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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Biography of General George Augustus Frederick Paget 1818-1880

Paternal Family Tree: Bayly aka Paget

Maternal Family Tree: Maria Skerritt 1702-1738

1831 Coronation of William IV

1854 Battle of Alma

1854 Battle of Balaclava

After 29th November 1810 [his father] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey [aged 42] and [his mother] Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey [aged 29] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan and [his grandmother] Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan [aged 52]. He the son of Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge [aged 66] and Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge [aged 68].

On 16th March 1818 General George Augustus Frederick Paget was born to Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey [aged 49] and Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey [aged 36].

On 5th August 1819 [his half-brother] Henry Paget 2nd Marquess Anglesey [aged 22] and [his sister-in-law] Eleanora Campbell were married. He the son of [his father] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey [aged 51] and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll [aged 44].

On 28th August 1819 Charles Lennox 4th Duke Richmond [aged 54] died. His son [his brother-in-law] Charles [aged 28] succeeded 5th Duke Richmond, 5th Earl March, 5th Baron Settrington. [his half-sister] Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond [aged 23] by marriage Duchess Richmond.

In 1820 [his brother-in-law] Arthur Chichester 1st Baron Templemore [aged 22] and [his half-sister] Augusta Paget Baroness Templemore [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of [his father] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey [aged 51] and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll [aged 45].

On 23rd April 1824 [his brother-in-law] Francis Nathaniel Conyngham 2nd Marquess Conyngham [aged 26] and [his half-sister] Jane Paget Marchioness Conyngham [aged 25] were married. She the daughter of [his father] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey [aged 55] and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll [aged 49]. He the son of Henry Conyngham 1st Marquess Conyngham [aged 57] and Elizabeth Denison Marchioness Conyngham [aged 55].

In 1831 [his brother-in-law] Robert Grosvenor 1st Baron Ebury [aged 29] and [his half-sister] Charlotte Arbuthnot Wellesley Baroness Ebury [aged 23] were married. She the daughter of Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley [aged 57] and [his mother] Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey [aged 49]. He the son of Robert Grosvenor 1st Marquess Westminster [aged 63] and Eleanor Egerton Marchioness Westminster [aged 60].

Coronation of William IV

On 8th September 1831 [his brother-in-law] Arthur Chichester 1st Baron Templemore [aged 34] was created 1st Baron Templemore of Templemore in Donegal during the Coronation of William IV. [his half-sister] Augusta Paget Baroness Templemore [aged 29] by marriage Baroness Templemore of Templemore in Donegal.

On 4th August 1832 [his brother-in-law] John Robert Townshend 1st Earl Sydney [aged 26] and [his illegitimate sister] Emily Paget Countess Sydney [aged 22] were married. She the illegitmate daughter of [his father] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey [aged 64] and [his mother] Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey [aged 51].

On 28th December 1832 Henry Conyngham 1st Marquess Conyngham [aged 66] died. His son [his brother-in-law] Francis [aged 35] succeeded 2nd Marquess Conyngham in Donegal, 4th Baron Conyngham, 2nd Baron Minster of Minster Abbey in Kent. [his half-sister] Jane Paget Marchioness Conyngham [aged 34] by marriage Marchioness Conyngham in Donegal.

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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On 27th August 1833 [his half-brother] Henry Paget 2nd Marquess Anglesey [aged 36] and [his sister-in-law] Henrietta Bagot Marchioness Anglesey were married. He the son of [his father] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey [aged 65] and Caroline Elizabeth Villiers Duchess Argyll [aged 58]. They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 6th September 1838 [his brother-in-law] John William Montagu 7th Earl Sandwich [aged 26] and [his sister] Mary Paget Countess Sandwich [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Countess Sandwich. She the daughter of [his father] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey [aged 70] and [his mother] Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey [aged 57]. He the son of George Montagu 6th Earl Sandwich and Louisa Lowry-Corry Countess of Sandwich [aged 57].

In 1847 General George Augustus Frederick Paget [aged 28] was elected MP Beaumaris which seat he held until 1857.

On 27th April 1847 Henry Wellesley 1st Baron Cowley [aged 74] died. His son [his half-brother] Henry [aged 42] succeeded 2nd Baron Cowley.

On 8th July 1853 [his mother] Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey [aged 71] died.

On 27th February 1854 General George Augustus Frederick Paget [aged 35] and Agnes Charlotte Paget were married. He the son of Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey [aged 85] and Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey. They were first cousins.

On 29th April 1854 [his father] Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey [aged 85] died. His son [his half-brother] Henry [aged 56] succeeded 2nd Marquess Anglesey, 3rd Earl Uxbridge, 11th Baron Paget Beaudasert, 5th Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey. [his sister-in-law] Henrietta Bagot Marchioness Anglesey by marriage Marchioness Anglesey.

