Enigmas of HistoryM. Joseph, 1957 - 253 pages |
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Page 91
... least we can see that there is little resemblance between Elizabeth and her presumed father , Henry VIII . Elizabeth seems to have been , in appearance , very much her mother's daughter . She had Anne's nose with startling exactitude ...
... least we can see that there is little resemblance between Elizabeth and her presumed father , Henry VIII . Elizabeth seems to have been , in appearance , very much her mother's daughter . She had Anne's nose with startling exactitude ...
Page 208
... least in a position to hear that kind of gossip which is valuable in any enquiry because it is probably founded on some kind of fact . And they knew the prisoner . Voltaire himself later elaborated and changed the story for his own ...
... least in a position to hear that kind of gossip which is valuable in any enquiry because it is probably founded on some kind of fact . And they knew the prisoner . Voltaire himself later elaborated and changed the story for his own ...
Page 213
... least , his neutrality in his war with the Dutch . In what was one of the greatest diplomatic duels of that century , the question resolved itself into ' how much pressure Charles could put on Louis by a tacit threat to make terms with ...
... least , his neutrality in his war with the Dutch . In what was one of the greatest diplomatic duels of that century , the question resolved itself into ' how much pressure Charles could put on Louis by a tacit threat to make terms with ...
Contents
FOREWORD II | 11 |
The Wives of King George IV | 19 |
The Parentage of Queen Elizabeth I | 91 |
Copyright | |
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