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: Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood 1716-1798
On 14th August 1762 [his father] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 26] and Charlotte Mary Greville [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of Francis Greville 1st Earl Brooke Warwick Castle 1st Earl Warwick [aged 42] and Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Brooke Warwick Castle and Warwick [aged 42]. He the son of [his grandfather] Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway [aged 68] and [his grandmother] Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway [aged 53]. They were half fifth cousin once removed.
On 13th June 1764 [his father] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 28] and [his mother] Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 21] were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway [aged 70] and [his grandmother] Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway [aged 55].
On 24th March 1768 George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway was born to John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 32] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 25].
On 24th September 1773 [his grandfather] Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway [aged 79] died. His son [his father] John [aged 37] succeeded 7th Earl Galloway, 6th Baronet Stewart of Corsewall, 5th Baronet Stewart of Burray in Orkney. [his mother] Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 30] by marriage Countess Galloway.
On 15th September 1791 [his brother-in-law] George Spencer-Churchill 5th Duke of Marlborough [aged 25] and [his sister] Susan Stewart Duchess of Marlborough [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of [his father] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 55] and [his mother] Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 48]. He the son of George Spencer 4th Duke of Marlborough [aged 52] and Caroline Russell Duchess of Marlborough [aged 48].
In April 1797 George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway [aged 29] and Jane Paget Countess Galloway [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 52] and Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 55]. He the son of John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 61] and Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 54].
In 1798 [his daughter] Jane Stewart Duchess of Marlborough was born to George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway [aged 29] and [his wife] Jane Paget Countess Galloway [aged 23]. She married 13th January 1819 her first cousin George Spencer-Churchill 6th Duke of Marlborough, son of George Spencer-Churchill 5th Duke of Marlborough and Susan Stewart Duchess of Marlborough, and had issue.
In 1799 [his daughter] Caroline Stewart was born to George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway [aged 30] and [his wife] Jane Paget Countess Galloway [aged 24].
In 1800 [his son] Randolph Stewart 9th Earl Galloway was born to George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway [aged 31] and [his wife] Jane Paget Countess Galloway [aged 25]. He married 9th August 1833 his second cousin Harriet Blanche Somerset Countess Galloway, daughter of Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort and Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort, and had issue.
In 1804 [his daughter] Louisa Stewart Baroness Feversham Duncombe Park was born to George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway [aged 35] and [his wife] Jane Paget Countess Galloway [aged 29]. She married 18th December 1823 William Duncombe 2nd Baron Feversham, son of Charles Duncombe 1st Baron Feversham and Charlotte Legge Baroness Feversham Duncombe Park, 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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In 1805 John Cole 2nd Earl Enniskillen [aged 36] and [his sister-in-law] Charlotte Paget Countess Enniskillen [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Countess Enniskillen. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 60] and [his mother-in-law] Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 63]. He the son of William Willoughby Cole 1st Earl Enniskillen and Anne Lowry-Corry Countess Enniskillen.
In 1805 [his son] Arthur Stewart was born to George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway [aged 36] and [his wife] Jane Paget Countess Galloway [aged 30]. He died aged one in 1806.
In 1806 [his son] Arthur Stewart [aged 1] died.
On 13th November 1806 [his father] John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway [aged 70] died. His son George [aged 38] succeeded 8th Earl Galloway, 7th Baronet Stewart of Corsewall, 6th Baronet Stewart of Burray in Orkney. [his wife] Jane Paget Countess Galloway [aged 32] by marriage Countess Galloway.
In 1807 [his son] Alan Stewart was born to George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway [aged 38] and [his wife] Jane Paget Countess Galloway [aged 32]. He died aged one in 1808.
In 1808 [his son] Alan Stewart [aged 1] died.
In 1810 [his daughter] Helen Stewart was born to George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway [aged 41] and [his wife] Jane Paget Countess Galloway [aged 35]. She died aged three in 1813.
In 1810 Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley [aged 36] and Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey [aged 28] were divorced by an Act of Parliament following her elopement with [his brother-in-law] Henry Paget [aged 41]. Following the divorce, Wellesley was awarded £20,000 plus costs in damages against Paget.
