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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: Boscawen
In 1628 Edward Boscawen was born to [his father] Hugh Boscawen (age 50) and [his mother] Margaret Rolle (age 28) in the King Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey [Map].
On 19th December 1635 [his mother] Margaret Rolle (age 35) died.
On 9th January 1641 [his father] Hugh Boscawen (age 63) died.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 3rd October 1666. Waked betimes, mightily troubled in mind, and in the most true trouble that I ever was in my life, saving in the business last year of the East India prizes. So up, and with Mr. Hater and W. Hewer (age 24) and Griffin to consider of our business, and books and papers necessary for this examination; and by and by, by eight o'clock, comes Birch (age 51), the first, with the lists and books of accounts delivered in. He calls me to work, and there he and I begun, when, by and by, comes Garraway (age 49)1, the first time I ever saw him, and Sir W. Thompson (age 37) and Mr. Boscawen (age 38). They to it, and I did make shift to answer them better than I expected. Sir W. Batten (age 65), Lord Bruncker (age 46), Sir W. Pen (age 45), come in, but presently went out; and Sir J. Minnes (age 67) come in, and said two or three words from the purpose, but to do hurt; and so away he went also, and left me all the morning with them alone to stand or fall.
Note 1. William Garway, elected M.P. for Chichester, March 26th, 1661, and in 1674 he was appointed by the House to confer with Lord Shaftesbury respecting the charge against Pepys being popishly affected. See note to the Life, vol. i., p, xxxii, and for his character, October 6th, 1666.
In or before 1675 Edward Boscawen (age 46) and Jael Godolphin (age 31) were married.
In 1675 [his daughter] Anne Boscawen Lady Evelyn was born to Edward Boscawen (age 47) and [his wife] Jael Godolphin (age 32). She married 18th September 1705 John Evelyn 1st Baronet and had issue.
Around 1680 [his son] Hugh Boscawen 1st Viscount Falmouth was born to Edward Boscawen (age 52) and [his wife] Jael Godolphin (age 37). He married 23rd April 1700 Charlotte Godfrey Viscountess Falmouth and had issue.
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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John Evelyn's Diary. 15th August 1685. Came to visite us Mr. Boscawen (age 57) with my [his brother-in-law] Lord Godolphin's (age 40) little son (age 6), with whose education hither his father had intrusted me.
On 28th October 1685 Edward Boscawen (age 57) died.
John Evelyn's Diary. 6th September 1696. I went to congratulate the marriage of a daughter of Mr. Boscawen to the [his son-in-law] son (age 24) of Sir Philip Meadows; she is niece to my [his brother-in-law] Lord Godolphin (age 51), married at Lambeth [Map] by the Archbishop (age 59), 30th of August. After above six months' stay in London about Greenwich Hospital, I returned to Wotton, Surrey [Map].
[his daughter] Dorothy Boscawen was born to Edward Boscawen and Jael Godolphin. She married 30th August 1696 Philip Meadowes.
[his father] Hugh Boscawen and [his mother] Margaret Rolle were married. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
