Lives of the queens of England, from the Norman conquest. By A. [and E.] Strickland, Volume 11864 |
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... Rome- Birth of an heir at Maine - Providential escape of king and queen - Land at Dover- Coronation - War - Marriage of Llewellyn - Eleanora assists at nuptials - War re- PAGE newed - Eleanora shares Edward's campaigns - Keeps court.
... Rome- Birth of an heir at Maine - Providential escape of king and queen - Land at Dover- Coronation - War - Marriage of Llewellyn - Eleanora assists at nuptials - War re- PAGE newed - Eleanora shares Edward's campaigns - Keeps court.
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... Heir of Bretagne born - French ambassadors saved by Joanna -Her conjugal influence - Her son betrothed to Joanna of France - Besieged with her lord at Vannes - She mediates a peace - Her daughter contracted to the heir of Derby ...
... Heir of Bretagne born - French ambassadors saved by Joanna -Her conjugal influence - Her son betrothed to Joanna of France - Besieged with her lord at Vannes - She mediates a peace - Her daughter contracted to the heir of Derby ...
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... heir , William saw no reason why it should be done in Mary's favour rather than his own . The conventional assembly adjusted this delicate point by deciding that the prince and princess of Orange should reign as joint sovereigns , to ...
... heir , William saw no reason why it should be done in Mary's favour rather than his own . The conventional assembly adjusted this delicate point by deciding that the prince and princess of Orange should reign as joint sovereigns , to ...
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... heir . The happiness of the royal pair was greatly increased by this event . They were at that period reckoned the handsomest and most tenderly united couple in Europe . The fine natural talents of both had been improved by a degree of ...
... heir . The happiness of the royal pair was greatly increased by this event . They were at that period reckoned the handsomest and most tenderly united couple in Europe . The fine natural talents of both had been improved by a degree of ...
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... heir . " The latter injunction was somewhat superfluous ; Matilda's fondness for her first - born betrayed her into the most injudicious acts of partiality in his favour , and in all probability was the primary cause of the subse- quent ...
... heir . " The latter injunction was somewhat superfluous ; Matilda's fondness for her first - born betrayed her into the most injudicious acts of partiality in his favour , and in all probability was the primary cause of the subse- quent ...
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