On 16th August 1906 William Acton was born.
Before 31st August 1945. William Acton [aged 39]. Portrait of Loelia Mary Ponsonby Duchess Westminster [aged 43].
Before 31st August 1945. William Acton [aged 39]. Portrait of Loelia Mary Ponsonby Duchess Westminster [aged 43].
Before 31st August 1945. William Acton [aged 39]. Portrait of Diana Mitford [aged 35].
Before 31st August 1945. William Acton [aged 39]. Portrait of Jessica Lucy Freeman-Mitford [aged 27].
Before 31st August 1945. William Acton [aged 39]. Portrait of Nancy Mitford [aged 40].
Before 31st August 1945. William Acton [aged 39]. Portrait of Pamela Mitford [aged 37].
Pamela Mitford: On 25th November 1907 she was born to David Freeman-Mitford 2nd Baron Redesdale and Sydney Bowles Baroness Redesdale. 16th May 1929. Daily Mirror. It was learned last night at the house of the Hon. Pamela Freeman-Mitford that her engagement to Mr. Oliver Vernon Watney, a member of the famous brewery firm, has been broken off. First arranged for last October, the wedding was postponed until January 22, but was then postponed indefinitely because Mr. Watney was suffering from pleurisy. On 12th April 1994 Pamela Mitford died.
Before 31st August 1945. William Acton [aged 39]. Portrait of Unity Valkyrie Mitford [aged 31].
Before 31st August 1945. William Acton [aged 39]. Portrait of Deborah Vivien Mitford Duchess Devonshire [aged 25].
Before 31st August 1945. William Acton [aged 39]. Portrait of Georgia Doble [aged 40].
Georgia Doble: On 8th July 1905 she was born to Arthur Richard Doble Banker and Georgie Ethel Hyde. On 12th October 1925 Sacheverell Reresby Sitwell 6th Baronet and she were married. In 1980 she died.
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 31st August 1945 William Acton [aged 39] died.