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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In or before 1433 [her father] Thomas de Semarc [aged 19] and [her mother] Alice Laxham [aged 19] were married.
Around 1433 Anne de Semarc was born to Thomas de Semarc [aged 20] and Alice Laxham [aged 20].
In or before 1449 William Sapcote [aged 19] and Anne de Semarc [aged 15] were married.
Around 1449 [her son] Guy Sapcote of Thornhaugh, Bedfordshire was born to [her husband] William Sapcote [aged 20] and Anne de Semarc [aged 16].
A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 3: Parishes: Chenies. On Sir John Cheyne's [aged 78] death without issue in 146833 his widow [her aunt] Agnes married Edmund Molyneux, who was sheriff of the county in 147534 and presented to the church in 147935. He died in 148436, and Agnes survived him ten years. By her will 20 November 1494 her first husband's great-great-nephew John Cheyne of Chesham Bois (q.v.) obtained Drayton Beauchamp, Grove and Cogenhoe Manors, but Chenies [Map] passed to Agnes Cheyne's niece Anne [aged 35] wife of David Philip37. Anne and David Philip, who was sheriff in 149838, had some difficulty in inducing the trustees to hand over the manor39, but were in possession in 1500, when Chenies was settled on Anne and her issue40. She died seised of it in 1510, when it passed to her granddaughter Anne wife of John Broughton and daughter and heir of Guy Sapcote [aged 19], son of Anne Philip by a former husband [aged 39]41.
Note 33. Chan. Inq. p.m. 8 Edw. IV, no. 51.
Note 34. P.R.O. List of Sheriffs, 2.
Note 35. Lipscomb, Bucks. iii, 252.
Note 36. Brass in church.
Note 37. Add. MS. 5840, fol. 39.
Note 38. P.R.O. List of Sheriffs, 2.
Note 39. Early Chan. Proc. bdle. 218, no. 30.
Note 40. De Banco R. Hil. 15 Hen. VII, m. 297; Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), xxv, 162.
Note 41. Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), xxv, 162.
In 1479 [her son] Guy Sapcote of Thornhaugh, Bedfordshire [aged 30] died. His daughter [her granddaughter] Anne Sapcote Countess Bedford and her husband [her grandson-in-law] John Russell 1st Earl Bedford inherited Chenies Manor House, Buckinghamshire [Map]
In 1483 [her father] Thomas de Semarc [aged 70] died.
On 31st August 1485 [her husband] William Sapcote [aged 56] died.
In 1486 [her mother] Alice Laxham [aged 73] died.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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Before 1494 David Phelip of Chenies and Anne de Semarc [aged 60] were married.
1st August 1510. St Michael's Church, Chenies [Map]. Brass of Anne de Semarc [aged 77], holding her heart, inscribed "Here lies Dame Anne Phelip, Widow, once wife of David Phelip, knight, lady of Thoro in the County of Northampton and Isenhampstead Cheyne in the County of Buckingham, who died the first day of August in the year of our Lord 1510 on whose soul may God have mercy Amen".
On 1st August 1510 Anne de Semarc [aged 77] died. Her grand-daughter [her granddaughter] Anne Sapcote Countess Bedford [aged 31] inherited Chenies Manor House, Buckinghamshire [Map].