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An historical view of the negotiations between the courts of England, France, and Brussels, from the year 1592 to 1617 . Extracted chiefly from the MS. State-Papers of Sir Thomas Edmondes, Knt. Embassador in France, and at Brussels, and Treasurer of the Houshold to the Kings James I. and Charles I. and of Anthony Bacon, Esq; Brother to the Lord Chancellor Bacon. To which is added, a relation of the state of France, with the Characters of Henry IV. and the principal Persons of that Court, drawn up by Sir George Carew, upon his Return from his Embassy there in 1609, and addressed to King James I. Never before printed. By Thomas Birch, M. A. F. R. S. And Rector of the United-Parishes of St. Margaret-Pattens and St. Gabriel-Fenchurch.
Birch, Thomas, 1755-1766.Date: M.DCC.XLIX. [1749]
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The history of the reign of Henry the Eighth . Written by David Hume, Esq.
David HumeDate: MDCCXCII, [1792]
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Histoire de la maison de Plantagenet , Sur le trône d'Angleterre, depuis l'invasion de Jules-Cesar jusqu'a l'avénement d'Henri VII. Par M. Hume, traduite de l'Anglois par Made B***. Tome premier. Depuis Jules-Cesar jusqu'à Jean-Sans-Terre en 1215.
David HumeDate: M.DCC.LXXXIII. [1783]
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Illustrations of British history, biography, and manners , in the reigns of Henry Viii, Edward VI, Mary, Elizabeth, and James I, exhibited in a series of original papers, selected from the manuscripts of the noble families of Howard, Talbot, and Cecil; containing, Among a variety of interesting Pieces, a great Part of the Correspondence of Elizabeth, and her Ministers, with George, the sixth earl of Shrewsbury, during the fifteen years in which Mary Queen of Scots remained in his custody: with numerous notes and observations. By Edmund Lodge, Esq. Pursuivant of Arms, and F. S. A. ornamented with portraits, &c.
Date: MDCCXCI. [1791]
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An impartial history of England , from the earliest authentic records, and most genuine historical evidences, to the middle of the year 1799; containing an Authentic, Candid, and circumstantial account, of every memorable transaction, and interesting event, recorded in the Annals of Great Britain, With an Account of its Origin, and progressive State; The many Revolutions it has undergone, its Discoveries, Conquests, Acquisitions, Battles, Sieges, Sea-Fights, and other memorable events. Also, A concise View of the Constitution and Political Establishments of Britain, its Laws, Institutions, Parliaments, Charters, Commerce, &c And an accurate and chronological Account of all the Sovereigns who have swayed the British Sceptre: with an impartial display of their characters. Including, An History of the American War and Revolution. To which is likewise added, histories of the present war, and the Revolutions in France and Holland; together with An Account of the late Rebellion in Ireland, And other important Affairs relating to that Kingdom. The whole interspersed With Remarks, Observations, and Reflections. Selected and compiled from Hume, Smollet, Goldsmith, Robertson, and other approved historians.
Date: 1799