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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Willoughby-on-the-Wolds, Nottinghamshire is in Nottinghamshire.
See: Fosse Way, Willoughby-on-the-Wolds [Map], St Mary & All Saints Church, Willoughby-on-the-Wolds [Map].
Around 1175 Hugh Willoughby was born at Willoughby-on-the-Wolds, Nottinghamshire [Map].
Around 1233 Richard Bugge aka Willoughby was born to Robert Bugge de Bingham [aged 38] at Willoughby-on-the-Wolds, Nottinghamshire [Map].
Around 1240 William Willoughby was born to Robert Willoughby [aged 23] and Alice or Margaret Orreby [aged 23] at Willoughby-on-the-Wolds, Nottinghamshire [Map]. He married Alice Beke, daughter of John Beke 1st Baron Beke and Sarah Furnival, and had issue.
Around 1290 Richard Willoughby was born to Richard Bugge aka Willoughby [aged 57] at Willoughby-on-the-Wolds, Nottinghamshire [Map]. He married (1) 1310 Isabel Morteyn (2) 1333 Joan Grey, daughter of John Grey 1st Baron Grey and Avice Marmion Baroness Grey Rotherfield, and had issue (3) after 1342 Elizabeth Valletort.
In 1323 John Willoughby 3rd Baron Willoughby was born to John Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby [aged 19] and Joan Roscelyn Baroness Willoughby and Latimer [aged 15] at Willoughby-on-the-Wolds, Nottinghamshire [Map]. He married before 1349 Cecily Ufford Baroness Willoughby of Eresby, daughter of Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk and Margaret Norwich Countess Suffolk, and had issue.
In 1325 Richard Bugge aka Willoughby [aged 92] died at Willoughby-on-the-Wolds, Nottinghamshire [Map].
On 18th October 1333 Margaret Deincourt Baroness Willoughby of Eresby [aged 63] died at Willoughby-on-the-Wolds, Nottinghamshire [Map].
In 1416 Isabel Annesley [aged 33] died at Willoughby-on-the-Wolds, Nottinghamshire [Map].
On 30th May 1465 Robert Willoughby [aged 55] died at Willoughby-on-the-Wolds, Nottinghamshire [Map]. He was buried at Campsey Nunnery, Campsey.
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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Around 1548 Elizabeth Lyttelton was born to John Lyttelton of Frankley [aged 28] and Bridget Packington at Willoughby-on-the-Wolds, Nottinghamshire [Map]. She married 1563 her half fifth cousin once removed Francis Willoughby and had issue.
On 5th July 1648 Michael Stanhope [aged 24] was killed at Willoughby-on-the-Wolds, Nottinghamshire [Map] during the Battle of Willoughby Field.
After 5th July 1648 Michael Stanhope [deceased] was buried at Willoughby-on-the-Wolds, Nottinghamshire [Map].
Fosse Way 5f Leicester to Lincoln. Leaving Ratae Corieltavorum [Map] aka Leicester the Fosse way continues north-west through Thurmaston, Leicestershire [Map], past Syston [Map], where it makes a slight change in direction, through Six Hills, Leicestershire [Map] where Roman road (RM58) forks off north east to Grantham [Map]. Then passing Vernementum [Map] aka Willoughby-on-the-Wolds the Fosse Way make another minor change in alignment at Cotgrave [Map] before continuing through Margidunum, Nottinghamshire [Map], Ad Pontem [Map] aka East Stoke. Ad Pontem refers to it being close to the River Trent. The road continues through Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire [Map] then Crococalana Roman Settlement [Map] near present day Brough. At Bracebridge [Map] the Fosse Way meets Ermine Street 2 before continuing into Lindum Colonia [Map] aka Lincoln.