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: Denys
Around 1470 William Denys was born to [his father] Walter Denys (age 55).
Around 1481 William Denys (age 11) and Anne Twynyho were married.
Around 1483 [his daughter] Anne Denys was born to William Denys (age 13) and [his wife] Anne Twynyho.
In 1505 [his father] Walter Denys (age 90) died.
In 1508 William Denys (age 38) and Anne Berkeley were married.
After 1508 [his daughter] Margaret Denys was born to William Denys (age 38) and [his wife] Anne Berkeley.
After 1508 [his daughter] Bridget Denys was born to William Denys (age 38) and [his wife] Anne Berkeley.
After 1508 [his son] Francis Denys was born to William Denys (age 38) and [his wife] Anne Berkeley.
After 1508 [his son] Walter Denys was born to William Denys (age 38) and [his wife] Anne Berkeley.
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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After 1508 [his son] Maurice Denys was born to William Denys (age 38) and [his wife] Anne Berkeley.
After 1508 [his son] William Denys was born to William Denys (age 38) and [his wife] Anne Berkeley.
After 1508 [his son] Thomas Denys was born to William Denys (age 38) and [his wife] Anne Berkeley.
After 1508 [his daughter] Eleanor Denys was born to William Denys (age 38) and [his wife] Anne Berkeley. She married in or before 1537 William Lygon and had issue.
After 1508 [his son] John Denys was born to William Denys (age 38) and [his wife] Anne Berkeley.
After 1508 [his daughter] Anne Denys was born to William Denys (age 38) and [his wife] Anne Berkeley.
After 1508 [his daughter] Isabel Denys was born to William Denys (age 38) and [his wife] Anne Berkeley. She married (1) 1531 her sixth cousin John Berkeley and had issue (2) after 28th June 1545 Arthur Porter.
After 1508 [his daughter] Katherine Denys was born to William Denys (age 38) and [his wife] Anne Berkeley. She married (1) Roger Lygon (2) 15th September 1521 Edmund Tame (3) after 1544 Walter Buckler.
After 1508 [his daughter] Mary Denys was born to William Denys (age 38) and [his wife] Anne Berkeley.
In 1518 William Denys (age 48) was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire.
In June 1520 Henry VIII (age 28) hosted Field of the Cloth of Gold at Balinghem [Map].
Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset (age 42) carried the Sword of State.
Bishop John Stokesley (age 45) attended as Henry VIII's chaplain.
Edmund Braye 1st Baron Braye (age 36), Gruffydd ap Rhys ap Thomas Deheubarth (age 42), Anthony Poyntz (age 40), William Coffin (age 25), William "Great" Courtenay (age 43), Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex (age 37), William Paston (age 41), William Denys (age 50), Richard Cecil (age 25), William Parr 1st Baron Parr of Horton (age 37), Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland (age 22), John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt (age 40), Henry Guildford (age 31), Marmaduke Constable (age 40), William Compton (age 38), William Blount 4th Baron Mountjoy (age 42), Thomas Cheney (age 35), Henry Willoughby (age 69), John Rodney (age 59), John Marney 2nd Baron Marney (age 36), William Sidney (age 38), John de Vere 14th Earl of Oxford (age 20), John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford (age 49), Edmund Walsingham (age 40), William Skeffington (age 55) and Thomas West 8th Baron De La Warr 5th Baron West (age 63) attended.
William Carey (age 20) jousted.
William Sandys 1st Baron Sandys of the Vyne (age 50) organised.
Jane Parker Viscountess Rochford (age 15) attended.
Thomas Brooke 8th Baron Cobham (age 50), Robert Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby 10th Baron Latimer (age 48), Anthony Wingfield (age 33), William Scott (age 61), Thomas Wriothesley (age 32), Bishop Thomas Ruthall (age 48), Margaret Dymoke aka Mistress Coffin (age 20) and Edward Chamberlayne (age 36) were present.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 15th September 1521 [his son-in-law] Edmund Tame and [his daughter] Katherine Denys (age 13) were married.
In 1526 William Denys (age 56) was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire.
In 1531 [his son-in-law] John Berkeley (age 25) and [his daughter] Isabel Denys (age 22) were married. They were sixth cousins.
In 1533 William Denys (age 63) died.
In 1560 [his former wife] Anne Berkeley died.
GrandFather: John Denys of Bradford Devon
Father: Walter Denys