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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... story of her who was said to be " the Star of the Court , " may easily enable that object to be realized . The venerable mansion of Blickling Hall , in the county of Norfolk , stands in a noble park , planted with long and stately ...
... story of her who was said to be " the Star of the Court , " may easily enable that object to be realized . The venerable mansion of Blickling Hall , in the county of Norfolk , stands in a noble park , planted with long and stately ...
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... story even yet may reach the heart in the melancholy murmur of the breeze that sweeps those seared leaves around the wanderer's path . In these our altered times , when a des- pot's power is happily unknown to England , * Sundry birth ...
... story even yet may reach the heart in the melancholy murmur of the breeze that sweeps those seared leaves around the wanderer's path . In these our altered times , when a des- pot's power is happily unknown to England , * Sundry birth ...
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... story of Anne Boleyn is fraught with interest and instruction to the young , the lovely , and aspiring , who may not indeed fear to fall into the power of another Henry , but may have to encounter , in their passage through life ...
... story of Anne Boleyn is fraught with interest and instruction to the young , the lovely , and aspiring , who may not indeed fear to fall into the power of another Henry , but may have to encounter , in their passage through life ...
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... story has afforded a theme for many romances ; but there are often darker shades in the conclusion of real love stories than are ever brought into the romances that are founded upon them ; and : the conclusion of the story of Mary and ...
... story has afforded a theme for many romances ; but there are often darker shades in the conclusion of real love stories than are ever brought into the romances that are founded upon them ; and : the conclusion of the story of Mary and ...
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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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12 Engravings 24 Engravings admired ambition ANECDOTES Anne Boleyn Anne's beauty Blickling Hall bride brother Cardinal Wolsey chamber character charms child CHILDREN Church cloth of gold coloured coronation court Cranmer crown dancing death Duke Duke of Angoulême Earl of Northumberland Elizabeth England English eyes farewell father favour foolscap 8vo France French Frontispiece Grace happiness hath head heart Henry VIII Henry's Hever Castle HISTORY hope husband Illustrated with 24 ISAAC TAYLOR Jane Seymour King Henry King's Lady Anne LESSONS lived Lord Percy Lord Rochford Maid of Honour MAMMA'S BIBLE STORIES manner marriage married Mary monarch morocco mother noble Norfolk passions person plain pleasure poet pomp poor Anne Price Princess proud Queen Anne Queen Claude Queen Katharine racter Reformation robes rode royal says scene Second Edition shewed Sir Thomas Wyatt sister Sixth Edition sorrow Star tion Tower velvet Viscount Rochford wife woman youth
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