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: Bertie
Maternal Family Tree: Mary Morris Countess Dover 1565-1648
Around 1624 John Ramsay 1st Earl Holderness (age 44) and [his mother] Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Holderness. The difference in their ages was 25 years. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William Cockayne (age 63) and [his grandmother] Mary Morris Countess Dover (age 59).
On 18th April 1627 [his father] Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey (age 19) and [his mother] Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness (age 22) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William Cockayne and [his grandmother] Mary Morris Countess Dover (age 62). He the son of [his grandfather] Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey (age 44) and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Montagu Countess Lindsey.
On 8th November 1630 Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey was born to [his father] Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey (age 22) and [his mother] Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness (age 25).
In July 1641 [his mother] Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness (age 36) died.
Around 1648 [his father] Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey (age 40) and [his step-mother] Bridget Wray Countess Lindsey (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Lindsey. She the daughter of Edward Wray and Elizabeth Norreys 3rd Baroness Norreys Rycote. He the son of [his grandfather] Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Montagu Countess Lindsey. They were second cousins.
In 1651 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds (age 18) and [his sister] Bridget Bertie Duchess Leeds (age 22) were married. She the daughter of [his father] Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey (age 43) and [his mother] Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness.
In 1654 Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 23) and Mary Massingberd were married. He the son of Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey (age 46) and Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness.
On 6th July 1655 [his brother-in-law] Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden (age 44) and [his sister] Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden (age 15) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Campden. The difference in their ages was 29 years. She the daughter of [his father] Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey (age 47) and [his mother] Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness. They were second cousin twice removed.
On 24th March 1657 [his step-mother] Bridget Wray Countess Lindsey (age 29) died. She was buried with her mother Elizabeth Norreys 3rd Baroness Norreys Rycote in Westminster Abbey. Her son [his half-brother] James (age 3) succeeded 5th Baron Norreys of Rycote.
Around 1658 [his wife] Mary Massingberd died.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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Before 1660 Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 29) and Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey (age 27) were married. He the son of Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey (age 51) and Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness.
On 20th October 1660 [his son] Robert Bertie 1st Duke Ancaster and Kesteven was born to Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 29) and [his wife] Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey (age 28). He married (1) 30th July 1678 Mary Wynn, daughter of Richard Wynn 4th Baronet and Sarah Myddelton, and had issue (2) 1689 Albinia Farington Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven and had issue.
In 1661 [his father] Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey (age 53) was appointed 463rd Knight of the Garter by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 30).
Around 1663 [his son] Peregrine Bertie was born to Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 32) and [his wife] Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey (age 30).
Around 1664 [his son] Philip Bertie was born to Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 33) and [his wife] Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey (age 31). He married 1711 Elizabeth Brabazon, daughter of William Brabazon 3rd Earl Meath and Elizabeth Lennard 3rd Countess Meath.
Around 1666 [his son] Norris Bertie was born to Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 35) and [his wife] Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey (age 33).
On 25th July 1666 [his father] Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey (age 58) died at Campden House, Middlesex. His son Robert (age 35) succeeded 3rd Earl Lindsey, 16th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. [his wife] Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey (age 33) by marriage Countess Lindsey.
Before 4th December 1667 Francis Lee 4th Baronet (age 28) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Pope Countess Lindsey were married. She by marriage Lady Lee of Quarrendon in Buckinghamshire. She the daughter of Thomas Pope 2nd Earl Downe and Lucy Dutton Countess Downe. He the son of Francis Henry Lee 2nd Baronet and Anne St John Countess Rochester (age 53). They were half fifth cousin once removed.
Around 1668 [his son] Albemarle Bertie was born to Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 37) and [his wife] Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey (age 35).
In 1669 [his wife] Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey (age 36) died.
On 1st February 1672 [his half-brother] James Bertie 1st Earl of Abingdon (age 18) and [his sister-in-law] Eleanor Lee Countess Abingdon were married at Adderbury, Banbury. She by marriage Baroness Norreys of Rycote. He the son of [his father] Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey and [his step-mother] Bridget Wray Countess Lindsey. They were fifth cousin once removed.
