Lives of the queens of England, from the Norman conquest. By A. [and E.] Strickland, Volume 11864 |
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... died , howsoever they might live , in communion with the church of Rome . Katharine Parr is , therefore , our first Protestant queen , and the nursing mother of the Reformation . There is only another Protestant queen- consort , Anne of ...
... died , howsoever they might live , in communion with the church of Rome . Katharine Parr is , therefore , our first Protestant queen , and the nursing mother of the Reformation . There is only another Protestant queen- consort , Anne of ...
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... died at tender ages ; but the ' Red King ' was a determined bachelor , and his court , unrestrained by the presence and beneficial influence of a queen , was the focus of profaneness and profligacy . The earliest British queen named in ...
... died at tender ages ; but the ' Red King ' was a determined bachelor , and his court , unrestrained by the presence and beneficial influence of a queen , was the focus of profaneness and profligacy . The earliest British queen named in ...
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... reduced to such abject destitution , that Asser declares she was seen begging her bread at Pavia , where she died . -Note to Malmesbury , by Dr. Giles . Introduction . 5 divorce , Ethelwulph espoused the beautiful and 4 Introduction .
... reduced to such abject destitution , that Asser declares she was seen begging her bread at Pavia , where she died . -Note to Malmesbury , by Dr. Giles . Introduction . 5 divorce , Ethelwulph espoused the beautiful and 4 Introduction .
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... died at Nicea , in Bithynia , on his return ; but there is a strange uncertainty connected with his fate , and it appears that the Norman nobles long expected his return , -an expectation that was probably most favourable to the cause ...
... died at Nicea , in Bithynia , on his return ; but there is a strange uncertainty connected with his fate , and it appears that the Norman nobles long expected his return , -an expectation that was probably most favourable to the cause ...
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... died away , when the long - desired breeze sprang up , " and a joyful clamour , " says Malmesbury , " then arising , summoned every one to the ships . " The duke himself led the way in the Mora , which by day was distinguished by a ...
... died away , when the long - desired breeze sprang up , " and a joyful clamour , " says Malmesbury , " then arising , summoned every one to the ships . " The duke himself led the way in the Mora , which by day was distinguished by a ...
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