The star of the court, or, The maid of honour and queen of England, Anne BoleynGrant and Griffith, 1844 - 161 pages |
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... Mary of Scots , of Jane Grey , of Anne Boleyn , unlike as they were in cha- racter , have united in appealing to the in- terests and sympathies of many generations . To abstract from the voluminous details of History a subject for ...
... Mary of Scots , of Jane Grey , of Anne Boleyn , unlike as they were in cha- racter , have united in appealing to the in- terests and sympathies of many generations . To abstract from the voluminous details of History a subject for ...
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... Mary , were each doomed to attain a melancholy celebrity in the page of history . George , Viscount Rochford , has not only left his name to posterity as being involved in the fate of his beloved sister , but in a gentler manner as a ...
... Mary , were each doomed to attain a melancholy celebrity in the page of history . George , Viscount Rochford , has not only left his name to posterity as being involved in the fate of his beloved sister , but in a gentler manner as a ...
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... Mary , King Henry's sister , was one of the loveliest creatures ever be- held she was at this time betrothed to the old King of France , who was dying of age and infirmity . Mary was devotedly attached to a young English nobleman ...
... Mary , King Henry's sister , was one of the loveliest creatures ever be- held she was at this time betrothed to the old King of France , who was dying of age and infirmity . Mary was devotedly attached to a young English nobleman ...
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Selina Bunbury. the conclusion of the story of Mary and Suf- folk would shew this . This lovely girl was a make - peace gift from the court of England to that of France . The war between Henry VIII . and Louis XII . of France was ...
Selina Bunbury. the conclusion of the story of Mary and Suf- folk would shew this . This lovely girl was a make - peace gift from the court of England to that of France . The war between Henry VIII . and Louis XII . of France was ...
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... - six ladies , clothed in robes of crimson velvet , and richly adorned , mounted also on white palfreys , formed her train ; and a fairer sight could not well be seen than the entré of Queen Mary 16 THE STAR OF THE COURT ,
... - six ladies , clothed in robes of crimson velvet , and richly adorned , mounted also on white palfreys , formed her train ; and a fairer sight could not well be seen than the entré of Queen Mary 16 THE STAR OF THE COURT ,
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