Name: Cardinal Pole; Or, The Days of Philip and Mary An Historical Romance
Author: William Harrison Ainsworth
ISBN: 978-3337273804

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Cardinal Pole; Or, The Days of Philip and Mary An Historical Romance

By William Harrison Ainsworth 18 Feb, 2020

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No sooner was Mary, eldest daughter of Henry VIII., securely seated on the throne left vacant by the premature death of her brother, Edward VI., than the Emperor Charles V., already related to her through his aunt, Katherine of Aragon, determined to ... Read more

No sooner was Mary, eldest daughter of Henry VIII., securely seated on the throne left vacant by the premature death of her brother, Edward VI., than the Emperor Charles V., already related to her through his aunt, Katherine of Aragon, determined to bring about a marriage between the Queen of England and his son Philip. By the accomplishment of this project, which had been conceived by the Emperor during Edward’s last illness, the preponderance obtained in Europe by the House of Austria would be largely increased, and Charles’s dream of universal dominion might eventually be realised. Less

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William Harrison Ainsworth

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William Harrison Ainsworth (4 February 1805 – 3 January 1882) was an English historical novelist born at King Street in Manchester. He trained as a lawyer, but the legal profession held no attractio...

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