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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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Paternal Family Tree: Cavendish
Maternal Family Tree: Anna Maria Mordaunt 1771
On 7th June 1774 [her father] William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 26) and [her mother] Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 17) were married in St Mary's Church, Wimbledon. It was her 17th birthday. She by marriage Duchess Devonshire. She the daughter of [her grandfather] John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer (age 39) and [her grandmother] Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 37). He the son of [her grandfather] William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire and [her grandmother] Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington. They were fourth cousins.
On 29th August 1785 Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville was born to [her father] William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 37) and [her mother] Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 28) at Devonshire House [Map].
On 21st March 1801 [her brother-in-law] George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle (age 27) and [her sister] Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle (age 17) were married. She the daughter of [her father] William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 53) and [her mother] Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 43). He the son of Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle (age 52) and [her future sister-in-law] Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle. They were fourth cousins.
On 30th March 1806 [her mother] Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 48) died at Devonshire House [Map]. She was buried at Derby Cathedral [Map]. Her husband [her father] William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 58), her mother [her grandmother] Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 68), her sister [her aunt] Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough (age 44) and her eight months pregnant daughter [her sister] Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle (age 22) were present, as was [her step-mother] Elizabeth Christiana Hervey Duchess Devonshire (age 48), her husband's mistress and future wife.
In 1809 [her father] William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 61) and [her step-mother] Elizabeth Christiana Hervey Duchess Devonshire (age 51) were married. She by marriage Duchess Devonshire. She the daughter of Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol and Elizabeth Davers Countess Bristol. He the son of [her grandfather] William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire and [her grandmother] Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington. They were sixth cousins.
Around 1809 Thomas Barber (age 38). Portrait of Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 23).
On 24th December 1809 Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 36) and Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 24) were married. She the daughter of William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 61) and Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire. He the son of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford and Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford. They were half fourth cousin once removed.
In 1810 [her daughter] Susan Georgiana Leveson-Gower Baroness Rivers was born to [her husband] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 36) and Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 24). She married 2nd February 1833 George Pitt-Rivers 4th Baron Rivers, son of Horace Beckford aka Pitt-Rivers 3rd Baron Rivers and Frances Rigby, and had issue.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 29th July 1811 [her father] William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 63) died. His son [her brother] William (age 21) succeeded 6th Duke Devonshire, 9th Earl Devonshire, 9th Baron Cavendish Hardwick, 8th Baron Clifford.
On 11th May 1815 [her son] Granville Leveson-Gower 2nd Earl Granville was born to [her husband] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 41) and Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 29). He married (1) 1840 Marie Louise Pelline de Dalberg Lady Acton (2) 26th September 1865 his half third cousin twice removed Sophia Castila Rosamund Campbell Countess Granville and had issue.
On 12th August 1815 [her husband] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 41) was created 1st Viscount Granville. Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 29) by marriage Viscountess Granville.
On 3rd May 1819 [her son] Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower was born to [her husband] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 45) and Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 33). He married 1st June 1851 his half fifth cousin once removed Margaret Compton, daughter of Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton and Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton, and had issue.
On 27th January 1824 [her sister-in-law] Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle died.
On 21st October 1824 George Godolphin Osborne 8th Duke Leeds (age 22) and [her illegitimate step-daughter] Harriet Emma Arundel Stewart (age 24) were married at the British Embassy, Paris. She the illegitmate daughter of [her husband] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 51) and [her aunt] Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough. They were fourth cousins.
On 4th September 1825 Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle (age 77) died. His son [her brother-in-law] George (age 51) succeeded 6th Earl Carlisle. [her sister] Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle (age 42) by marriage Countess Carlisle.
In 1827 [her brother] William Cavendish 6th Duke Devonshire (age 36) was appointed 663rd Knight of the Garter by King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 64).
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 25th July 1832 [her illegitimate half-brother] Augustus Clifford 1st Baronet (age 44) was appointed Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod by his half-brother [her brother] William Cavendish 6th Duke Devonshire (age 42) which office he held for life.
On 2nd February 1833 [her son-in-law] George Pitt-Rivers 4th Baron Rivers (age 22) and [her daughter] Susan Georgiana Leveson-Gower Baroness Rivers (age 23) were married at British Embassy, Paris. She by marriage Baroness Rivers of Stratfield Saye in Hampshire. She the daughter of [her husband] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 59) and Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 47).
