Hampton Court: A Short History of the Royal Manor and PalaceG. Bell, 1900 - 421 pages |
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... month before she died in childbed . We may observe here that long before the manor was acquired by Wolsey it was known by the name of " Hampton Court , " and that it is incorrect to suppose that the word " Court " has anything to do ...
... month before she died in childbed . We may observe here that long before the manor was acquired by Wolsey it was known by the name of " Hampton Court , " and that it is incorrect to suppose that the word " Court " has anything to do ...
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... month of May , 1516 , the building had so far advanced that Wolsey was able to receive the King and Queen at dinner in his new abode . This was a time when Henry delighted to honour with his company his " awne goode Cardinall , " as he ...
... month of May , 1516 , the building had so far advanced that Wolsey was able to receive the King and Queen at dinner in his new abode . This was a time when Henry delighted to honour with his company his " awne goode Cardinall , " as he ...
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... months , now flock to see the great vine , paced the myriad - minded Cardinal 360 years ago , pondering his mighty schemes of imperial politics . CC When term began , he had to return to London to sit daily in Westminster Hall . His ...
... months , now flock to see the great vine , paced the myriad - minded Cardinal 360 years ago , pondering his mighty schemes of imperial politics . CC When term began , he had to return to London to sit daily in Westminster Hall . His ...
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... months of July and August , 1528 , he was staying at the palace with a very few attendants , on account of a sudden and violent outbreak of that disease . No less than forty thousand persons in London were attacked ; and although of ...
... months of July and August , 1528 , he was staying at the palace with a very few attendants , on account of a sudden and violent outbreak of that disease . No less than forty thousand persons in London were attacked ; and although of ...
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... months , brooding over his fallen greatness and the King's ingratitude ; while Henry , accompanied by Anne Boleyn , the Cardinal's most persistent enemy , installed himself close by at Hampton Court . Their proximity led to Wolsey's ...
... months , brooding over his fallen greatness and the King's ingratitude ; while Henry , accompanied by Anne Boleyn , the Cardinal's most persistent enemy , installed himself close by at Hampton Court . Their proximity led to Wolsey's ...
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