John Overholtoverholt@glammr.us
Nov 4, 2026, 1:59 PMThis is peak 16th century French diplomat.
"The Story of the Death of Anne Boleyn is a critical edition and translation of a long narrative poem written by the secretary to the French ambassador in London within two weeks of Anne Boleyn’s execution in 1536. It was intended as a diplomatic dispatch, relating the astonishing news of the queen’s demise. Uniquely among diplomatic correspondence, this dispatch was written in verse form."
https://romancelanguages.nd.edu/news-events/news/new-book-the-story-of-the-death-of-anne-boleyn-a-poem-by-lancelot-de-carle-author-joann-dellaneva/