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Title: The Courtships of Queen Elizabeth

Author: Martin A. S. Hume

Release date: November 19, 2016 [eBook #53559]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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CONTENTS

PREFACE v
Chapter I 1
Chapter II 24
Chapter III 53
Chapter IV 88
Chapter V 114
Chapter VI 152
Chapter VII 172
Chapter VIII 182
Chapter IX 199
Chapter X 220
Chapter XI 237
Chapter XII 255
Chapter XIII 283
Chapter XIV 302
Chapter XV 316
INDEX 335

THE COURTSHIPS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH

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QUEEN ELIZABETH,
FROM THE ORIGINAL PORTRAIT BY ZUCCHERO,
IN HAMPTON COURT PALACE.

THE COURTSHIPS OF
QUEEN ELIZABETH

A HISTORY OF THE VARIOUS
NEGOTIATIONS FOR HER MARRIAGE
BY MARTIN A. S. HUME, F. R. HIST. S.
EDITOR OF THE CALENDAR OF SPANISH STATE
PAPERS OF ELIZABETH (PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE)

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“AND THE IMPERIAL VOTARESS PASSED ON
 IN MAIDEN MEDITATION FANCY FREE”
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NEW YORK: MACMILLAN & Co.
LONDON: T. FISHER UNWIN
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