected MP Thetford.
In 1834 Henry Fitzroy 5th Duke Grafton [aged 43] was elected MP Thetford which seat he held until 1842.