Short answers, pulled from the story.
Anne Boleyn faced charges of treason and adultery that led to her execution. Her brother George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, stood accused alongside her along with four other men including Mark Smeaton, Henry Norris, Sir Francis Weston, and William Brereton.
Lancelot de Carle composed this work entirely in French language on the 2nd of June 1536 while serving as secretary to Antoine de Castelnau. He witnessed the proceedings firsthand from London where he observed Queen Anne face her accusers in the Tower of London.
The poem contains exactly 1,318 lines of verse written entirely in the French language. Critics note the specific line count as a marker of its length since the structure follows a narrative flow rather than a poetic rhyme scheme typical of the era.
The first printed edition appeared in 1545 nearly a decade after composition by Lancelot de Carle. Although the poem circulated widely earlier through private hands among European readers manuscript versions existed before the official publication date.
Today the original manuscript resides at the Bibliothèque nationale de France where scholars can access the document there for research purposes. The archive preserves the historical record of this unique poem ensuring the work remains protected for future generations.