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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In or before 1433 [her father] Thomas de Semarc (age 19) and [her mother] Alice Laxham (age 19) were married.
Around 1433 Anne de Semarc was born to [her father] Thomas de Semarc (age 20) and [her mother] Alice Laxham (age 20).
In or before 1449 William Sapcote (age 19) and Anne de Semarc (age 15) were married.
Around 1449 [her son] Guy Sapcote of Thornhaugh, Bedfordshire was born to [her husband] William Sapcote (age 20) and Anne de Semarc (age 16).
A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 3: Parishes: Chenies. On Sir John Cheyne's (age 78) death without issue in 146833 his widow [her aunt] Agnes married Edmund Molyneux, who was sheriff of the county in 147534 and presented to the church in 147935. He died in 148436, and Agnes survived him ten years. By her will 20 November 1494 her first husband's great-great-nephew John Cheyne of Chesham Bois (q.v.) obtained Drayton Beauchamp, Grove and Cogenhoe Manors, but Chenies [Map] passed to Agnes Cheyne's niece Anne (age 35) wife of [her future husband] David Philip37. Anne and David Philip, who was sheriff in 149838, had some difficulty in inducing the trustees to hand over the manor39, but were in possession in 1500, when Chenies was settled on Anne and her issue40. She died seised of it in 1510, when it passed to her granddaughter [her granddaughter] Anne wife of [her grandson-in-law] John Broughton and daughter and heir of [her son] Guy Sapcote (age 19), son of Anne Philip by a [her husband] former husband (age 39)41.
Note 33. Chan. Inq. p.m. 8 Edw. IV, no. 51.
Note 34. P.R.O. List of Sheriffs, 2.
Note 35. Lipscomb, Bucks. iii, 252.
Note 36. Brass in church.
Note 37. Add. MS. 5840, fol. 39.
Note 38. P.R.O. List of Sheriffs, 2.
Note 39. Early Chan. Proc. bdle. 218, no. 30.
Note 40. De Banco R. Hil. 15 Hen. VII, m. 297; Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), xxv, 162.
Note 41. Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), xxv, 162.
In 1479 [her son] Guy Sapcote of Thornhaugh, Bedfordshire (age 30) died. His daughter [her granddaughter] Anne Sapcote Countess Bedford and her husband [her grandson-in-law] John Russell 1st Earl Bedford inherited Chenies Manor House, Buckinghamshire [Map]
In 1483 [her father] Thomas de Semarc (age 70) died.
On 31st August 1485 [her husband] William Sapcote (age 56) died.
In 1486 [her mother] Alice Laxham (age 73) died.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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Before 1494 David Phelip of Chenies and Anne de Semarc (age 60) were married.
1st August 1510. St Michael's Church, Chenies [Map]. Brass of Anne de Semarc (age 77), holding her heart, inscribed "Here lies Dame Anne Phelip, Widow, once wife of David Phelip, knight, lady of Thoro in the County of Northampton and Isenhampstead Cheyne in the County of Buckingham, who died the first day of August in the year of our Lord 1510 on whose soul may God have mercy Amen".
On 1st August 1510 Anne de Semarc (age 77) died. Her grand-daughter [her granddaughter] Anne Sapcote Countess Bedford (age 31) inherited Chenies Manor House, Buckinghamshire [Map].