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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Earl Morley is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
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30th September 1815. John Parker 1st Earl Morley [aged 43] created.
14th March 1840. Son Edmund Parker 2nd Earl Morley [aged 29] succeeded.
28th August 1864. Son Albert Parker 3rd Earl Morley [aged 21] succeeded.
26th February 1905. Son Edmund Parker 4th Earl Morley [aged 27] succeeded.
10th October 1951. Brother Montagu Brownlow Parker 5th Earl Morley [aged 72] succeeded.
28th April 1962. Nephew John Parker 6th Earl Morley [aged 38] succeeded.
20th September 2015. Son Mark Lionel Parker 7th Earl of Morley [aged 59] succeeded.
The London Gazette 17066. Whitehall, September 30, 1815.
His Royal, Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, to grant the Dignities of Earl and Marquess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Right Honourable George James Earl of Cholmondeley [aged 66], and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Earl of Rocksavage, in the county palatine of Chester, and Marquess Cholmondeley. [Note. Georgina Charlotte Bertie Marchioness Cholmondeley [aged 54] by marriage Marchioness Cholmondeley.]
His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has also been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, to grant the dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honourable James Walter [aged 40], Viscount Grimston, of that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland, and Baron Verulam of Gorhambury, in the county of Hertford, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Viscount Grimston and Earl Verulam.
His Royal Highness has also been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, to grant the dignities of Baron and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honourable Charles Viscount Whitworth [aged 63], Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, His Majesty's Lieutenant-General and General Governor of Ireland, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Baron Adbaston, in the county of Stafford, and Earl Whitworth.
His Royal Highness has also been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, to grant the dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honourable John Lord Brownlow [aged 36], and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Viscount Alford, of Alford in the county of Lincoln, and Earl Brownlow.
His Royal Highness has also been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, to grant the dignity of Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honourable John Craggs Lord Eliot [aged 54], and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Earl of Saint Germains, in the county of Cornwall.
His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has also been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, to grant the dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honourable John Lord Boringdon [aged 43], and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stiles, and titles of Viscount Boringdon, of North Malton, in the County of Devon, and Earl Morley, of Morley in the said county.
His Royal Highness bas also been pleased, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty, to grant the dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honourable Orlando Baron Bradford [aged 53], and the heirs mile of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Viscount Newport, in the county of Salop, and Earl of Bradford, in the said, county. [Note. Lucy Elizabeth Byng Countess Bradford [aged 48] by marriage Countess Bradford.]
His Royal Highness has also been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, to grant the dignities of Viscount and Earl of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honourable William Baron Beauchamp [aged 68], of Powyke, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Viscount Elmley, in the county of Worcester, and Earl of Beauchamp. [Catherine Denn Countess Beauchamp by marriage Countess Beauchamp.]
His Royal Highness has also been pleased, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty to grant the dignity of a Viscount of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honourable Alan Hyde Lord Gardner [aged 45], Vice-Admiral of the White Squadron of his Majesty's fleet, by the name, stile, and title of Viscount Gardner. [Note. He died before the patent had passed the Great Seal so the patent was null and void.]
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On 14th March 1840 John Parker 1st Earl Morley [aged 67] died. His son Edmund [aged 29] succeeded 2nd Earl Morley, 2nd Viscount Boringdon of North Malton in Devon, 3rd Baron Boringdon.
In 1842 Edmund Parker 2nd Earl Morley [aged 31] and Harriet Sophia Parker Countess Morley [aged 33] were married. She by marriage Countess Morley. He the son of John Parker 1st Earl Morley and Frances Talbot Countess Morley [aged 60]. They were second cousins.
On 28th August 1864 Edmund Parker 2nd Earl Morley [aged 54] died. His son Albert [aged 21] succeeded 3rd Earl Morley, 3rd Viscount Boringdon of North Malton in Devon, 4th Baron Boringdon.
In 1876 Albert Parker 3rd Earl Morley [aged 32] and Margaret Holford Countess Morley [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Countess Morley. He the son of Edmund Parker 2nd Earl Morley and Harriet Sophia Parker Countess Morley [aged 67].
On 26th February 1905 Albert Parker 3rd Earl Morley [aged 61] died. His son Edmund [aged 27] succeeded 4th Earl Morley, 4th Viscount Boringdon of North Malton in Devon, 5th Baron Boringdon.
On 10th October 1951 Edmund Parker 4th Earl Morley [aged 74] died unmarried. His brother Montagu [aged 72] succeeded 5th Earl Morley, 5th Viscount Boringdon of North Malton in Devon, 6th Baron Boringdon.
On 28th April 1962 Montagu Brownlow Parker 5th Earl Morley [aged 83] died unmarried. His nephew John [aged 38] succeeded 6th Earl Morley, 6th Viscount Boringdon of North Malton in Devon, 7th Baron Boringdon. Katherine Molesworth-St Aubyn Countess Morley by marriage Countess Morley.
On 20th September 2015 John Parker 6th Earl Morley [aged 92] died. His son Mark [aged 59] succeeded 7th Earl Morley, 7th Viscount Boringdon of North Malton in Devon, 8th Baron Boringdon.