On 10th May 1833 [her husband] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 59) was created 1st Earl Granville. Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 47) by marriage Countess Granville.
On 19th July 1833 [her brother-in-law] George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland (age 75) died. His son George (age 46) succeeded 2nd Duke Sutherland, 3rd Marquess Stafford, 20th Earl Sutherland, 4th Earl Gower, 5th Baron Gower, 9th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire. [her niece] Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland (age 27) by marriage Duchess Sutherland.
On 26th May 1838 [her sister-in-law] Susanna Leveson-Gower Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire (age 65) died.
In 1840 [her son] Granville Leveson-Gower 2nd Earl Granville (age 24) and [her daughter-in-law] Marie Louise Pelline de Dalberg Lady Acton (age 27) were married. He the son of [her husband] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 66) and Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 54).
On 8th January 1846 [her husband] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 72) died. His son [her son] Granville (age 30) succeeded 2nd Earl Granville, 2nd Viscount Granville. [her daughter-in-law] Marie Louise Pelline de Dalberg Lady Acton (age 33) by marriage Countess Granville.
On 1st June 1851 [her son] Edward Frederick Leveson-Gower (age 32) and [her daughter-in-law] Margaret Compton (age 21) were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. She the daughter of Spencer Compton 2nd Marquess Northampton and Margaret Douglas-Maclean-Clephane Marchioness Northampton. He the son of [her former husband] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville and Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 65). They were half fifth cousin once removed.
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 18th January 1858 [her brother] William Cavendish 6th Duke Devonshire (age 67) died at Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire [Map]. He was buried in the Cavendish Plot, St Peter's Church, Edensor [Map]. His first cousin once removed William (age 49) succeeded 7th Duke Devonshire, 10th Earl Devonshire, 10th Baron Cavendish Hardwick. Baron Clifford abeyant.
On 8th August 1858 [her sister] Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle (age 75) died.
On 25th November 1862 Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 77) died.
Letters of Harriet, Countess Granville. Letters Of Harriet Countess Granville 1810 — 1845 Edited By Her Son The Hon. [her son] F. Leveson Gower (age 74) In Two Volumes. With Portrait Third Edition. 1894.
[her daughter] Georgiana Leveson-Gower was born to Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville and Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville. She married Alexander Fullerton.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Earl Devonshire 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 1st Duke Devonshire 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cecil Countess Devonshire 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cavendish 2nd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Butler Duchess Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Russell 1st Duke Bedford 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Russell 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Carr Countess of Bedford 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Devonshire 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Wriothesley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Massue Countess Southampton
GrandFather: William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Hoskins
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Hoskins of Oxted
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Hoskins Duchess Devonshire
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hale
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Hale
Father: William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Boyle 2nd Earl Cork 1st Earl Burlington 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 3rd Baron Clifford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Clifford Countess Burlington 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 2nd Earl Burlington 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Seymour 2nd Duke of Somerset 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Seymour 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Noel
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Juliana Noel Countess Burlington
GrandMother: Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Savile 3rd Baronet 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Coventry Baroness Savile 
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Spencer Lady Savile 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harvey Baroness Finch
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Rich 3rd Earl Warwick 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Essex Rich Countess Nottingham 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Cheeke Countess Warwick 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Digby 2nd Earl Bristol 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Digby Countess Sunderland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Russell Countess Bristol 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Spencer 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Winston Churchill 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough 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 Grandmother: Anne Churchill Countess Sunderland 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Jennings
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Thornhurst
GrandFather: John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Carteret 
13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Carteret 1st Baron Carteret 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jemima Montagu 
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Carteret 2nd Earl Granville 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Wyche
Great x 1 Grandmother: Georgiana Caroline Carteret 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Worsley 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Worsley 4th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Herbert Countess Gainsborough 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Worsley Countess Granville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Thynne 1st Viscount Weymouth 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Thynne 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Finch Viscountess Weymouth 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Mother: Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Poyntz 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Newdigate Poyntz 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Poyntz 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Stephen Poyntz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
GrandMother: Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Earl Peterborough 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess Peterborough 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Lewis Mordaunt 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Carey 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Smith
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anna Maria Mordaunt 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England