Lives of the queens of England, from the Norman conquest. By A. [and E.] Strickland, Volume 11864 |
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Page xvi
... empress Matilda - Parliament held - Woodstock - palace completed - Revolt in Normandy- Illness of the queen - Her death - King Henry's grief - Burial of Matilda - Inscrip- tion to her memory - Her palace at Westminster - Present remains ...
... empress Matilda - Parliament held - Woodstock - palace completed - Revolt in Normandy- Illness of the queen - Her death - King Henry's grief - Burial of Matilda - Inscrip- tion to her memory - Her palace at Westminster - Present remains ...
Page xvii
... Empress Matilda - Adelicia childless - Empress Matilda kept in Adelicia's chamber - Difficult position of the queen - Friendship with her stepdaughter - Second marriage of the empress- Adelicia's conjugal virtues - Matilda returns to ...
... Empress Matilda - Adelicia childless - Empress Matilda kept in Adelicia's chamber - Difficult position of the queen - Friendship with her stepdaughter - Second marriage of the empress- Adelicia's conjugal virtues - Matilda returns to ...
Page xviii
... 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 - Controlled by Normans - Conspires with her sons - Jealousy ...
... 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 - Controlled by Normans - Conspires with her sons - Jealousy ...
Page xxi
... empress Elizabeth - Anne of Bohemia be- trothed - Sets out for England - Detained at Brabant - Dangers by land and sea- Lands in England - Her progress to London - Pageants at reception - Marriage and coronation - Queen's fashions and ...
... empress Elizabeth - Anne of Bohemia be- trothed - Sets out for England - Detained at Brabant - Dangers by land and sea- Lands in England - Her progress to London - Pageants at reception - Marriage and coronation - Queen's fashions and ...
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... empress Helena . The first and most illustrious of these queens was Bertha , the daughter of Cherebert king of Paris , who had the glory of converting her pagan husband , Ethelbert , the king of Kent , to that faith of which she was so ...
... empress Helena . The first and most illustrious of these queens was Bertha , the daughter of Cherebert king of Paris , who had the glory of converting her pagan husband , Ethelbert , the king of Kent , to that faith of which she was so ...
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