Agnes Strickland's Queens of England, Vol. 2. (of 3) / Abridged and Fully Illustrated

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Up to Queen Anne, this work is based upon Agnes Strickland's Queens of England; but subsequent to that period many authorities have been consulted, and only such matter used as would seem appropriate. My first care was to prepare a narrative which should interest young people, but I have endeavored also to produce a result that would prove a source, not only of pleasure, but of profit. The limits of the design make it evident that some eminent names and noteworthy events could receive slight mention, or none at all, and that politics could be introduced only when requisite for the comprehension of events that depended on them. It will be a satisfaction to hope that my readers may be prompted to independent inquiry.

Park at Stowe............................................Frontispiece



Mary was the only child of Henry VIII. and Katherine of Arragon who lived to maturity. She was born at Greenwich Palace in 1516, and was placed under the care of her mother's beloved friend, Margaret Plantagenet, Countess of Salisbury.
A.D. 1516. She was baptized the third day after her birth, and named for the king's favorite sister.