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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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On 24th February 1743 Joseph Banks 1st Baronet was born to [his father] William Banks aka Hodgkinson (age 23).
In September 1761 [his father] William Banks aka Hodgkinson (age 42) died.
On 12th July 1771 Joseph Banks 1st Baronet (age 28) arrived back in England.
1773. Benjamin West (age 34). Portrait of Joseph Banks 1st Baronet (age 29).
Around 1773 Joshua Reynolds (age 49). Portrait of Joseph Banks 1st Baronet (age 29).
On 30th November 1778 Joseph Banks 1st Baronet (age 35) was elected President of the Royal Society which position he held for forty-one years.
In March 1779 Joseph Banks 1st Baronet (age 36) and Dorothea Hugessen were married. The lived at 32 Soho Square for the remainder of his life.
In 1781 Joseph Banks 1st Baronet (age 37) was created 1st Baronet Banks of Revesby Abbey.
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Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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1810. Thomas Phillips (age 39). Portrait of Joseph Banks 1st Baronet (age 66).
1810. Thomas Phillips (age 39). Portrait of Joseph Banks 1st Baronet (age 66).
On 19th June 1820 Joseph Banks 1st Baronet (age 77) died at Spring Grove House. Baronet Banks of Revesby Abbey extinct.
Archaeologia Volume 14 Section XXXI. Account of Roman Urns discovered in Cornwall, and of a Cromlech discovered in the Parish of Madron in the same County; in a Letter from the Rev. Malachi Hitchins to the Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. K. B. P. R. S, and F. S. A.
Read March 11 and 18, 1802.
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Banks of Beck Hall, Giggleswick, Yorkshire
Great x 1 Grandfather: Joseph Banks of Revesby Abbey, Lincolnshire
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Frankland of Rathmell, Yorkshire
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Frankland
GrandFather: Joseph Banks
Great x 2 Grandfather: Reverend Rowland Hancock of Shircliffe Hall, South Yorkshire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Hancock
Father: William Banks aka Hodgkinson
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Hodgkinson
GrandMother: Anne Hodgkinson