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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Biography of John Borlase 1st Baronet 1619-1672

Paternal Family Tree: Borlase

1640 Short Parliament

1640 Long Parliament

Before 21st August 1619 [his father] William Borlase (age 30) and [his mother] Jane Popham were married.

On 21st August 1619 John Borlase 1st Baronet was born to [his father] William Borlase (age 30) and [his mother] Jane Popham at Littlecote House.

In or before 1628 [his step-father] Thomas Luttrell (age 44) and [his mother] Jane Popham were married.

On 15th December 1630 [his father] William Borlase (age 41) died.

On 30th April 1635 John Borlase 1st Baronet (age 15) matriculated Magdalen College, Oxford University.

On 4th December 1637 John Borlase 1st Baronet (age 18) and Alice Bankes Lady Borlase were married at St Giles' in the Fields Church [Map]. His brother William Borlase (age 17) married her sister Joanna Bankes.

Short Parliament

In April 1640 John Borlase 1st Baronet (age 20) was elected MP Great Marlow in the Short Parliament.

Long Parliament

In November 1640 John Borlase 1st Baronet (age 21) was elected MP Great Marlow in the Long Parliament but the election was subequently declared void.

In 1641 John Borlase 1st Baronet (age 21) was elected MP Corfe Castle, Dorset.

In 1642 [his son] John Borlase 2nd Baronet was born to John Borlase 1st Baronet (age 22) and [his wife] Alice Bankes Lady Borlase at Bockmer End, Buckinghamshire.

The History of William Marshal, Earl of Chepstow and Pembroke, Regent of England. Book 1 of 2, Lines 1-10152.

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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On 4th May 1642 John Borlase 1st Baronet (age 22) was created 1st Baronet Borlase of Bockmer in Buckinghamshire. [his wife] Alice Bankes Lady Borlase by marriage Lady Borlase of Bockmer in Buckinghamshire.

Before 1660 [his brother] William Borlase (age 39) and Joanna Bankes were married. His brother John Borlase 1st Baronet (age 40) married her sister [his wife] Alice Bankes Lady Borlase.

In 1661 John Borlase 1st Baronet (age 41) was elected MP Wycombe which seat he held until his death in 1689.

In 1668 [his mother] Jane Popham died.

On 8th August 1672 John Borlase 1st Baronet (age 52) died. His son John (age 30) succeeded 2nd Baronet Borlase of Bockmer in Buckinghamshire

Royal Ancestors of John Borlase 1st Baronet 1619-1672

Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks

Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of John Borlase 1st Baronet 1619-1672

John Borlase 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: John Popham 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Stradling 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Stradling 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Herbert

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Stradling 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane aka Joan Stradling 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Arundell 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Arundell 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Chideocke 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Arundell 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Dynham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Dinham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Arches

Mother: Jane Popham 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England