Enigmas of HistoryM. Joseph, 1957 - 253 pages |
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Page 112
... hope of his life being spared ( if he ever had such hope ) was gone , Smeaton persisted , at the edge of death , in his plea of guilty . And as he had pleaded guilty at his trial , no examination was necessary there . The indictment ...
... hope of his life being spared ( if he ever had such hope ) was gone , Smeaton persisted , at the edge of death , in his plea of guilty . And as he had pleaded guilty at his trial , no examination was necessary there . The indictment ...
Page 139
... hope I shall never see that come into compromise , but shall rather lose my life and fortunes than to admit the least stain to remain on me or mine in that kind . ' But he was never allowed to see James again . Gondomar's confessor ...
... hope I shall never see that come into compromise , but shall rather lose my life and fortunes than to admit the least stain to remain on me or mine in that kind . ' But he was never allowed to see James again . Gondomar's confessor ...
Page 141
... hope of his life was abandoned and on March 27 , he was dead . Gardiner's suggestion that ' Buckingham had no object in poisoning the King ' seems to me , in these circumstances , the exact reverse of the truth and should be dismissed ...
... hope of his life was abandoned and on March 27 , he was dead . Gardiner's suggestion that ' Buckingham had no object in poisoning the King ' seems to me , in these circumstances , the exact reverse of the truth and should be dismissed ...
Contents
FOREWORD II | 11 |
The Wives of King George IV | 19 |
The Parentage of Queen Elizabeth I | 91 |
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