Books > History
|
Not currently available
Royal Windsor Volume . 1 (Paperback)
Loot Price: R448
Discovery Miles 4 480
|
|
Royal Windsor Volume . 1 (Paperback)
(sign in to rate)
Loot Price R448
Discovery Miles 4 480
Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available.
|
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text.
Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book
(without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.
1879 Excerpt: ...son, to France; not seeing, in the blindness of
her passion, the danger of letting so bright a lad as Edward go
among a people who were all but sure to tell him of the scandals of
her life. Leaving his young wife at Windsor, Edward sailed for
France. On his return to Windsor Castle, Edward was another man. A
few days in the court of Philippe had converted a joyous English
lad into a dark and brooding man. At seventeen he was sinking under
his load of care. Strange words had crept into his ear--so strange
that he refused to give them lodging in his heart. The queen, his
mother, was accused of crimes almost beyond the depth of words--of
living with a paramour in open shame; of sharing with the reprobate
in her husband's murder; and of plotting to deprive her son of his
inheritance in the crown of France Moody and depressed, the young
king moved about, seeking in change of residence relief from his
over-burthened thoughts. The birth at Woodstock of his son,
afterwards so renowned as the Black Prince, shot rays of light
through the surrounding gloom. But soon the fearful night came
back. His mother an abandoned woman--living in public shame--with
hands imbrued in his father's blood No evidence but that of his own
eyes and ears could move him into action; but such evidence of eyes
and ears was offered him at Nottingham castle, in the ante-room and
bedroom of the guilty queen. Then his impatient and implacable
justice swept the offenders from his sight. Mortimer was hung at
Tyburn. 'Spare him, my sweet son He is my dearest friend ' cried
the despairing woman. But the boy was like a god--immovable in the
path of law and right. Edward was at Windsor with his consort when
he took into his hands the reins of power, dismissed his mother's
ministers from place, and ...
General
Imprint: |
Rarebooksclub.com
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2012 |
First published: |
May 2012 |
Authors: |
William Hepworth Dixon
|
Dimensions: |
246 x 189 x 4mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
66 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-231-16762-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
LSN: |
1-231-16762-9 |
Barcode: |
9781231167625 |
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.