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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Biography of John Savile 4th Earl Mexborough 1810-1899

Paternal Family Tree: Savile

In 1807 [his father] John Savile 3rd Earl Mexborough [aged 23] and [his mother] Anne Yorke Countess Mexborough [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Philip Yorke 3rd Earl of Hardwicke [aged 49] and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Lindsay Countess Hardwicke [aged 43]. He the son of John Savile 2nd Earl Mexborough [aged 45] and Elizabeth Stephenson Countess Mexborough [aged 45].

On 4th June 1810 John Savile 4th Earl Mexborough was born to [his father] John Savile 3rd Earl Mexborough [aged 26] and [his mother] Anne Yorke Countess Mexborough [aged 27].

On 3rd February 1830 [his grandfather] John Savile 2nd Earl Mexborough [aged 68] died. His son [his father] John [aged 46] succeeded 3rd Earl Mexborough of Lifford in County Donegal. [his mother] Anne Yorke Countess Mexborough [aged 47] by marriage Countess Mexborough of Lifford in County Donegal.

In 1842 John Savile 4th Earl Mexborough [aged 31] and Rachel Katherine Walpole [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of Horatio Walpole 3rd Earl Orford [aged 58] and Mary Fawkener Countess Orford [aged 54]. He the son of John Savile 3rd Earl Mexborough [aged 58] and Anne Yorke Countess Mexborough [aged 59].

In 1843 [his son] John Horace Savile 5th Earl Mexborough was born to John Savile 4th Earl Mexborough [aged 32] and [his wife] Rachel Katherine Walpole [aged 19]. He married (1) 24th April 1867 Venetia Stanley Errington Countess Mexborough, daughter of Rowland Errington 11th Baronet (2) April 1906 Sylvia Cecilia Maria Ser-Antoni (3) 28th January 1916 Anne Belcher.

On 21st June 1854 [his wife] Rachel Katherine Walpole [aged 30] died.

On 25th December 1860 [his father] John Savile 3rd Earl Mexborough [aged 77] died. His son John [aged 50] succeeded 4th Earl Mexborough of Lifford in County Donegal.

In July 1861 John Savile 4th Earl Mexborough [aged 51] and Agnes Louisa Elizabeth Raphael were married at St Mary's Church, Bryanston Square, Marylebone at which time he converted to his wife's Cathloic faith. He the son of John Savile 3rd Earl Mexborough and Anne Yorke Countess Mexborough [aged 78].

On 24th April 1867 John Horace Savile 5th Earl Mexborough [aged 24] and Venetia Stanley Errington Countess Mexborough were married. She by marriage Countess Mexborough of Lifford in County Donegal. He the son of John Savile 4th Earl Mexborough [aged 56] and Rachel Katherine Walpole.

In 1868 [his son] John Henry Savile 6th Earl Mexborough was born to John Savile 4th Earl Mexborough [aged 57] and [his wife] Agnes Louisa Elizabeth Raphael. He married 15th July 1905 Margaret Eva Knatchbull-Hugessen Countess Mexborough, daughter of Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen 2nd Baron Brabourne and Amy Virginia Beaumont.

On 17th July 1870 [his mother] Anne Yorke Countess Mexborough [aged 87] died.

The History of William Marshal, Earl of Chepstow and Pembroke, Regent of England. Book 1 of 2, Lines 1-10152.

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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In 1898 [his wife] Agnes Louisa Elizabeth Raphael died.

On 17th August 1899 John Savile 4th Earl Mexborough [aged 89] died at Brighton. His son John [aged 56] succeeded 5th Earl Mexborough of Lifford in County Donegal.

After 17th August 1899. Monument to John Savile 4th Earl Mexborough [deceased] at Church of St Oswald, Methley [Map] erected by his son John Henry Savile 6th Earl Mexborough [aged 31].

John Henry Savile 6th Earl Mexborough: In 1868 he was born to John Savile 4th Earl Mexborough and Agnes Louisa Elizabeth Raphael. On 15th July 1905 John Henry Savile 6th Earl Mexborough and Margaret Eva Knatchbull-Hugessen Countess Mexborough were married. He the son of John Savile 4th Earl Mexborough and Agnes Louisa Elizabeth Raphael. On 8th June 1916 John Horace Savile 5th Earl Mexborough died. His half brother John succeeded 6th Earl Mexborough of Lifford in County Donegal. In 1945 John Henry Savile 6th Earl Mexborough died.

Royal Ancestors of John Savile 4th Earl Mexborough 1810-1899

Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 30 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of Philip V King France I King Navarre

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of John Savile 4th Earl Mexborough 1810-1899

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Savile

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Savile of Methley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Savile of Methley

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Tryon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Tryon

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Savile 1st Earl Mexborough

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gilbert Millington of Felley-Abby in Nottinghamshire

Great x 2 Grandmother: Aletheia Millington

GrandFather: John Savile 2nd Earl Mexborough 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Delaval of North Dissington 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Delaval of South Dissington 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Grey 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Blake Delaval 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Blake of Cogges

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Blake

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carr

Great x 1 Grandmother: Sarah Delaval Countess Mexborough 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Apreece

Great x 2 Grandmother: Rhoda Apreece 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Hussey 2nd Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Hussey 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Langham Lady Hussey

Father: John Savile 3rd Earl Mexborough 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Stephenson

GrandMother: Elizabeth Stephenson Countess Mexborough

John Savile 4th Earl Mexborough 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Simon Yorke of Dover

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Yorke

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Yorke

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Cocks

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Somers

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Somers

GrandFather: Philip Yorke 3rd Earl of Hardwicke

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Freeman of Hamels in Hertfordshire

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Blount Freeman

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Blount 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Pope Blount 2nd Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Ceasar

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Blount

Mother: Anne Yorke Countess Mexborough 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: David Lindsay 1st Lord Balcarres 12 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Andrew Lindsay 1st Earl Balcarres 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Seton 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Colin Lindsay 3rd Earl Balcarres 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Lindsay 5th Earl Balcarres 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Campbell 1st Earl Loudon

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Campbell 2nd Earl Loudon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Campbell Countess Balcarres 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Montgomerie 7th Earl Eglinton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Montgomerie 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Leslie Countess of Eglinton 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Elizabeth Lindsay Countess Hardwicke 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Dalrymple

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Dalrymple Countess Balcarres