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: Hamilton
On 10th March 1726 Richard Eliot (age 31) and [his mother] Harriet Craggs (age 13) were married.
On 20th November 1749 [his father] John Hamilton (age 35) and [his mother] Harriet Craggs (age 36) were married at Holy Trinity Church, Cookham [Map] a year and a day after the death of her first husband Richard Eliot. He the son of [his grandfather] James Hamilton 7th Earl Abercorn and [his grandmother] Anne Plumer Countess Abercorn (age 59).
On 18th December 1755 [his father] John Hamilton (age 41) drowned in Portsmouth Harbour. He had returned from his first command following his marriage to [his mother] Harriet Craggs (age 42). Despite the weather being stormy he set out in a small boat for shore. The boat was overturned throwing all nine men into the rough water. Some of the men caught hold of the bottom of the upturned boat and waited for help to come from shore. Hamilton, confident in his swimming skills, swam around in the water – reportedly for twenty minutes – "exhorting the men to resignation in case they could not save themselves and, at the same time, encouraging them to exert their strength to preserve life". Along with two of his men, the Captain drowned before help arrived. One newspaper reported that, "The Loss of this Hon. Gentleman is great, he being much esteem'd for his Naval Abilities and exemplary Piety, (having Divine Service perform'd twice a Day at Sea to the Ship's Company) to whom he was a Father; his whole Behaviour was uniform and shew'd both the Christian and Gentleman." Hamilton's portmanteau was retrieved from the water by his footman (one of the six rescued men) and carried to shore. A "Gentleman" at Portsmouth set out immediately for London, with said portmanteau, to inform Harriot "in the discreetest manner possible" of her husband's death.
In July 1756 John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn was born to [his father] John Hamilton and [his mother] Harriet Craggs (age 43) posthumously.
On 25th September 1756 [his half-brother] Edward Craggs Eliot 1st Baron Eliot (age 29) and [his sister-in-law] Catherine Elliston Baroness Eliott (age 21) were married.
On 1st February 1769 [his mother] Harriet Craggs (age 56) died.
On 20th June 1779 John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn (age 22) and Catherine Moyle (age 19) were married at St Marylebone Church.
In 1781 [his daughter] Harriet Margaret Hamilton was born to John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn (age 24) and [his wife] Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn (age 21).
On 10th January 1784 [his daughter] Catherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Aberdeen was born to John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn (age 27) and [his wife] Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn (age 24). She married 28th July 1805 George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen and had issue.
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 13th January 1784 [his half-brother] Edward Craggs Eliot 1st Baron Eliot (age 56) was created 1st Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall. [his sister-in-law] Catherine Elliston Baroness Eliott (age 49) by marriage Baroness Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall.
On 28th February 1785 [his daughter] Maria Hamilton was born to John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn (age 28) and [his wife] Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn (age 25).
On 7th October 1786 [his son] James Hamilton was born to John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn (age 30) and [his wife] Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn (age 26). He married 25th November 1809 Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen and had issue.
On 1st November 1787 [his son] Claud Hamilton was born to John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn (age 31) and [his wife] Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn (age 28).
On 9th October 1789 [his uncle] James Hamilton 8th Earl Abercorn (age 76) died. His nephew John (age 33) succeeded 9th Earl Abercorn. [his wife] Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn (age 29) by marriage Countess Abercorn.
On 15th October 1790 John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn (age 34) was created 1st Marquess Abercorn. [his wife] Catherine Moyle (age 30) by marriage Marchioness Abercorn.
On 13th September 1791 [his wife] Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn (age 31) died.
On 4th March 1792 John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn (age 35) and Cecil Hamilton (age 21) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Abercorn. They were divorced in April 1799. She married the Joseph Copley 3rd Baronet (age 22) the following month; he being the brother of the Marquess' first wife Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn. They were first cousins.
On 19th July 1795 [his daughter] Cecil Frances Hamilton was born to John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn (age 39) and [his wife] Cecil Hamilton Marchioness Abercorn (age 25) Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%. She married 16th February 1816 William Howard 4th Earl of Wicklow and had issue.
