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  • Friend of Marie-Antoinette (Lady Atkyns)-Frédéric Barbey

    Friend of Marie-Antoinette (Lady Atkyns)-Frédéric Barbey
    2026/11/11
    Friend of Marie-Antoinette (Lady Atkyns) by Frédéric Barbey.

    Charlotte Atkyns (née Walpole) was an English actress. She was widowed while still in her 20s, and became an agent in the French Revolution, notably for her attempts in rescuing the members of the former royal family of France from imprisonment.

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    6 時間 32 分
  • Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History-Martin A. S. Hume (Part 2 of 2)

    Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History-Martin A. S. Hume (Part 2 of 2)
    2026/11/10
    Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History by Martin A. S. Hume.

    King Henry VIII is so often depicted as a far-seeing statesman, pressing forward through a lifetime with his eyes firmly fixed upon the goal of England’s religious freedom. Similarly, the lives of each of Henry’s six wives are often described as isolated phenomenon that had by chance attracted the desire of a lascivious despot, and in her turn had been deposed when his eye had fallen, equally fortuitously, upon another woman who pleased his errant fancy better. In this book the author regards Henry as a weak, vain, boastful man, the plaything of his passions, which were artfully made use of by rival parties to forward religious and political ends that ended in the Reformation. The author shows how each of Henry’s wives, in turn, was an instrument of politicians, intended to sway the King on one side or the other.

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    5 時間 32 分
  • Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History-Martin A. S. Hume (Part 1 of 2)

    Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History-Martin A. S. Hume (Part 1 of 2)
    2026/11/09
    Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History by Martin A. S. Hume.

    King Henry VIII is so often depicted as a far-seeing statesman, pressing forward through a lifetime with his eyes firmly fixed upon the goal of England’s religious freedom. Similarly, the lives of each of Henry’s six wives are often described as isolated phenomenon that had by chance attracted the desire of a lascivious despot, and in her turn had been deposed when his eye had fallen, equally fortuitously, upon another woman who pleased his errant fancy better. In this book the author regards Henry as a weak, vain, boastful man, the plaything of his passions, which were artfully made use of by rival parties to forward religious and political ends that ended in the Reformation. The author shows how each of Henry’s wives, in turn, was an instrument of politicians, intended to sway the King on one side or the other.

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    9 時間 45 分
  • Heroines of History-John S. Jenkins (Part 2 of 2)

    Heroines of History-John S. Jenkins (Part 2 of 2)
    2026/11/08
    Heroines of History by John S. Jenkins.

    A look at some of the famous women in European history. Includes biographies on Cleopatra; Isabella of Castile; Joan of Arc; Maria Theresa; Josephine; Elizabeth of England; Mary of Scotland; Catherine of Russia; Marie Antoinette; and Madame Roland. Mr. Jenkins, whose name remains on the title-page of this volume, was prevented from finishing the work for a long time by sickness, and finally by death. The first chapter is from his pen, and the rest has been written according to his instructions by one whom he selected, and who has had access to works rare in this country, such as Monstrelet's Chronicles, Tooke's Life of Catherine II., Madame Roland's Appeal, etc.

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    5 時間 6 分
  • Heroines of History-John S. Jenkins (Part 1 of 2)

    Heroines of History-John S. Jenkins (Part 1 of 2)
    2026/11/07
    Heroines of History by John S. Jenkins.

    A look at some of the famous women in European history. Includes biographies on Cleopatra; Isabella of Castile; Joan of Arc; Maria Theresa; Josephine; Elizabeth of England; Mary of Scotland; Catherine of Russia; Marie Antoinette; and Madame Roland. Mr. Jenkins, whose name remains on the title-page of this volume, was prevented from finishing the work for a long time by sickness, and finally by death. The first chapter is from his pen, and the rest has been written according to his instructions by one whom he selected, and who has had access to works rare in this country, such as Monstrelet's Chronicles, Tooke's Life of Catherine II., Madame Roland's Appeal, etc.

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    9 時間 53 分
  • Candle For Our Lady-Regina Victoria Hunt

    Candle For Our Lady-Regina Victoria Hunt
    2026/11/06
    Candle For Our Lady by Regina Victoria Hunt.

    Dark times for British Catholics hung over England in the days of King Henry VIII. Henry, influenced by the hated Thomas Cromwell, fell into opposition with them, suppressing them, and closing religious houses. In that period a famous shrine, erected centuries earlier at Walsingham and dedicated to our Lady, drew people from far and near for it was a favorite place of pilgrimage and the site of many miracles. On their grandmother's and uncle's farm, far removed from this scene of persecution, were Jemmy Reynolds and his sister Joan. For a long time they had been promised the chance to make the pilgrimage to Walsingham, and now at last they were going. Their biggest problem was to find a suitable offering to our Lady, and Joan came upon the idea of presenting a great, fine candle.

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    2 時間 35 分
  • In the Days of Queen Elizabeth-Eva March Tappan

    In the Days of Queen Elizabeth-Eva March Tappan
    2026/11/05
    In the Days of Queen Elizabeth by Eva March Tappan.

    Of all the sovereigns who have worn the crown of England, Queen Elizabeth is the most puzzling, the most fascinating, the most blindly praised, and the most unjustly blamed. To think that at one point in time she was the most outspoken of women, at another the most untruthful. Sometimes she was the strongest of the strong, sometimes the weakest of the weak. In this book you will get to learn all about the wonders and mysteries surrounding Queen Elizabeth the First.

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    5 時間 43 分
  • Caroline the Illustrious, Vol. 2-William Henry Wilkins

    Caroline the Illustrious, Vol. 2-William Henry Wilkins
    2026/11/04
    Caroline the Illustrious, Vol. 2 by William Henry Wilkins.

    The second volume in the biography of Queen Caroline, Queen Consort and sometime Queen Regent of George II. Her relationships with the Church, Walpole and her children are studied until her ultimate illness and death.

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    9 時間 22 分