Lives of the queens of England, from the Norman conquest. By A. [and E.] Strickland, Volume 11864 |
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... ISABELLA OF ANGOULEME . QUEEN - CONSORT OF KING JOHN . Isabella the betrothed of Hugh de Lusignan - Parents - Inheritance - Isabella abducted by king John - Married to king John - Challenge of count Hugh- Queen's arrival in England ...
... ISABELLA OF ANGOULEME . QUEEN - CONSORT OF KING JOHN . Isabella the betrothed of Hugh de Lusignan - Parents - Inheritance - Isabella abducted by king John - Married to king John - Challenge of count Hugh- Queen's arrival in England ...
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... ISABELLA OF FRANCE , SURNAMED THE FAIR ; QUEEN OF EDWARD II . CHAPTER I. - Isabella's parentage - Both parents reigning sovereigns - Her portion- Affianced to the prince of Wales - Her great beauty - Her marriage - Nuptial festivities ...
... ISABELLA OF FRANCE , SURNAMED THE FAIR ; QUEEN OF EDWARD II . CHAPTER I. - Isabella's parentage - Both parents reigning sovereigns - Her portion- Affianced to the prince of Wales - Her great beauty - Her marriage - Nuptial festivities ...
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Agnes Strickland. Contents of the king - Isabella's peace with Scotland - League against the queen - Her vin- dictive disposition - Follies of Mortimer - Parliament at Nottingham - Isabella's precautions - Mortimer taken prisoner - Her ...
Agnes Strickland. Contents of the king - Isabella's peace with Scotland - League against the queen - Her vin- dictive disposition - Follies of Mortimer - Parliament at Nottingham - Isabella's precautions - Mortimer taken prisoner - Her ...
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... Isabella - She refuses the prince of Wales - Returns to Tender farewell to the English - Restoration to her family - Renewed offers from the prince of Wales - Her aversion - Betrothed to the heir of Orleans- Birth of Isabella's infant ...
... Isabella - She refuses the prince of Wales - Returns to Tender farewell to the English - Restoration to her family - Renewed offers from the prince of Wales - Her aversion - Betrothed to the heir of Orleans- Birth of Isabella's infant ...
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... Isabella of France is the only instance of a queen of England acting in open and shameless violation of the duties of her high vocation , allying herself with traitors and foreign agitators against her king and husband , and staining ...
... Isabella of France is the only instance of a queen of England acting in open and shameless violation of the duties of her high vocation , allying herself with traitors and foreign agitators against her king and husband , and staining ...
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