Lives of the queens of England, from the Norman conquest. By A. [and E.] Strickland, Volume 11864 |
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... Party , and Times . Portraits . of 12 325 Strickland's ( Agnes ) Lives of the Queens of England , from the Norman Conquest . From official records and authentic documents , private and public . Revised Edition . In 6 vols . [ Now ...
... Party , and Times . Portraits . of 12 325 Strickland's ( Agnes ) Lives of the Queens of England , from the Norman Conquest . From official records and authentic documents , private and public . Revised Edition . In 6 vols . [ Now ...
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... parties and rival interests during the reign of Anne — and , finally , the happy establishment of a Protestant succession , in the peace- ful accession of the illustrious House of Brunswick to the throne of the United Kingdom of Great ...
... parties and rival interests during the reign of Anne — and , finally , the happy establishment of a Protestant succession , in the peace- ful accession of the illustrious House of Brunswick to the throne of the United Kingdom of Great ...
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... party spirit , deal in facts , not opinions , to unravel the tangled web of falsehood . Every person who has referred to original documents is aware that it is a work of time and patience to read the MSS . of the Tudor era . Those in ...
... party spirit , deal in facts , not opinions , to unravel the tangled web of falsehood . Every person who has referred to original documents is aware that it is a work of time and patience to read the MSS . of the Tudor era . Those in ...
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... that it is scarcely possible to state facts impartially without displeasing those readers , whose opinions have been biased by party writers on one side or the other . Introduction . 11 Henry VIII . was married six times 10 Introduction .
... that it is scarcely possible to state facts impartially without displeasing those readers , whose opinions have been biased by party writers on one side or the other . Introduction . 11 Henry VIII . was married six times 10 Introduction .
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... party were carried on under her auspices . There are epochs in her life when she comes before us in her beauty , her misfortunes , her conjugal tenderness , and passionate mater- nity , like one of the distressed queens of Greek tragedy ...
... party were carried on under her auspices . There are epochs in her life when she comes before us in her beauty , her misfortunes , her conjugal tenderness , and passionate mater- nity , like one of the distressed queens of Greek tragedy ...
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