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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Around 1735 Anne aka Nancy Parsons Viscountess Maynard was born. She was possibly the daughter of a tailor in Bond Street in London.
After 1750. Joshua Reynolds (age 26). Portrait of Anne aka Nancy Parsons Viscountess Maynard (age 15).
Around 1760 Anne aka Nancy Parsons Viscountess Maynard (age 25) was working as a prostitute with clients including William Petty 1st Marquess Lansdowne (age 22).
In 1764 Anne aka Nancy Parsons Viscountess Maynard (age 29) commenced an affair with Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 28). FitzRoy kept Parsons at his townhouse and took her to the opera offending society's standards.
On 23rd March 1769 Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 33) and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 32) were divorced when he discovered she was pregnant by her lover John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory (age 23) whom she subsequently married. Plans to marry his mistress Anne aka Nancy Parsons Viscountess Maynard (age 34), if they existed, were undermined by the discovery he discovered she was having an affair with John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset (age 23).
1771. George Willison (age 30). Portrait of Anne aka Nancy Parsons Viscountess Maynard (age 36) in Turkish Dress.
On 18th January 1772 William Maynard 4th Baronet (age 51) died. His son [her future husband] Charles (age 19) succeeded 5th Baronet Maynard of Walthamstow in Essex.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 30th June 1775 Charles Maynard 1st Viscount Maynard (age 85) died. Baron Maynard of Wicklow, Baron Maynard of Estaines ad Turrim Little Easton extinct. His third cousin once removed [her future husband] Charles (age 22) succeeded 2nd Viscount Maynard of Easton Lodge in Essex, 2nd Baron Maynard of Much Easton in Essex. Anne aka Nancy Parsons Viscountess Maynard (age 40) by marriage Viscountess Maynard of Easton Lodge in Essex.
On 24th September 1776 Charles Maynard 2nd Viscount Maynard (age 24) and Anne aka Nancy Parsons Viscountess Maynard (age 41) were married.
In 1784 Anne aka Nancy Parsons Viscountess Maynard (age 49) became interested in Francis Russell 5th Duke Bedford (age 18). She and her husband Charles Maynard 2nd Viscount Maynard (age 31), and Francis Russell 5th Duke Bedford spent the winter of 1785/1786 in Nice.
On 10th March 1824 [her former husband] Charles Maynard 2nd Viscount Maynard (age 71) died. His nephew Charles (age 37) succeeded 3rd Viscount Maynard of Easton Lodge in Essex, 3rd Baron Maynard of Much Easton in Essex, 6th Baronet Maynard of Walthamstow in Essex.