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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Descendants Family Tree: Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton 1549-1635
On 9th February 1527 [her future husband] William Parr 1st Marquess Northampton [aged 15] and Anne Bourchier 7th Baroness Bourchier [aged 10] were married. They lived apart for the first twelve years of their marriage. She the daughter of Henry Bourchier 2nd Earl Essex 3rd Count of Eu and Mary Saye Countess Essex and Eu [aged 53]. They were third cousin once 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.
On 17th April 1543 [her future husband] William Parr 1st Marquess Northampton [aged 31] and Anne Bourchier 7th Baroness Bourchier [aged 26] were divorced by an Act of Parliament and their children declared illegitimate.
In 1548 [her future husband] William Parr 1st Marquess Northampton [aged 36] and Elisabeth Brooke Marchioness Northampton [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Marchioness Northampton. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1549 Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton was born.
In May 1571 William Parr 1st Marquess Northampton [aged 59] and Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Marchioness Northampton. The difference in their ages was 37 years.
On 28th October 1571 [her husband] William Parr 1st Marquess Northampton [aged 59] died at Warwick Priory, Warwickshire [Map]. He was buried in the Chancel of St Mary's Church, Warwick [Map]. His funeral was paid for by Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [aged 38]. Marquess Northampton and Earl Essex, Baron Parr of Kendal extinct.
In 1573 [her future husband] Thomas Gorges of Longford Castle [aged 37] acquired the manor of Longford, Wiltshire [Map] which had been owned by the Servington aka Cervington family. In 1576 after his marriage to Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton [aged 24] they commissioned the building of a house on the triangular Swedish style on the banks of the Wiltshire River Avon with money from a shipwreck of the Spanish Armada.
In 1576 Thomas Gorges of Longford Castle [aged 40] and Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton [aged 27] were married secretly.
In 1578 [her daughter] Elizabeth Gorges was born to [her husband] Thomas Gorges of Longford Castle [aged 42] and Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton [aged 29]. She married (1) before 31st December 1596 Hugh Smyth and had issue (2) 21st September 1629 her first cousin once removed Ferdinando Gorges.
Around 1582 [her son] Edward Gorges 1st Baron Gorges of Dundalk was born to [her husband] Thomas Gorges of Longford Castle [aged 46] and Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton [aged 33].
In 1583 [her son] Theobald Gorges was born to [her husband] Thomas Gorges of Longford Castle [aged 47] and Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton [aged 34]. He married (1) before 1646 Ann Poole (2) February 1646 Anne Gage.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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In 1584 [her daughter] Brigetta Gorges was born to [her husband] Thomas Gorges of Longford Castle [aged 48] and Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton [aged 35]. She married after 27th June 1602 Robert Phelips and had issue.
Before 31st December 1596 [her son-in-law] Hugh Smyth [aged 22] and Elizabeth Gorges [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of Thomas Gorges of Longford Castle [aged 60] and Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton [aged 47].
After 27th June 1602 [her son-in-law] Robert Phelips [aged 16] and Brigetta Gorges [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of Thomas Gorges of Longford Castle [aged 66] and Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton [aged 53].
On 28th April 1603 Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [deceased] was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map].
Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton [aged 54] was Chief Mourner in the procession since Arabella Stewart [aged 28] refused to take part. She was supported by Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter [aged 60] and Charles Howard 1st Earl Nottingham [aged 67].
George Bourchier [aged 68] carried the Standard of the Dragon.
Philip Herbert 4th Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Montgomery [aged 18] carried the Standard of the Greyhound.
Thomas Somerset carried the Standard of the Lyon.
William Segar [aged 49] carried the Sword of State as Norrey King of Arms.
Admiral Richard Leveson [aged 33] was one of the six knights who carried the canopy.
George Bourchier: George Bourchier and Martha Howard were married. The difference in their ages was 20 years. He the son of John Bourchier 2nd Earl Bath and Eleanor Manners Countess Bath. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. In 1535 he was born to John Bourchier 2nd Earl Bath and Eleanor Manners Countess Bath. In 1605 George Bourchier died.
Thomas Somerset: he was born to Henry Somerset 1st Marquess Worcester and Anne Russell Countess Worcester. On 30th December 1648 Thomas Somerset died at Dunkirk.
On 30th March 1610 [her husband] Thomas Gorges of Longford Castle [aged 74] died. On 14th May 1635 Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton [aged 61] was buried in Salisbury Cathedral [Map].
Thomas Gorges of Longford Castle: In 1536 he was born to Edward Gorges and Mary Poyntz in Wraxall, Somerset [Map]. In 1573 Thomas Gorges of Longford Castle acquired the manor of Longford, Wiltshire [Map] which had been owned by the Servington aka Cervington family. In 1576 after his marriage to Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton they commissioned the building of a house on the triangular Swedish style on the banks of the Wiltshire River Avon with money from a shipwreck of the Spanish Armada. In 1576 Thomas Gorges of Longford Castle and Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton were married secretly. In 1586 Thomas Gorges of Longford Castle was knighted at Beddington, Surrey.
On 21st September 1629 [her son-in-law] Ferdinando Gorges [aged 64] and Elizabeth Gorges [aged 51] were married at Wraxall, Somerset [Map]. She the daughter of Thomas Gorges of Longford Castle and Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton [aged 80]. They were first cousin once removed.
Around 1634 [her daughter] Brigetta Gorges [aged 50] died.
On 10th April 1635 Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton [aged 86] died at Redlynch, Somerset.
[her daughter] Catharine Gorges was born to Thomas Gorges of Longford Castle and Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton. She married before 1664 Robert Dillington 1st Baronet.