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 Mary "Patsy" Fitzpatrick 1856-1920

In or before 1856 [her father] Reverend Frederick Fitzpatrick and [her mother] Olivia Taylour were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Thomas Taylour 2nd Marquess of Headfort (age 68) and [her grandmother] Olivia Stevenson.

In 1856 Mary "Patsy" Fitzpatrick was born to [her father] Reverend Frederick Fitzpatrick and [her mother] Olivia Taylour.

Around 1872 [her mother] Olivia Taylour unsuccessfully attempted, allegedly, to become the mistress of Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha. Around the same time her daughter Mary "Patsy" Fitzpatrick (age 16), aged sixteen, became the mistress of his son King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 30). She, Patsy, was married off to [her husband] William Cornwallis-West (age 36).

In 1872 William Cornwallis-West (age 36) and Mary "Patsy" Fitzpatrick (age 16) were married. He was more than twice her age - the marriage arranged to avoid a scandal. They lived at Ruthin Castle [Map]. The difference in their ages was 20 years.

On 28th June 1873 [her daughter] Mary Theresa "Daisy" Cornwallis-West was born to [her husband] William Cornwallis-West (age 38) and Mary "Patsy" Fitzpatrick (age 17) at Ruthin Castle [Map].

On 14th November 1874 [her son] George Frederick Myddelton Cornwallis-West was born to [her husband] William Cornwallis-West (age 39) and Mary "Patsy" Fitzpatrick (age 18).

On 16th May 1875 [her daughter] Constance Edwina "Shelagh" Cornwallis-West Duchess Westminster was born to [her husband] William Cornwallis-West (age 40) and Mary "Patsy" Fitzpatrick (age 19). She married (1) 16th February 1901 Hugh "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster and had issue (2) 14th January 1920 John Fitzpatrick Lewis.

1877. Bassano Ltd. Photograph of Mary "Patsy" Fitzpatrick (age 21).

1898. Studio of Joseph John Elliott (age 62) and Fry. Photograph of Mary "Patsy" Fitzpatrick (age 42).

On 16th February 1901 [her son-in-law] Hugh "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 21) and [her daughter] Constance Edwina "Shelagh" Cornwallis-West Duchess Westminster (age 25) were married. She by marriage Duchess Westminster.

Memoires of Jacques du Clercq

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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On 4th September 1916 [her mother] Olivia Taylour died.

On 4th July 1917 [her husband] William Cornwallis-West (age 82) died.

On 19th December 1919 [her son-in-law] Hugh "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 40) and [her daughter] Constance Edwina "Shelagh" Cornwallis-West Duchess Westminster (age 44) were divorced on the grounds of his adultery and desertion, with the decree being made absolute 19 December 1919. The alimony settlement of £13,000 a year he made upon her, which she declined, was then the largest in British legal history.

On 14th January 1920, just over three weeks after her divorce from [her son-in-law] Hugh "Bendor" Grosvenor 2nd Duke Westminster (age 40), [her son-in-law] John Fitzpatrick Lewis and [her daughter] Constance Edwina "Shelagh" Cornwallis-West Duchess Westminster (age 44) were married.

On 21st July 1920 Mary "Patsy" Fitzpatrick (age 64) died.

Royal Ancestors of Mary "Patsy" Fitzpatrick 1856-1920

Kings Wessex: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 27 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King of the Franks

Kings France: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 30 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Mary "Patsy" Fitzpatrick 1856-1920

Father: Reverend Frederick Fitzpatrick

Mary "Patsy" Fitzpatrick 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Taylour 1st Earl of Bective

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Taylour 1st Marquess of Headfort

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hercules Langford Rowley Viscount Langford

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Rowley

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Rowley 1st Viscountess Langford

GrandFather: Thomas Taylour 2nd Marquess of Headfort 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Valentine Quin

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Quin

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Quin Marchioness of Headfort 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish of Doveridge Hall 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Cavendish 1st Baronet 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Caroline Cavendish 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Pyne

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Pyne 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Edgecumbe 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Mother: Olivia Taylour 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Stevenson of Dublin

GrandMother: Olivia Stevenson