The Tower of London: A Historical Romance, IllustratedAinsworth, William Harrison
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The Tower of London: A Historical Romance, Illustrated
Ainsworth, William Harrison
Grey, Jane, Lady, 1537-1554 -- Fiction; London (England) -- Fiction; Tower of London (London, England) -- Fiction
VIII.—OF QUEEN MARY’S ATTACHMENT TO COURTENAY.
IX.—OF THE DUEL BETWEEN COURTENAY AND SIMON RENARD; AND HOW IT WAS
INTERRUPTED.
X.—OF THE CONFERENCE HELD BETWEEN BISHOP GARDINER AND LADY JANE GREY IN
THE BEAUCHAMP TOWER.
XI.—HOW CUTHBERT CHOLMONDELEY REVISITED THE STONE KITCHEN; AND HOW HE
WENT IN SEARCH OF CICELY.
XII.—-HOW EDWARD UNDERHILL, THE “HOT-GOSPELLER,” ATTEMPTED TO
ASSASSINATE QUEEN MARY; AND HOW SHE WAS PRESERVED BY SIR HENRY
BEDINGFELD.
XIII.—HOW MAGOG NEARLY LOST HIS SUPPER; HOW HIS BEARD WAS BURNT; HOW XIT
WAS PLACED IN A BASKET; AND HOW HE WAS KICKED UPON THE RAMPARTS.
XIV.—OF THE MASQUE GIVEN BY COURTENAY IN HONOUR OF QUEEN MARY; AND HOW
XIT WAS SWALLOWED BY A SEA-MONSTER.
XV.—BY WHOSE INSTRUMENTALITY QUEEN MARY BECAME CONVINCED OF COURTENAY’S
INCONSTANCY; AND HOW SHE AFFIANCED HERSELF TO PHILIP OF SPAIN.
XVI.—WHAT BEFEL CICELY IN THE SALT TOWER.
XVII.—OF THE CONSPIRACY FORMED BY DE NOAILLES; AND HOW XIT DELIVERED A
LETTER TO ELIZABETH, AND VISITED COURTENAY IN THE LIEUTENANT’S LODGINGS.
XVIII.—HOW COURTENAY ESCAPED FROM THE TOWER.
XIX.—HOW QUEEN MARY VISITED THE LIONS’ TOWER; HOW MAGOG GAVE HIS DAME A
LESSON; AND HOW XIT CONQUERED A MONKEY, AND WAS WORSTED BY A BEAR.
XX.—HOW EDWARD UNDERHILL WAS BURNT ON TOWER GREEN.
XXI.—HOW LORD GUILFORD DUDLEY AND LADY JANE WERE ARRAIGNED AND ATTAINTED
OF HIGH TREASON; AND HOW THEY WERE PARDONED BY QUEEN MARY.
XXII.—OF JANE’S RETURN TO SION HOUSE; AND OF HER ENDEAVOURS TO DISSUADE
HER HUSBAND FROM JOINING THE CONSPIRACY AGAINST QUEEN MARY.
XXIII.—HOW XIT WAS IMPRISONED IN THE CONSTABLE TOWER; AND HOW HE WAS
WEDDED TO THE “SCAVENGER’S DAUGHTER.”
XXIV.—HOW XIT ESCAPED FROM THE CONSTABLE TOWER; AND HOW HE FOUND CICELY.
XXV.—OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE IMPERIAL AMBASSADORS; AND OF THE SIGNING OF
THE MARRIAGE-TREATY BETWEEN MARY AND PHILIP OF SPAIN.
XXVI.—BY WHAT MEANS GARDINER EXTRACTED THE SECRET OF THE CONSPIRACY FROM
COURTENAY; AND OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE DISCLOSURE.
XXVII.—OF THE INSURRECTION OF SIR THOMAS WYAT.
XXVIII.—OF THE QUEEN’S SPEECH IN THE COUNCIL-CHAMBER; AND OF HER
INTERVIEW WITH SIR THOMAS WYAT.
XXIX.—THE SIEGE OF THE TOWER.
XXX.—HOW QUEEN MARY COMPORTED HERSELF DURING THE SIEGE; HOW LORD
GUILFORD DUDLEY WAS CAPTURED; AND HOW SIR THOMAS WYAT AND THE DUKE OF
SUFFOLK WERE ROUTED.
XXXI.—HOW JANE SURRENDERED HERSELF A PRISONER; AND HOW SHE BESOUGHT
QUEEN MARY TO SPARE HER HUSBAND.
XXXII.—HOW THE PRINCESS ELIZABETH WAS BROUGHT A PRISONER TO THE TOWER.
XXXIII.—HOW NIGHTGALL WAS BRIBED BY DE NOAILLES TO ASSASSINATE SIMON
RENARD; AND HOW JANE’S DEATH-WARRANT WAS SIGNED.
XXXIV.—HOW THE PRINCESS ELIZABETH WAS CONFRONTED WITH SIR THOMAS WYAT IN
THE TORTURE-CHAMBER.
XXXV.—-HOW XIT DISCOVERED THE SECRET OF HIS BIRTH; AND HOW HE WAS
KNIGHTED UNDER THE TITLE OF SIR NARCISSUS LE GRAND.
XXXVI.—HOW CHOLMONDELEY LEARNT THE HISTORY OF CICELY; HOW NIGHTGALL
ATTEMPTED TO ASSASSINATE RENARD; AND OF THE TERRIBLE FATE THAT BEFEL
HIM.
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