The queens of England: a series of portraits of distinguished female sovereigns, by eminent artists. With biogr. and historical sketches, from A. [and E.] Strickland1861 |
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... throne , but that she employed them in promoting the happiness of all classes of her sub- jects , affording at the same time a bright example of the lovely and endearing attributes which should adorn the female character . Matilda the ...
... throne , but that she employed them in promoting the happiness of all classes of her sub- jects , affording at the same time a bright example of the lovely and endearing attributes which should adorn the female character . Matilda the ...
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... throne of Scotland , and commanded all the English exiles , of whatsoever degree , to quit the kingdom , under pain of death . Edgar Atheling , Matilda's uncle , then conveyed to England the orphan family of his sister , the queen of ...
... throne of Scotland , and commanded all the English exiles , of whatsoever degree , to quit the kingdom , under pain of death . Edgar Atheling , Matilda's uncle , then conveyed to England the orphan family of his sister , the queen of ...
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... throne of the Norman line of sovereigns should be strengthened by an alliance with the royal blood of Alfred , protested , " that her niece was a veiled nun , and that it would be an act of sacrilege to remove her from her convent ...
... throne of the Norman line of sovereigns should be strengthened by an alliance with the royal blood of Alfred , protested , " that her niece was a veiled nun , and that it would be an act of sacrilege to remove her from her convent ...
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... throne . Matilda's demurs , after all , occasioned little delay , for the archbishop Anselm did not return to England till October ; the council at Lambeth was held in the latter end of that month , and her marriage and corona- tion ...
... throne . Matilda's demurs , after all , occasioned little delay , for the archbishop Anselm did not return to England till October ; the council at Lambeth was held in the latter end of that month , and her marriage and corona- tion ...
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... throne , he sent his mother , queen Eleanora , to the court of her friend , Sancho the Wise , to demand the princess Berengaria in marriage ; " for , " says Vinisauf , " he had long loved the elegant girl . " Sancho the Wise not only ...
... throne , he sent his mother , queen Eleanora , to the court of her friend , Sancho the Wise , to demand the princess Berengaria in marriage ; " for , " says Vinisauf , " he had long loved the elegant girl . " Sancho the Wise not only ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
afterwards ambassador Anjou Anne Boleyn Anne of Bohemia Aquitaine archbishop attended barge beauty Berengaria bishop Bretagne bride brother brought Castle chamber Charles chronicler church consort coronation council countess court crown daughter death declared duchess duchess of Kent duke earl Edward IV eldest Elizabeth Elizabeth Woodville English fair father French gave Gloucester gold hand heart heir Henry VIII Henry's honor husband infant Isabella Jane Jane Seymour Joanna John Katharine Parr king Edward king Henry king of France king Richard king's knights lady land London lord Louis majesty Margaret of Anjou Marguerite marriage married Mary Matilda mind monarch mother never noble palace parliament passion person Philippa present prince of Wales princess queen Eleanora queen Katharine queen of England received reign rendered residence royal says Scotland sent sister sovereign tears throne tion Tower uncle Warwick Westminster Westminster Palace widow wife Windsor Wolsey young king
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 10 - And bade to form her infant mind. Stern, rugged Nurse ! thy rigid lore With patience many a year she bore ; What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know, And from her own she learn'd to melt at others
Seite 251 - ... were the four evangelists and the apostle St. Paul, who had been long shut up in an unknown tongue, as it were in prison ; so as they could not converse with the common people. The queen answered very gravely, that it was best first to inquire of them, whether they would be released or no.
Seite 257 - I used the best words I could to persuade her from this melancholy humour ; but I found by her it was too deep rooted in her heart, and hardly to be removed. This was upon a Saturday night...
Seite 209 - Alas ! my lords," answered the queen,2 "is it now a question whether I be the king's lawful wife or no, when I have been married to him almost twenty years and no objection made before ? Divers prelates and lords, privy councillors of the king, are yet alive who then adjudged our marriage good and lawful ; and now to say it is detestable is a great marvel to me ; especially when I consider what a wise prince the king's father was, and also the natural love and affection my father, king Ferdinand,...
Seite 294 - Compton's designation, and not its evaporation, being known, could not make her way between the scornful backs and elbows of her late devotees, nor could approach nearer to the Queen than the third or fourth row ; but no sooner was she descried by her Majesty than the Queen said aloud, " There, I am sure, I see a friend !" The torrent divided and shrunk to either side ; " and as I came away," said my mother, " I might have walked over their heads if I had pleased.
Seite 84 - The king soon after, by the advice of his council, ordered his mother to be confined in a goodly castle, and gave her plenty of ladies to wait upon her, as well as knights and squires of honour.
Seite 251 - after the death of John Basilides, his son Theodore revoked the privilege which the English enjoyed as sole possessors of the Russian trade. When the queen remonstrated against this innovation, he told her ministers, that ' princes must carry an indifferent hand as well between their subjects as between foreigners ; and not convert trade, which by the laws of nations ought to be common to all, into a monopoly for the private gain of a few.
Seite 252 - I answered the fairness of them both was not their worst faults. But she was earnest with me to declare which of them I judged fairest. I said she was the fairest Queen in England, and mine the fairest Queen in Scotland.
Seite 251 - The queen, my mistress, had instructed me to leave matters of gravity sometimes, and cast in merry purposes, lest otherwise I should be wearied, she being well informed of that queen's natural temper, Therefore, in declaring my observations of the customs of Dutchland, Poland, and Italy, the buskins of the women was not forgot ; and what country weed I thought best becoming gentlewomen.
Seite 216 - Bapin. of virtuous instruction, they gave her teachers in playing on musical instruments, singing and dancing, insomuch that when she composed her hands to play and her voice to sing, it was joined with that sweetness of countenance that three harmonies concurred ; likewise when she danced, her rare proportions varied themselves into all the graces that belong either to rest or motion- Briefly, it seems that the most attractive perfections were eminent in her.