Critical and historical essaysDent, 1966 |
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Page 13
... Protestant religion required a departure from the ordinary rule of succession , that interest would have been best served by raising Elizabeth to the throne . If the foreign relations of the kingdom were considered , still stronger ...
... Protestant religion required a departure from the ordinary rule of succession , that interest would have been best served by raising Elizabeth to the throne . If the foreign relations of the kingdom were considered , still stronger ...
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... Protestant faith , Mary could have re - established the Papal supremacy . It is equally absurd to suppose that , if the nation had been zealous for the ancient religion , Eliza- beth could have restored the Protestant Church . The truth ...
... Protestant faith , Mary could have re - established the Papal supremacy . It is equally absurd to suppose that , if the nation had been zealous for the ancient religion , Eliza- beth could have restored the Protestant Church . The truth ...
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... Protestant parties . Most extraordinary it would indeed be , if we were to suppose that the nation consisted of none but decided Catholics and decided Protestants . The fact is that the great mass of the people was neither Catholic nor ...
... Protestant parties . Most extraordinary it would indeed be , if we were to suppose that the nation consisted of none but decided Catholics and decided Protestants . The fact is that the great mass of the people was neither Catholic nor ...
Contents
ENGLISH HISTORY | 3 |
Introduction by Douglas Jerrold | 18 |
BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES | 405 |
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