This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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17th November 1756. Thomas Pelham Holles 1st Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 63] created.
17th November 1768. Nephew Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton 2nd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 48] succeeded.
22nd February 1794. Son Thomas Pelham-Clinton 3rd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 41] succeeded.
18th May 1795. Son Henry Pelham-Clinton 4th Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 10] succeeded.
12th January 1851. Son Henry Pelham-Clinton 5th Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 39] succeeded.
18th October 1864. Son Henry Pelham Alexander Pelham-Clinton 6th Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 30] succeeded.
22nd February 1879. Son Henry Pelham-Clinton 7th Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 14] succeeded.
30th May 1928. Brother Francis Hope Pelham-Clinton-Hope 8th Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 62] succeeded.
20th April 1941. Son Henry Pelham-Clinton-Hope 9th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 34] succeeded.
4th November 1988. Second Cousin Once Removed Edward Pelham-Clinton 10th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 68] succeeded.
25th December 1988. Edward Pelham-Clinton 10th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne extinct.
On 2nd April 1717 Thomas Pelham Holles 1st Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 23] and Henrietta Godolphin Duchess Newcastle under Lyne [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Duchess Newcastle under Lyme. She the daughter of Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin [aged 38] and Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough [aged 35].
On 17th November 1756 Thomas Pelham Holles 1st Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 63] was created 1st Duke Newcastle under Lyme with a special remainder to his nephew by marriage Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton 2nd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 36] husband of his niece Catherine Pelham Countess of Lincoln [aged 29].
On 17th November 1768 Thomas Pelham Holles 1st Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 75] died without issue. He was buried in the Pelham family vault at All Saint's Church, Laughton. Duke Newcastle upon Tyne, Marquess Clare, Earl Clare, Viscount Haughton and Baron Pelham of Laughton extinct.
Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton 2nd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 48] succeeded 2nd Duke Newcastle under Lyme.
Thomas Pelham 1st Earl Chichester [aged 40] succeeded 2nd Baron Pelham of Stanmer in Sussex and 6th Baronet Pelham of Laughton.
On 22nd February 1794 Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton 2nd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 73] died. His son Thomas [aged 41] succeeded 3rd Duke Newcastle under Lyme, 10th Earl Lincoln. Anna Maria Stanhope Countess Lincoln by marriage Countess Lincoln.
On 18th May 1795 Thomas Pelham-Clinton 3rd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 42] died at Sunninghill, Berkshire. His son Henry [aged 10] succeeded 4th Duke Newcastle under Lyme, 11th Earl Lincoln.
On 18th July 1807 Henry Pelham-Clinton 4th Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 22] and Georgiana Elizabeth Mundy Duchess Newcastle under Lyne [aged 18] were married in Lambeth Palace [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Newcastle under Lyme. He the son of Thomas Pelham-Clinton 3rd Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne and Anna Maria Stanhope Countess Lincoln.
On 12th January 1851 Henry Pelham-Clinton 4th Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 65] died. His son Henry [aged 39] succeeded 5th Duke Newcastle under Lyme, 12th Earl Lincoln. Susan Harriet Catherine Hamilton Duchess Newcastle under Lyne [aged 36] by marriage Duchess Newcastle under Lyme. Monument in the Milton Mausoleum, Markham Clinton [Map].
Susan Harriet Catherine Hamilton Duchess Newcastle under Lyne: On 9th June 1814 she was born to Alexander Hamilton 10th Duke Hamilton 7th Duke Brandon and Susanna Euphemia Beckford Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon. On 27th November 1832 Henry Pelham-Clinton 5th Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne and she were married. She the daughter of Alexander Hamilton 10th Duke Hamilton 7th Duke Brandon and Susanna Euphemia Beckford Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon. He the son of Henry Pelham-Clinton 4th Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne and Georgiana Elizabeth Mundy Duchess Newcastle under Lyne. On 28th November 1889 Susan Harriet Catherine Hamilton Duchess Newcastle under Lyne died.
On 18th October 1864 Henry Pelham-Clinton 5th Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 53] died. His son Henry [aged 30] succeeded 6th Duke Newcastle under Lyme, 13th Earl Lincoln. Henrietta Adela Hope Duchess Newcastle under Lyne [aged 21] by marriage Duchess Newcastle under Lyme.
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 22nd February 1879 Henry Pelham Alexander Pelham-Clinton 6th Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 45] died. His son Henry [aged 14] succeeded 7th Duke Newcastle under Lyme, 14th Earl Lincoln.
On 30th May 1928 Henry Pelham-Clinton 7th Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 63] died. His brother Francis [aged 62] succeeded 8th Duke Newcastle under Lyme, 15th Earl Lincoln.
On 20th April 1941 Francis Hope Pelham-Clinton-Hope 8th Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 75] died at Clumber Park, Worksop. His son Henry [aged 34] succeeded 9th Duke Newcastle under Lyme, 16th Earl Lincoln.
On 4th November 1988 Henry Pelham-Clinton-Hope 9th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 81] died. His second cousin once removed Edward [aged 68] succeeded 10th Duke Newcastle under Lyme, 17th Earl Lincoln; he died seven and a half weeks later on Christmas day.
On 25th December 1988 Edward Pelham-Clinton 10th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne [aged 68] died. Duke Newcastle under Lyme extinct. His ninth cousin twice removed Edward [aged 75] succeeded 18th Earl Lincoln.