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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Robert Bell 1539-1577

In 1539 Robert Bell was born.

Before 1562 Robert Bell [aged 22] and Dorothie Beaupré [aged 23] were married. She had the manor of South Acre, Norfolk assigned to her.

On or before 7th April 1562 [his son] Edmund Bell was born to Robert Bell [aged 23] and [his wife] Dorothie Beaupré [aged 23]. He was baptised on 7th April 1562. He married Muriel Knyvet, daughter of Thomas Knyvet 4th Baron Berners and Muriel Parry, and had issue.

In 1572 Robert Bell [aged 33] was appointed Speaker of the House of Commons.

In 1577 Robert Bell [aged 38] was appointed Serjeant at Law.

In 1577 Robert Bell [aged 38] was knighted.

Around March 1577 a virulent outbreak of gaol fever occurred in Oxford killing around 300 people.

After 25th July 1577 Robert Bell [deceased] died of gaol fever.

In July 1577 Thomas D'Oyly died.

On 22nd July 1577 Robert Bell [aged 38] was appointed Chief Baron of the Exchequer. [his son] Edmund Bell [aged 15] inherited the manor of South Acre, Norfolk.

On 8th June 1578 John Peyton [aged 34] and [his former wife] Dorothie Beaupré [aged 39] were married.

On 15th February 1603 [his former wife] Dorothie Beaupré [aged 64] died.

[his daughter] Frances Bell was born to Robert Bell and Dorothie Beaupré. She married in or before 1598 Anthony Dering of Surrenden Dering in Pluckley in Kent and had issue.

[his daughter] Dorothy Bell Lady Hobart was born to Robert Bell and Dorothie Beaupré. She married 21st April 1590 Henry Hobart 1st Baronet and had issue.

Royal Descendants of Robert Bell 1539-1577
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [1]

Queen Consort Camilla Shand [1]