AGNES STRICKLAND'S QUEENS OF ENGLAND, Abridged By Rosalie Kaufman Vol. I. of III Fully Illustrated Boston: Estes & Lauriat 1882 [Illustration: 0006] [Illustration: 007] PREFACE. |Up to Queen Anne, this work is based upon Agnes Strickland's "Queens of England;" but subsequent to that period many authorities have been consulted, and only such matter used as would seem appropriate. My first care was to prepare a narrative which should interest young people, but I have endeavored also to produce a result that would prove a source, not only of pleasure, but of profit. The limits of the design make it evident that some eminent names and noteworthy events could receive slight mention, or none at all, and that politics could be introduced only when requisite for the comprehension of events that depended on them. It will be a satisfaction to hope that my readers may be prompted to independent inquiry. CONTENTS. PORTRAITS Matilda of Flanders, Queen of William the Conqueror....015 Matilda of Scotland, Queen of Henry....045 Matilda of Boulogne, Queen of Stephen.....074 Eleanora of Aquitaine, Queen of Henry II.....089 Berengaria of Navarre, Queen of Richard I.....110 Isabella of Angouleme, Queen of King John.....123 Eleanor of Provence, Queen of Henry III...137 Eleanora of Castile, Queen of Edward I.....160 Marguerite of France, Second Queen of Edward I.....175 Isabella of France, Queen of Edward II......181 Philippa of Hainault, Queen of Edward III.....214 Anne of Bohemia, Queen of Richard II.....234 Isabella of Valois, Second Queen of Richard II.....243 Joanna of Navarre, Queen of Henry IV.....254 Katherine of Valois, Queen of Henry V.....263 Margaret of Anjou, Queen of Henry VI.....280 Elizabeth Woodville, Queen of Edward IV.......316 Anne of Warwick, Queen of Richard III.....327 Elizabeth of York, Queen of Henry VII.....332 Katharine of Arragon, First Queen of Henry VIII.....342 Anne Boleyn, Second Queen of Henry VIII.....378 Jane Seymour, Third Queen of Henry VIII.....403 Anne of Cleves, Fourth Queen of Henry VIII......409 Katharine Howard, Fifth Queen of Henry VIII......422 Katharine Parr, Sixth Queen of Henry VIII.....430 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Canterbury Cathedral....Frontispiece Matilda of Flanders.....014 Norman Arches.....016 William the Conqueror.....019 William the Conqueror, from Tapestries.....021 Conqueror and Conquered.....023 Landing of William the Conqueror.....025 Ruins of Hastings.....029 Battle of Hastings, from Bayeux Tapestries...........031 Old Westminster.....033 Ships of William the Conqueror, from Tapestries......036 The Tower....037 Robert Discovers his Father....039 Trophy of Norman and Saxon Arms....041 Pleasure Barge on the Thames....044 Matilda of Scotland....047 Queen Margaret's Chapel....051 The Beacon....053 Death of the Red King....055 College at Oxford....059 Playing at Bowls....061 Norman Font....065 Exterior Pulpit....066