Enigmas of HistoryM. Joseph, 1957 - 253 pages |
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... later elaborated and changed the story for his own purposes of propaganda against the Court and Dumas , seizing on it , immortalized it in that romance which generations of schoolboys and film- goers have assimilated to such an extent ...
... later elaborated and changed the story for his own purposes of propaganda against the Court and Dumas , seizing on it , immortalized it in that romance which generations of schoolboys and film- goers have assimilated to such an extent ...
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... later and there is no doubt that the eventual de la Motte memorial was indeed one of the ' matches ' which touched it off . Though this could hardly have been foreseen by the French Court , the appearance of the ' Count's ' letter ...
... later and there is no doubt that the eventual de la Motte memorial was indeed one of the ' matches ' which touched it off . Though this could hardly have been foreseen by the French Court , the appearance of the ' Count's ' letter ...
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... later , on August 12 , that the Queen extracted from Böhmer ( who in the meantime had been told by Jeanne de la Motte that the Queen's guarantee to the Cardinal was a forgery ) * all the facts as far as the jeweller knew them ; and on ...
... later , on August 12 , that the Queen extracted from Böhmer ( who in the meantime had been told by Jeanne de la Motte that the Queen's guarantee to the Cardinal was a forgery ) * all the facts as far as the jeweller knew them ; and on ...
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FOREWORD II | 11 |
The Wives of King George IV | 19 |
The Parentage of Queen Elizabeth I | 91 |
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