Project Gutenberg 2014-10-15 Public domain in the USA. 122 Strickland, Agnes 1796 1874 Strickland, Elisabeth 1794 1875 Kaufman, Rosalie Agnes Strickland's Queens of England, Vol. 2. (of 3) Abridged and Fully Illustrated Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "Queens of England, Vol. 2" by Agnes Strickland is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work continues the narrative of the lives of notable queens of England, starting with Queen Mary I and progressing through to Queen Elizabeth I. The volume provides a detailed exploration of the lives, struggles, and reigns of these female monarchs, making it a captivating read for those interested in English history and the powerful women who shaped it. The beginning of this volume focuses on Mary I, the first queen-regnant of England, detailing her early life as the only surviving child of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon. It describes her rigorous education and the political machinations that shaped her future, including her experiences of loss and rejection, particularly in relation to her half-sister Elizabeth. The narrative delves into the hardships Mary faced, including her separation from her mother and her turbulent relationship with her father, which greatly influenced her reign. It sets the stage for her eventual ascension to the throne, her political challenges, and introduces themes of religion and power that are central to her story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography DA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 852004 852058 2024-09-19T15:30:33.968417 2023-09-20T11:30:59.060539 text/html text/html 866715 2014-10-15T04:43:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 58056382 2014-10-15T04:46:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 54455471 2024-09-19T15:30:58.255313 application/epub+zip 54439183 2024-09-19T15:30:41.219375 application/epub+zip 382569 2024-09-19T15:30:37.543414 application/epub+zip 54759642 2024-09-19T15:31:10.100231 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54682991 2024-09-19T15:30:52.713341 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528605 2022-09-21T11:53:21.749161 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 713923 713844 2024-09-19T15:30:31.384433 2023-09-20T11:30:54.691507 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 713998 2014-10-15T04:43:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 263082 2014-10-15T04:46:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 713989 2014-10-15T04:43:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 263015 2014-10-15T04:46:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20795 2024-09-19T15:31:10.323220 application/rdf+xml 24465 2024-09-19T15:30:37.970393 image/jpeg 4905 2024-09-19T15:30:37.777377 image/jpeg 58057770 2024-09-19T15:30:35.438406 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia