Cameos from English History ...Macmillan and Company, Limited, 1902 - Great Britain |
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Abbey ambassador Anne Anne Boleyn answer Archbishop army Bishop Bonner Bourbon brother brought called Calvin Calvinists CAMEO Cardinal Cardinal of Lorraine castle Catholic cause Chancellor Charles Church clergy Condé confession Constable Council court Cranmer crown daughter death declared died doctrine Duke Duke of Guise Earl Edward Elizabeth Emperor England English faith father François French German grace Guise hand head held Henry VIII Henry's heresy heretics Holy hope Huguenot James Jane Katharine King of France King of Navarre King of Spain King's Lady legate letter Lord Lorraine marriage married Mary Mary's Montmorency Navarre never night nobles Parliament Philip Pope preached priests Prince of Condé princes prisoner promised Protestants Queen Queen of Scotland Reformers refused Reginald Pole Ridley Roman Rome saying Scotland Scots sent sister Somerset Spaniards Spanish Thomas thought told took Tower traitor troops wife Wolsey young САМЕО
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