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: Stewart
Maternal Family Tree: Frances Twysden 1753-1821
On 10th April 1817 [his father] Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond (age 25) and [his mother] Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond (age 20) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey (age 48) and [his grandmother] Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll (age 42). He the son of Charles Lennox 4th Duke Richmond (age 52) and Charlotte Gordon Duchess Richmond (age 48).
On 27th February 1818 Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond was born to [his father] Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond (age 26) and [his mother] Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond (age 21). He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 28th August 1819 [his grandfather] Charles Lennox 4th Duke Richmond (age 54) died. His son [his father] Charles (age 28) succeeded 5th Duke Richmond, 5th Earl March, 5th Baron Settrington. [his mother] Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond (age 23) by marriage Duchess Richmond.
In 1829 [his father] Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond (age 37) was appointed 665th Knight of the Garter by King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 66).
On 28th November 1843 Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond (age 25) and Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond (age 19) were married. He the son of Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond (age 52) and Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond (age 47). They were sixth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 12th October 1844 [his daughter] Caroline Gordon-Lennox was born to Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond (age 26) and [his wife] Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond (age 20).
On 27th December 1845 [his son] Charles Gordon-Lennox 7th Duke Richmond was born to Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond (age 27) and [his wife] Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond (age 21). He married (1) 10th November 1868 Amy Mary Ricardo and had issue (2) 1882 his fifth cousin once removed Isabel Sophie Craven and had issue.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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On 19th September 1847 [his son] Algernon Charles Gordon-Lennox was born to Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond (age 29) and [his wife] Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond (age 23). He married 31st August 1886 Blanche Maynard and had issue.
On 30th July 1849 [his son] Francis Charles Gordon-Lennox was born to Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond (age 31) and [his wife] Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond (age 25).
On 4th October 1849 [his brother-in-law] John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough (age 39) and [his sister] Caroline Amelia Gordon-Lennox Countess Bessborough (age 30) were married. She by marriage Countess Bessborough. She the daughter of [his father] Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond (age 58) and [his mother] Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond (age 53). He the son of John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough and Maria Fane. They were fifth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 21st June 1851 [his daughter] Florence Gordon-Lennox was born to Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond (age 33) and [his wife] Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond (age 27).
On 21st October 1860 [his father] Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond (age 69) died. His son Charles (age 42) succeeded 6th Duke Richmond, 6th Earl March, 6th Baron Settrington. [his wife] Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond (age 36) by marriage Duchess Richmond.
Before 13th December 1860 [his brother-in-law] Charles George Bingham 4th Earl Lucan (age 30) and [his sister] Cecilia Catherine Gordon-Lennox Countess Lucan (age 22) were married. She the daughter of [his father] Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond and [his mother] Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond (age 64). He the son of George Charles Bingham 3rd Earl Lucan (age 60) and Anne Brudenell Countess Lucan (age 51). They were fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 29th July 1865 [his son] Walter Charles Gordon-Lennox was born to Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond (age 47) and [his wife] Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond (age 41).
In 1867 Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond (age 48) was appointed 750th Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 47).
On 10th November 1868 Charles Gordon-Lennox 7th Duke Richmond (age 22) and Amy Mary Ricardo (age 21) were married. He the son of Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond (age 50) and Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond (age 44).
On 12th March 1874 [his mother] Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond (age 77) died.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In 1876 Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond (age 57) was created 1st Duke Gordon.
In 1882 Charles Gordon-Lennox 7th Duke Richmond (age 36) and Isabel Sophie Craven (age 18) were married. He the son of Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond (age 63) and Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond (age 57). They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 1st January 1886 [his son] Francis Charles Gordon-Lennox (age 36) died.
On 31st August 1886 Algernon Charles Gordon-Lennox (age 38) and Blanche Maynard (age 22) were married. He the son of Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond (age 68) and Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond (age 62).
On 8th March 1887 [his wife] Frances Harriett Greville Duchess Richmond (age 63) died.
On 10th November 1888 George Charles Bingham 3rd Earl Lucan (age 88) died at 13 South Street Park Lane. His son [his brother-in-law] Charles (age 58) succeeded 4th Earl Lucan of Castlebar in Mayo, 4th Baron Lucan of Castlebar in Mayo, 10th Baronet Bingham of Castlebar in County Mayo. [his sister] Cecilia Catherine Gordon-Lennox Countess Lucan (age 50) by marriage Countess Lucan of Castlebar in Mayo.
On 30th April 1890 [his sister] Caroline Amelia Gordon-Lennox Countess Bessborough (age 70) died.
On 21st July 1895 [his daughter] Florence Gordon-Lennox (age 44) died.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 27th September 1903 Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond (age 85) died. His son Charles (age 57) succeeded 7th Duke Richmond, 2nd Duke Gordon, 7th Earl March, 7th Baron Settrington.
Gordon Jacon Wilson was born to Jacob Wilson and Margaret Hedley. Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond was his godfather.
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 29 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 6 Grand Son of Henry IV King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland 
Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Kéroualle 1st Duchess Portsmouth
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Lennox 2nd Duke Richmond Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Brudenell 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Brudenell Duchess Richmond 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Savile 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Lennox Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Cadogan 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Waller
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Cadogan Duchess Richmond
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Cecilia Munter Countess Cadogan
GrandFather: Charles Lennox 4th Duke Richmond 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Kerr 2nd Marquess Lothian 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Kerr 3rd Marquess Lothian 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jean Campbell Marchioness Lothian 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Henry Kerr 4th Marquess Lothian 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Louisa Kerr 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Darcy 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Darcy 3rd Earl Holderness 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Sutton 
13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Caroline Darcy Marchioness Lothian 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Meinhart Schomberg 3rd Duke Schomberg 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frederica Schomberg Countess Holderness and Fitzwalter 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Karoline von der Pfalz 
Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Father: Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond 3 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Gordon 1st Duke Gordon 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Gordon 2nd Duke Gordon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Duchess Gordon 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Cosmo George Gordon 3rd Duke Gordon 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Henrietta Mordaunt Duchess Gordon 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Gordon 1st Earl Aberdeen
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Gordon 2nd Earl Aberdeen
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Gordon Duchess Gordon 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Murray 1st Duke Atholl 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Susan Murray 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Hamilton Duchess Atholl 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Charlotte Gordon Duchess Richmond 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Maxwell 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon
Charles Gordon-Lennox 6th Duke Richmond 4 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Bayly 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Bayly 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Bayly 2nd Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Paget 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Paget 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Caroline Paget Lady Plas Newydd Anglesey 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Very Reverend Arthur Champagné
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge
Mother: Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 1st Earl Jersey 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Villiers 2nd Earl Jersey 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Chiffinch Countess Jersey
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Villiers 3rd Earl Jersey 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Egerton Duchess Bedford 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough 
14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Churchill Countess Bridgewater 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough
GrandMother: Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Bishop Philip Twysden 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Twysden