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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Dudley, Staffordshire is in Staffordshire.
Around 1156 Ralph Somery 1st Baron Dudley was born at Dudley, Staffordshire. He married 1181 Margaret Gras Baroness Dudley and had issue.
In 1211 Ralph Somery 1st Baron Dudley (age 55) died at Dudley, Staffordshire. His son Roger (age 21) succeeded 2nd Baron Dudley of Somery.
Around 1227 Mabel Somery was born to Roger Somery 2nd Baron Dudley (age 37) and Amabilia Chaucombe Baroness Dudley at Dudley, Staffordshire.
In 1232 Joan Somery was born to Roger Somery 2nd Baron Dudley (age 42) and Nicole D'Aubigny Baroness Dudley (age 22) at Dudley, Staffordshire. She married John Strange and had issue.
In 1250 John Somery was born to Roger Somery 2nd Baron Dudley (age 60) and Amabilia Chaucombe Baroness Dudley at Dudley, Staffordshire.
In 1270 Katherine Somery was born to Roger Somery 2nd Baron Dudley (age 80) and Amabilia Chaucombe Baroness Dudley at Dudley, Staffordshire.
On 18th June 1293 Katherine Somery (age 23) died at Dudley, Staffordshire.
After 14th March 1420 John Sutton 1st Baron Dudley (age 19) and Elizabeth Berkeley Baroness Cherleton Baroness Dudley were married at Dudley, Staffordshire.
In 1425 Edmund Sutton was born to John Sutton 1st Baron Dudley (age 24) and Elizabeth Berkeley Baroness Cherleton Baroness Dudley at Dudley, Staffordshire. He married (1) in or before 1459 his fourth cousin once removed Joyce Tiptoft, daughter of John Tiptoft 1st Baron Tiptoft and Joyce Charleton Baroness Tiptoft, and had issue (2) 1463 his third cousin twice removed Maud Clifford, daughter of Thomas Clifford 8th Baron Clifford and Joan Dacre Baroness Clifford, and had issue.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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Ralph Somery was born to Roger Somery 2nd Baron Dudley and Nicole D'Aubigny Baroness Dudley at Dudley, Staffordshire. He married Margaret Unknown and had issue.
Dudley Priory is also in Priories in England.
On 30th September 1487 John Sutton 1st Baron Dudley (age 86) died at Stafford, Staffordshire [Map]. He was buried at Dudley Priory [Map]. His grandson Edward (age 28) succeeded 2nd Baron Dudley.