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: Talbot
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In 1776 [his father] John Chetwynd-Talbot 1st Earl Talbot (age 26) and [his mother] Charlotte Augusta Hill Countess Talbot were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Wills Hill 1st Marquess Downshire (age 57) and [his grandmother] Margaretta Fitzgerald.
On 25th April 1777 Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot was born to [his father] John Chetwynd-Talbot 1st Earl Talbot (age 28) and [his mother] Charlotte Augusta Hill Countess Talbot.
On 27th April 1782 William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot (age 71) died at Lincoln's Inn. Earl Talbot extinct. His daughter Cecil (age 46) succeeded 2nd Baroness Dynevor of Dynevor in Camarthenshire. His nephew [his father] John (age 33) succeeded 3rd Baron Talbot of Hensol in Glamorganshire.
In 1784 [his father] John Chetwynd-Talbot 1st Earl Talbot (age 34) was created 1st Earl Talbot, 1st Viscount Ingestre. [his mother] Charlotte Augusta Hill Countess Talbot by marriage Countess Talbot.
On 20th January 1785 [his grandmother] Catherine Chetwynd (age 62) died. [his father] John Chetwynd-Talbot 1st Earl Talbot (age 35) inherited Ingestre Hall, Staffordshire.
On 19th May 1793 [his father] John Chetwynd-Talbot 1st Earl Talbot (age 44) died at Fairford, Gloucestershire [Map]. His son Charles (age 16) succeeded 2nd Earl Talbot, 2nd Viscount Ingestre, 4th Baron Talbot of Hensol in Glamorganshire.
In 1798 Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 42). Portrait of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 20).
In 1800 Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 22) and Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot (age 28) were married. She by marriage Countess Talbot. He the son of John Chetwynd-Talbot 1st Earl Talbot and Charlotte Augusta Hill Countess Talbot.
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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On 17th May 1801 [his daughter] Frances Charlotte Chetwynd-Talbot Countess Dartmouth was born to Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 24) and [his wife] Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot (age 29). She married 5th April 1820 William Legge 4th Earl Dartmouth, son of George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth and Frances Finch Countess Dartmouth, and had issue.
In 1802 [his son] Charles Chetwynd-Talbot was born to Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 24) and [his wife] Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot (age 30).
On 8th November 1803 [his son] Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury was born to Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 26) and [his wife] Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot (age 31). He married 1828 his fifth cousin Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford, daughter of Henry de la Poer Beresford 2nd Marquess Waterford and Susan Hussey Carpenter Marchioness Waterford, and had issue.
In 1804 [his mother] Charlotte Augusta Hill Countess Talbot died.
On 12th November 1805 [his son] Arthur Chetwynd-Talbot was born to Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 28) and [his wife] Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot (age 33).
On 31st May 1806 [his son] John Chetwynd-Talbot was born to Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 29) and [his wife] Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot (age 34). He married 30th August 1830 Caroline Jane Stuart-Wortley, daughter of James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie 1st Baron Wharncliffe and Elizabeth Caroline Mary Crichton Baroness Wharncliffe, and had issue.
1807. Thomas Phillips (age 36). Portrait of the children of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 29) and [his wife] Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot (age 35).
On 17th April 1808 [his daughter] Cecil Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Lothian was born to Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 30) and [his wife] Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot (age 36). She married 1831 John Kerr 7th Marquess Lothian, son of William Kerr 6th Marquess Lothian and Harriet Hobart Viscountess Belmore, and had issue.
In 1810 [his son] George Gustavus Chetwynd-Talbot was born to Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 32) and [his wife] Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot (age 38).
1811. Thomas Phillips (age 40). Portrait of the children of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 33) and [his wife] Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot (age 39).
In 1813 Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 35) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
On 17th January 1814 [his son] William Chetwynd-Talbot was born to Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 36) and [his wife] Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot (age 42). He married before 3rd July 1888 Eleanora Julia.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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In 1816 [his son] Gilbert Chetwynd-Talbot was born to Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 38) and [his wife] Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot (age 44).
In 1817 Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 39) was appointed Privy Council.
In 1817 Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 39) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
In 1817 [his son] Wellington Patrick Manvers Chetwynd-Talbot was born to Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 39) and [his wife] Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot (age 45). He married 11th October 1860 Emma Charlotte Smith-Stanley, daughter of Edward Smith-Stanley 14th Earl of Derby and Emma Caroline Bootle-Wilbraham Countess Derby.
Between 1819 and 1820. Thomas Clement Thompson (age 39). Portrait of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 41).
