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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On or before 30th August 1716, the date he was baptised at St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle [Map], Lancelot "Capability" Brown was born to [his father] William Brown and [his mother] Ursula Hall at Kirkharle, Northumberland. His father was land agent to William Loraine 2nd Baronet (age 58). His mother was in servvice at Kirkharle Hall, Northumberland. He was educated at Cambo, Northumberland until he was sixteen years.
On 22nd November 1744 Lancelot "Capability" Brown (age 28) and Bridget Wayet were married. They had eight children.
1769. Nathaniel Dance-Holland (age 33). Portrait of Lancelot "Capability" Brown (age 52).
In 1770 Anthony Joseph Browne 7th Viscount Montagu (age 40) commissioned Capability Brown (age 53) to landscape Cowdray House [Map].
On 6th February 1783 Lancelot "Capability" Brown (age 66) died. He collapsed on the doorstep of his daughter Bridget Holland's house, at 6 Hertford Street, Mayfair while returning after a night out at Lord Coventry's (age 60). He was buried at St Peter and St Paul's Church, Fenstanton [Map].
