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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Hesse is in Germany.
On 15th December 1667 Landgrave Ernest Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt was born to Louis VI Landgrave of Hesse Darmstadt [aged 37] in Darmstadt.
In 1669 Prince George of Hesse Darmstadt was born to Louis VI Landgrave of Hesse Darmstadt [aged 38] in Darmstadt.
On 30th April 1884 father and daughter, Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke [aged 46] and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven [aged 21], were both married on the same, or near, days, he taking advantage pf his relatives being in Darmstadt for his daughter's wedding. He, apparently, didn't approve of his daughter's choice of his first cousin Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven [aged 29] since they, Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven would live in Britain.
Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven were married. She the daughter of Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke and Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha. They were first cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
In the evening Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke and Alexandrina Hutten Czapska [aged 29] were married. She being his former mistress. Apparently, they separated within a week and the marriage was annulled within three months.
On 21st January 1848 Major George Duff [aged 48] died at Weisbaden.
On 1st March 1924 Louise Wettin [aged 66] died in Weisbaden.
On 10th August 794 Fastrada Queen of the Franks and Lombardy, Holy Roman Empress [aged 29] died in Frankfurt. She was buried in St Alban's Abbey Mainz.
In July 1688. Michael Dahl [aged 29] was in Frankfurt.
On 27th September 1836 Alexander Murray 6th Earl Dunmore [aged 32] and Catherine Herbert Countess Dunmore [aged 21] were married at Frankfurt. She by marriage Countess Dunmore. She the daughter of George Augustus Herbert 11th Earl Pembroke 8th Earl Montgomery and Yekaterina Semyonovna Vorontsova Countess Pembroke and Montgomery [aged 51]. He the son of George Murray 5th Earl Dunmore [aged 74] and Susan Hamilton Countess Dunmore [aged 62].
On 3rd May 1895 George Robert Charles Herbert 13th Earl Pembroke 10th Earl Montgomery [aged 44] died in Frankfurt. His brother Sidney [aged 42] succeeded 14th Earl Pembroke, 11th Earl Montgomery, 3rd Baron Herbert Lea. Beatrix Louisa Lambton Countess Pembroke and Montgomery [aged 36] by marriage Countess Pembroke, Countess Montgomery.
In 1406 Margaret Hohenzollern [aged 46] died at Gudensberg.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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On 20th November 1627 Charlotte Hesse-Kassel was born to Landgrave William V of Hesse-Kassel [aged 25] at Kassel. She married (1) 22nd February 1650 Charles Louis Palatinate Simmern, son of Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine and Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia, and had issue.
On 14th August 1720 Frederick Hesse-Kassel was born to William Hesse-Kassel [aged 38] at Kassel. He married (1) 8th May 1740 his fourth cousin Mary Hanover, daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland and Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England, and had issue (2) 10th January 1773 his third cousin Princess Philippine Hohenzollern, daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm Hohenzollern and Sophia Dorothea Hohenzollern.
On 19th December 1744 Charles Hesse-Kassel was born to Frederick Hesse-Kassel [aged 24] and Mary Hanover [aged 21] at Kassel. He a grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. He married 30th August 1766 his first cousin Louise Oldenburg, daughter of Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway and Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway, and had issue.
On 24th April 1802 Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg [aged 29] and Karoline Amalie Hesse-Kassel Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg [aged 30] were married at Kassel. She the daughter of William Elector of Hesse [aged 58] and Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg [aged 54]. He the son of Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg [aged 57] and Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg [aged 50]. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
Karl Anton Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck was born to Peter August Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and Sophie of Hesse-Philippsthal Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck at Marburg. He married 30th May 1754 Frederica Charlotte Dohna Schlodien Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and had issue.