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: Vernon
Maternal Family Tree: Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield 1800-1879
On 7th June 1851 [his father] Augustus Henry Vernon 6th Baron Vernon [aged 22] and [his mother] Harriet Frances Maria Anson Baroness Vernon [aged 23] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield [aged 55] and [his grandmother] Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield [aged 51]. They were third cousins.
On 25th February 1854 George William Henry Venables-Vernon 7th Baron Vernon was born to Augustus Henry Vernon 6th Baron Vernon [aged 25] and Harriet Frances Maria Anson Baroness Vernon [aged 26].
On 31st May 1866 [his grandfather] George Venables-Vernon aka Warren 5th Baron Vernon [aged 62] died in Gibralta. His son [his father] Augustus [aged 37] succeeded 6th Baron Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire. [his mother] Harriet Frances Maria Anson Baroness Vernon [aged 38] by marriage Baroness Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.
On 1st May 1883 [his father] Augustus Henry Vernon 6th Baron Vernon [aged 54] died. His son George [aged 29] succeeded 7th Baron Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.
After 1st May 1883. All Saints Church, Sudbury [Map]. Monument to [his father] Augustus Henry Vernon 6th Baron Vernon [deceased] and his wife [his mother] Harriet Frances Maria Anson Baroness Vernon [aged 55] commissioned by their son George William Henry Venables-Vernon 7th Baron Vernon [aged 29] who died before the monument was completed.
On 14th July 1885 George William Henry Venables-Vernon 7th Baron Vernon [aged 31] and Frances Margaret Lawrance Baroness Vernon were married. She by marriage Baroness Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.
In 1888 [his son] George Francis Augustus Venables-Vernon 8th Baron Vernon was born to George William Henry Venables-Vernon 7th Baron Vernon [aged 33] and [his wife] Frances Margaret Lawrance Baroness Vernon.
In 1889 [his son] Francis William Lawrance Venables-Vernon 9th Baron Vernon was born to George William Henry Venables-Vernon 7th Baron Vernon [aged 34] and [his wife] Frances Margaret Lawrance Baroness Vernon. He married 9th February 1915 Violet Miriam Nightingale Clay Baroness Vernon and had issue.
1891. Julian Russell Story [aged 33]. Portrait of George William Henry Venables-Vernon 7th Baron Vernon [aged 36].
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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The London Gazette 26321. St. James's Palace, August 25, 1892.
The Queen [aged 73] has been pleased to make the following appointments in Her Majesty's Household:-
Charles Robert, Lord Carrington [aged 49], G.C.M.G., to be Lord Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of Edward, Earl of Lathom [aged 54], G.C.B., resigned.
The Honourable Charles Robert Spencer [aged 34], M.P., to be Vice Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, in the room of Henry George, Lord Burghley [aged 42], M.P., resigned.
George William Henry, Lord Vernon [aged 38], to be Captain of Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, in the room of Charles Alfred Worsley, Earl of Yarborough [aged 33], resigned.
William, Lord Kensington [aged 57], to be Captain of Her Majesty's Guard of Yeoman of the Guard, in the room of William, Earl of Limerick [aged 52], K.P., resigned.
The London Gazette 26320. At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the 25th day of August, 1892.
PRESENT, The Queen's [aged 73] Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
This day the Right Honourable George William Henry, Lord Vernon [aged 38], was, by Her Majesty's command, sworn of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the Board accordingly
The London Gazette 26496. St. James's Palace, March 13, 1894.
The Queen [aged 74] has been pleased to appoint Edwyn Francis, Earl of Chesterfield [aged 39], to be Captain of Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, in the room of George William Henry, Lord Vernon [aged 40], resigned.
After 1898. All Saints Church, Sudbury [Map]. Memorial Windows to George William Henry Venables-Vernon 7th Baron Vernon [aged 43].
On 15th February 1898 [his mother] Harriet Frances Maria Anson Baroness Vernon [aged 70] died.
On 15th December 1898 George William Henry Venables-Vernon 7th Baron Vernon [aged 44] died. His son George [aged 10] succeeded 8th Baron Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.
On 23rd June 1940 [his former wife] Frances Margaret Lawrance Baroness Vernon died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 21 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Vernon 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Pigot
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Venables-Vernon 3rd Baron Vernon 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Simon Harcourt 
16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Charles Venables-Vernon 4th Baron Vernon 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Sedley 1st Baronet 
13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Sedley 2nd Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Rebecca Anne Sedley 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: George Venables-Vernon aka Warren 5th Baron Vernon 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Borlase Warren 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Borlase Warren 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Admiral John Borlase Warren 1st Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Maria Warren Baroness Vernon 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Clavering 6th Baronet 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Lieutenant-General John Clavering 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Yorke 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Caroline Clavering Lady Warren 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John West 1st Earl De La Warr 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Diana West 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte MacCarty Baroness De La Warr 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Augustus Henry Vernon 6th Baron Vernon 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Cuthbert Ellison
GrandMother: Isabella Caroline Ellison
George William Henry Venables-Vernon 7th Baron Vernon 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Sambrooke Adams 
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Adams aka Anson
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Anson
Great x 3 Grandmother: Janette Anson
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Anson 1st Viscount Anson 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Vernon 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Pigot
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Venables-Vernon 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Simon Harcourt 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn
GrandFather: Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Roberts 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Wenman Roberts aka Coke 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Coke 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Chamberlayne
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Chamberlayne
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Hardy
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Margaret Coke Viscountess Anson 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Naper
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Lenox Dutton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Dutton 
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Dutton 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christopher Bond
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Bond
Mother: Harriet Frances Maria Anson Baroness Vernon 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Nathaniel Phillips
GrandMother: Louisa Barbara Catherine Phillips Countess Lichfield