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 6th May 1861 Charles Michael Edgeworth Brinkley was born at Knockmaroon. He was educated at Clifton College Bristol, Jesus College, Cambridge University and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
On 15th March 1879 Charles Michael Edgeworth Brinkley (age 17) was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 6th West York (London Gazette 14 March 1879 p2140).
On 20th September 1879 Charles Michael Edgeworth Brinkley (age 18) was promoted to Lieutenant (London Gazette 19 September 1879 p5550).
On 29th July 1882 Charles Michael Edgeworth Brinkley (age 21) was transferred from the 3rd Battalion the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) to the 4th Dragoon Guards (London Gazette 28 July 1882 p3515).
On 7th March 1888 Charles Michael Edgeworth Brinkley (age 26) promoted to Captain (London Gazette 23 March 1888 p1779).
On 5th March 1891 Charles Michael Edgeworth Brinkley (age 29) was seconded for service with the Ordnance Store Department.
On 13th July 1891 Charles Michael Edgeworth Brinkley (age 30) was made deputy-assistant commissary-general of ordinance.
On 3rd March 1892 Charles Michael Edgeworth Brinkley (age 30) and Evelyn Everard Hutton (age 32) were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 17th February 1895 [his daughter] Violet Kathleen Brinkley was born to Charles Michael Edgeworth Brinkley (age 33) and [his wife] Evelyn Everard Hutton (age 35) at Tongham, Surrey. She married 1929 Joseph Crosland Graham.
On 16th February 1898 Charles Michael Edgeworth Brinkley (age 36) was promoted to major in the 4th Dragoon Guards.
On 19th February 1902 Charles Michael Edgeworth Brinkley (age 40) retired after which he also served as Chief Constable for Lincolnshire.
On 31st July 1903 Charles Michael Edgeworth Brinkley (age 42) died.
On 4th August 1903 Charles Michael Edgeworth Brinkley (deceased) was buried at Holy Trinity Church, Abbots Leigh. Some letters from Charles Brinkley are held in the Denbighshire Record Office. DD/PR/69vi has a letter from Charles M.E. Brinkley in Queenstown, to his future wife, Evelyn Hutton, Bath, regarding voyage to Ireland in April 1891 and DD/PR/69(xxxix-lxiii) has letters from Charles M.E. Brinkley to his wife in Bath, relating to his voyage on SS Arabia from India in 1900, and a voyage to Madeira in 1903.
On 17th July 1937 [his former wife] Evelyn Everard Hutton (age 77) died.