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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Biography of King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland 1271-1305

Paternal Family Tree: Bohemia

On 25th October 1251 [his father] Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia (age 18) and [his mother] Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna (age 6) were married.

On 11th February 1252 [his father] Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia (age 19) and Margarete von Babenberg (age 48) were married. The difference in their ages was 29 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

On 17th September 1271 King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland was born to [his father] Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia (age 38) and [his mother] Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna (age 26).

On 26th August 1278 [his father] Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia (age 45) died. His son Wenceslaus (age 6) succeeded II King Bohemia.

On 24th January 1285 King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland (age 13) and Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland (age 13) were married. She the daughter of Rudolph I King Romans (age 66) and Gertrude Hohenburg. He the son of Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia and Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna (age 40).

On 9th September 1285 [his mother] Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna (age 40) died.

In 1289 [his brother-in-law] Rudolf Habsburg II Duke Austria (age 19) and [his sister] Agnes Přemyslid Duchess Austria (age 19) were married. She by marriage Duchess Austria. She the daughter of [his father] Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia and [his mother] Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna. He the son of [his father-in-law] Rudolph I King Romans (age 70) and Gertrude Hohenburg.

On 6th October 1289 [his son] King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia, Hungary and Poland was born to King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland (age 18) and [his wife] Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland (age 18).

On 15th July 1291 [his father-in-law] Rudolph I King Romans (age 73) died at Speyer. He was buried at Speyer Cathedral. His son [his brother-in-law] Albert (age 36) succeeded I Duke Austria.

Deeds of King Henry V

Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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On 20th January 1292 [his daughter] Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia was born to King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland (age 20) and [his wife] Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland (age 20). She married before 8th July 1313 King John I of Bohemia, son of Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor and Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur, and had issue.

On 17th May 1296 [his sister] Agnes Přemyslid Duchess Austria (age 26) died.

On 18th June 1297 [his wife] Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland (age 26) died at Prague.

On 21st June 1305 King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland (age 33) died.