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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Monumental Effigies of Great Britain by Thomas and George Hollis Part 1 is in Monumental Effigies of Great Britain by Thomas and George Hollis.
Monumental Effigies of Great Britain by Thomas and George Hollis Part 1 was published on 1st June 1840.
A Knight Templar in Temple Church, London [Map].
Statue of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England on the West Front of Rochester Cathedral [Map].
Statue of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England on the West Front of Rochester Cathedral [Map].
on the West Front of Rochester Cathedral [Map].
A Knight Templar in St Mary's Church, Walkern.
A [member of the] Septvans [Family]. Brass in St Mary the Virgin Church, Chatham.
A Lady of the Rhyther family in All Saints Church, Rhyther.
Described by Hollis as Robert de Marmion? There is no known Robert Marmion who married Lora? The effigy is of John Grey aka Marmion and his wife Elizabeth St Quentin (age 53) at St Nicholas Church, West Tanfield, North Yorkshire [Map].
John Grey aka Marmion: In 1343 he was born to John Grey 1st Baron Grey and Avice Marmion Baroness Grey Rotherfield. Before 25th February 1387 John Grey aka Marmion and Elizabeth St Quentin were married.
Elizabeth St Quentin: Before 1347 she was born to Herbert St Quentin and Mary Lisle.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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King Richard II and his Queen Anne of Bohemia. Remarkable decoration of White Harts, sunbursts, broom cods on his clothes, as well as the initials A and R. Similarly, her clothes are decorated with the Ostriches with a nail in the beak, a symbol of Bohemia, from which the ostrich feathers, and entwined knots. Note his beard as also seen in portraits.
