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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Maternal Family Tree: Katherine de la Pole 1416-1488
Before 7th May 1567 [her father] [her grandfather] Thomas Kitson (age 26) and [her mother] Elizabeth Cornwallis (age 26) were married. He the son of Thomas Kitson and [her grandmother] Margaret Donnington Countess Bath.
On 7th May 1567 Mary Kitson Countess Rivers was born to [her father] Thomas Kitson (age 26) and [her mother] Elizabeth Cornwallis (age 26).
In or before 1581 Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers (age 15) and Mary Kitson Countess Rivers (age 13) were married.
In 1581 [her daughter] Elizabeth Darcy 1st Countess Rivers was born to [her husband] Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers (age 16) and Mary Kitson Countess Rivers (age 13). She married 14th May 1602 Thomas Savage 1st Viscount Savage, son of John Savage 1st Baronet, and had issue.
In March 1581 [her father-in-law] John Darcy 2nd Baron Darcy (age 49) died. He was buried at St Osyth's Priory [Map]. His son [her husband] Thomas (age 16) succeeded 3rd Baron Darcy of Chiche. Mary Kitson Countess Rivers (age 13) by marriage Baroness Darcy of Chiche.
In 1586 [her son] Thomas Darcy was born to [her husband] Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers (age 21) and Mary Kitson Countess Rivers (age 18) at St Osyth's Priory [Map]. He married 1613 Mary Fitz.
Around 1588 [her daughter] Mary Darcy was born to [her husband] Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers (age 23) and Mary Kitson Countess Rivers (age 20).
Around 1590 [her daughter] Susan Darcy was born to [her husband] Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers (age 25) and Mary Kitson Countess Rivers (age 22).
In 1593 [her daughter] Penelope Darcy Lady Gage was born to [her husband] Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers (age 28) and Mary Kitson Countess Rivers (age 25) at St Osyth's, Essex. She married (1) George Trenchard (2) 28th June 1611 John Gage 1st Baronet and had issue (3) 1642 William Hervey.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 28th January 1601 [her father] Thomas Kitson (age 60) died.
On 14th May 1602 [her son-in-law] Thomas Savage 1st Viscount Savage (age 16) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Darcy 1st Countess Rivers (age 21) were married. She the daughter of [her husband] Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers (age 37) and Mary Kitson Countess Rivers (age 35).
On 28th June 1611 [her son-in-law] John Gage 1st Baronet (age 41) and [her daughter] Penelope Darcy Lady Gage (age 18) were married. The difference in their ages was 23 years. She the daughter of [her husband] Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers (age 46) and Mary Kitson Countess Rivers (age 44).
In 1612 [her daughter] Susan Darcy (age 22) died.
In 1613 [her son-in-law] Thomas Savage 1st Viscount Savage (age 27) was created 1st Baron Darcy of Chiche. He the son-in-law of the last Baron of the 1513 creation [her husband] Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers (age 48).
Around 1613 [her son] Thomas Darcy (age 27) and [her daughter-in-law] Mary Fitz (age 16) were married. He the son of [her husband] Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers (age 48) and Mary Kitson Countess Rivers (age 45).
Around 1613 [her son] Thomas Darcy (age 27) died.
On 5th July 1621 [her husband] Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers (age 56) was created 1st Viscount Colchester with a special remainder to his grandson [her grandson] John Savage 2nd Earl Rivers (age 18). Mary Kitson Countess Rivers (age 54) by marriage Viscountess Colchester
On 4th November 1626 [her husband] Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers (age 61) was created 1st Earl Rivers with a special remainder to his grandson [her grandson] John Savage 2nd Earl Rivers (age 23). Mary Kitson Countess Rivers (age 59) by marriage Countess Rivers.
In 1627 [her daughter] Mary Darcy (age 39) died.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 1628 [her mother] Elizabeth Cornwallis (age 87) died.
On 25th February 1640 [her husband] Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers (age 75) died at Winchester House Broad Street. His grandson [her grandson] John (age 37) succeeded 2nd Earl Rivers, 2nd Viscount Colchester. Baron Darcy of Chiche extinct.
In 1642 [her son-in-law] William Hervey (age 55) and [her daughter] Penelope Darcy Lady Gage (age 49) were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers and Mary Kitson Countess Rivers (age 74).
Before 1644 Unknown Painter. Portrait of Mary Kitson Countess Rivers (age 76).
Before 1644 Unknown Painter. Portrait of Mary Kitson Countess Rivers (age 76).
On 28th June 1644 Mary Kitson Countess Rivers (age 77) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
GrandFather: Thomas Kitson 
Father: Thomas Kitson
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Donnington of Stoke Newington
GrandMother: Margaret Donnington Countess Bath
Mary Kitson Countess Rivers 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Cornwallis
GrandFather: Thomas Cornwallis
Mother: Elizabeth Cornwallis 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Jerningham 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Jerningham
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gervase Clifton 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Clifton
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Finch 
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Jerningham
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Bedingfield
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Bedingfield
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Bedingfield
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Shelton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Shelton
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Clere 
GrandMother: Anne Jerningham 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Drury
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Drury of Hawstead in Suffolk
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Drury
Great x 1 Grandmother: Bridget Drury 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Calthorpe 
8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Calthorpe 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Calthorpe 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Miles Stapleton of Ightham in Norfolk 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stapleton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine de la Pole 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England