Biography of George Thorold 1st Baronet 1666-1722

Around 1666 George Thorold 1st Baronet was born to [his father] Charles Thorold Ironmonger.

On 3rd May 1709 George Thorold 1st Baronet (age 43) was elected Alderman of Cordwainer Ward.

On 9th September 1709 George Thorold 1st Baronet (age 43) was created 1st Baronet Thorold of Harmston with a special remainder, if he had no sons, to his younger brother [his brother] Samuel Thorold 2nd Baronet (age 36).

In 1710 George Thorold 1st Baronet (age 44) was elected Sheriff of London.

In 1713 George Thorold 1st Baronet (age 47) and Elizabeth Rushout Countess Northampton were married.

In 1720 George Thorold 1st Baronet (age 54) was elected Lord Mayor of London.

On 29th October 1722 George Thorold 1st Baronet (age 56) died without suriving issue at Bloomsbury Square. His brother [his brother] Samuel (age 49) succeeded 2nd Baronet Thorold of Harmston.

After 29th October 1722. All Saints Church, Harmston [Map]. Monument to George Thorold 1st Baronet (deceased).

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 15th January 1750 [his former wife] Elizabeth Rushout Countess Northampton died. She was buried in Blockley, Gloucestershire.