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Brewer's: Isabel
called She-wolf of France. The adulterous queen of Edward II., daughter of Philippe IV. (le Bel) of France. According to tradition, she murdered her royal husband by thrusting a hot iron…Brewer's: Tower of London
The architect of this remarkable building was Gundulphus, Bishop of Rochester, who also built or restored Rochester keep, in the time of William I. In the Tower lie buried Anne Boleyn and…Brewer's: Oriana
The beloved of Amadis of Gaul, who called himself Beltenebros when he retired to the Poor Rock. (Amadis de Gaul, ii. 6.) Queen Elizabeth is sometimes called the “peerless Oriana,”…Brewer's: Longevity
The oldest man of modern times was Thomas Carn, if we may rely on the parish register of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, where it is recorded that he died in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, aged…William Shakespeare: Henry VIII, Act I, Scene II
Scene IIThe same. The council-chamberCornets. Enter King Henry VIII, leaning on Cardinal Wolsey's shoulder, the Nobles, and Lovell; Cardinal Wolsey places himself under King Henry Viii's feet…Fletcher, Andrew
(Encyclopedia) Fletcher, Andrew, 1655–1716, Scottish politician, known as Fletcher of Saltoun. An opponent of the policies of the duke of Lauderdale and the duke of York (later James II) in Scotland…Stuart, British royal family
(Encyclopedia) Stuart or Stewart, royal family that ruled Scotland and England. The Stuart lineage began in a family of hereditary stewards of Scotland, the earliest of whom was Walter (d. 1177),…Isabella I
(Encyclopedia) Isabella I or Isabella the Catholic, 1451–1504, Spanish queen of Castile and León (1474–1504), daughter of John II of Castile. In 1469 she married Ferdinand of Aragón (later King…William Shakespeare: Henry VIII, Act II, Scene III
Scene IIIAn ante-chamber of the Queen's apartmentsEnter Anne and an Old LadyAnneNot for that neither: here's the pang that pinches: His highness having lived so long with her, and she So good…Our Top Stories for the Week of September 5, 2022
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