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: Armagnac
Maternal Family Tree: Beatrice Clermont Countess Armagnac 1310-1363
In 1311 [her father] John I Count Armagnac and Reine de Got Countess Armagnac were married. She by marriage Countess Armagnac.
After 18th February 1347 Martha Armagnac was born to [her father] John I Count Armagnac (age 36) and [her mother] Beatrice Clermont Countess Armagnac (age 37).
On 21st November 1359 [her brother] John II Count Armagnac (age 26) and [her sister-in-law] Jeanne Countess Armagnac were married. She the daughter of Roger Bernard Unknown Count Périgord. He the son of [her father] John I Count Armagnac (age 48) and [her mother] Beatrice Clermont Countess Armagnac (age 49).
Before 1362 [her brother-in-law] John Valois 1st Duke Berry (age 21) and [her sister] Joanne Armagnac Duchess Berry (age 15) were married. She by marriage Duchess Berry. She the daughter of [her father] John I Count Armagnac (age 50) and [her mother] Beatrice Clermont Countess Armagnac (age 51). He the son of King John "The Good" II of France (age 42) and Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France. They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1363 [her mother] Beatrice Clermont Countess Armagnac (age 53) died.
On 16th May 1373 [her father] John I Count Armagnac (age 62) died. His son [her brother] John (age 40) succeeded II Count Armagnac. [her sister-in-law] Jeanne Countess Armagnac by marriage Countess Armagnac.
On 24th June 1373 King John I of Aragon (age 22) and Martha Armagnac (age 26) were married at Barcelona [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of John I Count Armagnac (deceased) and Beatrice Clermont Countess Armagnac. He the son of Peter IV King Aragon (age 53) and Eleanor of Sicily Queen Consort Aragon. They were fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 23rd October 1378 Martha Armagnac (age 31) died.
On 2nd February 1380 [her former husband] King John I of Aragon (age 29) and Yolande of Bar Queen Consort Aragon (age 15) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of Robert of Bar 1st Duke of Bar (age 35) and Marie Valois Duchess Bar (age 35). He the son of [her former father-in-law] Peter IV King Aragon (age 60) and Eleanor of Sicily Queen Consort Aragon. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
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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On 19th May 1396 [her former husband] King John I of Aragon (age 45) died. His brother [her former brother-in-law] Martin (age 39) succeeded I King Aragon.
[her father] John I Count Armagnac and [her mother] Beatrice Clermont Countess Armagnac were married. She by marriage Countess Armagnac.
Kings Wessex: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
GrandFather: Bernard VI Count Armagnac
Father: John I Count Armagnac
Martha Armagnac Queen Consort Aragon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip II of France 
2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile 
Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Bourbon 1st Count Clermont 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Raymond IV Count Provence
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Provence Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy
GrandFather: John Bourbon 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Odo III Duke Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh IV Duke Burgundy 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Vergy Duchess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Burgundy Count Charolais 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Capet III Count Dreux
Great x 3 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aénor de Saint-Valéry
Great x 1 Grandmother: Beatrice Burgundy 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Archambaud "Great" Dampierre 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Archambaud "Young" Dampierre
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alix Forez
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Dampierre Countess Artois and Charolais
Great x 4 Grandfather: Guy Chatillon IV Count Saint Pol
Great x 3 Grandmother: Yolande Chatillon
Mother: Beatrice Clermont Countess Armagnac 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England