The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events. St. Paul's to St. James's, Volume 1Smith, Elder, and Company, 1848 |
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Page 216
... CHARLES I. AND HIS FRENCH HOUSEHOLD . Wilson says , that a constant masquerade was going on , the queen and her ladies , " like so many sea - nymphs , or nereids , " appearing in various dresses , " to the ravishment of the beholders ...
... CHARLES I. AND HIS FRENCH HOUSEHOLD . Wilson says , that a constant masquerade was going on , the queen and her ladies , " like so many sea - nymphs , or nereids , " appearing in various dresses , " to the ravishment of the beholders ...
Page 267
... Charles was accustomed to pass in returning from the races at Newmarket . It was said that the King was to have been assassinated in this road , but that a fire at Newmarket , which put the town into confusion , hastened his return to ...
... Charles was accustomed to pass in returning from the races at Newmarket . It was said that the King was to have been assassinated in this road , but that a fire at Newmarket , which put the town into confusion , hastened his return to ...
Page 282
... Charles refused her a reprieve of six weeks . If so , he probably feared some desperate attempt in Russell's favour ; which , in fact , was proposed , as we shall see ; and it is possible , that remembering what had happened to Charles ...
... Charles refused her a reprieve of six weeks . If so , he probably feared some desperate attempt in Russell's favour ; which , in fact , was proposed , as we shall see ; and it is possible , that remembering what had happened to Charles ...
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