On 29th November 1810 [his brother-in-law] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey [aged 42] and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll [aged 35] were divorced by an act of Parliament as a result of his having had an affair with Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey [aged 29] whose husband Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley [aged 37] also sought a divorce.
After 29th November 1810 [his brother-in-law] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey [aged 42] and Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey [aged 29] were married. She the daughter of Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan and Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan [aged 52]. He the son of [his father-in-law] Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 66] and [his mother-in-law] Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 68].
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 1812. Anne Foldsone aka Mee [aged 46]. Portrait of George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway [aged 43].
On 13th March 1812 [his father-in-law] Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 67] died. He was buried at Lichfield Cathedral [Map]. His son [his brother-in-law] Henry [aged 43] succeeded 2nd Earl Uxbridge, 10th Baron Paget Beaudasert, 4th Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey.
In 1813 [his daughter] Helen Stewart [aged 3] died.
In 1814 [his son] Keith Stewart was born to George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway [aged 45] and [his wife] Jane Paget Countess Galloway [aged 39]. He married 9th August 1841 Mary Caroline Fitzroy and had issue.
On 16th June 1815 [his brother-in-law] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey [aged 47] fought and Algernon Frederick Greville [aged 16] fought.
James Hay [aged 18] was killed.
Fletcher Norton 3rd Baron Grantley [aged 16] fought.
General Mildmay Fane [aged 20] and Thomas Elmsley Croft 7th Baronet [aged 16] were wounded.
On 4th July 1815 [his brother-in-law] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey [aged 47] was created 1st Marquess Anglesey. Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey [aged 33] by marriage Marchioness Anglesey.
On 26th January 1817 [his sister-in-law] Charlotte Paget Countess Enniskillen [aged 35] died.
On 29th January 1817 George Spencer 4th Duke of Marlborough [aged 78] died. His son [his brother-in-law] George [aged 50] succeeded 5th Duke Marlborough, 5th Marquess of Blandford, 5th Earl of Marlborough, 5th Baron Churchill of Sandridge in Hertfordshire, 7th Earl of Sunderland, 9th Baron Spencer Wormleighton. [his sister] Susan Stewart Duchess of Marlborough [aged 49] by marriage Duchess Marlborough.
On 13th January 1819 [his son-in-law] George Spencer-Churchill 6th Duke of Marlborough [aged 25] and Jane Stewart Duchess of Marlborough [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway [aged 50] and Jane Paget Countess Galloway [aged 44]. He the son of George Spencer-Churchill 5th Duke of Marlborough [aged 52] and Susan Stewart Duchess of Marlborough [aged 51]. They were first cousins.
On 18th December 1823 [his son-in-law] William Duncombe 2nd Baron Feversham [aged 25] and Louisa Stewart Baroness Feversham Duncombe Park [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway [aged 55] and Jane Paget Countess Galloway [aged 49].
On 8th January 1830 [his mother] Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway [aged 87] died.
Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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On 9th August 1833 Randolph Stewart 9th Earl Galloway [aged 33] and Harriet Blanche Somerset Countess Galloway [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort [aged 66] and Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort [aged 62]. He the son of George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway [aged 65] and Jane Paget Countess Galloway [aged 58]. They were second cousins.
On 27th March 1834 George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway [aged 66] died. His son Randolph [aged 34] succeeded 9th Earl Galloway, 8th Baronet Stewart of Corsewall, 7th Baronet Stewart of Burray in Orkney. Harriet Blanche Somerset Countess Galloway [aged 22] by marriage Countess Galloway.
On 30th June 1842 [his former wife] Jane Paget Countess Galloway [aged 67] died.