In 1819 [his son] Gerald Patrick Manvers Chetwynd-Talbot was born to Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 41) and [his wife] Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot (age 47).
On 3rd January 1819 [his wife] Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot (age 47) died. Monument at St Mary the Virgin Church, Ingestre [Map] to her and her son Walter who died young commissioned by her husband Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 41).
On 5th April 1820 [his son-in-law] William Legge 4th Earl Dartmouth (age 35) and Frances Charlotte Chetwynd-Talbot Countess Dartmouth (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Dartmouth. She the daughter of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 42) and Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot. He the son of George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth and Frances Finch Countess Dartmouth (age 59).
On 4th October 1823 [his daughter] Frances Charlotte Chetwynd-Talbot Countess Dartmouth (age 22) died.
In 1826 [his son] Charles Chetwynd-Talbot (age 24) died. Monument at St Mary the Virgin Church, Ingestre [Map] below.
Charles Chetwynd-Talbot: In 1802 he was born to Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot and Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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In 1828 Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 24) and Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Henry de la Poer Beresford 2nd Marquess Waterford and Susan Hussey Carpenter Marchioness Waterford. He the son of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 50) and Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot. They were fifth cousins.
On 30th August 1830 John Chetwynd-Talbot (age 24) and Caroline Jane Stuart-Wortley (age 21) were married. He the son of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 53) and Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot.
In 1831 [his son-in-law] John Kerr 7th Marquess Lothian (age 36) and Cecil Chetwynd-Talbot Marchioness Lothian (age 22) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Lothian. She the daughter of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 53) and Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot. He the son of William Kerr 6th Marquess Lothian and Harriet Hobart Viscountess Belmore.
In 1844 Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 24) appointed Knights of the Garter:
694th. King Louis Philippe I of France (age 70).
695th. Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha II Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 25).
696th. Thomas de Grey 2nd Earl de Grey (age 62).
697th. James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn (age 32).
698th. Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 66).
699th. Edward Herbert 2nd Earl Powis (age 58).
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On 10th January 1849 Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (age 71) died at Ingestre Hall, Staffordshire. His son Henry (age 45) succeeded 3rd Earl Talbot, 3rd Viscount Ingestre, 5th Baron Talbot of Hensol in Glamorganshire. Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford (age 41) by marriage Countess Talbot.
After 10th January 1849. Monument at St Mary the Virgin Church, Ingestre [Map] to Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot (deceased). Possibly sculpted by Richard Westmacott (age 73) although he usually signed his works with "R. Westmacott"; this would be unusual for being initials.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 27 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Sharington Talbot 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Talbot 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Washbourne
Great x 2 Grandfather: Bishop William Talbot 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Doughty
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Talbot 1st Baron Talbot 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Stoughton
GrandFather: John Talbot 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Mathew of Castell y Mynach Glamorganshire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Cecil Mathew Baroness Talbot
Father: John Chetwynd-Talbot 1st Earl Talbot 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Chetwynd 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Chetwynd of Rudge 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Chetwynd of Boughton 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Broughton of Whittington 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Susannah Broughton
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Chetwynd 2nd Viscount Chetwynd 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Roane of Tullesworth in Chaldon in Surrey
Great x 2 Grandmother: Lucy Roane
GrandMother: Catherine Chetwynd 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Kent
Great x 1 Grandmother: Esther Kent Viscountess Chetwynd
Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Hill
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hill
Great x 2 Grandfather: Michael Hill
Great x 1 Grandfather: Trevor Hill 1st Viscount Hillsborough
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Trevor 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Trevor
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Trevor
GrandFather: Wills Hill 1st Marquess Downshire
Mother: Charlotte Augusta Hill Countess Talbot 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Fitzgerald 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George "Fairy Earl" Fitzgerald 16th Earl of Kildare 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Fitzgerald 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Boyle Countess Kildare
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Fenton Countess Cork
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Fitzgerald 19th Earl of Kildare 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Clotworthy 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Clotworthy
GrandMother: Margaretta Fitzgerald 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Murdough O'Brien 1st Earl Inchiquin
Great x 3 Grandfather: William O'Brien 2nd Earl Inchiquin 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth St Leger Countess Inchiquin 
12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William O'Brien 3rd Earl Inchiquin 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Boyle 1st Earl Orrery
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Boyle Countess Inchiquin 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Howard Countess Orrery 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary O'Brien Countess Kildare 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara St John 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Villiers Countess Inchiquin 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Howard 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England