Lives of the queens of England, from the Norman conquest. By A. [and E.] Strickland, Volume 11864 |
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Page xii
... royal kinswoman , Burleigh , Walsingham and Davison employed a pri- vate secretary of Walsingham to forge her signature to that instru- ment , and acted upon it without her knowledge - a discovery which gives a new reading to her ...
... royal kinswoman , Burleigh , Walsingham and Davison employed a pri- vate secretary of Walsingham to forge her signature to that instru- ment , and acted upon it without her knowledge - a discovery which gives a new reading to her ...
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... Royal revenue - Queen of England's perquisites and privileges- Her dues at Queenhithe - Officers of royal household - Matilda's court the model of succeeding ones - She continues to govern Normandy - Her visit to the monastery of Ouche ...
... Royal revenue - Queen of England's perquisites and privileges- Her dues at Queenhithe - Officers of royal household - Matilda's court the model of succeeding ones - She continues to govern Normandy - Her visit to the monastery of Ouche ...
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... royal charters , in ancient times , were frequently signed by the queen as well as by the king ; yet this was not in the quality of a coadjutor in the authority by which the grant was made , but evidently in the capacity of a witness ...
... royal charters , in ancient times , were frequently signed by the queen as well as by the king ; yet this was not in the quality of a coadjutor in the authority by which the grant was made , but evidently in the capacity of a witness ...
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... royal palaces as James III . , king not only of Great Britain and Ireland , but even of France , and to quarter the fleur - de - lis unmolested . The situation of the royal widow and her son , when aban- doned by their protector , Louis ...
... royal palaces as James III . , king not only of Great Britain and Ireland , but even of France , and to quarter the fleur - de - lis unmolested . The situation of the royal widow and her son , when aban- doned by their protector , Louis ...
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... royal father from his palace , forced him to vacate his regal office by driving him from the seat of government , and causing him to flee for refuge to a foreign land . William remaining thus undisputed master of the metropolis and ...
... royal father from his palace , forced him to vacate his regal office by driving him from the seat of government , and causing him to flee for refuge to a foreign land . William remaining thus undisputed master of the metropolis and ...
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