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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Bishop John Kaye 1783-1853

On 27th December 1783 Bishop John Kaye was born.

In 1811 Bishop John Kaye [aged 27] was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.

In 1815 Bishop John Kaye [aged 31] and Eliza Mortlock were married. They had three daughters and one son, William Frederic John Kaye, who was later ordained to the priesthood and was appointed Archdeacon of Lincoln in 1863.

In 1820 Bishop John Kaye [aged 36] was appointed Bishop of Bristol.

In 1827 Bishop John Kaye [aged 43] was translated to Bishop of Lincoln in which office he served for twenty-six years until his death in 1853.

In 1851 Bishop John Kaye [aged 67] commissioned the building of St Mary's Church, Riseholme; the Bishops official residence Riseholme Hall was nearby.

On 18th February 1853 Bishop John Kaye [aged 69] died at Riseholme Hall, Lincolnshire. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Riseholme.