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: Burnell
Maternal Family Tree: Aoife ni Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham 1145-1188
After 1267 [her future husband] John Haudlo aka Burnell and Joan Fitznigel were married.
In 1290 Maud Burnell Baroness Lovel and Burnell was born to [her father] Phillip Burnell (age 25) and [her mother] Matilda aka Maud Fitzalan (age 27) at Acton Burnell, Shrewsbury. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King John of England.
On 26th June 1294 [her father] Phillip Burnell (age 29) died at Oxford, Oxfordshire [Map].
After 3rd May 1302 [her brother] Edward Burnell (age 16) and [her sister-in-law] Aline Despencer Baroness Burnell were married. She the daughter of Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester (age 41) and Isabella Beauchamp (age 39). They were fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
Around 1310 [her daughter] Isabel Lovell was born to John Lovell 2nd Baron Lovel (age 21) and Maud Burnell Baroness Lovel and Burnell (age 20) at Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire. She married 1331 William Calthorpe and had issue.
In 1311 John Lovell 1st Baron Lovel (age 57) died at Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire [Map]. His son John (age 22) succeeded 2nd Baron Lovel of Titchmarsh. Maud Burnell Baroness Lovel and Burnell (age 21) by marriage Baroness Lovel of Titchmarsh.
On 19th December 1311 [her brother] Edward Burnell (age 25) was created 1st Baron Burnell. [her sister-in-law] Aline Despencer Baroness Burnell by marriage Baroness Burnell.
Around September 1314 [her son] John Lovell 3rd Baron Lovel was born to John Lovell 2nd Baron Lovel and Maud Burnell Baroness Lovel and Burnell (age 24). He married in or before 1340 his first cousin once removed Isabel Zouche and had issue.
In 1315 John Haudlo aka Burnell (age 48) and Maud Burnell Baroness Lovel and Burnell (age 25) were married. The difference in their ages was 23 years.
In 1315 [her brother] Edward Burnell (age 29) died. Baron Burnell extinct. His widow [her sister-in-law] Aline Despencer Baroness Burnell retained Acton Burnell Castle [Map]. His sister Maud Burnell Baroness Lovel and Burnell (age 25) inherited his estates.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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Around 1326 [her son] Nicholas Haudlo Burnell 1st Baron Burnell was born to [her husband] John Haudlo aka Burnell (age 59) and Maud Burnell Baroness Lovel and Burnell (age 36) at Holdgate, Shropshire.
In 1331 [her son-in-law] William Calthorpe (age 36) and [her daughter] Isabel Lovell (age 21) were married.
Around 1338 [her daughter] Isabel Lovell (age 28) died at Seething, Norfolk.
In or before 1340 [her son] John Lovell 3rd Baron Lovel (age 25) and [her daughter-in-law] Isabel Zouche (age 19) were married. They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England.
On 17th May 1341 Maud Burnell Baroness Lovel and Burnell (age 51) died.
On 5th August 1346 [her former husband] John Haudlo aka Burnell (age 79) died at Acton Burnell Castle [Map].
[her son] Thomas Burnell was born to John Haudlo aka Burnell and Maud Burnell Baroness Lovel and Burnell.
[her father] Phillip Burnell and [her mother] Matilda aka Maud Fitzalan were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] John Fitzalan 7th Earl of Arundel and [her grandmother] Isabella Mortimer Countess Arundel.
[her daughter] Margaret Burnell was born to John Haudlo aka Burnell and Maud Burnell Baroness Lovel and Burnell.
[her daughter] Elizabeth Burnell was born to John Haudlo aka Burnell and Maud Burnell Baroness Lovel and Burnell.
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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John Lovell 2nd Baron Lovel and Maud Burnell Baroness Lovel and Burnell were married.
[her daughter] Joan Burnell was born to John Haudlo aka Burnell and Maud Burnell Baroness Lovel and Burnell.
Robert Bruce Earl Carrick and [her mother] Matilda aka Maud Fitzalan were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] John Fitzalan 7th Earl of Arundel and [her grandmother] Isabella Mortimer Countess Arundel. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King John of England.
[her daughter] Edward Burnell was born to John Haudlo aka Burnell and Maud Burnell Baroness Lovel and Burnell.
[her daughter] Isabel Burnell was born to John Haudlo aka Burnell and Maud Burnell Baroness Lovel and Burnell.
Kings Wessex: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of King John of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Burnell 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Burnell
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Burnell
Great x 1 Grandfather: Roger Burnell
GrandFather: Hugh Burnell
Father: Phillip Burnell
Maud Burnell Baroness Lovel and Burnell 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fitzalan 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Fitzalan
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Fitzalan
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Fitzalan 6th Earl of Arundel 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William D'Aubigny 2nd Earl Lincoln 2nd Earl of Arundel 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William D'Aubigny 3rd Earl Lincoln 3rd Earl of Arundel
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel D'Aubigny 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh de Kevelioc Gernon 5th Earl Chester Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mabel Gernon Countess Lincoln and Arundel 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bertrade Montfort Countess Chester
GrandFather: John Fitzalan 7th Earl of Arundel 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hervey Butler 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Theobald Walter 
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Valoignes 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Theobald Butler
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Vavasour 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Vavasour
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud Verdun Countess Arundel 
Great x 4 Grandfather: Betram Verdun
Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Verdun
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rohese Windsor
Great x 2 Grandmother: Rohesia Verdun
Mother: Matilda aka Maud Fitzalan 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Mortimer 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer
Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Gernon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Mortimer
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walchelin Ferrers 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Ferrers
Great x 1 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Iorwerth "Drwyndwn aka Flat Nosed" Aberffraw
Great x 3 Grandfather: Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marared ferch Madog Mathrafal
Great x 2 Grandmother: Gwladus verch Llewelyn "Dark Eyed" Aberffraw Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King John of England 
Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Plantagenet Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adela Plantagenet
GrandMother: Isabella Mortimer Countess Arundel 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Reginald de Braose 8th Baron Abergavenny 6th Baron Bramber
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber
Great x 2 Grandfather: William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber
Great x 3 Grandmother: Graecia Briwere
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud de Braose
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzgilbert 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sybil of Salisbury
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eva Marshal
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard "Strongbow" Clare 2nd Earl Pembroke
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aoife ni Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham