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: Capet
In 1095 [his father] Henry Burgundy Count Portugal (age 29) and [his mother] Teresa Alfónsez Jiménez (age 15) were married. She the illegitmate daughter of [his grandfather] Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile (age 54) and [his grandmother] Jimena Munoz.
On 25th July 1109 Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal was born to [his father] Henry Burgundy Count Portugal (age 43) and [his mother] Teresa Alfónsez Jiménez (age 29).
In 1112 [his father] Henry Burgundy Count Portugal (age 46) died.
On 24th July 1128 Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal (age 18) was appointed Count Portugal.
On 11th November 1130 [his mother] Teresa Alfónsez Jiménez (age 50) died.
On 26th July 1139 Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal (age 30) was appointed I King Portugal.
In 1146 Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal (age 36) and Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal (age 21) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. She the daughter of Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy (age 51) and Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy. He the son of Henry Burgundy Count Portugal and Teresa Alfónsez Jiménez.
On 5th March 1147 [his son] Henry Burgundy was born to Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal (age 37) and [his wife] Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal (age 22). He died aged seven in 1155.
In 1148 [his daughter] Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon was born to Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal (age 38) and [his wife] Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal (age 23). She married before 15th August 1171 her half second cousin Ferdinand II King Leon, son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon and Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon, and had issue.
In April 1148 [his father-in-law] Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy (age 53) died at Nicosia. His son [his brother-in-law] Humbert (age 14) succeeded III Count Savoy.
In 1151 [his daughter] Theresa Burgundy Duchess Burgundy was born to Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal (age 41) and [his wife] Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal (age 26). She married (1) her fourth cousin Philip I Count of Flanders, son of Thierry Count Flanders and Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex (2) 1194 her half second cousin twice removed Odo III Duke Burgundy, son of Hugh III Duke Burgundy and Alice Metz Duchess Burgundy.
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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In 1153 [his daughter] Malfada Burgundy was born to Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal (age 43) and [his wife] Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal (age 28). She died aged nine in 1162.
On 11th November 1154 [his son] Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal was born to Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal (age 45) and [his wife] Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal (age 29). His nickname "Populator" not a consequence of the number of children he fathered, over sixty apparently, but his policy of populating remote areas in the northern Christian regions of Portugal. He married his fifth cousin Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal, daughter of Raymond V Count Barcelona, and had issue.
In 1155 [his son] Henry Burgundy (age 7) died.
Around 1155 [his brother-in-law] Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy (age 21) and Gertrude Metz Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. She the daughter of Thierry Count Flanders (age 56) and Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex (age 43). He the son of [his father-in-law] Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy and Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy. They were fifth cousin once removed.
In 1156 [his son] John Burgundy was born to Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal (age 46) and [his wife] Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal (age 31). He died aged eight in 1164.
In 1157 [his daughter] Sancha Burgundy was born to Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal (age 47) and [his wife] Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal (age 32). She died aged ten in 1167.
On 3rd December 1157 [his wife] Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal (age 32) died.
After 1162 [his daughter] Malfada Burgundy (deceased) died.
On 25th August 1164 [his son] John Burgundy (age 8) died.
On 14th February 1167 [his daughter] Sancha Burgundy (age 10) died.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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Before 15th August 1171 [his son-in-law] Ferdinand II King Leon (age 34) and [his daughter] Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon (age 23) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal (age 62) and [his former wife] Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon and Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon. They were half second cousins.
On 6th December 1185 Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal (age 76) died. His son Sancho (age 31) succeeded I King Portugal and reigned for twenty six years.
Kings Franks: Great x 10 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 2 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 7 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh "Great" Capet Count Paris 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hedwig Saxon Ottonian
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Towhead" III Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandmother: Adelaide Poitiers Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gerloc aka Adela Normandy Duchess Aquitaine 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert I Duke Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Boson II Count Arles
Great x 3 Grandfather: William "Liberator" Arles 1st Count Provence 1st Count Arles
Great x 2 Grandmother: Constance Arles Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk "Good" Ingelger 2nd Count Anjou
Great x 3 Grandmother: Adelaide Blanche Ingelger Queen Consort West Francia
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gerberge Unknown Viscountess Anjou
GrandFather: Henry "Gallant" Burgundy
Great x 1 Grandmother: Helie Samur Duchess Burgundy
Father: Henry Burgundy Count Portugal
Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal 
Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho II King Pamplona
Great x 3 Grandfather: García Sánchez "Tremulous" II King Pamplona
Great x 4 Grandmother: Urraca González Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Pamplona
Great x 2 Grandfather: Sancho "Great" III King Pamplona
Great x 4 Grandfather: Fernando Bermúdez
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jimena Fernández Bermúdez Queen Consort Pamplona
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ferdinand "Great" I King Leon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Sancho García
Great x 2 Grandmother: Muniadona García Queen Consort Pamplona
GrandFather: Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Ordoño III of Leon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Bermudo "Gouty" II King Galicia II King Leon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Urraca González Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Pamplona
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alfonso "Noble" V King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: García Fernández of Castile
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elviro Garcia Queen Galicia
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sancha Astur Leonese
Great x 3 Grandfather: Menendo González
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elvira González Queen Consort Leon
Mother: Teresa Alfónsez Jiménez
GrandMother: Jimena Munoz