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: Gould
On 25th April 1726 Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet was born. He was educated at Westminster School [Map] and Christ Church College, Oxford University reciving BA in 1747 and MA in 1750.
In 1758 Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet (age 31) and Jane Morgan (age 27) were married.
On 4th February 1760 [his son] Charles Gould aka Morgan 2nd Baronet was born to Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet (age 33) and [his wife] Jane Morgan (age 29). He married 1791 Mary Margaret or Magdalen Stoney and had issue.
In 1778 Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet (age 51) was elected MP Brecon which seat he held until 1787.
On 5th May 1779 Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet (age 53) was knighted.
In 1781 Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet (age 54) was appointed Bailiff to the board of the Bedford Level Corporation which position he held for life.
In 1782 [his son] John Gould was killed at the Battle of Saintes.
In 1787 Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet (age 60) was elected MP Breconshire which seat he held until 1806.
In 1791 [his son] Charles Gould aka Morgan 2nd Baronet (age 30) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Margaret or Magdalen Stoney were married.
On 27th June 1792 [his brother-in-law] John Morgan (age 50) died. His sister [his wife] Jane Morgan (age 61) and her husband Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet (age 66) and inherited Tredegar House, Monmouthshire on condition he changed his name from Gould to Morgan which he did by royal licence on 20th November 1792. His children including [his son] Charles Gould aka Morgan 2nd Baronet (age 32) also changed their surname.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 30th October 1792 Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet (age 66) was created 1st Baronet Morgan of Tredegar.
In 1797 [his wife] Jane Morgan (age 66) died.
On 7th December 1806 Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet (age 80) died at Tredegar House, Monmouthshire. His son Charles (age 46) succeeded 2nd Baronet Morgan of Tredegar.
In 1807 Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet succeeded his father Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet as Bailiff to the board of the Bedford Level Corporation which position he held until 1827.
In 1816 Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of his investment in agricultural improvements.
[his son] John Gould was born to Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet and Jane Morgan.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Gould was born to Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet and Jane Morgan. She married Rowley Lascelles and had issue.