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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Biography of Charles Christopher Pepys 1st Earl of Cottenham 1781-1851

Paternal Family Tree: Pepys

On 29th April 1781 Charles Christopher Pepys 1st was born to [his father] William Weller Pepys 1st Baronet (age 41).

On 22nd January 1784 [his uncle] Lucas Pepys 1st Baronet (age 41) was created 1st Baronet Pepys of Brook Street with a special remainder to his brother [his father] William Weller Pepys 1st Baronet (age 44).

On 23rd June 1801 [his father] William Weller Pepys 1st Baronet (age 61) was created 1st Baronet Pepys of Wimpole Street.

On 30th June 1821 Charles Christopher Pepys 1st (age 40) and Charlotte Maria Wingfield were married at St George's Church, Bloomsbury.

On 30th April 1824 [his son] Charles Edward Pepys 2nd Earl of Cottenham was born to Charles Christopher Pepys 1st (age 43) and [his wife] Charlotte Maria Wingfield.

On 2nd June 1825 [his father] William Weller Pepys 1st Baronet (age 85) died. His son [his brother] William (age 47) succeeded 2nd Baronet Pepys of Wimpole Street

On 15th August 1825 [his son] William John Pepys 3rd Earl of Cottenham was born to Charles Christopher Pepys 1st (age 44) and [his wife] Charlotte Maria Wingfield. He married 11th October 1870 Theodesia Selina Dallas Countess Cottenham, daughter of Robert Dallas 2nd Baronet, and had issue.

On 20th January 1836 Charles Christopher Pepys 1st (age 54) was created 1st Baron Cottenham of Cottenham in Cambridgshire.

On 5th October 1845 [his brother] William Weller Pepys 2nd Baronet (age 67) died unmarried. His brother Charles (age 64) succeeded 3rd Baronet Pepys of Wimpole Street.

Deeds of King Henry V

Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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On 8th July 1849 Henry Leslie Pepys 3rd Baronet (age 65) died. His first cousin Charles (age 68) succeeded 4th Baronet Pepys of Brook Street.

On 11th June 1850 Charles Christopher Pepys 1st (age 69) was created 1st Earl of Cottenham, 1st Viscount Crowhurst of Crowhurst in Surrey.

On 29th April 1851 Charles Christopher Pepys 1st (age 70) died. His son Charles (age 26) succeeded 2nd Earl of Cottenham, 2nd Viscount Crowhurst of Crowhurst in Surrey, 2nd Baron Cottenham of Cottenham in Cambridgshire, 4th Baronet Pepys of Wimpole Street, 5th Baronet Pepys of Brook Street.

[his daughter] Caroline Pepys was born to Charles Christopher Pepys 1st and Charlotte Maria Wingfield. She married 25th May 1852 her fifth cousin once removed Lister Lister-Kaye, son of John Lister Lister-Kaye 2nd Baronet, and had issue.

[his daughter] Elizabeth Theresa Pepys was born to Charles Christopher Pepys 1st and Charlotte Maria Wingfield. She married 23rd July 1864 Gerald Edmund Boyle.

Ancestors of Charles Christopher Pepys 1st

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Pepys of Cottenham

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Pepys

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Pepys

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Pepys

GrandFather: William Pepys

Father: William Weller Pepys 1st Baronet

Charles Christopher Pepys 1st Earl of Cottenham