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The History of Mary I, Queen of England / as found in the public records, despatches of ambassadors, in original private letters, and other contemporary documents

Chapter 41: Transcriber’s Note:
By J. M. Stone
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About This Book

The author draws on public records, ambassadorial dispatches, private letters, and contemporary chronicles to present a documentary biography of Mary I, tracing her life from birth and childhood through courtly conflicts, religious controversies, the controversial marriage alliance, the persecution of Protestants, foreign wars, and final years. Emphasis falls on closely quoted primary sources and diplomatic reports from European archives, with chapters arranged chronologically and supplemented by illustrations and an appendix. The work aims to reassess a contested reputation by restoring the period's perspective and reproducing contemporaries' voices to illuminate political, religious, and personal complexities.

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Transcriber’s Note:

  • The original spelling, hyphenation, and punctuation have been retained, with the exception of apparent typographical errors which have been corrected without note.
  • Ambiguous hyphens at the ends of lines were retained.
  • Punctuation and spelling were made consistent when a predominant form was found in this book; otherwise they were not changed.
  • Mid-paragraph illustrations have been moved between paragraphs and some illustrations have been moved closer to the text that references them. The List of Illustrations paginations were changed accordingly.
  • Footnotes were moved to the end of chapters and numbered in one continuous sequence.
  • These variants of Boleyn were unchanged: Boleyne (p. 85), Boleine (p. 149).
  • p. 243: “with mine own seal joined thereto.”[1] Footnote anchor removed by the transcriber as it lacks a corresponding footnote.