Enigmas of HistoryM. Joseph, 1957 - 253 pages |
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Page 110
... people whom Cromwell wished to remove . But , if the words were actually spoken - and the scene seems to me vividly true — there is surely a third possible interpreta- In tion . Smeaton must have been aware of the IIO ENIGMAS OF HISTORY.
... people whom Cromwell wished to remove . But , if the words were actually spoken - and the scene seems to me vividly true — there is surely a third possible interpreta- In tion . Smeaton must have been aware of the IIO ENIGMAS OF HISTORY.
Page 148
... tion of him when I had got him a little further . “ Tell me true , " said I , " are you the hangman that cut off the King's head ? I cannot carry you , ” said I. 6 “ No , ” saith he , " I was fetched with a troop of horse and I was kept ...
... tion of him when I had got him a little further . “ Tell me true , " said I , " are you the hangman that cut off the King's head ? I cannot carry you , ” said I. 6 “ No , ” saith he , " I was fetched with a troop of horse and I was kept ...
Page 172
... was a different matter . That he was in any way implicated in the so - called ' Assassina- tion Plot ' he vehemently denied ; and no one with any knowledge of his character is likely to doubt his 172 ENIGMAS OF HISTORY.
... was a different matter . That he was in any way implicated in the so - called ' Assassina- tion Plot ' he vehemently denied ; and no one with any knowledge of his character is likely to doubt his 172 ENIGMAS OF HISTORY.
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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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