『Lives of the Queens of England Volume 12』のカバーアート

Lives of the Queens of England Volume 12

Lives of the Queens of England Volume 12

著者： Agnes Strickland Elisabeth Strickland
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The Lives of the Queens of England is a multi-volumed work attributed to Agnes Strickland, though it was mostly researched and written by her sister Elisabeth. These volumes give biographies of the queens of England from the Norman Conquest in 1066. Although by today's standards, it is not seen as a very scholarly work, the Stricklands used many sources that had not been used before.Volume twelve includes the biography of Anne, from 1700 to her death in 1714.Copyright Drama Genre アート 戯曲・演劇 文学史・文学批評
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