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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After 1678 [his brother-in-law] Charles Dormer 2nd Earl Carnarvon (age 45) and [his half-sister] Mary Bertie Countess Carnarvon (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Carnarvon. The difference in their ages was 22 years. She the daughter of [his father] Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey and [his step-mother] Bridget Wray Countess Lindsey. He the son of Robert Dormer 1st Earl Carnarvon and Anne Sophia Herbert Countess Carnarvon. They were second cousin once removed.
On 30th July 1678 [his son] Robert Bertie 1st Duke Ancaster and Kesteven (age 17) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Wynn (age 17) were married. He the son of Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 47) and [his former wife] Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey.
On 30th November 1682 [his half-brother] James Bertie 1st Earl of Abingdon (age 29) was created 1st Earl Abingdon. [his sister-in-law] Eleanor Lee Countess Abingdon by marriage Countess Abingdon.
In 1683 [his sister] Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden (age 43) died.
In 1684 [his son-in-law] Thomas Savage 3rd Earl Rivers (age 56) and [his daughter] Arabella Bertie Countess Rivers were married. She by marriage Countess Rivers. She the daughter of Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 53) and [his former wife] Mary Massingberd. He the son of John Savage 2nd Earl Rivers and Catherine Parker. They were fifth cousins.
In 1689 [his son] Robert Bertie 1st Duke Ancaster and Kesteven (age 28) and [his daughter-in-law] Albinia Farington Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven were married. He the son of Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 58) and [his former wife] Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey.
On 27th August 1691 [his son] Norris Bertie (age 25) died.
In 1694 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds (age 61) was created 1st Duke Leeds by King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 43) in recognition of Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds 1632-1712's support of the Glorious Revolution he having been one of the signatories of the Invitation to William of Orange from the Immortal Seven. [his sister] Bridget Bertie Duchess Leeds (age 65) by marriage Duchess Leeds.
On 15th April 1698 [his half-brother] James Bertie 1st Earl of Abingdon (age 44) and [his sister-in-law] Catherine Chamberlayne Countess Abingdon (age 30) were married at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Stanwell. She by marriage Countess Abingdon. He the son of [his father] Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey and [his step-mother] Bridget Wray Countess Lindsey.
On 22nd May 1699 [his half-brother] James Bertie 1st Earl of Abingdon (age 45) died. He was buried at St Michael's Church, Rycote. His son [his nephew] Montagu (age 26) succeeded 2nd Earl Abingdon, 6th Baron Norreys of Rycote.
Around 1700 Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 69) and Elizabeth Pope Countess Lindsey were married. She by marriage Countess Lindsey. She the daughter of Thomas Pope 2nd Earl Downe and Lucy Dutton Countess Downe. He the son of Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey and Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness.
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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On 9th May 1701 Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey (age 70) died. His son Robert (age 40) succeeded 4th Earl Lindsey, 17th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. [his daughter-in-law] Albinia Farington Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven by marriage Countess Lindsey.
In 1719 [his former wife] Elizabeth Pope Countess Lindsey died.
[his daughter] Arabella Bertie Countess Rivers was born to Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey and Mary Massingberd. She married 1684 her fifth cousin Thomas Savage 3rd Earl Rivers, son of John Savage 2nd Earl Rivers and Catherine Parker.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Bertie 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Bertie
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Bertie Baron Willoughby
Great x 1 Grandfather: Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Willoughby 11th Baron Willoughby 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Jenney Baroness Willoughby of Eresby
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Willoughby Duchess Suffolk 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Martín de Salinas
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria de Salinas Baroness Willoughby
Great x 4 Grandmother: Josefa González de Salas
GrandFather: Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Vere 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Colbroke
Great x 2 Grandfather: John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Trussell
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Donne 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Vere Baroness Willoughby of Eresby 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Golding
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margery Golding Countess of Oxford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tonge
Father: Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Dudley 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Roper of Well Hall 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Helen Roper
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Alexander Harrington 
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Harrington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Moton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sidney 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Pakenham
GrandMother: Elizabeth Montagu Countess Lindsey 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Jeffrey of Chiddington Sussex
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Jeffrey
Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cockayne 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cockayne
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Shirley 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Cockayne
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cockayne
GrandFather: William Cockayne
Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Medcalf
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Medcalf
Mother: Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Morris
GrandMother: Mary Morris Countess Dover