Enigmas of HistoryM. Joseph, 1957 - 253 pages |
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Page 125
... Court ; quarrelled with others of the King's servants in his sick Majesty's own presence so far that he offered to draw his sword against them in His Majesty's sight . And Buckingham's mother , kneeling down before His Majesty , cried ...
... Court ; quarrelled with others of the King's servants in his sick Majesty's own presence so far that he offered to draw his sword against them in His Majesty's sight . And Buckingham's mother , kneeling down before His Majesty , cried ...
Page 138
... Court - in mid - June - he found Brett in such favour that the Venetian ambassador at least believed that the Duke's absence had been due not so much to illness as to James's changed affection . Certainly Brett's hold had become strong ...
... Court - in mid - June - he found Brett in such favour that the Venetian ambassador at least believed that the Duke's absence had been due not so much to illness as to James's changed affection . Certainly Brett's hold had become strong ...
Page 208
... Court circles and ( by the reference to Berwick ) how , from the first , the mysterious man was supposed to have some connection with England . In the May of 1717 , the youthful Voltaire made his first acquaintance with the Bastille and ...
... Court circles and ( by the reference to Berwick ) how , from the first , the mysterious man was supposed to have some connection with England . In the May of 1717 , the youthful Voltaire made his first acquaintance with the Bastille and ...
Contents
FOREWORD II | 11 |
The Wives of King George IV | 19 |
The Parentage of Queen Elizabeth I | 91 |
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