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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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On 24th January 1907 Ann Todd was born.
On 27th October 1939 Nigel Trevithick Tangye (age 30) and Ann Todd (age 32) were married.
On 12th March 1949 Nigel Trevithick Tangye (age 39) and Ann Todd (age 42) were divorced.
On 21st May 1949 David Lean (age 41) and Ann Todd (age 42) were married. Both third weddings. She had divorced her second husband Nigel Trevithick Tangye (age 40), his second cousin1, ten weeks before.
Note 1. Her first husband Nigel Trevithick Tangye was a great grandson of Joseph Tangye who was a grandfather of David Lean's mother Helena Tangye (age 77).
On 3rd May 1951 [her former husband] Nigel Trevithick Tangye (age 42) and Marguerite Rose Bligh aka Tangye (age 38) were married. She the daughter of Esme Ivo Bligh 9th Earl of Darnley (age 64) and Daphne Rachel Mulholland.
In 1957 David Lean (age 48) and Ann Todd (age 49) were divorced.
In 1964 [her former husband] Nigel Trevithick Tangye (age 54) and Marguerite Rose Bligh aka Tangye (age 50) were divorced.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 1988 [her former husband] Nigel Trevithick Tangye (age 78) died.
On 16th April 1991 [her former husband] David Lean (age 83) died in Limehouse, London.
On 6th May 1993 Ann Todd (age 86) died.