The Times. 13th February 1867. DEATH OF LORD FEVERSHAM. We regret to announce the death, after a short illness, of [his former son-in-law] Lord Feversham [deceased], which occurred on Monday night at his residence in Great Cumberland Street. The late William Duncombe Baron Feversham, of Dancombe Park, County York, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, was son of Charles first Lord by his marriage with Lady Charlotte Legge, only daughter of William, second Earl of Dartmouth. He was born on the 14th of January, 1798, so that he was in his 69th year. The deceased nobleman was educted at Eton [Map], and afterwards proceeded to Christ Church, Oxford. He married l8th of December, 1823, Lady Louisa Stewart [aged 63], third daughter of George, eighth Earl of Galloway, by whom,who survives his Lordship, he leaves issue the Hon. Wiliam E. Duncombe [aged 38], M.P., and Captain the Hon. Cecil Duncombe, of the 1st Life Guards, and three daughters, the Hon Jane, married l1th of April, 1849, to the Hon. Laurence Parsons; the Hon. Gertrude [aged 39], married 27th of November 1&19, to Mr. Francis Horatio Fitzroy [aged 43]; and the Hon. Helen, married 18th of July, 1855, to Mr. William Becket Denison. Previously to his accession to the peerage on the death of his father in July, 1841, he represented Yorkshire in the House of Commons from 1826 to 1830. At the general election in 1831 he was unsuceessful candidate for the coenty, but was returned for the North Riding in the following year, which he continued to represent till 18S1. He voted against the Reforzn Bill of 1832, and was uniformly in favour of agricultural protection. He took great interest in agricultural pursuit, And was a distinguished member of the Royal Agricultural Society, of which he was one of the trustees The deceased noblemna is succeded by his eldest son, the Hon. Wiliam Ernest Duncombe, above mentioned, who was born January 28 1829, and married, August 7, 1851, Mabel Violet [aged 33], second daughter of the late Right Hon. Sir James Graham, of Netherby. He was M.P. for East Retford from February, 1852, to 1857 and elected for the North Riding of Yorkshire inI 1859, anA was also returned at the last general election After a sharp contest, being second on the poll. He is Captain of the Yorkshire Yeomianry (Hussars) Cavalry, and Lientenent Colonel of the 2d North Riding like his deceased father, he is a supporter of Lord Derby, but in favour of such a measure of Parliamentary Reforms would give no undue preponderance to any one class, but would ensure to a fair distribution of political privileges.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 1st Earl Galloway 
15 x Great Grand Son of King David I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Stewart 2nd Earl Galloway 16 x Great Grand Son of King David I of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 3rd Earl Galloway 17 x Great Grand Son of King David I of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Stewart 5th Earl Galloway 5 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Douglas 1st Earl Queensberry 
2 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Douglas 2nd Earl Queensberry 3 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Kerr Countess Queensberry 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Robert III of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Douglas Countess Galloway 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stewart 1st Earl Traquair 4 x Great Grand Son of King James II of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Stewart Countess Queensberry 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King James II of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Carnegie Countess Traquair
GrandFather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 6 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Montgomerie 7th Earl Eglinton 3 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Montgomerie 8th Earl Eglinton 4 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Leslie Countess of Eglinton 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King James II of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton 5 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Crichton 2nd Earl of Dumfries
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Crichton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Montgomerie Countess Galloway 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cochrane 1st Earl Dundonald
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Cochrane
Father: John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway 7 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cochrane 1st Earl Dundonald
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cochrane
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Cochrane 2nd Earl Dundonald 7 x Great Grand Son of King James I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Kennedy 6th Earl Cassilis 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Kennedy 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jean Hamilton Countess Cassilis
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Cochrane 4th Earl Dundonald 8 x Great Grand Son of King James I of Scotland
GrandMother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of Scotland
George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway 8 x Great Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Samuel Dashwood 
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Dashwood
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Dashwood 1st Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Perry
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Perry
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Dashwood
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Chamberlayne 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Chamberlayne 2nd Baronet
Great x 2 Grandmother: Penelope Chamberlayne Lady Dashwood
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Prideaux
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Prideaux
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Ivery
GrandFather: James Dashwood 2nd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Reade
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Reade 1st Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Brocket
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Reade 2nd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Style 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Susanna Style Lady Reade
Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Reade
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Dring of Isleworth, Middlesex
Great x 2 Grandmother: Love Dring Lady Reade
Mother: Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Spencer 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Spencer
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Spencer
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Spencer
GrandMother: Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood