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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Hans Eworth is in Painters.
Around 1520 Hans Eworth was born.
In 1550 Hans Eworth (age 30). Portrait of Henry Fitzalan 12th or 19th Earl of Arundel (age 37) with the motto Invidia Torquet Autorem meaning Let envy torment its author.
In 1550 Hans Eworth (age 30). Portrait of Mary Dudley (age 20).
Around 1556 Hans Eworth (age 36). Portrait of Mary Neville Baroness Dacre of Gilsland (age 32) with an inset portrait of husband Thomas Fiennes 9th Baron Dacre Gilsland.
Mary Neville Baroness Dacre of Gilsland: In 1524 she was born to George Neville 5th and 3rd Baron Abergavenny and Mary Stafford Baroness Bergavenny. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. In 1536 Thomas Fiennes 9th Baron Dacre Gilsland and she were married. She by marriage Baroness Dacre Gilsland. He had been a ward of her father George Neville 5th and 3rd Baron Abergavenny. They were third cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. In 1576 Mary Neville Baroness Dacre of Gilsland died.
Around 1556 Hans Eworth (age 36). Portrait of Queen Mary I of England and Ireland (age 39).
In 1559 Hans Eworth (age 39). Portrait of Mary Neville Baroness Dacre of Gilsland (age 35) and her son Gregory Fiennes 10th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 19).
In 1559 Hans Eworth (age 39). Portrait of Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu (age 30) wearing a Garter Collar and St George Pendant.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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In 1561 Hans Eworth (age 41). Portrait of James Stewart 1st Earl of Moray Regent (age 30).
In 1562 Hans Eworth (age 42). Portrait of Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk (age 22).
In 1563 Hans Eworth (age 43). Portrait of Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk (age 26).
1563. Hans Eworth (age 43). Portrait of either Eleanor Brandon Countess Cumberland or her daughter Margaret Clifford Countess Derby (age 23).
Around 1565 Hans Eworth (age 45). Portrait of Mary Browne Countess Southampton (age 12).
In 1567 attrbuted to Hans Eworth (age 47). Portrait of Richard Knightley (age 34).
1567. Attributed to Hans Eworth (age 47). Portrait of Richard Knightley (age 34).
1568. Formerly attributed to Hans Eworth (age 48). Portrait of Thomas Wentworth 2nd Baron Wentworth (age 43).
Around 1570 Hans Eworth (age 50). Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 36).
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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In 1574 Hans Eworth (age 54) died.