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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Maternal Family Tree: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 1601-1659
On 6th May 1680 [her father] Charles XI King Sweden (age 24) and [her mother] Ulrika Eleonora Oldenburg (age 23) were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Frederick III King of Denmark and [her grandmother] Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark (age 52). He the son of Charles Gustav X King Sweden and Hedwig Eleonora Queen Consort Sweden (age 43). They were third cousin twice removed.
On 23rd January 1688 Ulrika Eleonora Palatinate Zweibrücken Queen Consort Sweden was born to [her father] Charles XI King Sweden (age 32) and [her mother] Ulrika Eleonora Oldenburg (age 31).
On 26th July 1693 [her mother] Ulrika Eleonora Oldenburg (age 36) died.
On 5th April 1697 [her father] Charles XI King Sweden (age 41) died.
In 1700 [her future husband] Frederick I King Sweden (age 23) and Louise Dorothea Hohenzollern (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Frederick I King Prussia (age 42) and Elisabeth Henriëtte Hesse-Kassel. He the son of [her future father-in-law] Charles I Landgrave Hesse-Kassel (age 45) and Maria Amalia of Courland Landgravine Hesse-Kassel (age 46). They were first cousins.
In 1702. David von Krafft (age 47). Portrait of Ulrika Eleonora Palatinate Zweibrücken Queen Consort Sweden (age 13).
In 1715 Frederick I King Sweden (age 38) and Ulrika Eleonora Palatinate Zweibrücken Queen Consort Sweden (age 26) were married. She the daughter of Charles XI King Sweden and Ulrika Eleonora Oldenburg. He the son of Charles I Landgrave Hesse-Kassel (age 60) and Maria Amalia of Courland Landgravine Hesse-Kassel. They were third cousin once removed.
On 11th December 1718 [her brother] Charles XII King of Sweden (age 36) was killed whilst in the trenches around Fredriksten which his army was besieging. He was struck in the head by a projectile and killed. The shot struck the left side of his skull and exited from the right. It isn't clear who fired the shot. His sister Ulrika (age 30) succeeded Queen Sweden. She effectively usurped her nephew Charles Frederick Duke of Holstein Gottorp (age 18) whose parents were both dead.
On 29th February 1720 Ulrika Eleonora Palatinate Zweibrücken Queen Consort Sweden (age 32) abdicated King Sweden. On 24th March 1720 her husband Frederick I King Sweden (age 43) was appointed I King Sweden.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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On 24th November 1741 Ulrika Eleonora Palatinate Zweibrücken Queen Consort Sweden (age 53) died.
On 5th April 1751 [her former husband] Frederick I King Sweden (age 74) died. His third cousin once removed Adolph (age 40) succeeded King Sweden. He the first king of the House of Holstein-Gottorp.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Philip V King France I King Navarre
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
GrandFather: Charles Gustav X King Sweden
Father: Charles XI King Sweden 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick III Duke of Holstein Gottorp
GrandMother: Hedwig Eleonora Queen Consort Sweden 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian Wettin I Elector Saxony 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Oldenburg 
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John George Elector Saxony 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John George Hohenzollern Margrave of Brandenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie of Brandenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Marie Elisabeth of Saxony Duchess Holstein Gottorp 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Frederick Hohenzollern Duke Prussia 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Maria Guelph Duchess Prussia 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William de la Marck Duke of Jülich Cleves Berg 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Eleonore de la Marck 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Habsburg Spain Duchess Cleves 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Ulrika Eleonora Palatinate Zweibrücken Queen Consort Sweden 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Frederick I of Denmark
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian III King of Denmark 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna of Brandenburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick II King of Denmark 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway
Great x 1 Grandfather: Christian IV King of Denmark 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albrecht VII Duke Mecklenburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ulrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Hohenzollern Duchess Mecklenburg 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Frederick III King of Denmark 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Mother: Ulrika Eleonora Oldenburg 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 
GrandMother: Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Philip I of Hesse 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave George I of Hesse Darmstadt 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Christine of Saxony 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England