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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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Paternal Family Tree: Hawley of Leybourne Grange in Kent
On 24th June 1878 Captain Cyril Hawley was born to [his father] Henry Michael Hawley 5th Baronet (age 30).
On 21st July 1909 [his father] Henry Michael Hawley 5th Baronet (age 61) died. His son [his brother] Henry (age 32) succeeded 6th Baronet Hawley of Leybourne Grange in Kent.
On 10th July 1912 Captain Cyril Hawley (age 34) and Ursula Mary St John (age 20) were married.
On 13th May 1913 [his son] David Hawley 7th Baronet was born to Captain Cyril Hawley (age 34) and [his wife] Ursula Mary St John (age 21). He married 28th September 1938 Hermione Gregson Lady Hawley and had issue.
1st November 1914. Battalion Diary: Early [in the] morning the Germans with fresh troups again attacked, and at one time it seemed as if they would succeed in breaking through. The shelling was terrific and the enemy were able to bring up a field gun to within 700 yards of our front trenches, which they blew to pieces. They did not, however, succeed in breaking the line and by evening all was fairly comfortable. At about midnight Captain Hawley (age 36) arrived with a draft of about 200 men, and shortly afterwards the 3rd Brigade were relieved by the 6th Brigade, the Berkshire Regiment taking over our trenches, with our 1st Battalion on their left. The Battalion withdrew to the woods SE of Hooge, where they bivouacked for the night.
On 2nd November 1914 Captain Cyril Hawley (age 36) was killed in action.
2nd November 1914. Batallion Diary: The early hours of November 2nd were spent by the Battalion in digging themselves in, in case of shell fire, but their rest was short lived, as about 12 noon an urgent message was received fron 1st Battalion asking for assistance. The 1st Battalion was at this time just south of the Ypres-Menin road, and had been holding the trenches to which we were driven back on the 31st October.
Captain Currie and two signallers were sent forward to find out the situation, but within ten minutes one of the signallers returned and reported that Capt. Currie and the other signaller had both been hit by a shell. Lt. Dimmer was then sent forward to find out what was going on. When he returned he stated that our line had been broken north of the Ypres-Menin road. Meanwhile the Battalion had fallen in and advanced in bery open order across the ground intervening between their bivouac and the Herenthage Chateau grounds. There had been no time to tell off the draft to companies so they were sent in as one company under Captain Hawley (age 36). The draft and A and B Companies crossed the main road west of the Chateau and pushed through the woods in the direction of Veldhoek. They pushed the enemy back and unfortunately Captain Hawley was killed during this operation.
15th November 1914. Obituary in The Times: "Captain Cyril Francis Hawley (deceased), of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, of Percy house, Eltham, Kent, who was killed in action about November 2, was the second son of the late Sir Henry Hawley, Bart., and Frances Lady Hawley, of Leybourne, Kent, and brother of the present baronet. Born in 1878, he got his commission from the Militia in 1899 and his captaincy in 1905. In the South Africa campaign he was employed with Mounted Infantry and was present at Talana, the defence of Ladysmith, Laing's Nok, Belfast and Lydenborg. He also served as Commandant and Railway Staff Officer, was mentioned in despatches, and received the Queen's medal with six clasps and the King's medal with two clasps. Captain Hawley was married in 1912 to Ursula Mary, daughter of Mr Henry Percy St John, and leaves one son."
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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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In 1971 [his former wife] Ursula Mary St John (age 79) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 26 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 22 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 25 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 30 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hawley
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Hawley 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Musgrave 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Hawley 1st Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Joseph Banks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Banks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hodgkinson
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Hawley 2nd Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of
GrandFather: Reverend Henry Charles Hawley 14 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Shaw 3rd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Shaw 4th Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Maria Barnardiston Lady Shaw 11 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Gregory Shaw 5th Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Elizabeth Shaw 13 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Monson 1st Baron Monson 
11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Monson 2nd Baron Monson 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Watson 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Theodosia Margaret Monson Lady Shaw 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
Father: Henry Michael Hawley 5th Baronet 15 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Michael Cusack-Smith 3rd Baronet
GrandMother: Mary Elizabeth Cusack-Smith
Captain Cyril Hawley 16 x Great Grand Son of