Lives of the queens of England, from the Norman conquest. By A. [and E.] Strickland, Volume 11864 |
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Page xvii
... Eleanora and ladies encumber the army - Occasion defeat - Refuge with queen's uncle - Eleanora's coquetries Returns to France - Her disgusts - Taunts - Henry Plantagenet Scandals -Birth of infant princess - Eleanora falls in love with ...
... Eleanora and ladies encumber the army - Occasion defeat - Refuge with queen's uncle - Eleanora's coquetries Returns to France - Her disgusts - Taunts - Henry Plantagenet Scandals -Birth of infant princess - Eleanora falls in love with ...
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... Eleanora regent of England -Goes to Normandy - Conclusion of empress Matilda's memoir - Matilda regent of Normandy - Mediates peace - Dies - Her tomb - Eleanora Norman regent - She goes to Aquitaine CHAPTER II . - Eleanora in Aquitaine ...
... Eleanora regent of England -Goes to Normandy - Conclusion of empress Matilda's memoir - Matilda regent of Normandy - Mediates peace - Dies - Her tomb - Eleanora Norman regent - She goes to Aquitaine CHAPTER II . - Eleanora in Aquitaine ...
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... ELEANORA OF CASTILE , SURNAMED THE FAITHFUL ; FIRST QUEEN OF EDWARD I. Eleanora infanta of Castile - Descent - Inheritance - Marriage - treaty - Queen - mother and prince Edward visit Spain - Eleanora's marriage at Burgos - Festival ...
... ELEANORA OF CASTILE , SURNAMED THE FAITHFUL ; FIRST QUEEN OF EDWARD I. Eleanora infanta of Castile - Descent - Inheritance - Marriage - treaty - Queen - mother and prince Edward visit Spain - Eleanora's marriage at Burgos - Festival ...
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... Eleanora follows him— Sudden death - King returns - His extreme grief - Follows her corpse - Solemn mourning - Burial - Tomb - Epitaph - Crosses to Eleanora's memory - Traits of the times - Eleanora's improvements Her creditors ...
... Eleanora follows him— Sudden death - King returns - His extreme grief - Follows her corpse - Solemn mourning - Burial - Tomb - Epitaph - Crosses to Eleanora's memory - Traits of the times - Eleanora's improvements Her creditors ...
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... Eleanora of Aquitaine , though defective in her moral conduct , was a useful queen in her statistic and commercial regulations . Berengaria , the crusading queen , of whom so much has been said and so little known , before the ...
... Eleanora of Aquitaine , though defective in her moral conduct , was a useful queen in her statistic and commercial regulations . Berengaria , the crusading queen , of whom so much has been said and so little known , before the ...
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