Battle of Alma

On 20th September 1854 Charles Pierrepont Darcy Lane-Fox [aged 24] was wounded, Poulett George Henry Somerset [aged 32] fought.

Major-General John Douglas [aged 37] commanded the 79th Regiment of Foot.

William Frederick Waldegrave [aged 38] died from wounds received.

Henry Hugh Manvers Percy [aged 37] was shot through the arm.

General George Augustus Frederick Paget [aged 36], Godfrey Morgan 1st Viscount Tredegar [aged 23] and Hedworth Jolliffe 2nd Baron Hylton [aged 25] fought.

Arthur Williams-Wynn [aged 35], Captain of the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers, was killed.

Battle of Balaclava

On 25th October 1854 Poulett George Henry Somerset [aged 32] and William Archer Amherst 3rd Earl Amherst [aged 18] fought.

Major-General John Douglas [aged 37] commanded the 79th Regiment of Foot.

General George Augustus Frederick Paget [aged 36] and Henry Hugh Manvers Percy [aged 37] fought.

On 25th September 1856 [his son] Captain Cecil Stratford Paget was born to General George Augustus Frederick Paget [aged 38] and [his wife] Agnes Charlotte Paget. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%. He married 28th February 1882 Mary Frances Erskine-Wemyss.

On 11th April 1857 [his half-brother] Henry Richard Charles Wellesley 1st Earl Cowley [aged 52] was created 1st Earl Cowley, 1st Viscount Dangan of Meath.

In September 1857 [his brother-in-law] Robert Grosvenor 1st Baron Ebury [aged 56] was created 1st Baron Ebury. [his half-sister] Charlotte Arbuthnot Wellesley Baroness Ebury [aged 49] by marriage Baroness Ebury.

Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall

The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.

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On 10th March 1858 [his wife] Agnes Charlotte Paget died.

On 20th February 1859 [his sister] Mary Paget Countess Sandwich [aged 46] died. Her remains were moved to All Saints Church, Barnwell [Map] on 16th June 1884.

On 6th February 1861 General George Augustus Frederick Paget [aged 42] and Louisa Elizabeth Heneage Countess Essex were married. He the son of Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey and Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey. They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 3rd June 1863 Arthur Algernon Capell 6th Earl Essex [aged 60] and [his wife] Louisa Elizabeth Heneage Countess Essex were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 7th February 1869 [his half-brother] Henry Paget 2nd Marquess Anglesey [aged 71] died. His son [his nephew] Henry [aged 47] succeeded 3rd Marquess Anglesey, 4th Earl Uxbridge, 12th Baron Paget Beaudasert, 6th Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey. Sophia Eversfield Marchioness Anglesey [aged 50] by marriage Marchioness Anglesey.

On 6th June 1872 [his half-sister] Augusta Paget Baroness Templemore [aged 70] died.

On 12th March 1874 [his half-sister] Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond [aged 77] died.

On 28th January 1876 [his half-sister] Jane Paget Marchioness Conyngham [aged 77] died.

On 30th June 1880 General George Augustus Frederick Paget [aged 62] died.

On 25th January 1914 [his former wife] Louisa Elizabeth Heneage Countess Essex died.

Royal Ancestors of General George Augustus Frederick Paget 1818-1880

Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 20 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Ancestors of General George Augustus Frederick Paget 1818-1880

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bishop Lewis Bayly

Great x 3 Grandfather: Nicholas Bayly

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Bayly 1st Baronet

Great x 1 Grandfather: Nicholas Bayly 2nd Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey

GrandFather: Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Paget 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Paget 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Caroline Paget Lady Plas Newydd Anglesey 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Father: Henry William Paget 1st Marquess Anglesey 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Very Reverend Arthur Champagné

GrandMother: Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge

General George Augustus Frederick Paget 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Cadogan

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cadogan

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Cadogan

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Cadogan 2nd Baron Cadogan

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Waller

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hardress Waller

Great x 2 Grandmother: Bridget Waller

GrandFather: Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Sloane

Great x 2 Grandfather: Hans Sloane 1st Baronet

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sloane Baroness Cadogan

Mother: Charlotte Cadogan Marchioness Anglesey 18 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Winston Churchill

Great x 3 Grandfather: General Charles Churchill 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drake 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Churchill 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Churchill 16 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

GrandMother: Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Walpole of Houghton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Colonel Robert Walpole

Great x 4 Grandmother: Susan Crane

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Walpole 1st Earl Orford

Great x 1 Grandmother: Maria Walpole

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Skerritt