On 23rd May 1799 [his former brother-in-law] Joseph Copley 3rd Baronet (age 30) and Cecil Hamilton Marchioness Abercorn (age 29) were married. She by marriage Lady Copley Sprotborough. He was the younger brother of her first husband's [John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn (age 42)] first wife Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn.
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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In 1800 John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn (age 43) and Anne Jane Gore (age 36) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Abercorn. She the daughter of Arthur Saunders Gore 2nd Earl Arran (age 65) and Catherine Annesley.
On 30th April 1803 [his daughter] Harriet Margaret Hamilton (age 22) died.
On 17th February 1804 [his half-brother] Edward Craggs Eliot 1st Baron Eliot (age 76) died. His son [his nephew] John (age 42) succeeded 2nd Baron Eliot of St Germans in Cornwall.
On 17th January 1805...
Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 38) was appointed 626th Knight of the Garter by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 66).
John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn (age 48) was appointed 627th Knight of the Garter by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 28th July 1805 [his son-in-law] George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen (age 21) and Catherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Aberdeen (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Aberdeen. She the daughter of John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn (age 49) and Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn.
In June 1808 [his son] Claud Hamilton (age 20) died.
On 8th October 1809 [his father-in-law] Arthur Saunders Gore 2nd Earl Arran (age 75) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Arthur (age 48) succeeded 3rd Earl Arran, 2nd Viscount Sudley of Castle Gore in County Mayo, 2nd Baron Saunders of Deeps in County Wexford, 5th Baronet Gore of Newtown in County Mayo. Mary Tyrrell 3rd Countess Arran (age 42) by marriage Countess Arran.
On 25th November 1809 James Hamilton (age 23) and Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen (age 17) were married. He the son of John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn (age 53) and Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn.
On 20th February 1812 [his daughter] Catherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Aberdeen (age 28) died.
On 21st January 1814 [his daughter] Maria Hamilton (age 28) 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 May 1814 [his son] James Hamilton (age 27) died.
On 16th February 1816 [his son-in-law] William Howard 4th Earl of Wicklow (age 28) and Cecil Frances Hamilton (age 20) were married. She the daughter of John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn (age 59) and Cecil Hamilton Marchioness Abercorn (age 45).
On 27th January 1818 John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn (age 61) died. His grandson James (age 7) succeeded 2nd Marquess Abercorn, 10th Earl Abercorn.
On 19th June 1819 [his former wife] Cecil Hamilton Marchioness Abercorn (age 49) died. She was buried at St Mary's Church, Sprotbrough [Map].
Cecil Hamilton Marchioness Abercorn: On 13th March 1770 she was born to George Hamilton. On 4th March 1792 John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn and Cecil Hamilton were married. She by marriage Marchioness Abercorn. They were divorced in April 1799. She married the Joseph Copley 3rd Baronet the following month; he being the brother of the Marquess' first wife Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn. They were first cousins. On 23rd May 1799 Joseph Copley 3rd Baronet and she were married. She by marriage Lady Copley Sprotborough. He was the younger brother of her first husband's [John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn] first wife Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn.
On 3rd May 1827 [his former wife] Anne Jane Gore Marchioness Abercorn (age 64) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 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 21 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 16 Grand Son of Philip V King France I King Navarre
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton 1st Earl Abercorn 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Hamilton 1st Baronet of Donalong 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marion Boyd Countess Abercorn
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Hamilton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Butler Viscount Thurles 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Butler 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Poyntz 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Hamilton 6th Earl Abercorn 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Culpepper 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Culpepper 1st Baron Culpeper
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Slaney
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Culpepper
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Culpepper
Great x 3 Grandmother: Judith Culpeper
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cheney
GrandFather: James Hamilton 7th Earl Abercorn 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Reading 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Reading
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Hannay
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Hannay Countess Mountraith
Father: John Hamilton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Plumer
GrandMother: Anne Plumer Countess Abercorn
John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Craggs
GrandFather: James Craggs
Mother: Harriet Craggs