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Queen Elizabeth by Abbott, Jacob, 1803-1879

Table of Contents: “…THE CHILDHOOD OF A PRINCESS; III. LADY JANE GREY; IV. THE SPANISH MATCH; V. ELIZABETH IN THE TOWER; VI. …”
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The rise of prison literature in the sixteenth century by Ahnert, Ruth

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A short history of early modern England : British literature in context by Herman, Peter C., 1958-

Table of Contents: “…Aims and Acknowledgements -- Quoting from Early Modern Texts -- Illustrations -- England's Rulers from Richard II to Charles II -- Timeline of Key Events -- 1: An Overview of Early Modern England -- 2: The Back-Story of the Tudor Dynasty: From Richard II to Henry VII -- 3: Henry VII, Henry VIII, and the Henrician Era (1509-47) -- 4: Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey, and Mary I (1547-53) -- 5: The Elizabethan Era (1558-1603) -- 6: The Reign of King James VI/I (1603-25) -- 7: Charles I (1625-42): from Accession to the Beginning of the Civil Wars -- 8: The Civil Wars, the Commonwealth, and the Early Restoration (1642-71).…”

The Shuttle. by Burnett, Frances Hodgson

Table of Contents: “…Title; Contents; Chapter I -- The Weaving of the Shuttle; Chapter II -- A Lack of Perception; Chapter III -- Young Lady Anstruthers; Chapter IV -- A Mistake of the Postboy's; Chapter V -- On Both Sides of the Atlantic; Chapter VI -- An Unfair Endowment; Chapter VII -- On Board the Meridiana -- Chapter VIII -- The Second-Class Passenger; Chapter IX -- Lady Jane Grey; Chapter X -- Is Lady Anstruthers at Home? …”
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Mary I : England's Catholic queen by Edwards, John, 1949-

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