Download or read book Lives of the Queens of England, From the Norman Conquest, Vol. 14 of 16 written by Agnes Strickland and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Lives of the Queens of England, From the Norman Conquest, Vol. 14 of 16: Compiled From the Official Records and Other Authentic Documents, Private as Well as Public The reins of government consigned to Queen Mary - Plan to seize her father - Departure of William III. To Ireland - The queen's letters She describes her quarrel with the queen-dowager - Arrest of her unci&enmlty against him - Her Sabbath laws - Her want of money for building - Her regnal troubles - Her annoyance from lord Mon mouth - She orders the fleet to fight - Loss of the battle of Beachy Head - Her letter on it - etes to the Dutch admiral - Her Afflic tion - Letter on the king's wound-on the battle of the Boyne - Her meeting with lord Lincoln - Visit to the privy council - Is named in Jacobite songs - She pleads for education in Ireland - Horrors in dicted there by her husband - Queen reviews the militia - Her disgust at Burnet and his sermon - Her discussions in councilflurged to seize power - Her fidelity to her spouse - Harassed with naval matters Offers command to Admiral Russell - Tormented with cabinet tac tions - Expects the king homehkensington palace and Hampton Court unfinished - Dreads her husband's anger - Fears for his capture at sea - Plagued by factionseset by a mad lord - Regnai perplexi ties - Has the vapors. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.