The Courtships of Queen Elizabeth: A history of the various negotiations for her marriage
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Simier, Jehan de, aids Alençon to escape, 185, 190;
his mission to London, 199-200;
urges Alençon to come to England, 202;
his conditions for the match, 204-6;
Elizabeth’s intimacy with him, 207-8, 209;
divulges Leicester’s secret marriage, 209-10;
his letters to Elizabeth, 214;
his departure with the draft conditions, 220-1;
his letters to Elizabeth, 222, 227-8;
in disgrace with Alençon, 231;
his extraordinary letter to Elizabeth, 232, 244;
Elizabeth intercedes for him, 246;
sent to England by Henry III., 277-8;
another attempt to murder him, 278;
Elizabeth’s rage thereat, 278;
his action against Alençon’s suit, 282;
quarrel with Alençon, 283;
his betrayal of Elizabeth, 289-90;
interview between him and Alençon, 291-2;
he departs from England, 290.
Smith, Sir Thomas, English envoy to France, 77-8;
his interviews with Catharine de Medici and Charles IX., 84-5;
sent to France about the Anjou match, 142, 144;
audience with the Queen-mother, 145-7;
Alençon is suggested to him for the Queen, 148-151;
interview with the Queen-mother, 152-3;
present at La Mole’s interview with Elizabeth, 162.
Soissons, Count de, 238.
Somers sent to France, 252-3.
Somerset, Duke of, Protector, 7, 9-10, 11.
Stafford, Edward, 214;
sent to France with Simier, 222-3;
sent to Alençon, 230;
Alençon lodges in his house, 264.
Stafford, Lady, Mistress of the Robes, 264, 297, 323.
Stamford, 106.
Stuart, James, Earl of Murray, 66, 70.
Stubbs, his book against the Alençon match, 217-18.
Stukeley, Thomas, his descent upon Ireland, 122.
Succession to the Crown, question of, urged upon the Queen by
Parliament, 107-9.
Sussex, Earl of, Thomas Ratcliff, in favour of an Austrian match, 24,
32, 93-5, 98-9, 100, 101, 103-4, 107-8, 110;
sent to the Emperor, 110-11;
failure of his mission, 112-13;
his attitude towards the Alençon match, 193;
the Queen’s treatment of him in the presence of Alençon’s
envoys, 194-5;
bribed by Spain, 204-5;
in favour of the Alençon match, 206, 216, 234, 241-2, 244-5, 251,
265, 268, 273, 285, 289, 296-7, 298, 305, 307, 310, 313.
Sussex, Lady, 96.
Sweden, King of (Gustavus), 19, 31, 51-2.
Sweden, King of (Eric), _see_ Eric XIV.
Swedish ambassador offends Queen Mary, 20, 31-2.
Swetkowitz, Adam, sent by the Emperor on behalf of Archduke Charles,
83-94, 97-9.
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Tavannes, Marshal, 138.
Téligny, 124, 131.
Throgmorton, English ambassador in France, 40, 89-90, 94.
Trent, Council of, Dudley’s intrigues with regard to, 53-60.
Turenne, 255.
Tyrwhitt, Lady, 10.
Tyrwhitt, Sir Robert, 10-11.
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Valdez, Don Pedro de, Spanish admiral, 184.
Valette, La, 299.
Viteau, Baron de, 278.
Vray, De, Alençon’s secretary, 206-7, 228, 238, 245, 249, 257.
Vulcob, his interview with the Queen, 105-6.
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