Great Britain - History - Elizabeth, 1558-1603
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Paul Hentzner's travels in England , during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, translated by Horace, late Earl of Orford, and first printed by him at Strawberry Hill: to which is now added, Sir Robert Naunton's Fragmenta regalia; Or, Observations on Queen Elizabeth's Times and Favourites; with portraits and views.
Hentzner, Paul, 1558-1623.Date: 1797- E-books
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The state of England in 1588 In a letter from a priest at London to the Spanish ambassador at Paris: Giving A particular Account of our Warlike Preparations, with the Names of the Nobility and Gentry, &c. as well Catholick as Protestant, who voluntarily and generously raised, headed, and maintained great Numbers for Sea and Land, to support their Sovereign, and defend their Country. Shewing Our vast Power and Riches, contrary to the contemptible Opinion had of us in Spain; also, an Account of the Spanish Armada. To which are added, The Examinations of many Prisoners, their Losses by Battle, Tempests and contrary Winds on the Coaste of Ireland, in their Return from the North Isles of Scotland, &c.
Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598.Date: [1746]- E-books
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The history of Queen Elizabeth, and her great favourite the Earl of Essex. Part the second
Person of qualityDate: [1775?]- E-books
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Moral and political dialogues with letters on chivalry and romance: by the Reverend Doctor Hurd. In three volumes.
Hurd, Richard, 1720-1808.Date: MDCCLXXI. [1771]- E-books
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The Perfect picture of a favourite Or, Secret memoirs of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, prime minister and favourite of Queen Elizabeth, and standholder of Holland. Containing an instructive account of his rise and fall; his excessive power and wealth; his cruel oppressions; the exorbitant grants made to him; his ambitious aim at the crown; his lusts, hypocrisie, and irreligion; also his secret combination with the papists and fanaticks, to undermine the Church of England, and exclude the Royal Family. Written during his life, and now publish'd from an old manuscript: with a preface by James Drake; Fellow of the Royal Society and College of Physicians.
Date: 1711