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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Holme Lacy, Herefordshire is in Herefordshire.
In 1464 William Scudamore was born to Philip Scudamore [aged 17] at Holme Lacy, Herefordshire [Map].
Around 1490 John Scudamore was born to William Scudamore [aged 26] at Holme Lacy, Herefordshire [Map]. He married 10th May 1511 Sybil Vaughan and had issue.
Around 1520 William Scudamore [aged 56] died at Holme Lacy, Herefordshire [Map].
In 1525 Jane Scudamore was born to John Scudamore [aged 35] at Holme Lacy, Herefordshire [Map]. She married 12th November 1554 William Devereux of Merevale, son of Walter Devereux 1st Viscount Hereford and Mary Grey Baroness Ferrers Chartley, and had issue.
The River Wye rises on Plynlimon [Map] after which it travels through, under, or near, Rhayader [Map], Newbridge-on-Wye [Map], Builth Wells [Map], Llanstephan Suspension Bridge [Map], Glasbury-on-Wye [Map], Hay-on-Wye [Map], Clifford Castle, Herefordshire [Map], Bredwardine, Byford, Herefordshire [Map], Wye Bridge Hereford [Map], Holme Lacy, Herefordshire [Map], Capler Camp, Herefordshire [Map], through Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire [Map], past Goodrich Castle, Gloucestershire [Map], Monmouth, Monmouthshire [Map], Tintern Abbey [Map] and Chepstow Castle [Map] joining the Severn Estuary 800m south-east of Thornwell, Monmouthshire [Map].
On 2nd December 1716 James Scudamore 3rd Viscount Scudamore [aged 32] died from a fall from a horse. Viscount Scudamore extinct. Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map] was inherited by his daughter Frances [aged 5].
In 1744 Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore [aged 31] and Frances Scudamore 3rd Duchess Beaufort [aged 33] were married. She brought Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map] to the marriage. He the son of Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton [aged 60]. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 10th February 1750 Frances Scudamore Duchess Norfolk was born to Charles Fitzroy-Scudamore [aged 37] and Frances Scudamore 3rd Duchess Beaufort [aged 39]. Her mother died from childbirth six dys later when she inherited Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She married 6th April 1771 Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk, son of Charles Howard 10th Duke of Norfolk and Catherine Brockholes Duchess Norfolk.
On 6th April 1771 Charles Howard 11th Duke of Norfolk [aged 25] and Frances Scudamore Duchess Norfolk [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Duchess Norfolk. Shortly after their marriage she exhibited signs of mental instability and spent the rest of her life confined to Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map]. He the son of Charles Howard 10th Duke of Norfolk [aged 50] and Catherine Brockholes Duchess Norfolk [aged 52].
On 22nd October 1820 Frances Scudamore Duchess Norfolk [aged 70] died without issue. She was buried at St Cuthbert's Church, Holme Lacy [Map].
After a prolonged legal battle Edwyn Francis Scudamore-Stanhope 2nd Baronet [aged 26] inherited Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map]. He being a descendant of Mary Scudamore Lady Bridges, daughter of James Scudamore, who married Giles Brydges 1st Baronet: John Brydges 2nd Baronet, James Brydges 8th Baron Chandos. James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos. John Brydges to Catherine Brydges who married Edwyn Francis Stanhope and were the parents of Henry Edwin Stanhope 1st Baronet who was the father of Edwyn Francis Scudamore-Stanhope 2nd Baronet.
On 15th February 1900 Edwyn Scudamore Stanhope 10th Earl of Chesterfield [aged 45] and Enid Edith Wilson Countess Chesterfield [aged 21] were married at St Mark's Church North Audley Street. She by marriage Countess Chesterfield. They initially lived at Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map]. The difference in their ages was 24 years. He the son of Henry Edwyn Chandos Scudamore Stanhope 9th Earl of Chesterfield and Dorothea Hay Countess Chesterfield [aged 72].
In 1902 Edwyn Scudamore Stanhope 10th Earl of Chesterfield [aged 47] sold the contents of Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map]. He and his wife moved to Beningbrough Hall, North Yorkshire which had been given to them as a wedding present by her father Charles Henry Wilson 1st Baron Nunburnholme [aged 68].
In 1909 Edwyn Scudamore Stanhope 10th Earl of Chesterfield [aged 54] sold Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map].
St Cuthbert's Church, Holme Lacy is also in Churches in Herefordshire.
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 22nd October 1820 Frances Scudamore Duchess Norfolk [aged 70] died without issue. She was buried at St Cuthbert's Church, Holme Lacy [Map].
After a prolonged legal battle Edwyn Francis Scudamore-Stanhope 2nd Baronet [aged 26] inherited Holme Lacy House, Herefordshire [Map]. He being a descendant of Mary Scudamore Lady Bridges, daughter of James Scudamore, who married Giles Brydges 1st Baronet: John Brydges 2nd Baronet, James Brydges 8th Baron Chandos. James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos. John Brydges to Catherine Brydges who married Edwyn Francis Stanhope and were the parents of Henry Edwin Stanhope 1st Baronet who was the father of Edwyn Francis Scudamore-Stanhope 2nd Baronet.
On 26th April 1923 Dorothea Hay Countess Chesterfield [aged 95] died at 26 Eaton Gardens. She was buried at St Cuthbert's Church, Holme Lacy [Map].
On 24th January 1933 Edwyn Scudamore Stanhope 10th Earl of Chesterfield [aged 78] died without issue. He was buried at St Cuthbert's Church, Holme Lacy [Map]. His brother Henry [aged 77] succeeded 11th Earl Chesterfield, 11th Baron Stanhope of Shelford in Nottinghamshire, 5th Baronet Stanhope of Stanwell.